神经科学Research所的Research
神经科学Research所跨学科教师的Research得到联邦政府的支持, 状态, 私人基金会的资助包括:
赌博平台神经科学Research所脑健康中心
由山谷浸信会遗产基金会慷慨资助. 由博士领导. Ihsan萨卢姆. This grant supported training programs for faculty and Research personnel and infrastructure of several units of the 医学院 including 神经science, 神经学, 内科医学, 精神病学, 以及初级保健中的行为健康整合.
Active Research within the 神经科学Research所 includes several federal and 状态-supported studies in the following areas:
复杂合并症的干预Research
- 治疗(临床)这些Research是由Dr. Ihsan萨卢姆,神经科学Research所的教授和创始主任. 他是精神和物质使用障碍创新治疗方面的国家专家. Research包括针对酒精使用障碍的药物开发, 脑慢性炎症的Research, 以及预测酒精使用障碍发展的Research.
- 培养下一代调查人员. 作为赌博平台 RCMI的主任, 调查员发展核心, ION Investigators will have the primary role of training early-状态 investigators in cancer-related community Research.
阿尔茨海默病和衰老Research
由博士领导. 格拉迪斯Maestre神经科学和人类遗传学教授. Dr. 梅斯特的Research探索了文化, 教育, 以及阿尔茨海默病和认知能力下降的遗传风险, as well as cognitive function and health among minorities and ethnically diverse populations across the lifespan. 她是赌博平台少数民族老龄化Research阿尔茨海默病资源中心的主任. 她也是南德克萨斯阿尔茨海默病Research中心的联合主任, 国家指定的痴呆症护理和Research卓越中心. Dr. Maestre’s Research has been supported by the 赌博平台al Institute on Aging and the Texas Alzheimer’s Research and Care Consortium (TARCC) among others.
- 里奥格兰德河谷 Alzheimer’s Resource Center for Minority Aging Research: Partnerships for Progress. Major Goal: To diversify the Research workforce of aging minorities and support the conduct of Research aimed at reducing the impacts of Alzheimer´s disease in Hispanics.
- 南德克萨斯阿尔茨海默病中心. Major Goal: To develop infrastructure and data/bio-sample collections that will support Researchers from multiple disciplines to conduct Research to diminish the burden of Alzheimer’s Disease in Hispanics.
- Integration of Socio-Spatial Data for Neighborhoods with Multi-omic Profiles to Identify and Mitigate Factors Affecting Risk of Alzheimer's Disease. 主要目标:Research参与者的结构和社会环境如何影响认知健康, 由生物途径介导,而不是简单地归因于遗传.
- Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) Advancements: Towards Health Equity in Alzheimer’s and all other Dementias. Major Goal: To advance disparities Research in dementia by developing and holding two 2-day conferences for which keynote, 全体, 海报, and other presentations will be integrated into the NIA Health Disparities Research Framework (HDRF).
- 赌博平台 Diversity Center for Genome Research – 社区 Engagement Core: Major Goal: To establish new relationships and extend existing relationships with community members and community-based organizations: 1) address community-wide health concerns, 2)促进基因组Research的参与, 3)传播基因组Research成果.
神经影像与神经调节实验室
由博士领导. 凯尔西贝克,北海大神经科学副教授 a biomedical engineer with over 7 years of Research experience in the field of neuroimaging, 神经退化, 和可塑性.
- Her Research is focused on 1) elucidating how varying degrees of damage in the brain and spinal cord can limit the performance of devices that interface with the central nervous system, 2) developing technologies to boost adaptive re-mapping in hopes of circumventing inherent damage and, 3)评估促进神经损伤后大脑再髓鞘形成的策略. Dr. Baker’s Research is supported by the Department of Defense and the 赌博平台al Institute of Health including:
- Targeted High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to Improve Upper Limb Rehabilitation in spinal cord injury (SCI). Major Goal: To evaluate several applications of high-definition tDCS in populations with spinal cord injury.
- Temporary Inactivation of Strong Muscle Sensation to Improve Rehabilitation Interventions in spinal cord injury (SCI). Major Goal: To initiate a clinical trial that will evaluate the use of temporary inactivation of strong muscle sensation to improve the function of surrounding weaker muscles in the upper limb after SCI.
- 通过大脑再训练改善脊髓损伤康复干预. Major Goal: This is a Clinical Trial Award that will employ a Phase-II clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of conventional transcranial direct current stimulation in populations of spinal cord injury.
墨西哥健康与老龄化Research
由博士领导. 西尔维娅Mejia-Arango,北海大神经科学副教授
- 次级奖励(由NIH-NIA 2023-2028资助) 关注认知老化, based on analyses of national population-based data to estimate dementia and on cross-national comparisons to study cognition and health. 它是与墨西哥健康与老龄化Research(MHAS)及其辅助Research的合作, x- cogResearch.
- 前驱AD/ADRD的检测: 该项目旨在利用数字技术提高对认知变化的早期发现. Scientifically validated and highly sensitive objective measures of cognitive function correlated to neural networks will permit the detection of prodromal AD/ADRD. 使用剑桥神经心理测试自动化电池(CANTAB), 基于计算机的认知评估系统, 和BIOPAC, 其中包括眼球追踪功能.
慢性疼痛和药物滥用
由博士领导. 哈立德Benamarnhisu神经科学教授.
- 关注慢性疼痛, 成年人寻求医疗护理的最常见原因之一, 是否与行动和日常活动受限有关, 阿片类药物依赖, 焦虑, 抑郁症, 睡眠不足, 生活质量下降. Current treatment options for chronic neuropathic pain (including the gold standard gabapentin) are often ineffective and have associated side effects. 我们的目标是Research慢性疼痛的神经生物学(特别是, the descending pain modulatory system) and test the efficacy and safety of novel pharmacological combination strategies for chronic neuropathic pain. 我们也对慢性疼痛和神经退行性疾病的衰老感兴趣. 阿尔茨海默病(AD), a devastating neurodegenerative disorder (characterized by a progressive impairment of cognitive functions) in the elderly, 常与慢性疼痛合并症. 我们的目标是Research慢性疼痛和AD之间的功能相互作用. We also Test new alternatives to prevent the development of physical 阿片类药物依赖/cannabinoids and mitigate withdrawal symptoms.
- HIV-1和阿尔茨海默病(AD)共病: An estimated 39 million people were living with 50% of the US HIV-positive population is aged 50 years or older, mainly due to the successful treatment regimens helping HIV-positive adults survive for decades with HIV. There is concern that AD may become prevalent with an earlier onset of cognitive decline or accelerate the disease progression. 基于AD和HIV的相似性, 我们的目标是验证艾滋病毒促进阿尔茨海默病认知能力下降的假设.