Neuro Institute News Newsletter - Spring 2021 - University of Mississippi Medical Center

J. Paula Warrington, Ph.D, Department of Neurology

Spotlight | Dr. J. Paula Warrington researches hypertensive disorder of pregnancy

The long-term goal of Dr. Warrington’s research is to identify targets to treat or prevent the neurological complications of preeclampsia in mothers and children.

Dr. Kevin Freeman, Psychiatry & Human Behavior

UMMC receives $2.85 million dollar grant from NIH for drug-discovery research to curtail prescription opioid abuse

The office of Senator Cindy-Hyde Smith recently announced in a press release that UMMC will receive funding from the NIH (NIDA) to continue ongoing work to discover and develop next-generation opioid medications that may treat pain without producing the abuse liability that leads to habit formation and addiction.

Dr. Bernadette Grayson, Associate Professor, Neurobiology & Anatomical Sciences

Bernadette Grayson, Ph.D., investigates the impact of obesity on various populations

Long before she landed in a state that routinely ranks among the fattest in the nation, Bernadette Grayson, Ph.D., was already investigating the impact of obesity on various populations.

Grazyna Rajowska, PhD, Psychiatry & Human Behavior

Spotlight | Dr. Grazyna Rajowska

After 27 years of service, Grazyna Rajkowska, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, retired on July 31, 2021.

The MIND Center: Advancing Alzheimer's and dementia research for over a decade

Since its inception in 2010, The MIND Center at UMMC has been working tirelessly to unravel the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias through the use of pioneering research, state-of-the-art brain imaging, and powerful genetic technologies.

Research to fight cancer relapse continues at UMMC

A research study that started at Harvard University will take its next steps here at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Dr. Matthias Krenn proposes unique study to stimulate the spinal nerves

Instead of following the lead of researchers who use implanted devices to stimulate spinal nerves, Matthias Krenn, Ph.D., took a different approach.

Dr. G. Lee Bidwell promoted to Professor within the Department of Neurology

Dr. Bidwell’s career progression in the department included promotion to Associate Professor in 2016, the award of tenure in 2018, and most recently his promotion to Professor of Neurology this month.

Vetter | Yee Auditory Neuroscience Lab

Dr. Doug Vetter (PIN Director) and Dr. Kathy Yee (Clinical Anatomy) share lab space and define common research directions for the lab. The main topics under investigation center on mechanisms responsible for maintaining hearing health across the lifespan of individuals, and setting susceptibility thresholds for hearing loss following various insults.

Dr. Scott Rodgers, Chair of Psychiatry & Human Behavior

Medical students' collaboration with the Department of Psychiatry creates pilot program INSIGHT

This summer a partnership between the School of Medicine’s "IMPACT the RACE" project and the UMMC Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior will launch the pilot program INSIGHT. Dr. Josh Trull, PGY-II, and Dr. Perry Morgan, PGY-II, have spearheaded this project to reach high school students interested in health care careers.

Summer 2021