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      • Spinal Cord Injury
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Dana Clifford, DPT

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Silvana Lopes Costa, PhD

Senior Research Scientist
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Rebeca Costa do Nascimento

Senior Research Assistant
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Michael Crispino

Research Assistant
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Sharon Cross

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Carmen Cusido

Assistant Director
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Michael E. Dacanay

Senior Research Assistant
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Christina Dandola, PT, DPT, NCS

Physical Therapist
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Samantha Dasilva

Research Assistant
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Emily DeBel

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John DeLuca, PhD

Senior Vice President, Research and Training
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Rodger DeRose

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Michael Di Benedetto

Facilities Manager
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Shannon Dillon

Research Nurse
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Ekaterina Dobryakova, PhD

Assistant Director, Neuroscience Research
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Trevor Dyson-Hudson, MD

Director
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