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John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Director, Neuroscience
Research Center (NRC) |
The Neuroscience
Research Center (NRC) is a university-wide center where diverse and
multidisciplinary research is conducted to further the understanding
of neural and behavioral disorders.
Whether conducting cellular
research in laboratories or clinical trials in patient care settings,
the work of NRC researchers may
someday contribute to preventing and treating such devastating disorders
as:
- Dementias
resulting from Alzheimer's disease and stroke
- Mental
retardation and other learning disabilities
- Mental
illnesses, including schizophrenia and manic-depressive illness
- Alcoholism
and other substance abuse problems
- Inability
to process knowledge due to factors such as aging and head trauma
- Disabilities
due to disorders of the developing nervous system
More
than 280 faculty hold NRC appointments, and are on the faculties
of the Medical School,
School of Public Health,
School of Nursing,
Dental Branch,
and School
of Health Information Sciences. Departments with significant
NRC research activities within the Medical School include Neurobiology
and Anatomy; Neurology;
Neurosurgery;
Ophthalmology
and Visual Science; Psychiatry
and Behavioral Sciences and Radiology.
NRC
activities are guided by an executive committee appointed by the
President of the Health Science Center. Members include: Louvenia
Carter-Dawson, Pramod Dash, Peter Davies,
Linda Ewing-Cobbs, James Ferrendelli, Ralph Frankowski, Robert
W. Guynn, James C. Grotta, F. Gerard Moeller, Ponnada Narayana and Alex Valadka.
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