From cells to community: ICORD research is anything from cellular to community level research that addresses a question concerning the promotion of improved functional outcomes and quality of life for people with spinal cord injury. ICORD’s research activities span the continuum from basic, preclinical discovery, to human-based discovery, to acute clinical interventions, to chronic care and rehabilitation, to community integration and participation.
There are currently 42 principal investigators, 215 trainees and combined total of more than 350 researchers (including staff) involved in ICORD research to:
- Identify mechanisms of neural development that stimulate new strategies for neural repair after adult CNS damage.
- Develop experimental therapies to facilitate functional repair of spinal cord and brain injuries.
- Evaluate new clinical treatment and management paradigms, as well as maintain comprehensive patient databases and outcomes profiles.
- Design and implement assistive devices
- Improve reintegration and participation in the communities in which people with SCI live.
