The Paralysis Project of America
P.O. Box 627
Glendale, CA 91209-0627
Telephone: (323) 663-6554
Fax: (866) 828-7987
email: info@paralysisproject.org


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GRANTS INFORMATION
Paralysis Project Funded Grants

2008

The Regents of the University of California (Irvine)

Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia, Canada)

University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Kentucky)

University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Kentucky)

University of Miami School of Medicine (Florida)

2007

The Regents of the University of California (Irvine)

University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.

The Regents of the University of California (Irvine)

The Ohio State University Research Foundation


2006

University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Kentucky)

Weill Medical College of Cornell University (New York)

The Regents of the University of California (Irvine)

The Regents of the University of Colorado, University of
Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center (Colorado)


The Regents of the University of California (Irvine)

2004/2005

University of Louisville (Kentucky)

The Research Foundation of SUNY (New York)

The Regents of the University of California (Irvine)

2003

Ohio State University (Ohio)

The Regents of the University of California (Irvine)

University of Washington (Seattle)

2002

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine (California), Leif Havton, Bladder Reinnervation after Conus Medullaris/Cauda Equina Injury

University of California (Irvine), Brian J. Cummings, Complement Inhibition as a Strategy for Treating SCI

University of Louisville (Kentucky), Scott Whittemore, Functional CNS Remyelination by Engrafted Stem Cells

Reeve Irvine Research Center (California), Oswald Steward, Ph.D., Spinal Cord Injury Research Techniques Course

2001

The Miami Project of Cure Paralysis (Florida), Martin Oudega, Ph.D., OEG Transplantation in Spinal Cord Injury: Toward Clinical Application

The Miami Project of Cure Paralysis (Florida), Pantelis Tsoulfas, Ph.D., The Role of Sonic Hedgehog in Generating Oligodendrocytes From Neural Stem Cells

Activating Integrin Function to Promote Axon Growth in the CNS (I have to locate this one)

University of California (Irvine), Oswald Steward, Ph.D., Spinal Cord Injury Research Techniques Course

Stem Cell Remyelination of the Injured Spinal Cord (I have to locate this one)

University of California San Diego (California), Dr. Armin Blesch, Genetically Modified Neural Progenitor Cells for Spinal Cord Regeneration

The Salk Institute, Dr. Fred Gage/Dr. Sandrine Thuret, Identification and Characterization of Genes to Induce Neurogenesis in the Adult Spinal Cord

University of Kentucky, (Kentucky), Dr. James Geddes, Novel Calpain Inhibitors for Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury

2000

University of California San Francisco (California), Nathalie Compagone, Ph.D., Can DHEA Promote Axonal Regeneration in the Injured Spinal Cord?

The Miami Project of Cure Paralysis (Florida), Jacqueline Sagen, Ph.D., NT-3 Responsive Stem Cell Transplants To Restore Spinal Circuitry

University of Kentucky (Kentucky), James Geddes, Ph.D., Dendritic Beading Following Spinal Cord Contusion Injury

University of California San Diego (California), Armin Blesch, Ph. D., Regulatable Gene Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury

Reeve Irvine Research Center (California), Oswald Steward, Ph.D., Spinal Cord Injury Research Techniques Course

University of Kentucky, (Kentucky), Qi-lin Cao, Ph. D., Stem Cell Remyelination of the Injured Spinal Cord

1999

University of Montana (Montana), Susan B. Queen, Ph.D., Continued Study of Glutamate Transporters In Spinal Cord Injury

The Miami Project of Cure Paralysis (Florida), Leigh Ann Stubley, Ph.D., Relief of SCI-Associated Pain: Timed Delivery of GABA

University of Kentucky (Kentucky), Qi-lin Cao, Ph. D., Stem Cell Target Transplants For Spinal Cord Repair

University of California (Irvine), Aileen Anderson, Ph.D., Complement Cascade Mechanisms in Spinal Cord Injury

The Miami Project of Cure Paralysis (Florida), Jacqueline Sagen, Ph.D., Stem Cell Target Transplants for Spinal Cord Repair

University of California (Irvine), Jonathan Ivins, Ph.D., Activating Intergrin Function to Promote Axon Growth in the CNS

1998

The Miami Project of Cure Paralysis (Florida), Pantelis Tsoulfas, Ph.D., Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury

Department of Veterans Affairs (California), Madeline Heng, M.D.Mechanisms in Scar Inhibition in THOT-Treated Rats with CNS Injury

University of California San Diego (California), Mark H. Tuszynski, M.D., Ph.D., Functional Analysis of LIF Gene Therapy in Rat Models of Spinal cord Injury

University of Montana (Montana), Richard J. Bridges, Ph.D., Glutamate Transporters: Targets in Spinal Cord Injury

The Miami Project of Cure Paralysis (Florida), Mary Eaton, Ph.D., Relief of SCI-Associated Pain After Spinal Delivery of Galanin


 



Dr. Sammy Lee

Dr. Sammy Lee and his wife Roz pose for photos with fellow Olympic Gold Medallist, Apolo Anton Ohno, winner of ABC’s “Dancing With The Stars”.

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