The Division of Clinical Translational Neuroscience is focused on 1) Discovery Research to uncover disease mechanisms, novel biomarkers, and candidate treatments of CNS disorders; and 2) Clinical Research for translating high impact discoveries from the laboratory to the bedside.
Over the past 30 years, this Division has been involved with the development of many of the most successful diagnostic and therapeutic products used in neuropsychiatry today. For example, the Division was involved with the Phase 1, Phase 2 and Phase 3 studies of AmyvidTM, the first FDA approved PET scan molecular imaging diagnostic aid for detecting brain amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s diseas.
Upper images show an Alzheimer’s patient, compared to normal control in lower images.
Research Programs
Center for Pharmacometabolomics [1]
Traumatic Stress and Health Research Lab
Neuropsychiatric Imaging Research Lab
Dzirasa Lab - Laboratory for Psychiatric Neuroengineering [2]
Mouse Behavioral Neuroendophenotyping Core
Levin Lab [3]
Neurosteroid Core
Schizophrenia Research Group [4]
McEvoy Clinical Research Group [5]
Affiliated Programs
Brain Imaging and Analysis Center (BIAC) [6]
Center for Cognitive Neuroscience (CCN) [7]
Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center (MIRECC) [8]
Duke Clinical Research Institute Neurosciences Medicine Group [9]
