Reeve-Irvine Scientific Research
Promoting Collaboration and Cooperation
Dr. Hans Keirstead (right) and Roman Reed |
In addition to the team of scientists and physicians on site at the RIRC and UCI, the Center is also a node in a network of SCI investigators that span the globe. The RIRC coordinates the Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Fund of the State of California. The Roman Reed Core Laboratory supports collaborative studies between investigators from different institutions in California.
The RIRC is also one of the 2 Facilities of Research Excellence in Spinal Cord Injury (FORE-SCI) designated by the National Institutes of Health, which is part of a network that carries out replications of experiments reporting novel treatments or therapies.
Scientists at the RIRC (Os Steward, Hans Keirstead, and Suzy Kim) also participate in the consortium of investigators, led by Mark Tuszynski of UCSD, who are developing primate models that can be used for pre-clinical testing of new therapies in preparation of human clinical trials. More detailed descriptions of these programs can be found elsewhere in the website.
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