The Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute Celebrates Successful First Year

In December of 2010, Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston opened the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI), one of the world’s first basic research institutes for childhood neurological diseases. Its goal: to speed up the pace of discoveries related to brain development and function. In its first year, the NRI proved its ability to complete that mission with accomplishments that include significant research breakthroughs, grants and faculty awards.

Dr. Huda Y. Zoghbi — director of the NRI and professor of neurology, neuroscience, pediatrics, and molecular and human genetics at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) — credits the institute’s progress to its multi-disciplinary research team, a collaborative approach and a strong infrastructure of core facilities designed to support both. For more information, click here to read the full release.