Studies of Use of Mild Hypothermia for Acute Spinal Cord Injury March 2013 – Researchers at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis have published six-year findings in the journal Spinal Cord, the official journal of the International Spinal Cord Society, that provide additional evidence that the use of mild hypothermia is a safe and effective strategy…
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Watkins Distinguished Chair Established at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis January 30, 2013 – The Miami Project at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine announced the establishment of The John M. and Jocelyn H.K. Watkins Distinguished Chair in Cell Therapies at a celebratory dinner at The Miami Project on Tuesday, January 29th. The…
FDA Approved First Schwann Cell Transplant performed by Miami Project Doctors January 23, 2013 – Doctors at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, performed the first-ever Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Schwann cell transplantation in a patient with a new spinal cord…
Shaquille O’Neal, Danny Glover, Bob Costas, Alonzo Mourning, Marshall Faulk and others joined forces to “Stand Up” to Paralysis at the 27th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner September 25, 2012 – Celebrities, sports legends, corporate leaders and more, joined NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti and his son Marc, as they hosted an inspiring, sold-out crowd of…
September 11, 2012 – NFL Charities, the charitable foundation of the National Football League owners, has awarded more than $1.5 million in grants to support sports-related medical research at 15 organizations, including the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, the NFL announced today. Of these grants, more than $950,000 will…
Enrique Iglesias to Perform and Emilio Pucci’s Spring 2013 Fashion Show to be Featured Tom Brokaw, Tommy Lee Jones and Nacho Figueras team up for a star-studded event at Bal Harbour Shops in South Florida September 5, 2012 — The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, is…
September 1, 2012 – U.S. Senate Resolution 531, introduced by Senator Marco Rubio of Florida designates September 2012 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 to Cure Paralysis. “I am incredibly grateful to Senator Rubio…
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…
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…