Jason and Matthew speak with Dr. Melissa Miller and Jacqueline Roche from the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program’s SCIRP (Spinal Cord Injury Research Program).

SCIRP is a $40 million per year funding program for SCI that is of specific interest because they include people with SCI in the scientific review process. We talk about the program, its funding strategies and most importantly...how much they want to hear from you!

So check out the various links below and reach out to them:

- Unsolicited Feedback Form link: https://cdmrp.army.mil/about/CDMRP_Feedback_Form.pdf

- SCIRP webpage: https://cdmrp.army.mil/scirp/default

- CDMRP Award Search: https://cdmrp.army.mil/search.aspx

- Latest Web Highlight Example: https://cdmrp.army.mil/scirp/research_highlights/21track-sci_highlight

- SCIRP Program book can be found here: https://cdmrp.army.mil/scirp/pbks/scirppbk2019b.pdf

- CDMRP Public Affairs Email: [email protected]

Social Media

- Twitter: @cdmrp

Contact

- Email: [email protected]

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Melissa R. Miller, PhD Program Manager, Spinal Cord Injury Research Program, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

Dr. Miller currently serves as the Program Manager for the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command.

Jacqueline Roche, MS: Jacqueline serves as the Consumer Reviewer Administrator (CRA) from General Dynamics for the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs, U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command. As a CRA, she coordinates consumer reviewer involvement. Consumer reviewers act as lay experts on their disease, injury, or condition, bringing their experience and perspectives to the evaluation of research grant proposals.

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Watch for an upcoming series of podcasts on sexual function research as well as perspectives from the community. We’ve been wanting to do this for a while….as you’ll hear towards the end of this podcast.

Bumper Music: “Dig A Hole” by Freaque

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