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Funded Project Details - FY2021




Project Number:

I50RX001706-06
Title: RR&D Gordon Mansfield Spinal Cord Injury Consortium
Principal Investigator:

Mark H. Tuszynski

Location: San Diego, CA
Congressional District Code: 52
Research Service: Rehabilitation R&D
Project Period: January 2021 - December 2025
FY 2021 Funding Amount: $1,951,500
Total Award Amount
(all years):		 $8,326,500
Abstract: View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER
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Excerpt:

This project aims to develop a neural stem cell (NSC) therapy to repair the injured spinal cord and support functional recovery. In the proposed work, we aim to advance this program to an IND-enabling stage. Moreover, we aim to continue to develop and optimize potential stem cell therapies for spinal cord injury (SCI) by examining combinations of innovative rehabilitation and spinal cord neuromodulation strategies with neural stem cell therapies to potentially amplify stem cell-mediated recovery...


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