Neurosciences Research Building Groundbreaking Ceremony Brochure

Abstract

The groundbreaking ceremony marked the symbolic transition of neuroscience research operations from the Institute of Psychiatric Research to the new site that would become the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute. The ceremony was attended by administrators from Indiana University and the School of Medicine, as well as Indiana government officials including Governor Mitch Daniels. Professor Ferid Murad, who was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work with nitric oxide and cyclic GMP, also spoke at the event. The background photo depicts a sketch of human primary brain neuronal cultures derived by laboratory researchers at the Institute of Psychiatric Research.