The American Spinal Injury Association is proud to announce the 2025 Fellow of ASIA (FASIA) award recipients.  Fellowship in ASIA is bestowed by the Board of Directors in recognition of distinguished accomplishments in Spinal Cord Injury Research, Clinical Practice, Education, and Advocacy, and for a longstanding active membership of service to the society.  The 2025 FASIA recipients will be honored during the 2025 Annual Scientific meeting, June 2-4 in Scottsdale, AZ.
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The American Spinal Injury Association values our members commitment to advance Care, Education and Research to improve the lives of persons affected by Spinal Cord Injury. We look forward to an exciting year ahead! Get a jump on your membership dues for 2025!  The Membership renewal portal is now open.
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Bringing People Living with SCI into the Medical Classroom
Join us for the episode for a conversation with Drs. Ona Bloom and Adam Stein on the topic of including people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) in the medical education (MD) curriculum. The SCI Science Perspectives Podcast features conversations with researchers who approach their work from two perspectives!
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The 2025 Distinguished G. Heiner Sell Lectureship of ASIA will be presented by Dr. James David Guest, MD, PhD, FAANS, FASIA, Professor of Neurological Surgery, Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at the Miller School of Medicine in Miami, FL.  The 2025 Sell Lecture will be presented by Dr. Guest on the first day of the Annual Scientific Meeting, June 2-4.
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October, 2024 • Call for Papers! Special issue on: International Standards for Spinal Cord Injury
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rüdiger Rupp, Professor of Assistive Neurotechnology, Heidelberg University
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The American Spinal Injury Association is excited to announce Dr. Andrei Krassioukov as the recipient of the 2025 ASIA Lifetime Achievement Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest honor bestowed by ASIA to an individual recognized for significant contributions to the world of spinal cord injury care. Dr. Krassioukov will be honored during the 2025 ASIA Annual Scientific Meeting, June 2-4, 2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Read More

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EP37: Administrative – Passing the Presidential torch and Meet the 2024 Award Winners!
A presidential handoff from Suzanne Groah, MD, to Susan Charlifue, PhD – the first time in ASIA’s history that an acting female president has handed the torch to an incoming female president—plus a chat with some 2024 poster and oral presentation winners from the 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting!
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Call for Submissions! The Allied Health Professional Research Award of ASIA is to encourage clinicians with an interest but limited experience in research to be mentored by an experienced researcher to develop a study from proposal to completion. Clinicians at the Master’s or Clinical Doctorate level are eligible for this $30,000 one-year award.
Application Deadline: December 2, 2024
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Join us in this episode with Dr. Rudiger Rupp for a deep dive on the most recent update to the ISNCSCI, headed by ASIA’s International Standards Committee chaired by Dr. Rupp.  Zoom into the zone of partial preservation (ZPP) and non-SCI taxonomy!
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Clinicians, Researchers, and other SCI Professionals are invited to submit Abstracts for Oral and Poster Presentations and/or Proposals for 60-minute Courses to be presented during the ASIA 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting.
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