Conference Speakers

Dr. James Guest MD, Ph.D., FACS is a Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami and The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. Dr. Guest performs translational and clinical research predominantly in spinal cord injury. He received Neurosurgical Board certification in Canada and the US and advanced training in spinal neurosurgery. His research focus is therapeutics translation, from pre-clinical through pivotal studies. Studies include drugs and biologics for neuroprotection and promotion of neuroplasticity as well as neuromodulation, rehabilitation, and combined therapeutics. He has received funding from NIH and the Department of Defense. He serves on the Grants Working Group of the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine and for the FDA to review biologics, cell, and gene therapy projects across a range of diseases. He is the co-Chair of the North American Clinical Trials Network. Dr. Guest has advised, lead, and has participated in approximately 20 clinical trials in SCI.