From its inception, a fundamental and driving goal of the Reeve Foundation International Research Consortium was the training of Associates. By design, the Associates have been the foot soldiers of the Consortium, carrying out the "orders" from the Principal Investigators - their theoretical discussions and experimental designs - in the trenches of day-to-day bench science.

Reeve Foundation, the Consortium principal investigators, and their advisors have invested substantial time and effort into creating a specialized training environment for this cadre of young scientists, who will bear the torch of spinal cord injury research into the future. There is a keen sense of pride and accomplishment in watching as the first Associates have become mature, independent scientists who have remained focused on spinal cord research. They truly are meeting the highest expectations of their Consortium mentors. However, of equal importance to their eventual contributions, has been the past and current interactions among and between them. Their relationships - they extend now beyond the Consortium - have benefitted both the Associates and the principal investigators and disseminated technology throughout the Consortium laboratories.

Read more about the Reeve Foundation International Research Consortium on Spinal Cord Injury.