Awards and Recognition

The work of the Spinal Cord Research Center has been supported by peer-reviewed grants obtained both from U.S. government agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Army; private U.S. foundations such as the Paralyzed Veterans of America; the Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association and the American Paralysis Association, and from international foundations, including the International Spinal Research Trust in the United Kingdom and the International Institute for Research in Paraplegia in Switzerland.

Funding for Spinal Cord Research

National Institutes of Health – Program Project Grant
1PO NS24707 – Dr. Marion Murray
07/01/01 – 06/30/06

Project 1 – Alan Tessler, M.D. – Principal Investigator
Genetically Modified Fibroblasts Grafts into Spinal Cord

Project 2 – Itzhak Fischer, Ph.D. – Principal Investigator
Application of Neural Stem Cells in Spinal Cord Injury

Project 3 – Marion Murray, Ph.D. – Principal Investigator
Assessment and enhancement of Transplant Mediated Recovery of Function

Behavior Core – Jed Shumsky, Ph.D. – Principal Investigator

Transplantation of Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells
NIH – NS43882 – Itzhak Fischer, Ph.D. – Principal Investigator
09/30/01-07/31/06

Cellular and Molecular Strategies in Spinal Cord Repair
NIH/NINDS – NS37515 – Itzhak Fischer, Ph.D. – Principal Investigator
07/31/00-06/30/06

Percutaneous delivery of stem cells for spinal cord injury
NIH/NINDS NS049429 – Itzhak Fischer, Ph.D. – Principal Investigator
04/01/05-03/31/07

Grafting of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells to repair Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Shriner’s Hospital for Children  
Itzhak Fischer, Ph.D. – Principal Investigator; Marion Murray, Ph.D. and Birgit Neuhuber, Ph.D. – Co-PI
01/01/06-12/31/08

Application of neural stem cell transplants in spinal cord injury
Craig Neilsen Fdn. – Itzhak Fischer, Ph.D. – Priincipal Investiator
01/01/06-12/31/07

Peripheral denervation in acute spinal cord injury: visualization with STIR magnetic resonance imaging
American Paraplegia Society (APS) Seed Grant Program – Anthony Burns, M.D. – PI
01/01/05-06/31/06

Peripheral denervation in acute spinal cord injury: visualization with STIR magnetic resonance imaging
Geoffrey Lance Fdn. (matching funds for APS grant) – Anthony Burns, M.D. – PI
01/01/05-12/31/06

Mechanisms and treatment of neuromuscular instability following spinal cord injury
Jekkal Fellowship – Anthony Burns, M.D. – P.I.
07/01/05-06/30/07

Improving arm function following cervical spinal cord injury
Craig H. Neilsen Fdn. – Anthony Burns, M.D. – PI
01/01/06-12/31/07

Axonal Growth in the Chronically Injured Spinal Cord
NIH/NINDS  R37 NS26380 – John Houle, Ph.D. – Principal Investigator
04/01/04-03/31/11

Activity dependent plasticity after spinal cord injury
NIH/NINDS NS40008 – John Houle, Ph.D. – Principal Investigator
09/01/00-08/31/06

MR of post traumatic axonal de- and regeneration
NIH NS41380 – Marion Murray, Ph.D. – Co-Principal Investigator
05/01/01-04/30/06

Gene Expression after Acute and Chronic Injury and Rescue
NYS Spinal Cord Injury Research Program
Gordon Barr, Ph.D. – PI; Marion Murray, Ph.D. and John Houle, Ph.D. – Co-PI

Caspase mediated cell death after brain trauma
NIH/NINDS NS41561; Ramesh Raghupathi, Ph.D. – PI
06/01/05-05/31/07

Pathology of traumatic injury to axons
NIH/NINDS RO1 NS45131 – Ramesh Raghupathi, Ph.D. – PI of subcontract
12/01/02-11/30/07

Bioengineering Research Partnerships: Molecular Expression of Force Transmission in the CNS
NIH/NICHD HD41699 – Ramesh Raghupathi – PI of subcontract
08/01/01-07/31/06

Diffusion of MRI Following spinal Cord Transplantation
NIH/NINDS KO8-NS02230 – Eric Schwartz, M.D. – Principal Investigator
08/01/01-07/30/06

Combination of cellular transplants and motor training to improve reaching
Paralyzed Veterans of America Research Foundation
Scott Stackhouse, Ph.D. – Principal Investigator; Jed Shumsky, Ph.D. – Co-PI
01/01/05-12/31/06

Mechanisms of Neuromusculara Repair by Schwann Cells
NIH NS045091 – Young Jin Son, Ph.D. – Principal Investigator
07/01/03-04/30/07

Training Grant Support

Departmental Training Grant - Bases of Nervous Systems Disorders
NIH/NINDS  T32 NS007440 - Principal Investigator – Peter W. Baas, Ph.D.
07/01/05-06/3010