Enrico Rejc is presently Assistant Professor and Director of the Neuromuscular and Skeletal Research Core at the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Louisville, USA. Prior to taking this position, he was also involved in research activities at the University of Udine, University of California, Los Angeles, and Manchester Metropolitan University. He has studied the effects of disuse, ageing, spinal cord injury and physical exercise on the human neuromuscular system for about 10 years. His research is now primarily focused on the recovery of motor function after severe spinal cord injury using spinal cord epidural stimulation and activity-based training.