The Belford Center for Spinal Cord Injury advances scientific research that will improve the quality of life for people with spinal cord injuries. This center will focus on the treatment of spinal cord injuries as a systemic disease to reduce the onset or impact of complications associated with spinal cord injury, including diabetes, inflammation or infectious, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases and other medical complications.

Spinal cord injury researchers Phillip Popovich, PhD, Dana McTigue, PhD and Jan Schwab, MD, PhD lead the center, which focuses on novel approaches in medical research, patient care, education and training to redefine spinal cord injury care.