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…
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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…
August 2014 – Dr. Eva Widerström-Noga has been studying chronic pain for over 20 years as well, with an emphasis on SCI since 1996. More than two-thirds of individuals living with SCI experience chronic, persistent pain. Dr. Widerström-Noga is an international leader in SCI pain research and classification. The field knows most about pain assessment…
29th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner to Honor Kakeem Olajuwon, Warren Sapp, Pedro Martinez and more July 30, 2014 – The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis, will present the 29th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria on Monday, September 29, 2014. The annual event, hosted by NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti…
July 2014 – We have written several articles in the past few years about stem cells and their potential as therapeutics for spinal cord injury (SCI). There is still confusion about stem cells and recently there has been some good, bad, and downright ugly information coming to light. The Good. One of the good things…
JULY 2014 – Dr. Nancy Brackett has been heading up the male fertility research program for over 20 years and has led the field in discoveries regarding the mechanisms underlying SCI-induced male infertility. Many years of research have revealed that SCI impairs the motility of sperm. There are altered levels of inflammatory chemicals in the…
Director of the Concussion Program and Kidz Neuroscience Center June 2014 – Gillian Hotz, Ph.D., research professor of neurological surgery, Director of the UHealth Sports Medicine Concussion Program and of several programs at The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, attended the White House Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit on May 29. Joining her…
TRIBUTE FROM THE GREATER MIAMI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S HEALTHCARE HEROES AWARDS May 20, 2014 – An audience of more than 500 healthcare and business leaders cheered as Miller School Dean Emeritus Bernard J. Fogel, M.D., received the AXA Advisors Lifetime Achievement Award at the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s Health Care Heroes Awards Luncheon, held…
Deep Impact Boats to be Presenting Sponsor of 4th Annual Dolphin Fishing Tournament The June 27-28 Tournament in Islamorada to be Hosted by NFL Hall of Famer and UM Football Great Michael Irvin May 19, 2014 – The University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame (UMSHoF) today announced the signing of Deep Impact Boats as…
Golf Legend Jack Nicklaus Hosts Tournament at Home Course, The Bear’s Club Presented by the Tudor Group May 2014 – Golf icon Jack Nicklaus along with NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti and his son Marc hosted the 12th Annual Buoniconti Fund Celebrity Golf Invitational Presented by Tudor Group at Nicklaus’ home club and course,…