{"id":415,"date":"2022-09-21T16:25:45","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T16:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christopherreeve.org\/?page_id=415"},"modified":"2025-06-12T02:31:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T06:31:41","slug":"approach-to-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.christopherreeve.org\/tomorrows-cure\/approach-to-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Approach to Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><section class=\"u-padding--top--10 u-padding--bottom--10 bg--light-grey\">\n    <div class=\"o-container \">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1050\" height=\"920\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christopherreeve.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MattHagenResearchHand1050x920.png\" alt=\"Photo by Matt Hagen\" class=\"wp-image-4933\" style=\"width:400px;height:undefinedpx\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.christopherreeve.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MattHagenResearchHand1050x920.png 1050w, https:\/\/www.christopherreeve.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MattHagenResearchHand1050x920-300x263.png 300w, https:\/\/www.christopherreeve.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MattHagenResearchHand1050x920-1024x897.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.christopherreeve.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/MattHagenResearchHand1050x920-768x673.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Over the past four decades, we have invested more than $145 million in groundbreaking research that has helped pave the way for progress.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, as 21st century technology and cumulative scientific gains converge, we are on the cusp of a new era in spinal cord injury research.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the Reeve Foundation is helping to facilitate rapid scientific advancement with partnerships and initiatives that seek to:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/tomorrows-cure\/approach-to-research\/research-priorities\/catalyze\/\">Catalyze<\/a>: channel resources into a robust clinical pipeline to rapidly increase the number of potential treatments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/tomorrows-cure\/approach-to-research\/research-priorities\/energize\/\">Energize<\/a>: drive progress and investment in spinal cord injury research by addressing the obstacles that limit ambitious engagement.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"\/tomorrows-cure\/approach-to-research\/research-priorities\/educate\/\">Educate<\/a>: increase transparency throughout the field, because success depends on shared knowledge.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"o-angle o-angle--top bg--light-grey\">\n    <div class=\"o-clip--white\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"c-image-text section--quote \">\n    <div class=\"o-container \">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/reeve\/assets\/images\/quote-red.png\" alt=\"quote\" class=\"image--quote\">\n                <h3 class=\"u-section--title\">Spinal cord injury is too complex for any one group to solve. One academic lab isn\u2019t going to solve it. One company isn\u2019t going to solve it. No one has all the resources and expertise to do it alone. The Reeve Foundation is here to connect the dots and bring people together.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"u-section--title u-margin--bottom--0\">Marco Baptista, Ph.D.<\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"u-section--title h3-light\">Chief Scientific Officer, Reeve Foundation<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"o-angle o-angle--bottom bg--light-grey\">\n    <div class=\"o-clip--white\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"u-padding--top--100 u-padding--bottom--50 bg--light-grey\">\n    <div class=\"o-container \">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"card card--dark cursor\" onclick=\"location.href='\/tomorrows-cure\/approach-to-research\/research-priorities\/'\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.christopherreeve.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/labmicroscopelaptoptubes1050x920.png\" 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