Creating awareness for cerebral palsy research
Neuroscience affiliated faculty Stephanie DeLuca step up to create awareness for cerebral palsy research. DeLuca with a team of faculty and students associated with the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute Neuromotor Research Clinic, walked throughout September 1 to October 4 to create awareness about the need for research into cerebral palsy.
“Awareness is the big message,” said Stephanie DeLuca, an assistant professor and director of the VTCRI Neuromotor Research Clinic. “Cerebral palsy is the highest expenditure in health care for childhood disability, and there are not nearly enough dedicated research funds.”
DeLuca, a member of the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, joined STEPtember as a commitment to raise awareness.
