We know that collaboration is key to unlocking a cure for spinal cord injury. So we’re delighted that Dr Sal Lopez has been awarded a PJ Smith Travelling Fellowship to visit spinal cord injury research teams in Australia later this year.

Collaboration is key to unlocking a cure for spinal cord injury. Dr Bruce Harland has been selected to join emerging NZ biomedical research leaders in an MBIE-sponsored trip to China.

You hear most often about younger people who have injured their spinal cord. You think of mountain bikes and rugby scrums, horse riding and swimming pools, car accidents and work incidents.