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The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis is a Center of Excellence at the University of Miami School of Medicine. The Miami Project is the world's largest, most comprehensive spinal cord injury research center, dedicated to finding more effective treatments and ultimately a cure for paralysis. The Miami Project was co-founded in 1985 by internationally recognized spinal cord injury (SCI) expert, Barth A. Green, M.D. and NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Nick Buoniconti following the injury of his son, Marc. The Buoniconti family vowed that progress in research would not be slowed because of a lack of funds. Their fundraising efforts brought an unprecedented level of public awareness of the need for SCI research. The Miami Project has assembled a multi-disciplinary team of over 200 researchers, clinicians, therapists whose expertise relates directly to the problem of SCI and whose full-time focus is SCI research. By uniting this broad range of knowledge and talents, The Miami Project team of scientists is accelerating the search for effective treatments for SCI.