The Neuroscience Research Priority Area (NRPA) supports a "collaborative matrix," bringing together diverse groups of investigators, trainees, and research groups from more than 9 University of Kentucky colleges. The NRPA builds upon and leverages existing strengths and relationships; providing infrastructure and support to promote research collaborations and raise internal and external recognition of the depth of neuroscience-related research at the university with the goals of growing extramural support, increasing academic productivity, enhancing recruitment of faculty and trainees, and providing new knowledge to address the needs of the citizens of the Commonwealth and beyond.

The NRPA NeuroBank collects a variety of biospecimens from subjects being evaluated and treated for neurologic conditions at the UK's Albert B. Chandler Hospital and the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, partnering with multiple clinical groups to procure and store samples for both internal and external research. Since starting in early 2020, NeuroBank has collected over 1500 samples (over 17500 aliquots) from more than 900 participants.

For more information about the NRPA, contact Larry Goldstein, Co-Director of the Kentucky Neuroscience Institute, [email protected] or Linda Van Eldik, Director of the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, [email protected]

For more information about the NeuroBank, contact Tritia Yamasaki, PI, [email protected]