UAB launches three new research centers
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine has added three new centers that will enhance UAB’s Research Strategic Initiative: Growth with Purpose. The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System approved the centers in the June 2024 meeting.
The Center for Neuroengineering and Brain-Computer Interfaces
The Center for Neuroengineering and Brain-Computer Interfaces aims to impact numerous neurological and psychiatric conditions, including stroke, neurodegenerative disorders, cognitive impairment, dementia and other brain diseases. One of the CNBCI’s key goals is to develop brain-computer interfaces that could restore function to a damaged nervous system by interacting with, interpreting and controlling neural signals to produce positive outcomes.
While founded as a consortium in 2021, CNBCI was selected and approved as a University-Wide Interdisciplinary Research Center for 2025. Selection as a UWIRC signifies an institutional endorsement of an increased programmatic research capacity and represents a substantial investment of expertise, collaborative energy and resources.