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Rutgers Brain Health Institute outlines research expansion, partnership with Princeton
Summary
Dr. Gary Aston-Jones told the Board the Brain Health Institute is a virtual, university-wide entity with major faculty recruitment, centers using innovative therapies, funding growth and a Rutgers–Princeton partnership including a CTSA grant.
Dr. Gary Aston-Jones, director of the Rutgers Brain Health Institute, presented an overview to the Board on Feb. 11 describing the Institute’s structure, faculty recruitment efforts, centers and innovative therapies, and external partnerships.
Dr. Aston-Jones described the Institute as virtual and spanning Rutgers’ schools and campuses, and he highlighted partnership activity with Princeton University including the Rutgers–Princeton Center for Computational Cognitive Neuro-Psychiatry and a Translational Science Awards (CTSA) grant supporting translational research. He also reviewed organizational charts, funding and recruitment slides and answered Board questions about centers and research priorities.
The presentation emphasized brain health as foundational to broader health outcomes and positioned the Institute as one of the world’s larger brain-research collaborations operating across Rutgers’ campuses. No Board action was requested at this meeting.
