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New Limited Series The Rose Window: Appreciating Ancestry

How does ancestry affect our brain health? Learn more from the Lieber Institute’s new podcast The Rose Window.

Lieber Institute for Brain Development Receives $1M from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to Foster Diversity in Neuroscience

Feb. 27, 2023 | The Lieber Institute for Brain Development has received a $1 million, two-year grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to support the work of the African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative (AANRI) to promote racial equity throughout the field of neuroscience.

Who’s at risk for brain disease? Baltimore scientists need diverse subjects to find out

Feb. 27, 2022 | The Baltimore Banner covered the African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative’s new $1 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

A preacher’s new calling: Connecting neuroscience researchers as a way to advance social justice

Feb. 23, 2022 | Rev. Dr. Alvin C. Hathaway, Sr., a co-founder of the African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative, wrote in the publication STAT about retiring from ministry and finding a new calling in fighting for social justice in medicine.

Maryland, Brown Capital put $2.25M toward initiative to close racial gaps in neuroscience

July 23, 2020 | The Baltimore Business Journal ran a story covering the state of Maryland and Brown Capital Management’s funding of the AANRI with $2.25 million in grants.

Brown Capital Management and State of Maryland Commit $2.25M to AANRI

July 23, 2020 | The nation’s first African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative announced today $2.25 million in startup funding from the investment management firm Brown Capital Management (BCM) and the State of Maryland.

Why minority representation in medical research is a matter of life and death

Oct. 30, 2019 | A PBS Newshour story covering the lack of diversity in medical research featured the African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative, including an interview with Dr. Daniel Weinberger of the Lieber Institute for Brain Development.

New Baltimore-based health initiative aims to close disparities in research, treatment of brain disorders

March 18, 2019 | The Baltimore Sun covered the launch of the African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative.

Lieber Institute Collaboration Establishes Nation’s First African American Neuroscience Research Initiative

March 18, 2019 | The Lieber Institute for Brain Development and its partners launched the nation’s first African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative to ensure that

New effort aims to study brain diseases in African-Americans

March 22, 2019 — Science featured an interview with Dr. Daniel Weinberger on the future of the AANRI, then in its infancy.

Abell Foundation Awards Grant to AANRI for Critical Program Support

Oct. 9, 2019 — The African American Neuroscience Research Initiative (AANRI) announced today the receipt of a $275,000 grant from the Abell Foundation, which will provide critical funds to support the Initiative’s development and growth.

Op-Ed: Research will support personalized medicine for African Americans

March 29, 2019 | Rev. Alvin Hathaway & Dr. Daniel Weinberger co-authored a piece in the Baltimore Sun on the significance of the new initiative.

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