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The American Academy of Neurology and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society awarded Bruce D. Trapp, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Neurosciences in the Cleveland Clinic's Lerner Research Institute, the prestigious 2003 John Dystel Prize for MS Research.

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Department of Neurosciences

The Department of Neurosciences at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute comprises a group of internationally recognized scientists who are committed to understanding the mechanisms of brain development and function, as well as better understanding the causes of neurodegenerative diseases and developing and improving therapeutic strategies.  The Department Chairman is Dr. Bruce Trapp, a world renowned neuroscientist and cellular and molecular biologist.  The Department is comprised of investigators with a wide array of research interests, and includes several collaborative and interdisciplinary core groups and Research Centers.  Active collaborations with the Cleveland Clinic’s Departments of Neurology, Neurological Surgery, Radiology, Behavioral Medicine, and Biomedical Engineering, as well as with the Mellon Center for Multiple Sclerosis Treatment and Research, complement basic mechanistic science with translational and clinical investigation.

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