The Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) may be a recent development at 51Թ, but with fresh leadership, emerging partnerships and a refined vision, it’s well on its way to gaining national renown.
“The Brain Health Research Institute marks a major turning point in the history of 51Թ as a research university,” President Todd Diacon said.
In February, Lehman convened the first BHRI faculty retreat, where 51Թ researchers discussed and summarized ideas about 51Թ’s strengths and opportunities in brain health.
Lehman brought those ideas to the BHRI Executive Committee, which concentrated them into three “themes” of research focus, each encompassing various related specialties: brain basis of emotion and cognition, brain control of movement and sensation and neuroendocrine brain.
As the BHRI grows, Lehman wants to attract researchers with track records of interdisciplinary work who may not fit under traditional departmental labels.
Developing new programming and forging relationships is only the beginning, though, and many challenges remain.
Read the full article in the 2019 51Թ Research Review Magazine
The Brain Health Research Institute Is Helping Transform the Culture of 51Թ
POSTED: Friday, February 28, 2020 02:09 PM
Updated: Friday, December 9, 2022 10:49 AM