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The UTHealth Houston Neuroscience Research Center (NRC) is a university-wide center where diverse and multidisciplinary research is conducted to further the understanding of the brain and brain disorders. Established in 1992, the NRC serves as an “umbrella organization,” which brings together neuroscience researchers within UTHealth to promote research, education and outreach.
Whether conducting cellular research in laboratories or clinical trials in patient care settings, the work of NRC researchers may someday contribute to preventing and treating such devastating disorders as:
More than 300 faculty hold NRC appointments, and are on the faculties of the McGovern Medical School, School of Public Health, Cizik School of Nursing, School of Dentistry, and School of Biomedical Informatics. Departments with significant NRC research activities within McGovern Medical School include Neurobiology and Anatomy, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging.
NRC activities are guided by an executive committee appointed by the President of the Health Science Center. Members include: John Byrne, Jennifer Beauchamp, Michael Blackburn, Linda Ewing-Cobbs, Amy Franklin, Cameron Jeter, Louis McCullough, Ponnada Narayana, Joy Schmitz, Jair Soares, Nitin Tandon and Susan Tortolero Emery.
John H. Byrne, Ph.D.
Director, Neuroscience Research Center