Roundtable Discussion on Neuroscience Research
New York – At Rockland Community College on October 26, several NKI investigators participated in a roundtable discussion on neuroscience research with NY State officials. State Senator David Carlucci, US Congress members Steve Israel and Nita Lowey, and NYS Assemblyman Charles Lavine were joined by scientists from the Nathan Kline Institute, including Stephen Ginsberg, Efrat Levy, Paul Mathews, and Ralph Nixon of the CDR, as well as others. A focus of the discussion was a proposed referendum to raise one billion dollars for Alzheimer’s research in NYS. The event was covered by the Rockland County Times in an article titled “NYS Billion Dollar Bond Proposed to End Alzheimer’s.”