Designation Builds Support for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis U.S. Senate Resolution 235, introduced by Florida Senators’ Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio, designates September 2015 as “National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month”. This designation is especially timely given the significant progress being made toward a cure for spinal cord injury at The Miami Project…
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Tom Smith’s Reality Ride Challenge Raised $100,000 for the Research Programs at The Miami Project May 2015 – Tom Smith, a twice paralyzed former hockey player from Swampscott, Massachusetts, arrived today at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the University of Miami Miller School as he concluded The Reality Ride Challenge, a 2100 mile…
DIGNITARIES GATHER FOR THE GROUNDBREAKING FOR THE MIAMI PROJECT April 29, 2015 – Nick and Marc Buoniconti, University of Miami President Donna E. Shalala, Jackson Health System President and CEO Carlos A. Migoya, and other dignitaries gathered today to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center for The Miami Project to Cure…
April 2015 – A couple years ago these battery-powered, external bodysuits designed to artificially walk people living with paralysis were launched onto the market; henceforth known as bionic exoskeletons. They were cool devices designed by amazing engineers. The question, however, was “what are they good for?” Rehabilitation? Exercise? Mobility device? Miami Project clinical researchers launched…
Drs. Bunge and Bixby Research Demonstrates Positive Results for Spinal Cord Repair March 2015 – Doctors John Bixby, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Research, Professor, Departments of Molecular & Cellular Pharmacology, Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project, Mary Bartlett Bunge, Ph.D., Christine E. Lynn Distinguished Professor in Neuroscience, Professor, Cell Biology, Neurological Surgery, Neurology and The…
2015 Community Open House Highlights Ongoing Research Progress March 2015 – The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis is proud to host its’ 5th annual Community Open House event on April 11, 2015. This is an invitation for the spinal cord injured (SCI) community to visit our research center and LEARN about the latest clinical trials…
Dr. Jonathan Jagid Conducts FDA Approved Feasibility Clinical Investigation of Deep Brain Stimulation MARCH 2015 – Deep brain stimulation (DBS) involves a surgical procedure to implant a “brain pacemaker”, which is a device that sends different patterns of electrical stimulation to particular regions of the brain. DBS is already approved by the Food and Drug…
The Miami Project Launches Phase I Clinical Trial for Chronic SCI February 2015 – At long last, we have begun our first clinical trial testing autologous human Schwann cell (ahSC) transplantation in people living with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). This is also a Phase I trial focused on safety and feasibility outcomes. As we…
Hall of Fame Drag Racer Gwynn Comes Home to unite with Marc Buoniconti February 2015 – Nearing the 25th anniversary of both his last National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) win and the accident that left him paralyzed, Hall of Fame Drag Racer Darrell Gwynn announced today that he will begin a new chapter in his…
StemCells, Inc. Phase II Pathway Study trial the first to assess efficacy of neural stem cells in cervical spinal cord injury December 18, 2014 – Allan D. Levi, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., Robert M. Buck Distinguished Chair in Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine transplanted the first subject in the Phase…