Working Strategically for Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury
Our Mission
Unite 2 Fight Paralysis exists to unite and empower the international spinal cord injury community to cure paralysis through advocacy, education, and support for research.
By the Numbers
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Research Funding Passed
$41 Million
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Podcast Listens
125,789
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SCI Individuals Served Annually
22,769
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Symposium Attendees (all time)
3,542
Latest Blog Articles
I wanted to let you know that we've just made available all the presentations from this year's 20th Annual Science & Advocacy Symposium in Washington, D.C....
Our friends at The Bird’s Nest Cafe in Estes Park, CO are once again hosting a Fundraising Gala and Silent Auction to benefit Unite 2 Fight Paralysis!
This recent headline - Paralysis Treatment Heals Lab-Grown Human Spinal Cord Organoids - is from the PR department at Northwestern. It describes a spinal cord-in-a-dish preparation that responds to a molecular engineering manipulation. Judge for yourself whether this crosses the threshold of...
Centering the SCI Community
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Real Impact
"Anybody can say things need to improve but Unite 2 Fight Paralysis is actively coming up with solutions and accomplishing what they set out to do. U2FP is leading by example and making a huge difference."
Nathan Torgerson
Senior Distinguished Systems Engineer
Neuromodulation at Medtronic
"With U2FP I feel at home, both as a scientist and as the son of someone with an injury. I think that speaks to the power of the organization to unify the different stakeholders and keep us pointed in the right direction."
Murray Blackmore, PhD
Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Marquette University
