Research Center

The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation is committed to finding treatments and cures for spinal cord injuries. To achieve this goal, the Foundation funds some of the most brilliant minds in neuroscience – researchers who are poised to deliver the answers that will change the lives of spinal cord injured people worldwide.

Foundation Recruits Distinguished Stem-Cell Neurobiologist to Research Consortium
News from the 2008 Spinal Cord Symposium. WATCH THE VIDEO!
Read about what our grantees are working on.

THE BASICS
Areas of Research
To cure the paralysis and loss of function that spinal cord injuries cause, doctors will need a series of carefully orchestrated interventions.

Research Funding
A graphic look at the areas the Reeve Foundation is funding.

Research Programs
An overview of the 5 Reeve Foundation initiatives.

YOU NEED TO KNOW
- How the Spinal Cord Works
- Spinal Cord Timeline 

SCIENTIFIC GRANTS PROGRAMS
Individual Research Grants
Supports investigator-initiated research on a variety of fronts, including axon growth and guidance, remyelination, cellular replacement, rehabilitation, neuroprotection, and secondary complications following SCI (bowl, bladder, pain, etc.).

Core Pilot Program
Designed to give investigators who work in fields other than spinal cord research the opportunity to participate in pilot studies of potential therapeutic interventions for spinal cord injury.

ACTIVITY BASED THERAPY
The NeuroRecovery Network
Specialized centers delivering intensive activity-based rehabilitation treatments.

RESEARCH PROGRAMS
North American Clinical Trials Network (NACTN)
The Foundation has brought together leading clinical research centers and a biostatistical center to create the Reeve Foundation North American Clinical Trials Network for the Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury.

Translational Research Network
The International Research Consortium on Spinal Cord Injury collaborates to optimize the capacity of the nervous system for repair after injury.

STEM CELLS
- Intro to Stem Cells
- Reeve Foundation's Stem Cell Initiative
- The Reeve Foundation's Position on Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

CLINICAL TRIALS - GUIDELINES AND RESOURCES
- Search for a Clinical Trial
- ICCP Guide for Experimental Treatments for Spinal Cord Injury
The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation was one of the founding members of the International Campaign for Cures of Spinal Cord Injury Paralysis (ICCP).  We, along with our ICCP colleagues, believe these guidelines are a crucial resource for people living with spinal cord injury, their families and their caregivers. 

In today's wired world, there is a wealth of information available about treatments, proven and unproven, for the paralysis and other dysfunctions that result from a traumatic injury to the spinal cord and it is oftentimes challenging to separate the wheat from the chaff.  The Reeve Foundation hopes that readers of this guideline will be empowered to think critically about potential therapies for spinal cord injury and pose the important questions that should be asked.

READ THE LATEST RESEARCH NEWS
Up-to-date news from around the global about advancements in the science of spinal cord injuries and paralysis.

Additional Resources:
Making Connections: Lastest Developments in Spinal Cord Research
- View meeting slides, listen to the plenary sessions, and read a lay summary of the highlights from the recent international meeting sponsored by the New York State Spinal Cord Research Board.
- Summerschool on Restorative Neuroscience and Neurology in Amsterdam