Family, friends rally to help chef fight back from injury

It happened in an instant. Dave Hartung was driving home from work the day after Christmas when a car darted from the shoulder of Interstate 97 and across two lanes to reach a ramp to U.S. 50.

The vehicle smashed his car. While describing the crash to state troopers, Hartung now realizes, he was in shock. He went home to Severn and only in a few hours did he realize he was in pain, he said. Continue Reading »

The Salk Institute’s Samuel L. Pfaff, Ph.D. – to its International Research Consort

Pfaff Brings Expertise in Motor Neuron Development to the Foundation’s Efforts on Behalf of People living with Spinal Cord Injury

SHORT HILLS, N.J., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation today announced it has expanded the work of its International Consortium on Spinal Cord Injury to include a focus on the study of stem cells in injury and repair. Samuel L. Pfaff, Ph.D., of The Salk Institute, who has demonstrated expertise in stem cell biology and spinal cord expertise, has joined the Consortium as a Principal Investigator. Continue Reading »