About SCISCI
The Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit
The Scottish Centre for Innovation in Spinal Cord Injury (SCISCI) is an umbrella group to support research in a clinical setting. The Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit acts as an embedded research micro site within the NHS to promote research and to provide access and stimulation for clinicians, patients and researchers to work together. The group conducts research in all areas of spinal cord injury from clinical review and outcome through understanding and promoting neural repair and regeneration to active intervention assessment and treatment strategies all based on basic science.
The research is patient-orientated and extends from harvesting and growing olfactory stem cells to robotic walking and brain computer interfacing. Psychological studies and the impact of disability are equally important. The aim is to scientifically assess the extent, natural history and recovery pattern of spinal cord injury and harness agents that promote and optimise the functioning and health of those living with disability.
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