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Researchers, advocates urge conference committee to reject House cuts to spinal cord and traumatic brain injury research funding
Summary
Advocates and researchers told the conference committee that proposed House reductions to the spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury research program would halt ongoing clinical work and undermine translation of discoveries into care. The Senate retains larger funding; the House proposed substantial cuts in its spreadsheet.
Advocates, clinicians and research leaders told the Higher Education Conference Committee on May 6 that the House proposal to cut the state’s spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury research appropriation would jeopardize clinical trials, translational projects and patient care.
Rob Woodlick, a spinal cord injury advocate, told the committee the program has supported “groundbreaking treatments for neuropathic pain” and enabled spinal‑cord stimulation work that has restored some function for patients. "We bring in…
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