Individual Research Grants Awarded

At the forefront of molecular and cellular studies, the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation's Individual Research Grant Program is the largest, most comprehensive research initiative. In January 2008 the Foundation awarded $1,996,745 million to 16 laboratories through our Individual Research Grants Program. That represents an overall $77 million commitment to research by the Foundation since 1982. 

Each of the CDRF grant recipients will use the money to fund research that supports investigator-initiated research on a variety of fronts, including axon growth and guidance, remyelination, cellular replacement, rehabilitation and neuroprotection.  (Find out more about our Individual Research Grants)

Alain Frigon, Ph.D. University of Montreal

Alain Frigon, Ph.D.
University of Montreal
Montreal, Quebec

Identifying spinal interneurons critical for locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury
Rehabilitation
$92,000.00, 2-year Grant

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Anthony Paul Barnes, Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Barnes, Anthony Paul., Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Analysis of LKB1 as a Regulator of Axon Outgrowth
Axon Guidance, Synapse Formation and Neurotransmission
$120,000.00, 2-year Grant

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Changfeng Tai Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh
Changfeng Tai Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Restore continence and micturition after SCI by perigenital electrical stimulation
Concomitant Function
$150,000.00, 2-year Grant

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Eberhard Erich Fetz, Ph.D. University of Washington

Eberhard Erich Fetz, Ph.D.
University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Cortical Control of Intraspinal Stimulation
Rehabilitation
$150,000.00, 2-year Grant

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Erik Runko, Ph.D. University of Miami

Erik Runko, Ph.D.
University of Miami
Miami, FL 33136

Eph receptors mediate apoptosis following spinal cord injury
Neuroprotection
$120,000.00, 2-year Grant

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Fanie Barnabé-Heider, Ph.D. Karolinska Institutet

Fanie Barnabé-Heider, Ph.D.
University of Montreal
Montreal, Quebec

Identifying spinal interneurons critical for locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury
Rehabilitation
$92,000.00, 2-year Grant

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Isobel Ann Scarisbrick, Ph.D. Mayo Clinic

Isobel Ann Scarisbrick, Ph.D.
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
 
Mechanism of Kallikrein Mediated Neuron Injury in Human Spinal Cord Trauma
Neuroprotection
$74,766.00, 1-year Grant

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J. Marc Simard, M.D., Ph.D. University of Maryland, Baltimore

J. Marc Simard, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Baltimore, MD 21201

Non-hormonal gender differences in SCI and sulfonylurea therapy
Neuroprotection
$150,000.00, 2-year Grant

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Jose M.Carmena, Ph.D. University of California-Berkeley

Jose M. Carmena, Ph.D.
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Delivery of proprioceptive feedback from a brain-controlled prosthesis through cortical microstimulation
Rehabilitation
$150,000.00, 2-year Grant

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Nicole J. Tester, Ph.D. University of Florida

Nicole J. Tester, Ph.D.
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

Interlimb Coordination during Walking Post-SCI
Rehabilitation
$120,000.00, 2-year Grant

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Oswald Steward, Ph.D. University of California, Irvine

Oswald Steward, Ph.D.
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA

Targeting phosphodiesterase isoforms to promote axon regeneration
Promotion of Axon Growth and Remyelination
$150,000.00, 2-year Grant

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Peter W. Baas, Ph.D. Drexel University College of Medicine

Peter W. Baas, Ph.D.
Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Microtubule-based method for enhancing axonal regeneration after injury
Promotion of Axon Growth and Remyelination
$75,000.00, 1-year Grant

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Serge Rossignol, M.D., Ph.D. University of Montreal

Serge Rossignol, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Montreal
Montreal, Quebec

Assessing Spinal Lesions with Magnetic Resonance Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) in Animal Models
New Tools for Spinal Cord Research
$149,447.00, 2-year Grant

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Tania Lam, Ph.D. The University of British Columbia

Tania Lam, Ph.D.
The University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC Canada

Influence of proprioceptive input on adaptive modifications to flexor muscle activity during walking in people with incomplete SCI
Rehabilitation
$107,032.00, 2-year Grant

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Warren Joseph Alilain, Ph.D. Case Western Reserve University

Warren Joseph Alilain, Ph.D.
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Functional regeneration and sprouting of respiratory pathways after spinal cord injury.
Concomitant Function
$120,000.00, 2-year Grant

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Yih-Kuen Jan, P.T, Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh

Yih-Kuen Jan, P.T, Ph.D.
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

Effectiveness of local cooling on enhancing tissue tolerance to loading pressure
Concomitant Function
$150,000.00, 2-year Grant

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