I’m excited to share that U2FP is hosting our 2nd Annual Rock for SCI Research benefit concert, featuring a great line-up of musicians: Seattle-based Eric Howk (of Portugal. The Man), Freaque (aka, my son Gabriel) and my band Zoë Says Go. Both Eric Howk and Freaque live with a spinal cord injury and have joined this effort because of their personal stake in this work. The show is set for Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at the Cedar Cultural Center in...

Today, we are discussing Patient Focused Drug Development (PFDD) for SCI with Ian Burkhart. The PFDD is an authoritative process initiated and recognized by the Food and Drug Administration for identifying the treatment priorities of the people who live with certain diseases or conditions. This process is incredibly important and...

Care was and is important but I was still struggling - like many quads - to gain a sense of independence that I felt only new, novel interventions could deliver. This made U2FP appealing since they were laser focused on finding a cure. Moreover, their strategy struck me as really smart. I had a career in finance and the first thing you learn in business school is that efficiency is the low-hanging fruit. And the easiest way to improve efficiency is through effective communication - connecting the dots and facilitating better collaboration between all the stakeholders in a given field. This was exactly what U2FP was and is doing...