Miami Project to Cure Paralysis

Miami Project to Cure Paralysis
Founded1985
FounderNick Buoniconti and Barth A. Green
TypeMedical
FocusSpinal cord injury and brain damage
Location
Coordinates25°47′18.74″N 80°12′44.57″W / 25.7885389°N 80.2123806°W / 25.7885389; -80.2123806
Area served
Global
OwnerUniversity of Miami
Key people
Marc A. Buoniconti, President
W. Dalton Dietrich, Scientific Director
Suzanne M. Sayfie, Executive Director
Diana C. Berning, Administrative Director
Revenue$23 million
Employees250
Websitewww.themiamiproject.org

The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis is a spinal cord injury research center and a designated Center of Excellence at the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Florida.

The Miami Project was co-founded in 1985 by Barth A. Green and Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti after Buoniconti's son, Marc, sustained a spinal cord injury during a college football game. The Miami Project's international team is housed in the Lois Pope LIFE Center and includes more than 250 scientists, researchers and clinicians.