STILES-NICHOLSON BRAIN INSTITUTE
David and Lynn Nicholson Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research
The mission of the David and Lynn Nicholson Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research is to pioneer transformative research on neurodegenerative diseases and enable the discovery and development of life-saving treatments for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. The center will foster synergies between teams with complementary expertise, thereby accelerating research and advances in diagnostic, prevention and therapeutic development. The center reflects Florida Atlantic University’s dynamic development and commitment to bringing premier research and academic medicine to Southeast Florida.
The Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research will provide the technological, intellectual, educational, medical and collaborative environment to perform cutting-edge research, support Florida Atlantic and affiliated investigators, attract new talent, and will enhance the potential for rapid advancement of existing and future programs towards clinical applications. The center’s activities will contribute to the mission of the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute to bridge neuroscience and public understanding of science and will foster sustained federal, foundation and individual philanthropic financial support to fuel discovery and disease intervention. The center's basic and translational research output will strongly support Florida Atlantic’s commitment and actions to enhance health and quality of life in our community and nationwide.
Center Leadership
David and Lynn Nicholson Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research
Thomas Bannister, Ph.D., Research Professor and Senior Scientific Director, Department of Chemistry and Department of Molecular Medicine, The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology, Jupiter, Florida Gogce C. Crynen, Ph.D., Director of the Bioinformatics and Statistics Core, The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute for Biomedical Innovation and Technology, Jupiter, Florida Holger Wille, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Director of the Centre for Prions and Protein Folding Diseases, University of Alberta, Canada Lloyd Zucker, MD, FAANS, Brain and Spine Center of South Florida, Chief of Neurosurgery, Delray Medical Center, Attending Neurosurgeon, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Clinical Research Professor, FAU Institute of Human Health and Disease Intervention, Affiliate Assistant Professor, FAU Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Arif Dalvi, MD, MBA, Director of the Comprehensive Movement Disorders Program, Palm Beach Neuroscience Institute, and of the Memory Disorders Program, St. Mary's Medical CenterAffiliates
https://wertheim.scripps.ufl.edu/profile/bannister-thomas/
https://wertheim.scripps.ufl.edu/cores-and-technologies/bioinformatics/
https://www.ualberta.ca/en/biochemistry/people/faculty/holger-wille.html
https://www.brainandspinemds.com/provider/lloyd-zucker-md-faans
Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute and Professor, Department of Biomedical Science at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Maré Cudic, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Michael R. Dobbs , MD, Professor and FairfaxWood Endowed Chair of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, and Associate Dean of Clinical Affairs Deguo Du, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Gregg B. Fields, Ph.D., Vice President for Research and Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Kathy Freeman, D.P.H., Professor of Biomedical Science at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine and leader of the Biostatistics Collaborative Core Tanja Godenschwege, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Professor, Department of Biological Sciences at the College of Science Patrick A. Grant, Ph.D., Interim Senior Associate Dean for Research, Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Science at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Peter J. Holland, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Medical Director of the Clinical Research Unit at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Andrew Oleinikov, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biomedical Science at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Howard M. Prentice, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biomedical Science at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Ning Quan, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biomedical Science at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Srinivasa Subramaniam, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Science at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Lawrence Toll, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biomedical Science at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Henriette Van Praag, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Science at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Jianning Wei, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Science in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine Qi Zhang, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the Charles E. Schmidt College of ScienceMembers
https://www.fau.edu/brain/blakelylab/
https://chemistry.fau.edu/mclab/mclab.php
https://www.fau.edu/medicine/about/departments/neurosci/
https://chemistry.fau.edu/directory/ddu.php
https://chemistry.fau.edu/directory/fieldsg.php
https://www.fau.edu/research-admin/cores/biostatistics-core/members/
https://biology.fau.edu/directory/godenschwege/index.php
https://www.fau.edu/medicine/directory/patrick-grant/
https://www.fau.edu/medicine/directory/peter-holland/
https://www.fau.edu/medicine/research/programs/oleinikov/
https://www.fau.edu/medicine/directory/howard-prentice/
https://www.fau.edu/brain/ning-quan/
https://www.ssbrainlabfau.com/about
https://www.fau.edu/medicine/research/programs/toll/
https://www.fau.edu/brain/vanpraag/
https://www.fau.edu/medicine/directory/jianning-wei/
https://chemistry.fau.edu/directory/qi-zhang.php