This project brings together the key aspects of the previously funded PCSRF projects to test how stimulating olfactory ensheathing cells can improve functional outcomes in preclinical models of spinal cord injury. The transplantation of olfactory ensheathing cells in previous clinical trials had been performed using micro-injections of cells into the health spinal cord surrounding the […]
READ MOREIntensive Rehabilitation Trial One
The Intensive Rehabilitation Trial (Rehabilitation Trial 1) funded by PCSRF was conducted in 2021. This clinical trial was needed to determine whether an intensive program of rehabilitation was suitable for people living with chronic spinal cord injury. As rehabilitation is an essential part of the overall cell transplantation therapy, it is important that the rehabilitation […]
READ MORENerve Bridge Project – Spinal Injury Project
In September 2019 the Perry Cross Spinal Research Foundation funded an additional $86,666 to Griffith University’s Spinal Injury Project. The funds supported the development of a new generation of nerve bridges to repair the injured spinal cord. Thanks to previous PCSRF and MAIC funding, the Spinal Injury Project team recently developed a new technology to […]
READ MORECleaning Up the Injury Site
When spinal cord injury happens, there is a lot of damage and the dead cells need to be removed before regeneration can occur. However, while the normal immune response can remove the dead cells, it can also cause inflammation which can make the injury worse. One of the great benefits of OECs is […]
READ MORERepairing the Injured Spinal Cord with Olfactory Glia Transplantation
In 2019, PCSRF was proud to provide a funding grant of $28,000 for PhD student Matt Barker for the project “Repairing the injured spinal cord with Olfactory Glia Transplantation” as part of the Spinal Injury Project at Griffith University. Matthew Barker was a mature age student who graduated from Griffith University majoring in Structural Biology […]
READ MOREA new treatment for acute spinal cord injury – combination growth factor delivery to reduce paralysis after spinal cord i...
In 2013, PCSRF funded a 3-year $150,000 research project under the supervision of Professor James St John and Emeritus Professor Alan Mackay-Sim – 2017 Australian of the Year (pictured above with Perry Cross). The project was completed in 2017. The funded project has determined the effectiveness of a highly promising treatment for reducing paralysis after […]
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