Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
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| name = Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
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| type = Medical
| founded_date = 1985
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| founder = Nick Buoniconti and Barth A. Green
| location = Miami, Florida, U.S.
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| key_people = Marc A. Buoniconti, President
W. Dalton Dietrich, Scientific Director
Suzanne M. Sayfie, Executive Director
Diana C. Berning, Administrative Director{{cite web|url=http://www.themiamiproject.org/Page.aspx?pid=292|title=Management and Faculty|publisher=Univ. of Miami|accessdate=2011-01-18|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101221132725/http://themiamiproject.org/Page.aspx?pid=292|archivedate=2010-12-21}}
| area_served = Global
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| focus = Spinal cord injury and brain damage
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| owner = University of Miami
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| homepage = {{url|www.themiamiproject.org}}
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The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis is a spinal cord injury research center and a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida.
The Miami Project was co-founded in 1985 by Barth A. Green and Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti after Buoniconti's son, Marc, sustained a spinal cord injury during a college football game. The Miami Project's international team is housed in the Lois Pope LIFE Center and includes more than 250 scientists, researchers and clinicians.
Clinical trials
In July 2012, The Miami Project was granted approval by the U.S. FDA to proceed with a Schwann cell implantation clinical trial. In November 2012, doctors from the University of Miami implanted the first patient with his own Schwann cells, initiating phase 1 of the trial, a test of the safety and efficacy of the technique.{{cite web|title=Clinical Trials Initiative Update|url=http://www.themiamiproject.org/page.aspx?pid=628|access-date=September 23, 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213145847/http://www.themiamiproject.org/page.aspx?pid=628|archivedate=February 13, 2012}}{{cite web | last= | first= | date=July 31, 2012 | title=FDA Gives Miami Project Green Light for Phase 1 Clinical Trial | url=http://www.themiamiproject.org/phase-1-clinical-trial/ | website=TheMiamiProject.org | publisher= | access-date=September 23, 2017 | quote=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 of transplanting human Schwann cells to treat patients with recent spinal cord injuries.}}
Buoniconti Fund
The Buoniconti family established The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis in 1992, a non-profit organization devoted to assisting The Miami Project.
Lois Pope LIFE Center
The center is located in the Schoninger research quadrangle at the University of Miami's Jackson Memorial Medical Center. It was named in honor of Lois Pope, who donated $10 million toward its construction, and of her charity Leaders in Furthering Education (LIFE).
The building opened on October 26, 2000. Pope's gift also funds 20 LIFE Fellows for neurological research.{{cite web|url=http://www.life-edu.org/lois-pope-life-center.php|title=The Lois Pope LIFE Center Will Be Top Neurological Research Facility In The World|publisher=LIFE|accessdate=2011-01-18|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101208053137/http://www.life-edu.org/lois-pope-life-center.php|archivedate=2010-12-08}}{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiproject.miami.edu/Page.aspx?pid=294|title=Lois Pope LIFE Center|publisher=Univ. of Miami|accessdate=2011-01-18|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716070854/http://www.miamiproject.miami.edu/Page.aspx?pid=294|archivedate=2011-07-16}} The six-story {{convert|180000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} building cost $28 million and was designed by MGE Architects.{{cite web|url=http://www.tscx.org/projects.php?id=LPLC|title=Lois Pope Life Center|publisher=Total Systems Commissioning, Inc.|accessdate=2011-01-18|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728131634/http://www.tscx.org/projects.php?id=LPLC|archivedate=2011-07-28}} The block of Northwest 11th Avenue in Miami in front of the building has been named Buoniconti Drive.{{cite web|url=http://www.uhealthsystem.com/patient_services/maps_directions.asp?coord=345-9|title=Maps and Directions|publisher=Univ. of Miami|accessdate=2011-01-18|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524045028/http://www.uhealthsystem.com/patient_services/maps_directions.asp?coord=345-9|archivedate=2011-05-24}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.miamiproject.miami.edu/ Official web site].
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