The federal Project Grant award titled "TELE-EXERCISE TO PROMOTE EMPOWERED MOVEMENT IN INDIVIDUALS WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY: TEEMS" was provided by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program. The $2,022,335 award to Drexel University aims to support advanced biomedical research that transforms healthcare for military service members, veterans, and the broader public. The project will investigate innovative tele-exercise approaches...
This federal Project Grant award from the Department of the Army Medical Command under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) provides $1,727,257.00 to Drexel University to improve cardiometabolic health in individuals with spinal cord injuries using home-based interactive virtual gaming. The project aims to develop and evaluate a novel digital therapeutic approach to enhance physical activity, fitness, and overall health outcomes for this population. Drexel...
This $819,195 Project Grant award from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) supports research by Drexel University on the PEDF PLXDC1 ADNP signaling pathways related to neuromorphogenesis and neural circuit development. The award, which runs from September 15, 2023 to September 14, 2026, will fund basic, translational, and clinical research aimed at advancing scientific understanding and developing new treatments in areas such as...
The U.S. Defense Health Agency awarded a $792,500.00 Project Grant to Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education, through its division Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Educa and doing business as Temple University, for the purpose of "AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY TO PROMOTE AXON REGENERATION AND FUNCTIONAL RECOVERY AFTER SPINAL CORD INJURY". The Project Grant is funded through the U.S. Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420),...
Drexel University was awarded a $302,750 Project Grant from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant will fund research from March 2021 through March 2024 to develop a novel microtubule-based hypothesis for frontotemporal dementia leading to potential therapies for military personnel and veterans. The Military Medical Research and Development program supports basic, applied, and advanced biomedical research to transform...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,585,000.00 was provided by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program. The award, effective March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2029, supports advanced biomedical research at Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education aimed at "TARGETING LYMPHATIC CHEMOKINE SIGNALING TO PROMOTE LYMPHANGIOGENESIS FOR THE TREATMENT OF LYMPHEDEMA". The grant funding will enable Temple...
This Project Grant award from the Defense Health Agency (CFDA 12.420 - Military Medical Research and Development) provides $725,001.00 to Thomas Jefferson University - Sidney Kimmel Medical College to conduct research aimed at "Improving Wound Healing and Recovery by Blocking Excessive Scar Formation in Peripheral Nerves, Muscles, and Joints After Composite Injuries to Extremities." The research, which will take place in Philadelphia, PA, is intended to transform healthcare for service...
This federal Project Grant award of $435,876.00 was provided by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program. The award, effective March 1, 2025 through February 28, 2027, supports advanced biomedical research by Temple University to investigate KIF11, a novel therapeutic target for lymphedema. The research aims to transform healthcare for military service members, veterans, and the broader public by developing innovative solutions to...
This Project Grant award of $2,056,250.00 from the Defense Health Agency (DHA) under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program supports research by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Health Sciences Division, to target cervical epidural spinal cord stimulation for functional recovery. The project will run from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. This award is part of the DHA's strategy to transform healthcare for military service members,...
The federal Project Grant award of $963,110.00, awarded by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420), will fund research at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) on the "Safety of Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Potentiating Recovery in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Syndromes (STEP-RAISE)" project. The research aims to investigate innovative medical solutions for battlefield injuries, with a focus on transforming...