About the Institute
The Wright State University & Premier Health Neuroscience Institute provides a powerful mechanism to fully integrate the biomedical research expertise of an academic institution with the clinical resources of a leading hospital system. Neuroscience is an exceptionally broad field, with literally hundreds of centers and institutes around the globe exploring highly complex problems. The WSU & Premier Neuroscience Institute joins this endeavor with a critical focus on disorders that affect movement, and brings strong interdisciplinary teams together from multiple departments to speed the transfer of research discoveries from bench to bedside and improve the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders.
The research component of the institute is located on the WSU campus in a new $37 million Neuroscience and Engineering Collaboration Building which opened in April 2015. The Institute also has facilities dedicated to patient care and clinical research within Miami Valley Hospital. In addition, the partners have collaborated to create a new clinical Department of Neurology and Residency Program within the Boonshoft School of Medicine and hired new faculty physicians, all of whom practice, teach and conduct research in both locations.
A Watershed Accomplishment for the Dayton Region
As the critical centerpiece for conducting neuroscience research at Wright State, the Neuroscience Institute seeks to:
- Promote ways to move the results of that research directly from the laboratory to the bedside
- Provide outstanding neurological clinical care to the community
- Create a clinical and research enterprise that will be pivotal for the region's economic recovery.
Joint research activities and related investments will have direct economic impact on the community, amounting to tens of millions of dollars over the next five years.