Researchers Launch Truvitech with Innovative Technology to Identify Novel Drug Targets for Treating Injuries, Diseases, and Disorders Hassan Al-Ali, Ph.D., and Vance Lemmon, Ph.D., faculty members at the University of Miami’s The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, co-founded Truvitech LLC, a biotechnology startup based in South Florida. The company proposes to accelerate the discovery of…
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Male fertility following spinal cord injury (SCI) remains a problem that many injured men deal with in their lives. After SCI, most men face obstacles when pursuing sexual activity and biologic fatherhood. Damage to the spinal cord contributes to sexual dysfunction and reduced semen quality. As a result, most men living with SCI experience erectile…
On Saturday, February 10, 2018, researchers from The Miami Project hosted an exhibit on spinal cord injury at The 2018 Miami Brain Fair, in partnership with the Miami –Dade STEAM Expo. Students of all ages assembled candy models of spinal cords and learned about spinal cord anatomy and injury. Thank you to The Miami Project…
The Miami Project, at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, today announced the publication of its first Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Phase I clinical trial involving Schwann cells used to repair the damaged spinal cord, in the February issue of the Journal of Neurotrauma. Schwann cells are essential for the repair…
In February of 2016 Damien D. Pearse, Ph. D., Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis was officially installed as The John M. and Jocelyn H.K. Watkins Distinguished Chair in Cell Therapies at a luncheon at the Lois Pope Life Center. The choice of Dr. Pearse was made…
Positive Six-Month Results, with Gains in Both Strength and Motor Function, for the First Cohort in the Phase II Pathway Study Allan Levi, M.D., Ph.D., FACS, Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurological Surgery and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, Chief of Neurosurgery, Jackson Memorial Hospital is a lead investigator in the StemCells Inc. trial…
December 12, 2015 – Congratulations to Miami Project and Buoniconti Fund Founder and NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti on being named one of the Top 50 Greatest Players in Miami Dolphins franchise history as the team celebrated its 50th Seasons Anniversary this past weekend.
March 18th of this year marked the seventeen year anniversary of the automobile accident that left me paralyzed from the neck down. Seventeen years is quite a long time and I believe by now I have living with a spinal cord injury down to a science. Sure, I have my days of not knowing exactly…
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…
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…