{"id":7222,"date":"2021-07-14T12:22:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-14T16:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/?page_id=7222"},"modified":"2025-01-21T09:48:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T14:48:22","slug":"research-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/research-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Overview<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Research in the Department of Neurology at Boston University is historically strong and well-funded. Our research scientists have been conducting innovative basic research, translational studies, and clinic trials to understand disease pathogenesis, discover diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers, and develop novel useful therapeutic interventions. We strive to gain knowledge through research to improve prevention, diagnosis, management, and treatment of neurological diseases. Training next-generation physician-scientists is also an important mission of our research.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For more information about research activities in the Department of Neurology, please see the list of our research centers and groups:<\/span><\/p>\n<table width=\"757\" height=\"246\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 80px;\">\n<th style=\"width: 200px; height: 50px; background-color: #d40606;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alzresearch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Alzheimer&#8217;s\u00a0 Disease<\/span><\/a><\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 1px;\"><\/td>\n<th style=\"width: 200px; height: 50px; background-color: #d40606;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/research-2\/amyloidosis-center\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Amyloidosis Center<\/span><\/a><\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 1px;\"><\/td>\n<th style=\"width: 200px; height: 50px; background-color: #d40606;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy<\/span><\/a><\/th>\n<td style=\"width: 1px;\"><\/td>\n<th style=\"width: 200px; height: 50px; background-color: #d40606;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/research-2\/epilepsy\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Epilepsy<\/span><\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 3px;\">\n<td style=\"height: 3px;\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 3px;\"><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 3px;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 80px;\">\n<th style=\"background-color: #d40606; width: 200px; height: 50px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/research-2\/movement-disorders\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Movement Disorders<\/span><\/a><\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<th style=\"background-color: #d40606; width: 200px; height: 50px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/research-2\/multiple-sclerosis\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Multiple Sclerosis<\/span><\/a><\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<th style=\"background-color: #d40606;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/research-2\/muscle-research-laboratory\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Muscle Research Lab<\/span><\/a><\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<th style=\"background-color: #d40606;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/neurocritical-care\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Neurocritical Care<\/span><\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 3px;\">\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 80px;\">\n<th style=\"background-color: #d40606; width: 200px; height: 50px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/research-2\/neuroinfectious-disease-division\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Neuro-ID<\/span><\/a><\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<th style=\"background-color: #d40606;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/research-2\/neuromuscular-division\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Neuromuscular Division<\/span><\/a><\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<th style=\"background-color: #d40606; width: 200px; height: 50px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/jeffreyboonemiller\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Neuromuscular Biology &amp; Disease Group<\/a><\/span><\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<th style=\"background-color: #d40606; width: 200px; height: 50px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/research-2\/pain\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Pain<\/span><\/a><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 80px;\">\n<th style=\"background-color: #d40606;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm-pm\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pharmacology &amp; Experimental Therapeutics<\/a><\/span><\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<th style=\"background-color: #d40606;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/research-2\/sleep-medicine\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Sleep<\/span><\/a><\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<th style=\"background-color: #d40606;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/neurology\/research-2\/stroke\/\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Stroke<\/span><\/a><\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<th style=\"background-color: #d40606;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/framinghamheartstudy.org\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Framingham Heart Study<\/a><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Research in the Department of Neurology at Boston University is historically strong and well-funded. 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