Click the link below to see a list of distinguished students, researchers and scientists that are currently part or have been trained in our Lab.

Rehabilitation, unlike other medical specialties, has no equivalent to an objective blood test or an X-ray to help measure or direct the results of treatment.

Learn about the reasons to support Shirley Ryan AbilityLab's Accelerate Ability Campaign.

In Honor of Joanne C. Smith, MD, Accelerate Ability is our campaign to build on the successes Shirley Ryan AbilityLab has achieved since we opened the doors to our revolutionary research hospital in 2017. We have proven that our big bet was spot-on, having already advanced our Vision on several fronts, and across all disciplines. We knew seamless integration of medicine and science would produce breakthroughs — and it has.

The Max Näder Lab for Rehabilitation Technologies and Outcomes (RT&O) Research has officially moved to its new location, in The Regenstein Foundation's Center for Bionic Medicine on the 11th floor of the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab welcomes seven summer lab volunteers.

The Biologics Lab at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is only one of its kind in the world, and .employs studies of living cells to solve human problems.

The Perez Lab team exclusively offers FREE hand training for ANYONE with a neurological condition that affects the function of their hands, including but not limited to: Spinal Cord Injury (Any level), Stroke, MS, Parkinson's, ALS, etc. We use a combination of games, cutting-edge robotics, sensors, and upper body exercises to help people improve the function of their hands in terms of pinching, grasping, and dexterity. Come by any time 8:30AM-4PM Monday-Friday and meet us!