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BHRI Undergraduate Fellows Present Research with Capstones
Thirteen ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) Undergraduate Fellows from seven different majors recently completed summer neuroscience research experiences with capstone presentations. Based on their outstanding scholarship and interest in working with BHRI faculty mentors, th…
BHRI Welcomes New Associate Director Ridgel and Assistant Director Huyck
The Brain Health Research Institute at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì is very pleased to announce two new additions to its leadership: Dr. Angela Ridgel has agreed to serve as BHRI Associate Director for a three-year term starting August 1, 2021, and Dr. Julia Jones Huyck will serve as Assistant Director for the new BH…
Biology Graduate Student Council, BHRI Support Multiple Sclerosis Research with 5K Run
The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Biology Graduate Student Council (BGSC), in collaboration with the Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI), celebrated World Brain Day 2021 by hosting the First Annual Kent Brain Day 5K. Over 40 runners/walkers across the United States participated in the asynchron…
BHRI Forum Encourages Discussion ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Neurodiversity
The Brain Health Research Institute at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University recently hosted the BHRI Neurodiversity Forum. During a panel discussion Zach Strickler, Neurodiversity Coordinator at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Student Accessibility Services, Jessy Rice, undergraduate student in photography and studio art at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì…
BHRI Researchers Featured on NPR’s Academic Minute
Five ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) faculty were recently featured on National Public Radio’s The Academic Minute radio program. The Academic Minute is a two-and-a-half-minute daily module which features researchers from colleges and universities around …
BHRI Members Caldwell and McDonough Receive Excellence in Graduate Research Mentorship Awards
Dr. Heather Caldwell and Dr. Jennifer McDonough each recently received the Excellence in Graduate Research Award at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì. Both are members of the Brain Health Research Institute at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University. Dr. Heather K. Caldwell is a professor in the Biological Sciences Department. In the pa…
BHRI Director Elected President of Pan American Neuroendocrine Society
Dr. Mike Lehman, Director of the Brain Health Research Institute at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì, was recently elected to a four-year term as President of the Pan American Neuroendocrine Society (PANS). PANS was established in 2016 to bring together basic and clinician scientists interested in hormones and the brain…
BHRI Members Play Key Role in Creation of Podcast on Scientific Rigor
Dr. Lique Coolen, Brain Health Research Institute Executive Committee member, recently collaborated with Dr. Oswald Steward (University of California Irvine and Incoming President-Elect of the Society for Neuroscience) to create a new podcast, Pathways to Enhance Rigor: A Collection of Conversations…
Brain Health Research Institute Pilot Grants Awarded to ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Researchers and Collaborators
The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Brain Health Research Institute is pleased to announce the following Pilot Grant 2020 award winners: Blue Awards ($20,000) Jianxin Bao, Ph.D. (Anatomy and Neurobiology, NEOMED) and Tsung-Heng Tsai, Ph.D. (Mathematical Sciences, ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University) A…
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Researchers Earn Brain Health Research Institute Pilot Grant Awards
The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Brain Health Research Institute announces the following Pilot Grant 2019 award winners: John Gunstad (KSU Psychol), Lindsay Scott (UH), Rachel Ostrand (IBM) Using automated speech analysis to predict cognitive decline and future Alzheimer’s disease William Lec…
