MBRF Organizational Brochure - Flipbook - Page 4
ABOUT THE MCKNIGHT BRAIN INSTITUTES
The McKnight Brain Research Foundation and
four McKnight Brain Institutes foster crossdiscipline, productive collaboration among
leading researchers to better understand
and alleviate the effects of age-related
cognitive decline and memory loss.
The scientific research conducted at the
McKnight Brain Institutes examines the
fundamental mechanisms that underlie the
neurobiology of learning and memory and the
influences contributing to successful aging.
Findings and discoveries are applied clinically
to help people maintain their cognitive
health and manage the effects of age-related
cognitive decline and memory loss.
In the photo: McKnight Brain Institutes’ Leadership Council (L-R)
Lee Ryan, Ph.D. (UA); Thomas Foster, Ph.D. (UF); Ron Lazar, M.D.
(UAB); Todd Golde, M.D.; Ph.D. (UF); Steven DeKosky, M.D.(UF);
Carol Barnes, Ph.D. (UA); Ralph Sacco, M.D. (UM); Ronald Cohen,
Ph.D. (UF); and Tatjana Rundek M.D., Ph.D. (UM). Not pictured:
David G. Standaert, M.D., Ph.D. (UAB), Erik D. Roberson, M.D., Ph.D.
(UAB) and Jada Lewis, Ph.D. (UF).
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Evelyn F. McKnight Endowed Chairs
Recognizing Evelyn McKnight’s generous
support for ongoing brain research, the
McKnight Brain Research Foundation
established Endowed Chairs at each of the
four McKnight Brain Institutes in her honor.
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Evelyn F. McKnight Endowed Chair in
the Department of Neurology at the
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Evelyn F. McKnight Endowed Chair
for Learning and Memory in Aging
at the University of Arizona
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Evelyn F. McKnight Chair for Research
on Cognitive Aging and Memory and
Evelyn F. McKnight Chair for Clinical
Translational Research in Cognitive
Aging at the University of Florida
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Evelyn F. McKnight Endowed Chair
for Learning and Memory in Aging
at the University of Miami
