T-Gen

We are pleased to be collaborating with Dr. Matthew Huentelman and Dr. Eric Reiman from the prestigious T-Gen organization.

Barrow Neurological Institute

We are fortunate to have collaborations with several researchers at this world renown institute, including Dr. Ron Lukas (cholinergic system, memory and hormones), Dr. Leslie Baxter (MRI scans for women on hormone therapy), Dr. Vinodh Narayanan (Rett Syndrome) and Dr. Jon Valla (AD mouse models).

Northern Arizona University

We have recently begun an exciting collaboration to evaluate the cognitive profile of new animal models of ovarian hormone loss with Dr. Loretta Mayer from NAU

University of North Texas

We are thrilled to continue our productive collaboration with Dr. Laszlo Prokai and Dr. Kati Prokai-Tatrai from the UNT Health Sciences Center.

Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville Florida

 Dr. Bimonte-Nelson with the laboratory of Dr. Eckman
during her visit to Mayo clinic, June 2007.

We have had a fruitful ongoing collaborative effort with Dr. Chris Eckman from the Mayo Clinic to evaluate relationships between APP products, cognition, and aging. Indeed, we have shown relationships between brain amyloid levels and working memory performance in young rodents. For an example of our joint efforts see Bimonte-Nelson et al., Experimental Neurology, 2003.

Medical University of South Carolina
(Dr. Bimonte-Nelson's alma mater)

Our collaborative research effort with Dr. Narayan Bhat has recently revealed relationships between a high fat diet and cognitive function in mouse models with altered cholesterol receptors, which we are thrilled to be further pursuing in ongoing experiments.

Emory University

Over the last several years, our exciting collaboration with neurologist Dr. William Tyor has evaluated a novel murine model of HIV encephalitis, showing robust and reliable cognitive changes that we have correlated with neurobiological markers related to the disease process.