BHI Plenary Speakers
Selecting and inviting BHI Plenary Speakers
Neurodegeneration and Injury FAWG
The NDI-FAWG brings together faculty from different campuses, schools, and chancellor units, who all share research interests in the mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration after brain injury and who are interested in identifying and testing neuroprotective and neuroregenerative strategies.
Mission
NDI-FAWG aims to build bridges across disciplines and geography, and to synergize research potential and output by forging new collaborations. Those interactions have already spawned four ongoing research projects including a P01 planning grant awarded through the BHI.
Our members bring extensive expertise in a range of neurological conditions, including: Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, frontotemporal dementia, multiple sclerosis, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, neonatal brain injuries, and epilepsy.
Our members use in vitro and in vivo rodent models of neurodegenerative diseases and injuries as well as advanced imaging of the human brain to identify strategies to promote brain and spinal cord health. Our members have expertise in molecular biology, epigenetics, neuronal and glial cell biology, systems neuroscience and neural behavior.
The NDI-FAWG is a vibrant community of nearly 40 faculty members. Recently, we welcomed new members from the East Orange NJ VA and the Kessler Foundation, further enriching our collaborative potential and expertise.
Ongoing Activities
The NDI-FAWG actively engages in several initiatives to advance research and support members, including:
Trainee Travel Grants
Awarding travel grants to trainees active in NDI Research
Collaborative Initiatives
Developing new partnerships and projects
Research Platform
Providing a platform to share and discuss research ideas and grant applications
Trainee Support
Creating initiatives to support our trainees
Chair and Co-Chair
Detlev Boison, PhD
Chair of NDI-FAWG
Professor and Vice Chair of Research and Training, Department of Neurosurgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Steven Levison, PhD
Vice-Chair of NDI-FAWG
Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience, New Jersey Medical School
Director, Laboratory For Regenerative Neurobiology
