Phase 1 Clinical Trial Represents New Hope for Treating Spinal Cord Injury July 31, 2012 — The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has received permission from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a revolutionary Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety…
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Including Renewal of 39-Year-Old Schwann Cell Grant July 19, 2012 – Mary Bartlett Bunge, Ph.D., and colleagues, recently learned that the Bunge-Wood-Monje Laboratory’s 39-year old NIH grant to investigate Schwann cell biology and transplantation would be funded for another five years. To commemorate the rare milestone, Bunge’s colleagues gathered in the Lois Pope LIFE Center on…
Summertime’s Increased Risk for Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries July 2012— As summertime kicks into high gear so does the occurrence of serious brain and spinal cord injuries among children and adolescents, warn leading doctors at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The…
Grant to Create Database for Nerve Regeneration and Protection July 2012—With the ultimate goal of accelerating the discovery of drugs to regenerate or protect nerves after spinal cord injury, Miller School researchers have received a $2.5 million grant to develop a novel database to enable neuroscientists to search the voluminous and growing number of studies…
Miami Project Researcher Honored as Pew Scholar in Biomedical Sciences June 14, 2012 —Twenty-two of the nation’s most innovative young researchers, including Dr. Kevin Park assistant professor, Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, were named Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts today. The Scholars join…
Jack Nicklaus Hosts 10th Anniversary of Buoniconti Fund Celebrity Golf Invitational to Provide Critical Funding for Research and Clinical Trials MAY 7, 2012 – Golf icon and philanthropist Jack Nicklaus, along with Nick and Marc Buoniconti, hosted the 10th Annual Buoniconti Fund Celebrity Golf Invitational this week at Nicklaus’ home club and course, The Bear’s…
2012 Women of Substance and Style to be presented at Destination Fashion, a Star-Studded Celebration to take Place at Bal Harbour Shops in South Florida Miami, FL (March 1, 2012) – The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis today is proud to announce this year’s Women of Substance and Style, and Special Honorees for the spectacular…
FEBRUARY 2012 – 12 Smiles, Miami Magazine, Ketel One and db Bistro Moderne at the JW Marriott Marquis Miami recently hosted a Happy Hour to benefit The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis/The Miami Project. It was a fantastic evening that featured drawings, Ketel One cocktails, passed db Bistro Moderne canapés and lots of fun. Diego…
Supporters Receive an Exclusive Preview of the 2012 Spring Tiffany Leather Collection Design Directors, Richard Lambertson and John Truex, share their inspiration for the Spring line live January 18, 2012 — Tiffany & Co. Bal Harbour and director Debra Koch, host The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis to a private in-store meet and greet with…
Dr. Kevin Park Co-Authors in NATURE Journal December 15, 2011 – Researcher Dr. Kevin Park, Assistant Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, and colleagues, today published a manuscript in the preeminent journal Nature, that demonstrates the deletion of two genes, phosphatase and…