Querschnittsl盲hmung muss heilbar werden - das ambitionierte Ziel der Wings for Life Stiftung

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• 作者：Ludwig Aigner¹ ; ² ; ³ ; Vieri Failli³ ; Marco Grö ; bner³ ; Hartmut Pelinka³ ; ⁴ ; Jan Schwab³ ; ⁵ ;
• 关键词：Spinal Cord Injury ; Neuroregeneration ; Cell Therapy ; Rehabilitation
• 刊名：Sport-Orthopä ; die - Sport-Traumatologie - Sports Orthopaedics and Traumatology
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：308_0949328X
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：2012
• 卷：28
• 期：2
• 页码：66-73
• 文件大小：885 K

摘要

A causal treatment for traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is the goal of the charitable Wings for Life Spinal Cord Research Foundation, located in Salzburg. In order realize this ambitioned endeavour, since 2004 Wings for Life competitively funds selected scientific projects aiming at the neurobiological repair of the injured spinal cord.

An international Medical/Scientific Board and independent Peer Review Panel composed of more than 200 renowned Scientists and Clinicians (Wings for Life-鈥濬aculty鈥? specialized on Spinal Cord Injury support the Executive board selecting the most promising projects within a 2 step 鈥濸eer Review鈥?procedure. To date, Wings for Life funds more than 55 research projects. The projects range from basic science (target finding), applied basic and preclinical research (target validation) to clinical trials.

In collaboration with twelve respected, specialized 鈥瀗on-governmental organisations鈥?(NGOs), Wings for Life forms the umbrella organisation ICCP (International Campaign for Cures of Spinal Cord Injury) a world-wide network which develops synergies for responsible and effective translational research in spinal cord injury.