Morehouse medical school receives $5 million brain research award

The Morehouse School of Medicine has received a five-year, $5 million award to conduct research into treating neurological disorders.

The award, from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, was the only such award granted in the country, according to the medical school.

The award will also help increase diversity in the neuroscience research industry by establishing a collaborative bachelor’s and master’s degree program in neuroscience among the Atlanta University Center institutions of Morehouse and Spelman college and Clark-Atlanta University. The first group of students will be recruited and enrolled in the program next spring.