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2 unusual facts about Miami Project to Cure Paralysis


Miami Project

Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, an American research center devoted to treatment of spinal cord injuries and other causes of paralysis

Nick Buoniconti

In 1985, after his son Marc suffered a paralyzing spinal cord injury making a tackle for The Citadel, Nick became the public face of the group that founded the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, now one of the world's leading neurological research centers.


Annette Taberner

Annette M. Taberner-Miller, Ph.D. (born 1973) is a Cuban American Neuroscientist studying the dynamics of neurotransmitter release in the spinal cord at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.

Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Dedicated to finding a cure for paralysis resulting from spinal cord injury, researchers at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis found the first direct evidence of successful regeneration of adult human central nervous system tissue.


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