Exploring Infant Neuromotor Development: An Interview with Beth Smith

2024-03-27T14:17:44+00:00

Exploring Infant Neuromotor Development: An Interview with Beth Smith   Meet Beth Smith, PT, DPT, PhD, the director of the Infant Neuromotor Control Laboratory  at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. She is the recipient of the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research 2011 New Investigator Fellowship Training Initiative (NIFTI), followed by [...]

Exploring Infant Neuromotor Development: An Interview with Beth Smith2024-03-27T14:17:44+00:00

Celebrating Isabelle Bohman’s Legacy

2024-03-19T18:27:28+00:00

Celebrating Isabelle Bohman’s Legacy Longstanding Donor Leaves Bequest to Advance Research It is with a profound sense of gratitude that the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research announces a generous bequest from long-time donor Isabelle "Boh" Bohman. Isabelle directed her bequest of over $140,000 to support research grants related to [...]

Celebrating Isabelle Bohman’s Legacy2024-03-19T18:27:28+00:00

Spotlight on CoHSTAR: What Does It Take to Fund and Deliver Transformative Health Services and Policy Research?

2024-02-28T14:20:46+00:00

Spotlight on CoHSTAR: What Does It Take to Fund and Deliver Transformative Health Services and Policy Research?   Since 2015, the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research has supported CoHSTAR, the Center on Health Services Training and Research, first funded through a five-year, $2.5 million grant, generously contributed by the [...]

Spotlight on CoHSTAR: What Does It Take to Fund and Deliver Transformative Health Services and Policy Research?2024-02-28T14:20:46+00:00

APTA Academy Makes Commitment to Propel Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy Research

2024-02-21T15:36:36+00:00

APTA Academy Makes Commitment to Propel Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy Research The APTA Academy of Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Physical Therapy has pledged $150,000 to support a $40,000 research grant every two years through 2028. The initial Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research Grant will open with all other research grant [...]

APTA Academy Makes Commitment to Propel Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Physical Therapy Research2024-02-21T15:36:36+00:00

SME’s David Rouen III Chronicles Personal PT Journey and Company’s Evolution

2024-01-25T14:08:53+00:00

SME's David Rouen III Chronicles Personal PT Journey and Company’s Evolution David Rouen III currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer of Superior Medical Equipment (SME), a physical therapy equipment distributor which recently became a Foundation Partner in Research. In this interview, he shares his deeply personal experience with [...]

SME’s David Rouen III Chronicles Personal PT Journey and Company’s Evolution2024-01-25T14:08:53+00:00

Research Is a Team Sport: Ralph Nitkin on the Research Relationship Between the Foundation and NIH

2024-01-17T18:54:27+00:00

Research Is a Team Sport: Ralph Nitkin on the Research Relationship Between the Foundation and NIH How can early-career funding and mentoring help emerging investigators? Why do the Foundation and NIH share application and review standards, and how can Foundation awards set up an investigator for future funding? To [...]

Research Is a Team Sport: Ralph Nitkin on the Research Relationship Between the Foundation and NIH2024-01-17T18:54:27+00:00

Gratitude in Action

2024-01-17T17:14:11+00:00

Gratitude in Action: PT Researchers Extend Heartfelt Thanks to Foundation & Donors Join us as physical therapy researchers, express the importance of support from the Foundation and the importance of PT research. Dive deep into heartfelt testimonials that illuminate the transformative impact of donor contributions. Together, we celebrate collaboration, [...]

Gratitude in Action2024-01-17T17:14:11+00:00

New Funding for Investigators

2024-01-24T15:51:36+00:00

New Funding for Investigators New National Center for Health Systems Research will provide new funding opportunities on health services training and research up to $150,000, building on previous Foundation commitments to health services and implementation science research. A new center has been established to train a cadre of learning [...]

New Funding for Investigators2024-01-24T15:51:36+00:00

Foundation to Award Grant Focused on Evidence-Practice Gap

2024-01-02T18:46:34+00:00

Foundation to Award Grant Focused on Evidence-Practice Gap In 2023, the Foundation participated in the Collaborative for Physical Therapy Education to support the goals outlined in “A Vision for Excellence in Physical Therapy Education.” This vision represents the work of multiple stakeholders who considered a range of  opinions and [...]

Foundation to Award Grant Focused on Evidence-Practice Gap2024-01-02T18:46:34+00:00

Foundation Funded Poster and Platform Speakers at CSM 2024

2024-01-31T21:25:34+00:00

Foundation Funded Poster and Platform Speakers at CSM 2024 We are delighted to share that a distinguished group of researchers, recipients of Foundation for Physical Therapy Research grants and scholarships, will be speaking about their groundbreaking work at CSM. We invite you to view the posters of our awardees [...]

Foundation Funded Poster and Platform Speakers at CSM 20242024-01-31T21:25:34+00:00
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