American Spinal Injury Association
The premier North American organization in the field of Spinal Cord Injury Care, Education, and Research
Register for the April 8 TSCIR Webinar!
Objective Measurement of Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction
TSCIR webinars are a new series highlighting impactful research within the spinal cord injury community.
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Congratulations Paulina Scheuren, PhD, recipient of the 2026 Apple award for her paper “Enhanced Clinical Trial Stratification in Spinal Cord Injury: the Value of Electrophysiology.” Dr. Scheuren is a postdoctoral fellow at the International Collaboration On Repair Discoveries (ICORD), University of British Columbia (UBC). The Apple Award is given in memory of David F. Apple, Jr., MD, founding member and past President of ASIA (1983-85). Read More
Join us along the historic San Antonio riverwalk for the 53rd Annual ASIA conference, April 24-26
(Two Precourses: Cancer and SCI & Model Systems, April 23) Registration closes April 10. Read More/Register » Read more about: One Week Left to Register – ASIA 2026, San Antonio, TX »
Congratulations Dr. James W. Varni, named second year in a row as recipient of the Vogel Award. Dr. Varni is receiving the 2026 Vogel award for his paper “Pain, Daily Activities, Mobility, and Psychosocial Health in Young People With Spinal Cord Injury: A Test of Biological Sex in a Moderated Mediation Analysis Pain, pain interference, social and school/work functioning in youth with spinal cord injury: A mediation analysis.” The Vogel Award is given annually for the best paper by a clinician or researcher involved in Pediatric SCI Rehabilitation in the preceding calendar year.
Registration is now open for the 2026 conference of The International Symposium of Neural Regeneration (The ISNR), July 19-23 in Cambridge, MD. ISNR meetings are attended by leaders in neural regeneration, bioengineering, and associated fields with a focus on spinal cord injury and peripheral nerve repair. The ISNR is an affiliate of the American Spinal Injury Association.
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Interested in spinal cord injury and data science? Check out this year’s SCI data challenge v2.0. The challenges this year focus on predicting the full ISNCSCI examination results from measurements from the expedited version (E-ISNCSCI). Participants can submit to one or both tracks. Winners for each track will be invited to present their solutions in San Antonio at the 2026 ASIA Annual Scientific Meeting. Read More
Join us at the San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter along the iconic River Walk for ASIA 2026 (April 24-26). There are two exciting Precourses to choose from: Cancer and SCI or SCIMS: Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems. Sign up for the ISNCSCI exam workshop Postcourse at the end of the conference!
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Register Now for Part 3 in the TSCIR Webinar series!
Exploring the Landscape of Biomarkers in Spinal Cord Injury
Wednesday, Feb. 25. 12:00 – 1:00 pm EST
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Independence & Function Following Spinal Cord Injury
Volume 32 | Issue 1
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Trading Stimulation for Overactive Bladder Medications
Join us for conversations with Argyrios “Argy” Stampas, MD, physiatrist, Vice Chair of Research and Innovation and Full Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UTHealth Houston’s McGovern Medical School. We’ll discuss the paper titled “Reduction of Overactive Bladder Medications in Spinal Cord Injury with Self-Administered Neuromodulation: A randomized Trial. Read More/Listen
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