Curt, Armin, Prof. em. Dr.

Graduate

• 1987: Medical Degree, University of Cologne, D
• 1984: Study Visit, John Hopkins University, USA
• 1982: Study Visit, Government Hospital, Tel Aviv, IL
• 1979-1986: Medical School, University of Cologne, D

Postgraduate

• 2009 - : Full Professor for Paraplegiology and Medical Director, Balgrist University Hospital, Spinal Cord Injury Center, University of Zurich, CH
• 2005-2008: Associate Professor in Neurology and SCI Research, University of
  British Columbia, Vancouver, CA
• 2005: Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada for Neurology (FRCPC)
• 2005: Associate Professor for Neurorehabilitation, University of Zurich, CH
• 1999: Venia Legendi for Neurorehabilitation, University of Zurich, CH
• 1993-2005: Spinal Cord Injury Center, Balgrist University Hospital, CH
• 1992: Department of Psychiatry, University of Zurich, CH
• 1987-1991: Department of Neurology and Neurophysiology, University of Cologne, D

Honors and Awards

• Sir Ludwig Guttmann Lecture 2013 at ISCoS, Istanbul/TR
• IRP Schellenberg Prize 2012
• Sir Ludwig Guttmann award 2011 of the German Speaking Society of Paraplegia (DMGP)
• Board of Directors of the Solutions Network in Spinal Cord Injury (SNSCI) of the Government of Canada 2009
• Professional Award Division of Neurology / Department of Medicine, UBC, Vancouver, CA, 2008
• Award of the American Cervical Spine Research Society 2006

Research interests

translational research in human SCI, neuro-rehabilitation, clinical neurophysiology, neuro-imaging in human SCI

Grants

• Horizon 2020 (EU): NISCI Antibodies against Nogo-A to enhance regeneration and functional recovery after acute spinal cord injury, a multicenter European clinical proof of concept trial, 2016-2020
• Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF): SILENCE-Spinal Cord Injury-induced Systemic Maladaptve Immune Response and Autoimmunity to Central Nervous System Antigens - European Network Approach, 2017-2020
• Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF): hMRIofSCI-Understanding the mechanisms of atrophy associated with spinal cord injury: the application of MRI-based in vivo histology and ex vivo histology, 2017-2020
• Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF): Impact of deafferentation on descending pain control systems, 2017-2020
• European Multicenter Study about Spinal Cord Injury (EMSCI): Establishing a multi-center basis for future therapeutic interventions in human spinal cord injury, 2001-2026(Chair)
• Klinischer Forschungsschwerpunkt (KFSP), Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Zürich, Neuro-Rehabilitation: Strategies for Customized Treatments, 2012-2018 (RITZ proposal)
• Klinischer Forschungsschwerpunkt (KFSP), Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Zürich: Pain, 2019-2021

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