Founded | 1985 |
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Founder | Nick Buoniconti and Barth A. Green |
Type | Medical |
Focus | Spinal cord injury and brain damage |
Location |
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Coordinates | 25°47′18.74″N 80°12′44.57″W / 25.7885389°N 80.2123806°W |
Area served | Global |
Owner | University of Miami |
Key people | Marc A. Buoniconti, President W. Dalton Dietrich, Scientific Director Suzanne M. Sayfie, Executive Director Diana C. Berning, Administrative Director[1] |
Revenue | $23 million[2] |
Employees | 250[3] |
Website | www |
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.