The Rutgers-Cleveland Clinic Consortium is part of the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine (AFIRM), a multi-institutional, interdisciplinary network working to develop advanced treatment options for our severely wounded servicemen and women. The AFIRM is managed and funded through the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (MRMC); with additional funding from the US Navy, Office of Naval Research; the US Air Force, Office of the Surgeon General; the National Institutes of Health; the Veterans Administration; and local public and private matching funding.
AFIRM’s mission is to develop new products and therapies to treat severe injuries suffered by US service members in the current wars. The AFIRM teams, working in research laboratories and clinics across the country, are advancing biological therapies (including adult stem cells and growth factors), tissue and biomaterials engineering, and advanced transplantation methods. These new treatments will enable the body to repair, replace, restore and regenerate damaged tissues and organs.
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On March 18, 2010, the Rutgers - Cleveland Clinic Consortium welcomed General James F. Amos, USMC, the 31st and current Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, and other honorary delegates for a visit to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. General Amos and guests heard from Ms. Connie Culp, the first ever United States recipient of a face transplant, Dr. Maria Siemionow, the surgeon who led the 11- member surgical team that carried out the transplant, and leading RCCC investigations.
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L. to R. Dr. Maria Siemionow, General James
F. Amos, Ms. Connie Culp
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“If I could go back to each of your labs I would shake the hands of each and every one of your lab personnel and tell them thank you. What you are doing here is extraordinary. Your work is about hope, and I'm pleased to tell the story of your work to our injured marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen.” Gen. James F. Amos
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RCCC is pleased to support Anthony Radice, RCCC AFIRM undergraduate investigator and Rutgers Army ROTC Cadet, in the 3rd Annual Rutgers Army ROTC Run For The Warriors®, a 5K run/walk beginning from the Football Stadium at Rutgers University's Busch Campus in Piscataway, NJ on September 11, 2010.
 Anthony Radice, undergraduate investigator and Rutgers Army ROTC Cadet
All proceeds from the race will benefit wounded warriors and their families through the Hope For The Warriors® programs. Monies raised will assist with both immediate and
future needs.
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