# Florida Regional Coordinating Center for the NINDS Stroke Trials Network

> **NIH NIH U24** · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 2023 · $142,062

## Abstract

Florida Regional Coordinating Center for the NINDS Stroke Trials Network
This proposal outlines the University of Miami's application to remain as the Florida Regional Coordinating
Center (RCC) in the Stroke Trials Network (StrokeNet). The goals of the Florida RCC are to: a) provide a robust
and efficient infrastructure to implement high-quality research clinical trials that address acute stroke treatment,
prevention and recovery; b) leverage the internal and regional resources to enhance the Stroke Trials Network;
c) train the next generation of stroke clinical and translational researchers. The Florida RCC encompasses a
large network of participating acute stroke, rehabilitation and pediatric hospitals that span across Florida, to
ensure robust enrollment of an ethnically diverse population that reflects the changing demographics of the US.
Our stroke program has a successful track record of participating in numerous NINDS acute and secondary
prevention stroke trials, and is involved in other NIH networks and coordinates multicenter studies. Through our
participating sites, extended referral network and multidisciplinary expertise, we will build upon the close
partnership with pre-hospital Emergency Services, Emergency Medicine, Vascular Neurosurgery, Interventional
Neurology, Neuro-Critical Care, Pediatric Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, as well as on academic-public-
private institutional collaborations, to enroll and manage potential study participants. We also have unique
resources that we can bring to the network. Integrated collaboration among cutting edge researchers in the
areas of preclinical stroke, stem cells, human genomics, biorepository, brain bank, and the Miami CTSI make
us uniquely positioned to develop, propose and implement novel translational early phase projects. The large
residency and fellowship training programs in Neurosciences, the multidisciplinary educational resources in the
institution, and our track record of mentoring clinical researchers, position our center to effectively train stroke
researchers in clinical and translational research through a structured mentored program. Over the past funding
cycle we have been an outstanding StrokeNet member: we expanded the RCC representation across Florida
by adding new outstanding sites, recruited well into StrokeNet trials, were a top performer in regulatory metrics,
trained 3 StrokeNet scholars, participated in 3 working groups and committees, submitted new proposals to the
Network, and were engaged in all aspects of the program. Therefore, we have the depth and breadth of
expertise and resources to successfully function as a RCC in the StrokeNet.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10836141
- **Project number:** 3U24NS107267-05S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** JOSE G ROMANO
- **Activity code:** U24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $142,062
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2018-08-01 → 2023-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10836141

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10836141, Florida Regional Coordinating Center for the NINDS Stroke Trials Network (3U24NS107267-05S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10836141. Licensed CC0.

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