Three Members of The Miami Project Further Career With NINDS Fellowships December 2014 – To support the career development of neuroscientists, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) provides National Research Service Award predoctoral training fellowships to promising students with the potential to become productive, independent investigators, and The Miami Project to Cure…
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Barth Green honored as Chairman of Neurological Surgery at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine November 2014 – Dr. Barth A. Green, professor and chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery, recently celebrated 20 years as Chair with more than 200 of his colleagues, family and friends. Over his 39 plus years of neurosurgical…
Miami Project Faculty Publish Research Findings on Axon Sprouting in Journal of Neuroscience November 2014 – Two Miami Project faculty, Jae Lee, Ph.D. and Kevin Park, Ph.D., recently published new animal research results in the prestigious scientific journal Journal of Neuroscience. Compensatory growth (sprouting) from intact nerve cells is thought to contribute to the spontaneous…
Clearance Received by the FDA for Schwann Cell Clinical Trial October 2014 – The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to proceed with a Phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety of autologous human Schwann…
Pathway Study Sponsored by StemCells, Inc. October 2014 – Drs. Allan Levi, Kim Anderson, and Diana Cardenas of The Miami Project and several other University of Miami faculty members are the first site to begin participating in the new phase II Pathway Study sponsored by StemCells, Inc. The Pathway Study is testing the safety and…
WalkSafe Program Co-Hosts Walk to School Day October 2014 – The WalkSafe® Program and Hibiscus Elementary co-hosted Walk To School Day– an international and nationally celebrated event – on October 8 along with special guests to advocate for safety and health. In addition to the general festivities, the event featured special guests Sebastian the Ibis,…
The Miami Project’s Dr. Allan Levi to Begin Novel Stem Cell Trial October 2014 – A novel clinical trial using human neural stem cells for the treatment of cervical spinal cord injury is beginning at the Miller School of Medicine. Allan D. Levi, M.D., Ph.D, professor and Robert M. Buck Distinguished Chair in Neurological Surgery,…
29th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner honors Hakeem Olajuwon, Warren Sapp, Pedro Martinez, Bill Cowher, Tom Brokaw, Grant Hill and more September 29, 2014 – Celebrities, sports legends, corporate leaders and more joined NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti, his son Marc, and Event Chair Mark Dalton as they hosted a sold out crowd in…
U. S. Senate Designation Builds Support for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis U.S. Senate Resolution 533, introduced by Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, designates September 2014 as “National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month”. This designation is especially timely given the progress being made toward a cure for spinal cord injury at The Miami Project…
The Miami Project’s Research Progress Update August 2014 – We have obtained five FDA-approved clinical trials targeting spinal cord injury. Our Phase 1 safety trial to evaluate autologous human Schwann cell transplantation in subacute injury subjects is ongoing. We have successfully transplanted millions of Schwann cells into three subjects. Another FDA approved trial is using…