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State funding will initiate a new
animal model of central nervous
system injury at UAB.

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athlete injured in a 2010 car wreck who was the first person

funding for a spinal cord injury program of education

to receive stem cell treatment for SCI in an FDA-approved

and research to be managed by the UAB Department of

clinical trial.

New Faculty

Fast Forwarding Functional Neuro-Recovery

UAB Medicine News

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Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. The T. J. Atchison
SCI Research Program includes a $400,000 line-item

clinically relevant laboratory model of traumatic central

Measures of Success

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appropriation. “We are excited by this program’s potential

nervous system injury in swine to evaluate new ways

for finding a cure, alleviating SCI side effects, and educating

to protect cells and promote regeneration and repair of

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the public about developments in the field,” says Candace

the injured spinal cord. “We will build on the success of

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Moving Beyond Stabilization: Trauma Team
Adds Physiatrist

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The Alabama Legislature has provided significant

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Floyd, PhD, who will direct the research effort.

cardiovascular researchers in using swine models, which

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The state legislation was modeled on California’s Roman
Reed SCI Research Act. Atchison is a young Alabama

The primary research focus will be to establish a

are superior to rodents as an intermediate large-animal
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