Charles Jennings, PhD, Joins McGovern Institute at MIT.Named Director of Institute's new Neurotechnology Program CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The McGovern Institute for Brain Research The McGovern Institute for Brain Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a research and teaching center, which conducts Integrated Research in neuroscience, molecular neurobiology, cognitive science, computation and related areas. announces the appointment of Charles Jennings Charles Jennings (1908 – 1973) was a journalist for the CBC and the father of ABC news anchor, Peter Jennings. Biography Born in Toronto, Ontario Canada, Jennings was educated at North Toronto Collegiate and then Trinity College, University of Toronto. , PhD, as director of the new McGovern Institute Neurotechnology (MINT) Program. The aim of this recently established program within the McGovern Institute is to develop new technologies that will advance the study of neuroscience and its translation into clinical applications. Jennings has a diverse background in biomedical research Biomedical research (or experimental medicine), in general simply known as medical research, is the basic research or applied research conducted to aid the body of knowledge in the field of medicine. , science communication and academic administration. Following postdoctoral studies in developmental biology Developmental biology A large field of investigation that includes the study of all changes associated with an organism as it progresses through the life cycle. The life cycles of all multicellular organisms exhibit many similarities. at Harvard and MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology , he became an editor with the scientific journal Nature. He was the founding editor of Nature Neuroscience Nature Neuroscience is a scientific journal published by Nature Publishing Group, the publisher of Nature. Its focus is original research papers relating specifically to neuroscience. , widely considered a leading journal in its field. More recently, he was the first executive director of the Harvard Stem Cell stem cell In living organisms, an undifferentiated cell that can produce other cells that eventually make up specialized tissues and organs. There are two major types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. Institute, and he continues to serve as an advisor to the Connecticut Stem Cell Research Program. "We are delighted to have recruited Charles Jennings to MIT," said Robert Desimone Robert DeSimone a.k.a. "Skinny Bobby" a.k.a. "Motormouth" is an Italian-American born (c.a. South Ozone Park, Queens 1932 mob associate from Howard Beach, New York who was the oldest brother of Anthony DeSimone and Thomas DeSimone and Dolores DeSimone. , director of the McGovern Institute. "Brain research has always been driven by technological innovation, and the MINT Program will be central to our strategic development as we focus increasingly on translating basic research discoveries into new clinical applications. We have already begun several collaborative projects under this program, and we look forward to its expansion under Charles' direction." "I am very excited by the opportunity to work with the McGovern Institute and its stellar group of faculty researchers," said Jennings. "Here in Cambridge we are at the center of one of the strongest technology communities anywhere in the world. We want to take full advantage of this fantastic location to build a dynamic program of interdisciplinary collaborations." Jennings joined the Institute on December 4, 2006. About the McGovern Institute at MIT The McGovern Institute at MIT is a neuroscience research institute committed to improving human welfare and advancing communications. Led by a team of world-renowned, multi-disciplinary neuroscientists, The McGovern Institute was established in February 2000 by Lore Harp McGovern and Patrick J. McGovern to meet one of the great challenges of modern science - the development of a deep understanding of thought and emotion in terms of their realization in the human brain. Additional information is available at: http://web.mit.edu/mcgovern/. |
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