National Institutes of Health Research Infrastructure Programs
The Burke Neurological Institute has been awarded a grant of more than a half a million dollars from the National Institutes of Health Research Infrastructure Programs.
NEI-funded research is aimed at objectively evaluating what people living with low vision due to cerebral (cortical) visual impairment (CVI) can and cannot see, especially in situations where a significant intellectual disability interferes with the ability to communicate or read an eye chart.
As a part of our “Unstoppable” series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr. Kathleen Friel. Dr. Friel was born with cerebral palsy (CP), a neurological disability that affects her speech, walking, and fine motor skills. As she grew up, Kathleen’s interest in science blossomed.
Host John Torpey, director of the Ralph Bunche Institute, speaks with Dr. Rajiv Ratan, Burke Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medicine, about the emergence of the novel coronavirus from a biological perspective.
May 6, 2020 – Featured on the cover of Cell Chemical Biology, a new and significant review article by Dr. Raj Ratan, Executive Director of the Burke Neurological Institute, examines “The Chemical Biology of Ferroptosis in the Central Nervous System.”