Research team wins NIH prize for plan to accelerate advances in spinal stimulation through autonomic neuromodulation
EAST HANOVER, N.J., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The pioneering collaborative work being performed by Kessler Foundation scientists in the Tim and Caroline Reynolds Center for Spinal Stimulation team has been recognized with the Neuromod Prize, a new initiative from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Common Fund's Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC) program. The Neuromod Prize aims to accelerate the development of neuromodulation therapies — targeted treatments that have the potential to treat a multitude of conditions through regulation of nervous system activity. The competition capitalizes on the rapid momentum in the field as innovators apply decades of research to the development of novel neuromodulation solutions to clinical challenges.
- The Neuromod Prize aims to accelerate the development of neuromodulation therapies targeted treatments that have the potential to treat a multitude of conditions through regulation of nervous system activity.
- Team wins NIH prize for plan to accelerate advances in spinal stimulation through autonomic neuromodulation.
- The team's winning proposal, which outlines a pathway to greater independence for individuals paralyzed by spinal cord injury, is titled, "Neuromodulation of the lumbosacral spinal cord for improvement of autonomic function after spinal cord injury."
- "By broadening the scope of our research in spinal stimulation, the Neuromod Prize is supporting research that promises to revolutionize the outlook for people with spinal cord injury.