Derby City Spinal Cord Injury Association

The Todd Crawford Foundation was started in August of 2006 with the purpose of raising money for spinal cord injury (SCI) research. I was injured in August of 2002. In the four years between my injury and the creation of the Foundation I received a tremendous amount of support from my family and friends. Much of the support came in the form of money raised through various fund raisers. I have been able to accomplish many things since then because of this support. I am extremely grateful for this. Now I want to use the momentum of this support and direct it towards research on SCI. This research is a immensely important to me and millions of others around the world.

Quadriplegic, Tetraplegic and Paraplegic Spinal Cord Injury life experiences and peer support with paralysis information on quadriplegia, tetraplegia and paraplegia Spinal Cord Injuries.

Scott R. Whittemore, Ph.D., is a professor and vice-chair for research in the School of Medicine’s Department of Neurological Surgery. He also serves as co-director of the M.D./Ph.D. program at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and is scientific director of the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center (KSCIRC).

Whittemore’s research is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Kentucky Spinal Cord and Head Injury Research Trust and the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation.  He is principal investigator on KSCIRC’s $10.4 million Center of Biomedical Research Excellence grant, renewed in 2005 for an additional five years by the NIH. More Information »

May’s meeting will be held at Frazier Institute, 220 Abraham Flexnor Way, Louisville, in the 10th floor dining room at 6:30 p.m. Our speaker will Dr. Scott Whittemore, of the University of Louisville. Dr. Whittemore will discuss the advances in stem cell research and treatment of SCI. So please join us for what is sure to be an interesting and  informative meeting.

June’s meeting will be held at Frazier Institute, 220 Abraham Flexnor Way, Louisville, in the 10th floor dining room at 6:30 p.m. More Information »