An Innovative Partnership Advancing Research & Enhancing Patient Care

Designated as a University System of Ohio Center of Excellence, the Wright State University & Premier Health Neuroscience Institute represents a groundbreaking public-private partnership that unites the Dayton region’s most advanced biomedical research institution with the clinical resources of its largest hospital system.

Together, the neuroscientists of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and the clinical neurologists of Premier Health:

• Collaborate to conduct cutting-edge grant-funded research and clinical trials
• Enhance care quality and access in an area of critical need for a growing patient population
• Strengthen the economy and reputation of the region by earning international recognition as a center of excellence in neuroscience

News

Researchers to study role of genes in new treatments for deadly pediatric brain tumor

February 8, 2018

The researchers are trying to understand how tumors caused by an incurable brain cancer in children resist all current treatments through changes in gene expression.

Wright State to offer Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience

April 19, 2017

The Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience, which will be offered beginning fall semester 2017, emphasizes how fields of science and mathematics can be applied to neuroscience.

Gala of Hope Foundation donation will help shape future of pediatric cancer research

December 15, 2016

Robert Lober, assistant professor of pediatrics at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, researches brain tumors in children.