These are links to places where people are busy searching for ways to repair a spinal cord injury. This list is not complete. If you know of other addresses, or see something that needs to be corrected on this page; please let me know.
HUMAN TRAILS
Geron Corporation
News of 2009-01-23. (3 days after Obama's Inauguration)
Geron Receives FDA Clearance to Begin World's First Human Clinical Trial of Embryonic Stem Cell-Based Therapy
Biotech company Geron says it plans to start this summer (2009) the world's first study of a treatment based on human embryonic stem cells, a long-awaited project aimed at spinal cord injury. The company gained federal permission to inject eight to 10 patients with cells derived from embryonic cells. The patients will be paraplegics, who can use their arms but can't walk. They will receive a single injection within two weeks of their injury. The study will follow each patient for at least a year. The study is aimed at testing the safety of the procedure, but doctors will also look for signs of improvement like return of sensation or movement in the legs. Animal studies suggest that once injected, the cells will mature and repair what is essentially a lack of insulation around damaged nerves, and also pump out substances that nerves need to function and grow. The work will be done in four to seven medical centers around the country.
Geron has spent at least $100 million on human embryonic stem cell research. Founded in 1992, it does not have any therapies on the market. However, the company is considered the world's leading embryonic stem cell developer thanks to its claims on several key stem cell technologies. Geron helped finance researchers at the University of Wisconsin who first isolated human embryonic stem cells in 1998. The company has retained exclusive rights on several of those cell types.
Geron Corporation
230 Constitution Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA
Tel: 650-473-7700
Email: info@geron.com
Website: www.geron.com
ANIMAL TRAILS
CUSAT
(Cochin University of Science & Technology)
Spinal Cord Injury research.
In the medical collegew hospital, Kottayam Kerala, India Dr. P.S. John (head Orthopaedics) and Dr. C.S. Poulose (head center for neurosciences), were successful in treating rats whose spinal cords were broken. Using stem cell therapy. After the treatment the full function of the legs were restored. The rats are able to run around.
CUSAT
Cochin-22, Kerala, India
Email: cspaulose@cusat.ac.in
Website: www.cusat.ac.in
Spinal Cord Injury websites
stepnow.org
Stand Together to End Paralysis now!
A site set up by individuals around the globe whose lives have been affected by spinal cord injury. The purpose of the site is to explore and develop global plans to aid in the fight for a cure for paralysis.
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Center
Our mission is to be the most reliable, timely and complete resource on the internet for brain injury and spinal cord injury survivors. Our hope is that this site will become relied upon as a trustworthy resource for the community and for those who are searching for information.
Nederlandse Dwarslaesie Sites 
SpinalNet.nl en SpinalNetExtra.nl
spinalnet.nl. voor (medische) informatie over dwarslaesie. SpinalNetExtra is het actieve gedeelte van SpinalNet: maak je profiel aan, stuur berichten, lees interviews en discussieer op het forum.
Dwarslaesie Organisatie Nederland
De Dwarslaesie Organisatie Nederland beschikt over een landelijk netwerk van mensen waarmee je van gedachten kunt wisselen. Op landelijk en regionaal niveau worden voor de aangeslotenen en hun naasten informatiebijeenkomsten georganiseerd.
Dwarsleet
Dwarslaesie Website, voor en door dwarslaesers
