Spinal Cord Injury Grants Worth $450,000 Awarded

The Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center and Arizona State University received two grants worth $450,000 by the Arizona Biomedical Research Commission (ABRC), to research spinal cord injury and brain tumors.

‘Researchers at Barrow and ASU will use the grant to develop new hydrogels (liquids that gel) to stimulate the ends of damaged fiber on the spinal cord to grow and bypass the injured or scarred area of the spinal cord.’

The study uses the latest technology from the field of bioengineering. These grants should help researchers gain valuable insight on these research techniques, and bring the cure for spinal cord injury one step closer.