Focus Areas

The BHI is a new interdisciplinary Institute at Rutgers that serves as an organizational umbrella, uniting the dynamic and diverse neuroscience community in Rutgers toward common goals: (i) to create and empower research programs focused on the biological underpinnings of brain function and dysfunction, (ii) to develop treatments for brain disorders using novel neuroscience tools, and (iii) to establish a rich resource in NJ that educates the public, clinicians, faculty, and students, as well as state, national, and international health officials.

The BHI has identified four areas of outstanding strength within Rutgers that are primed for further development, and that will lead the institution to international pre-eminence in neuroscience research, translation, and treatment. The focus areas are: