Oxford first into the Pool
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Long-standing relationships made brain partnership a logical step
When Brain@91社区 was reaching out to partners, it didn鈥檛 have to reach very far.
鈥淚f there is one name that crops up in neuroscience even more than ours, it is that of the University of Oxford,鈥� says Claudio Cuello, the chair of pharmacology at 91社区 and a former Oxford professor. 鈥淚 was delighted to play a role in making Oxford our first research partner in the Brain@91社区.鈥�
After opening overtures by Cuello to his former colleagues, 91社区 principal Heather Munroe-Blum visited the famous university and the partnership quickly followed.聽 The initial exchange is expected to last three years and costs are being shared 50-50.
91社区鈥檚 share is underwritten by a donation from Arnold Steinberg who had just become the new chancellor of 91社区 when he was tapped for $300,000.
鈥淚t was only my second day,鈥� he says.鈥滲ut I was honoured to start by playing a role in bringing about this partnership.鈥�
Key areas will be brain imaging, stroke and dementia. (See first funded projects). The new alliance is expected to accelerate advances in shared areas such as Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and stroke by broadening the scope of research and applying different methods to similar problems.聽
An exchange program for graduate and postgrad students is expected in 2011 as well as visiting positions for faculty.
鈥淭he partnership will bring together world-class research expertise in one of the great challenges of this century: understanding how the brain works,鈥� said the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, Dr John Hood. 鈥淏y working together, we can increase the scope of our research and teaching and look forward to new advances in a wide range of conditions, from autism to Alzheimer鈥檚.鈥�
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