OSU Brain Initiative
The age of the brain
The OSU Brain Initiative is a faculty-driven initiative that will be implemented in several phases:
Convening interested faculty members from across the university system to plan initial steps of action
Exploring possible undergraduate and graduate training programs in neuroscience
Seeking funds for a state-of-the-art neuroscience research center that includes neuroimaging capabilities
Developing outreach programs to bring brain science to communities throughout Oklahoma
Mission, Vision and Values
Mission
We are the researchers, practitioners, educators and students of the Oklahoma State University community conducting interdisciplinary, transformative and applied neuroscience. We educate and train the next generation of neuroscientists to improve health and well-being through neuroscience informed research and practice.
The Oklahoma link
OSU Biomedical Imaging Center
The most advanced MRI system in the state is located at the OSU Biomedical Imaging Center at the Hardesty Center for Clinical Research and Neuroscience in Tulsa. The OSU Biomedical Imaging Center houses the Siemens Magnetom 3 Tesla MRI. The Prisma 3T MRI offers you an incredible look inside the human body, often with shorter scan times than typical MRI systems. This is truly the future of medical imaging. The OSU Biomedical Imaging Center brings research-grade MRI to a clinic setting, providing patients and their doctors with the image quality that supports more advanced care.
What we do and our goals
- Build research infrastructure and programming so that OSU will be known as a center for neuroscience education and research, with a focus on topics relevant to Oklahoma such as adverse childhood experiences, resilience and tribal communities.
- Create neuroscience undergraduate and graduate programs and research opportunities for students.
- Foster an environment with opportunities for collaborative grant funding submissions.
- Build a common language across disciplines.
- Provide social and learning opportunities for neuroscience education and collaboration (e.g., social events, mini-conferences, three-minute research presentations).
- Create academic bridges between academic programs: bachelor's to master's/doctoral; bachelor's to medical school.
- Raise awareness in Oklahoma and beyond on the importance of understanding neural systems to prevent and treat physical and mental health problems.
- Bring recognition to OSU locally and internationally for neuroscience research and education that has broad scientific impact.
Society for Neuroscience Tulsa Chapter
The chapter promotes and facilitates neuroscience networking among the Tulsa Neuroscience community, creates awareness about the brain and its diseases and disorders, and focuses on the development of younger neuroscientists.
Contact
Mallory Schmidt Research Project ManagerOSU Center for Health Sciencesmallory.schmidt10@okstate.edu