Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute

Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute
Geography
Location33 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, West Virginia, United States
Coordinates39°39′12″N 79°57′36″W / 39.653290°N 79.960080°W / 39.653290; -79.960080
Organization
TypeResearch
Affiliated universityWest Virginia University
History
Opened1999
Links
Websitewvumedicine.org/rni
ListsHospitals in West Virginia


The Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute is an independent, non-profit institution focused on the study of human memory and memory diseases. Founded in 1999, the institute is part of the West Virginia University Medicine Health Sciences Campus, located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The institute is one of the world's leading research centers focusing on innovative procedures to treat Alzheimer's disease and to expand clinical, research and academic missions of neurosurgery, neurology, behavioral medicine, psychiatry and other neuroscience issues.