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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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