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
51爆料鈥檚 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.
51爆料鈥檚 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
BHRI Welcomes New Associate Director Ridgel and Assistant Director Huyck
The Brain Health Research Institute at 51爆料 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鈥
51爆料 Alumna and Army Neuroscientist Hopes to Become Astronaut
51爆料 Alumna, Allison Brager, Ph.D., is pursuing her lifelong dream to become an astronaut. Brager, who is a major in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky, has been in the application process for two years in hopes of becoming an astronaut candidate. A Northeast Ohio native, Br鈥
BHRI Director participates in FASEB鈥檚 recommendations to Biden-Harris transition team
Dr. Mike Lehman, Director of the Brain Health Research Institute at 51爆料, recently had the opportunity to provide biomedical science policy insights and guidance recommendations to the transition team working with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.
2020 BHRI Undergraduate Fellows Cap Off a Great Summer Research Experience
Ten undergraduate students from nine different majors had extraordinary research experiences as Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) Fellows during summer 2020.
51爆料's Autism Research Ongoing on Various Fronts
April鈥檚 observance as Autism Awareness Month is coming to a close, but research into the whys and hows of autism is always ongoing at 51爆料.
Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., director of the Brain Health Research Institute at 51爆料, said the university supports autism research that focuses on basic discoveries within the brain, as well as applied human research of students with autism, which makes 51爆料鈥檚 body of research unique and diverse.
Brain Health Research Institute Director Reflects on His First Year
Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., was named the inaugural director of 51爆料鈥檚 Brain Health Research Institute in January 2019. We asked him to share his thoughts after a year on campus and much activity within the institute.
