The Howard University Translational Neuroscience Laboratory is running collaborative projects with Johns Hopkins University, Indiana University and Sheppard Pratt Hospital of Baltimore. Techniques applied in these studies are broad, and include: neuropsychological tests, psychophysical tests of olfaction, electroencephalography, imaging (in collaboration with the Molecular Imaging Laboratory), biomedical signal processing, organic and synthetic chemistry, molecular biology, microbiology, genetic epidemiology, clinical epidemiology and clinical intervention trials.
SELECTED PROJECTS:
- Using Olfactory Epithelial Tissue to Define Molecular Mediators of Lithium Action
- Multicomponent Body and Brain Intervention for Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Mood Stabilization in Bipolar Disorder
- Development of Novel Curcuminoids for Neuroprotection
- Development of Lipophilic Analogs of Curcumin for HIV-Associated Cognitive Decline
- Development of Novel Curcuminoids for Neurologic Effects of Malaria
- A Novel Treatment Delivery System for Social Dysfunction in Schizophrenia
- Novel Neuroplasticity-Based Chemosensory Intervention for Brain Injury
- Developing Capacity for Biomedical Signal Processing and Integration of Cognitive and Behavioral Function Data in a Candidate Gene Study of Neurobehavioral Response to Alcohol Challenge at Howard University
- Characterization of Neurophysiological and Neurocognitive Differences in Patients with Major Psychiatric and Addictive Disorders
- Neural Mechanisms of Age-Related Decline in Olfaction and Associated Cognitive Abilities
- Adaptation of Effective Depression ScreeningTool for HIV+ low-income African-American urban DC residents
