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Dear Colleagues:

We are accepting trainee applications for this summer's NIH-sponsored Spinal Cord Injury Research Training Program at Ohio State. We have sixteen slots available. The application deadline is April 1, 2007, and we would like to have as broad a group as possible, so please pass this information on to anyone you know that is interested in learning spinal cord injury research methods.

The course, to be held from July 8 - July 28, 2007 in Columbus OH, is a comprehensive, hands-on training program in experimental spinal cord injury (SCI). Instruction will be provided in: (1) SCI modeling (e.g., laminectomy, contusion using the NYU, the OSU and the IH devices, transection models), (2) acute & chronic animal care, (3) outcomes assessments including behavioral measures (e.g. BBB, sensory testing, treadmill testing, walkway and footprint analysis, etc.) and histopathology (e.g. tissue preparation, staining and image analysis) and (4) clinical perspectives in SCI. Supplemental training modules provide opportunities for instruction in: (1) mouse laminectomy/SCI, (2) mouse locomotor analysis (BMS), (3) anatomical tract tracing, (4) microsurgical techniques for localized drug delivery (e.g., intrathecal catheterization, intraspinal microinjections), (5) immunohistochemistry, (6) advanced behavioral analysis, (7) cell transplantation, (8) rat electromyography and (9) rat cervical SCI.

NINDS has provided significant support to offset curricular, travel, & room/board expenses. Partial scholarships are available based on need. Additional details and application forms are available via the web at http://medicine.osu.edu/sci/.

The success of our previous offerings is evidenced by outstanding ratings from the participants. The total immersion in experimental SCI procedures while at OSU (similar to the Woods Hole approach) was noted by many to be the key to their success upon returning to their home labs.

We hope that you will consider sending trainees from your programs as well as pass this information on to those individuals interested in learning more about spinal cord injury research!

Best regards,
Dana McTigue and the Program Faculty

PROGRAM FACULTY

The Ohio State University: D. Michele Basso, Richard W. Burry, John A. Buford, Lyn B. Jakeman, Sandra K. Kostyk, Dana M. McTigue, Phillip G. Popovich

University of California, Irvine: Aileen J. Anderson

University of Florida: Paul J. Reier

New York State Dept. of Health Wadsworth Center: Jonathan R. Wolpaw

Last updated January 31, 2007