Using Magnetic Resonance Techniques to Study the Brain and Brain Diseases

NCRR-supported Research
Center Minority Institution
(RCMI):

The RCMI institutional grant provides basic research infrastructure for investigators at UH. In fostering translational research growth, Dr. Thomas Ernst and Dr. Todd Reed (Department of Electrical Engineering) have proposed a biomedical engineering and image processing core, which will provide support to clinical investigators performing imaging research at UH.

Related Sites

The following resources and web-links will direct researchers and others to organizations associated with neuroscience research including some of our collaborators in Hawaii. Contact us if you would like to add a link to your organization on this web page.

American Academy of
Neurology

AAN provides valuable resources
to researchers in the area of neurological diseases.

Pacific Health Research Institute (PHRI)- Honolulu Asia Aging Study (HAAS):

Affiliated with JABSOM and conducting research outside the university, PHRI has followed the Honolulu Heart Cohort since the 1960’s. One of their recent research focuses on brain changes associated with aging.

Federal Institutions and
Sponsoring Agencies:

Neuroscience @ NIH

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

National Institute of Health (NIH)

NIH Office of AIDS

National Library of Medicine AIDS Information

MedlinePlus

Search MedlinePlus  to easily access medical journal articles, the latest health news, etc.

Master’s and Interdisciplinary PhD in Clinical Research
 
The two JABSOM graduate programs (funded by the NCRR and NIGMS) trains future research investigators, including junior staff in the Neuroscience and MR Research Program.

NCRR-supported RCMI-CRC:

Through the Clinical Research Center’s (CRC) MR Core, our research program is provided clinical research infrastructure support, including nursing support, assistance with cultural competence, patient recruitment, data safety monitoring issues, and all other available resources.

Society for Neuroscience


This organization’s mission is to advance the understanding of the brain and the nervous system, provide professional development to neuroscientists, promote general education of the latest neuroscience research including informing legislators and policymakers.

Specialized Neuroscience Research Program or SNRP (Program Director: Joachim Spiess, M.D, Ph.D.; Co-Director: Martin Rayner, Ph.D.; funding source NINDS 2U54 NS3906-06):

 

Recently renewed as a Type II SNRP at the University of Hawai`i, the four projects in this SNRP focus primarily on evaluating the central effects of cortisol releasing factor or CRF (as a transmitter modulated by agonist and antagonist drugs) on rodent models of anxiety, stress and depression. One of the projects in the program aims to evaluate how methamphetamine affects the adolescent brain, as assessed by MR techniques. This project is led by Dr. Daniel Alicata and Dr. Christine Cloak, with Dr. Linda Chang as a co-investigator.  Additional collaborations with the investigators in this Type II SNRP is planned.

 

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Neuroscience and MR Research Program, Department of Medicine—JABSOM, University of Hawaii, 1356 Lusitana Street, 7th Floor, Honolulu, HI 96813

Carol Kosaki: 808-545-8968; Linda Cunningham: 808-545-8973; Fax: 808-545-8970; Email: nmr@hawaii.edu

 

Last update:  November 2008.
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