{"id":57855,"date":"2015-12-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/lifespan-brown-university-care-new-england-university-of-rhode-island-and-providence-va-medical-center-forge-neuroscience-research-agreement\/"},"modified":"2015-12-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-12-16T00:00:00","slug":"lifespan-brown-university-care-new-england-university-of-rhode-island-and-providence-va-medical-center-forge-neuroscience-research-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2015\/12\/lifespan-brown-university-care-new-england-university-of-rhode-island-and-providence-va-medical-center-forge-neuroscience-research-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Lifespan, Brown University, Care New England, 溏心vlog免费B站, and Providence VA Medical Center forge neuroscience research agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tNew collaboration unites distinct strengths, creates critical mass to attract research funding<\/b><\/p>\n


\nPROVIDENCE, R.I. \u2013 December 16, 2015 – Rhode Island\u2019s most prominent research institutions engaged in brain science announced that they have entered into a formal agreement to work jointly toward helping solve some of the many mysteries of the brain. The partnership with Lifespan, Brown University, 溏心vlog免费B站, Care New England and Providence VA Medical Center is focused on identifying the causes as well as treatments for a wide-range of diseases and disorders, such as Alzheimer\u2019s disease, epilepsy, stroke, traumatic brain injury and autism.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cNeuroscience is the next, great frontier in medicine and within that expanse lies some of the most vexing and devastating neurological disorders of our time. Clearly, Rhode Island\u2019s world-class brain researchers are up for tackling the challenge,\u201d said Timothy J. Babineau, president and CEO of Lifespan. \u201cJust as with cardiac disease and cancer, true breakthroughs in diagnosis and treatment occur only when there is collaboration among and between disciplines and institutions. This agreement presents just such a collaborative opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nBabineau added that all five of the institutions jumped at the opportunity to work together and were eager to sign a memorandum of understanding to formalize the partnership. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cAs we work to crack the code of brain sciences, teamwork is more important than ever to find solutions to keep people healthy,\u201d said Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo. \u201cSharing information and research across our university and health care partners will lead to valuable treatments to improve the quality of life of so many people. Combining our existing neuroscience expertise will also take our research capabilities to the next level, and put Rhode Island on the map as a place of innovation and collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nRhode Island is the only state in the country to have such a statewide effort of all the major institutions involved in this field.<\/p>\n


\nLeaders from the institutions are confident that collaboration will result in larger, more comprehensive research projects, with institutions leveraging each other\u2019s neuroscience work, which includes:<\/p>\n


\n\u2022\tLifespan\u2019s Norman Prince Neurosciences Institute

\n\u2022\tThe Brown Institute for Brain Science (BIBS)

\n\u2022\t溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s George and Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience

\n\u2022\tThe Providence VA Medical Center\u2019s Center of Excellence for Neurorestoration and Neurotechnology

\n\u2022\tCare New England\u2019s psychiatry research at Butler Hospital and autism work at Women & Infants Hospital<\/p>\n


\nRhode Island\u2019s federal delegation expressed their support for the collaboration, seeing it as a critical scientific and economic boost to the state. <\/p>\n


\n\u201cWe are committed to ensuring Rhode Island is a national leader in neuroscience research and our Veterans have access to cutting-edge care. This MOU will allow these institutions to leverage their strengths and resources to enhance their research capabilities and ultimately improve care for patients,\u201d said U.S. Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and U.S. Reps. Jim Langevin and David Cicilline in a joint statement from the state\u2019s Congressional delegation.<\/p>\n


\nThe institutions\u2019 researchers are excited about potential benefits that include co-funding pilot grant programs, cross-institutional appointments, educational opportunities for researchers and staff, and the sharing of information, equipment and facilities.<\/p>\n


\n \u201cAt Brown, we believe that this new level of partnership stands to improve our ability to attract more funding, and the best faculty and students,\u201d Brown University President Christina Paxson said. \u201cIt will accelerate the pace at which we can do research and magnify the reach of our teaching and the diversity of ideas in our classrooms. The challenges of mental health and brain disease in Rhode Island and the world demand not just that we make progress, but that we make a real, positive difference in the lives of people.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nFormer chairman and CEO of CVS Health Thomas M. Ryan, who with his wife, Cathy, established the George and Anne Ryan Institute for Neuroscience at 溏心vlog免费B站, applauded the collaboration. \u201cWe have hospitals and higher education institutions that have taken the initiative and understand that collectively they can make a difference in peoples\u2019 lives. This MOU positions Rhode Island as potentially a global leader in neuroscience, capable of developing breakthroughs and discovering cures for these debilitating diseases,\u201d said Ryan. <\/p>\n


\n溏心vlog免费B站 President Dr. David M. Dooley added, \u201cThis MOU involves all of the entities in the state that can bring assets to bear on solving important and critical problems that have such personal effects on so many people.\u201d <\/p>\n


\nDr. Susan MacKenzie, director of the Providence VA Medical Center, spoke to the collaboration\u2019s ultimate goal of discovering better treatments for patients. \u201cThis agreement will help develop cutting-edge therapies and technologies for Veterans with neurological and mental health disorders. We\u2019re excited to be a partner in this collaboration,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n


\nDennis Keefe, president and chief executive officer of Care New England, added, \u201cPartnerships like this underscore the great potential for collaboration across our state, putting Rhode Island on the map for the incomparable skills, expertise and knowledge in the important area of brain science. This memorandum of understanding will enable all of our investigators to work together more formally on brain science activities that will benefit generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n


\nPart of the MOU is the creation of the Committee on Coordination on Neuroscience Research within Rhode Island, which will spearhead the inter-institutional initiatives envisioned. Members of this committee are: Diane Lipscombe, Ph.D., and R. John Davenport, Ph.D., from Brown University; John Robson, Ph.D., and Ziya Gokaslan, M.D., from Lifespan; Lawrence Price, M.D., and Steven Rasmussen, M.D., from Care New England; Paula Grammas, Ph.D, and William Renehan, Ph.D., from the 溏心vlog免费B站; and Leigh Hochberg, M.D., Ph.D., and Benjamin D. Greenberg, M.D., Ph.D. from the VA Medical Center. <\/p>\n


\nTo schedule an interview with committee members or institution leadership, please contact:<\/p>\n


\nLifespan, David Levesque, 401-444-7299

\nBrown University, David Orenstein, 401-863-1862

\nCare New England, Amy Blustein, 401-681-2822

\n溏心vlog免费B站, Linda A. Acciardo, 401-874-2116

\nProvidence VA Medical Center, Winfield S. Danielson III, 401-457-3369<\/p>\n

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