Center for Health Sciences
SRI Biosciences’ Center for Health Sciences carries out multidisciplinary research with government agencies, commercial clients and foundations. Our staff includes experts in medicine, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurochemistry, neuropsychiatry, clinical psychology, magnetic resonance physics and neuroimaging, computer science, human sleep, psychophysiology, behavioral pharmacology, molecular genetics, genetic epidemiology, biostatistics and public health. Together with the research teams in the Center for Neuroscience, SRI Biosciences offers a full range of translational research opportunities.
Program Overview
- Addiction
- Aging research
- Behavioral pharmacology
- Biostatistics and public health
- Health surveys and long-term tracking of study populations
- Human sleep
- MR physics and neuroimaging
- Neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurochemistry, neuropsychiatry and clinical psychology
- Psychophysiology
- Twins research
- Molecular genetics and genetic epidemiology
The group’s many years of experience in research are applied to the R&D needs of our collaborators, partners and clients, and include the design, management, and analysis of
- Basic research studies
- Clinical trials
- Health surveys and disease follow-ups
- Long-term tracking of study populations
- Psychological and behavioral assessment
- Monitoring of a wide range of risk factors
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) research services and facilities
SRI Biosciences also operates the Pfefferbaum Animal Imaging Facility as a service center available on a pay-for-use basis for approved outside researchers. Collaborations with SRI researchers are invited; please contact us.
Featured Projects
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Twins hold a special place in science as a source of insight into human behavior and genetic links. SRI established the Registry as part of its research and efforts to discover more about human behavior. Fraternal and identical twins and multiples of all ages are invited to join the Registry for consideration for research studies.
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Sleep complaints and hot flashes are common during the transition to menopause. SRI researchers are investigating what drives this, and how best to treat it.
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Researchers are examining links between stress and susceptibility to nicotine dependence to support development of a saliva screen to detect the biological indicators of chronic stressor exposure.
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Brain structure undergoes dramatic changes across adolescence, which can be impacted by behaviors including sleep and alcohol use.
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Researchers are seeking to identify novel genes contributing to nicotine metabolism and to smoking cessation.
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SRI is investigating whether the nicotine in tobacco smoke may be useful in meeting the urgent need to manage Parkinson’s disease.
