Disease Research Areas

A Hope Center investigator, C. Michael Crowder M.D./Ph.D., has been named the new Brown Professor of Anesthesiology. Dr. Crowder's research investigates mechanisms of neuronal cell death after a hypoxic injury, such as a stroke. Read More >

Dr. Robert Heuckeroth, a Hope Center investigator, received an prestigious Burroughs Wellcome Fund award for his work in turning laboratory research into treatments at the patient's bedside. Read More >

Using the drug rapamycin, researchers in Hope Center investigator Michael Wong's lab prevented changes in the brains of rats that typically result from a seizure and can lead to seizures later on. Subsequent seizures in the treated rats decreased significantly. Read More >

Neurons can die if their ability to break down damaged or unneeded proteins within the cell is impaired. According to a new study published by researchers in the lab of Hope Center investigator B. Joy Snider, calcium may hold the key to protecting these neurons. Read More >

Watch "The Alzheimer's Project" on your computer. The Alzheimer’s Project is a four-part HBO documentary film series on Alzheimer's Disease including the science and research, children touched by Alzheimer’s, and people with the disease and their caregivers. Read More >

Hope Center investigators Drs. Aaron DiAntonio and Jeffrey Milbrandt have indentified the first gene that "pulls the plug" on ailing nerve branches from within the cell, a discovery that could yield greater insight into the painful nerve condition known as neuropathy. Read More >

Hope Center scientist Dr. Jeffrey Milbrandt and collaborators have discovered that an enzyme studied for years because of its potential connections to cancer, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and stroke may also help to create and maintain the brain. Read More >