Brain Health Research Institute
Championing a Place for Women in Science
Aleisha Moore, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, is exploring how the brain can influence hormones and fertility. One area of research for Moore is Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a condition that affects nearly 10 percent of women worldwide.
I PROMISE Students Study Brain Health
天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute recently welcomed 94 fourth-grade students from the I PROMISE School in Akron, Ohio, for a day of activities aimed at sparking their interest in science and technology.
Supporting Scientific Discovery
This Giving Tuesday Jacqueline Bresnahan, 鈥68, Ph.D., is contributing the matching funds for the Brain Health Research Institute Undergraduate Fellows Program in honor of the most influential mentor in her life, her mother.
天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute Hosts University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Anthropology Professor
Ben Campbell spoke on the topic of how the production of the DHEA/DHEAS and GLUD2 hormones plays a role in brain development in humans and other species, a process known as 鈥渁drenarche.鈥
New Molecule Advances Brain Research
An international team of researchers has reported the creation of an artificial molecule that has the potential to revolutionize nanotechnology and potentially lead to learning more about the causes of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.
Alumnus Supports Brain Health Research
Earl K. Miller, 鈥85, Ph.D., and his wife Marlene M. Wicherski have pledged $2 million to support research programs and students in 天天吃瓜鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI).
Brain Health Grand Opening
The Brain Health Research Institute celebrated the grand opening of its new lab spaces in November with an afternoon of activities that included a keynote presentation, space dedication, tours and student research demonstrations.
SkyHack 3.0 - Design Innovation Challenge
SkyHack 3.0 features student teams who will create an interactive toy 鈥榰niverse鈥 based on the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII and their training base, Avenger Field.
Researching Fertility and the Brain
Aleisha Moore, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in 天天吃瓜 State鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI), believes the origin for the leading cause of infertility in women will be found in the brain.