From seeds to success

The following stories are only a sample of the progress Brain Research Foundation has enabled in the field of neuroscience. Every day, we’re helping researchers work toward important scientific discoveries that broaden the scope of our understanding.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
With his BRF funding, Dr. F.Xavier Castellanos of NYU Langone Medical Center and Nathan Kline Institute is elucidating the neuroscience of ADHD and its relationship to substance abuse through genetic studies and sophisticated brain imaging. view more

Parkinson's Disease
A 2000 Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Paul Greengard of Rockefeller University is using BRF funding to develop innovative technology that will lead to better understanding of the molecular mechanisms behind Parkinson’s disease. He has designed a study to help scientists understand how Parkinson’s disease destroys brain cells. Results from this work should pave the way for research to identify better treatments for the disease. view more

Epilepsy Research
BRF-funded seed grant research leads Dr. Dane Chetkovich of Northwestern University to exponential advancements not just in his study of epilepsy but other researchers' understanding of both epilepsy and mood disorders as well. view more

Working toward overcoming nicotine addiction
With his Brain Research Foundation seed grant, Dr. Paul Vezina, Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Chicago, conducted research to identify the brain regions containing nAChRs (nicotinic acetylcholine receptors) that are necessary for the induction of locomotor and dopaminergic sensitization by nicotine. view more

Enlisting the immune system in the fight against cancer
Dr. Maciej Lesniak, Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Chicago, has used his Brain Research Foundation seed grant to help find a way to make the body’s immune system a powerful ally in the fight against cancer. view more

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