2010 Research Grant Recipients

Michael Bastiani, Ph.D.
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Identification and Characterization of Genes Affecting Axon Regeneration in C. elegans
Promotion of Axon Growth and Remyelination
$150,000, 2-year Grant

M. Douglas Benson, Ph.D.
Texas A&M University
Dallas, TX

Ephrin Inhibition of Regeneration after Spinal Cord Injury
Promotion of Axon Growth and Remyelination
$150,000, 2-year Grant

Jason Carmel, M.D., Ph.D.
Winifred Masterson Burke Medical Research Institute
White Plains, NY

Electrical Stimulation with and without Behavioral Training to Strengthen Spared Corticospinal Circuits and Promote Recovery after Dorsal Column Lesion
Promotion of Axon Growth and Remyelination
$150,000, 2-year Grant

Tatiana Deliagina, Ph.D.
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden

Role of Supraspinal Systems for Recovery of Postural Functions in Subjects with Partial Spinal Cord Lesions.
Rehabilitation, Spinal Circuitry and Locomotion
$150,000, 2-year Grant

Michael Fainzilber, Ph.D.
The Weizmann Institute of Science
Rehovot, Israel

Glia-Axon RNA Transfer: Significance for Regeneration
Promotion of Axon Growth and Remyelination
$150,000, 2-year Grant

John G. Flanagan, PhD.
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Interaction of Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycans with PTPsigma in Spinal Cord Injury
Axon Guidance, Synapse Formation and Neurotransmission
$150,000, 2-year Grant

Soo-Kyung Lee, Ph.D.
Oregon Health and Science University
Beaverton, OR

Directed Differentiation of Stem Cells to Specific Spinal Neurons Using the Developmental LIM-codes
Stem Cells
$150,000, 2-year Grant

Shuxin Li M.D., Ph.D.
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Dallas, TX

Novel Regenerative Therapeutics for Spinal Cord Injury
Growth Inhibition
$150,000, 2-year Grant

Brian Noga, Ph.D.
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL

Therapeutic Potential of DBS for Improving Walking Following Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
Rehabilitation, Spinal Circuitry and Locomotion
$150,000, 2-year Grant

Lumy Sawaki, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Lexington, KY

Driving Neuroplasticity and Gait Recovery with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury: a Pilot Study
Rehabilitation, Spinal Circuitry and Locomotion
$150,000, 2-year Grant

Charles H. Tator, M.D., Ph.D.
The Toronto Western Hospital Research Institute
Toronto, ON, Canada

Chitosan Guidance Channels Containing a Scaffold and Seeded Spinal Cord Derived Neural Stem/Progenitor Cells, and Chondroitinase-ABC for Repair of Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Stem Cells
$150,000, 2-year Grant

Jefferson R. Wilson, M.D.
The University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, Canada

Determinants of Outcomes from Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: Development of a Novel Classification System to Facilitate Clinical Trials and Improved Therapeutic Strategies
New Tools for Spinal Cord Research
$120,000, 2-year Grant

BinQuan Zhuang, Ph.D.
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA

Roles of Chondroitin Sulfate (CS) in Axon Regeneration and Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Promotion of Axon Growth and Remyelination
$120,000, 2-year Grant