University of Utah is committing $10 million to launch a Neuroscience Initiative to support the goals of the BRAIN Initiative: The University of Utah Health Sciences has committed $10 million to launch a Neuroscience Initiative that will catalyze interdisciplinary approaches to neuroscience research. The goal is to deepen the understanding of the function and disorders of the nervous system and to improve patient care through innovation and integration of basic, translational, and clinical research efforts. This targeted investment by the university will lay the foundation for an expanded effort to enhance neuroscience research and advance the goals of the BRAIN Initiative. Initial funds will be used to create a “neuroscience hub,” including space for collaborative research and neuroscience training. Funds will also be committed for priority investments, including recruiting new faculty in key areas to link basic, translational, and clinical neuroscience; seed funding to stimulate new projects and collaborations across departments and colleges; and programmatic efforts to educate the community and coordinate researchers in diverse disciplines across campus. The strategy will align neuroscience research in disease-focused pillars with a focus on those with high impact on Utah populations. The disease pillars will be linked by foundation elements, which represent critical areas of expertise or enabling technologies, in line with the priorities of the BRAIN Initiative.
Posted on: Thu, 02 Oct 2014 20:04:21 +0000
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