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The first graduates of the CNA training program

Oak Point University: Celebrating Our First CNA Graduates

On March 25, the first class of graduates from Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院’s Oak Point University CNA Career Accelerator Program received their certificates in a ceremony attended by colleagues, family and distinguished guests. This unique program provides a fully-paid fast track to educate, certify and employ certified nursing assistants (CNAs) — what we refer to as patient care technicians, or PCTs, at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院. PCTs provide basic care to our patients, including basic hygiene, activities of daily living and therapeutic rehabilitation activities.

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Dr. Brenna Argall (center) inducted to AIMBE College of Fellows

Dr. Brenna Argall Inducted to Prestigious AIMBE College of Fellows

At a March 27 ceremony in Washington, D.C., Brenna Argall, PhD, research scientist and director, argallab, Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院, was inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biomedical Engineering’s (AIMBE) College of Fellows. The AIMBE College of Fellows is a unique honor, recognizing the top 2 percent of medical and biological engineers in the country.

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Dr. Rick Lieber

Dr. Rick Lieber Receives 2023 Elsass Foundation 嫩B研究院 Prize for Impacting Lives of People with CP

On March 27, Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院’s chief scientific officer, Richard Lieber, PhD, was named the recipient of the 2023 Elsass Foundation 嫩B研究院 Prize in recognition for being “one of the world's leading researchers in the field of cerebral palsy (CP).” He was nominated by his long-time collaborator Jan Fridén, MD, PhD, professor of hand surgery, Swiss Paraplegic Centre in Nottwil, Switzerland.

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Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院

Six Years of Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院

To commemorate Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院’s six-year anniversary in our flagship hospital, we’re celebrating bold moves, big bets and breakthroughs that are advancing rehabilitation science and patient care.

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嫩B研究院er with microscope

Speeding Drug Repurposing for Patients

Using an Anti-Cancer Drug to Treat Muscle Contractures in Cerebral Palsy.

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Learning with Aphasia

Translating 嫩B研究院 into Recovery

For those with aphasia — a disorder challenging language production and processing — the ability to communicate could be right at their fingertips.

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Patient receiving therapy

Reframing a Problem as a Solution

Exploiting Spasticity's Promise: Biomarker Points to Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury.

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Mitra Lavasani

Scoring Start-up Funding for Breakthrough 嫩B研究院

Regrowing cartilage to turn back the body’s aging clock lends hope that osteoarthritis can be reversed.

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Patient receiving therapy

Accelerating Next-gen Rehabilitation Technology

GEMS is a lightweight, robotic hip exoskeleton that provides walking and balance assistance to people recovering from stroke and older adults.

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Scientists with mice

Humans Are Not Just Big Mice: Study Identifies Science’s Muscle-Scaling Problem

Findings have significant implications for surgery, computational musculoskeletal modeling, muscle performance and rehabilitation.

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Dr. Monica Perez on the cover of The Physiologist Magazine

The Physiologist Magazine Highlights Dr. Monica Perez’s 嫩B研究院 on Speeding SCI Recovery in Cover Story Feature

The March 2023 issue of The Physiologist Magazine featured a cover story on the groundbreaking Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院 researcher Monica Perez, PT, PhD, and her career-spanning research to help speed recovery for patients with spinal cord injuries.

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A photo of Tyler, a patient at Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院, and his wife

Watch Tyler’s Story

Tyler, a St. Louis resident, was a newlywed when a car accident left him with a severe traumatic brain injury and in an unconscious state. In the months that followed, and thanks to intensive rehabilitation and care provided by Shirley Ryan 嫩B研究院’s 25th Floor team, Tyler hit milestone after milestone. Watch his story.

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