Saint Louis University Launches New Institute to Advance Neuroscience Research
Saint Louis University announced the launch of the Institute for Translational Neuroscience (ITN). The new institute aims to improve human health through the work of pre-clinical and clinical researchers in areas that include cognition, Alzheimer’s disease, chronic neuropathic pain, opioids, metabolism and traumatic brain injury, among others.
The Research Institute represents a bold new chapter in SLU’s history of pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
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Research at SLU fosters discovery and empathy in pursuit of answers to humanity’s
greatest questions. How can medieval art explain Jerusalem’s centrality in the world faiths of Christianity
and Islam? Dr. Fleck (Assoc. Professor of Art History and Chair, Fine and Performing
Arts Department, Saint Louis University) will present a few case studies from her
forthcoming book, "Reimagining Jerusalem’s Architectural Identities in the Later Middle
Ages" (Brill), in which she delves into that topic by examining how Jerusalem was
creatively represented and reimagined in several intriguing Christian and Islamic
artworks in the later Middle Ages (c. 1187 to 1356).Upcoming Research Events
Research Forum Hosted by Center for Research on Global Catholicism: 'Christian and
Muslim Perspectives on Jerusalem in the Thirteenth Century: The Evidence of Art and
Material Culture', by Cathleen A. Fleck