{"id":4,"date":"2023-08-22T21:37:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T21:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/zilkha\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2025-06-17T05:14:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T05:14:42","slug":"zilkha-neurogenetic-institute","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/zilkha\/","title":{"rendered":"Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--hero-primary has-image horizontal-navigation\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--hero-primary\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/zilkha\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/08\/alzeimer-2-768x432.jpg\"\n          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Within its realms, ZNI students engage in profound collaboration with preeminent researchers, delving into fundamental explorations of neuroscience. At its core, the institute is dedicated to addressing essential inquiries pertaining to human existence, encompassing the impact of aging on the brain, the intricate interplay between genes and environmental stimuli in shaping brain circuitry, and the quest to identify those most susceptible to various brain disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left white\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title has-stripe\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Mission and Vision\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description description-medium\">\n\n    \n  <p>ZNI scientists are focused on deciphering the mysteries of disease mechanisms that impact brain function, particularly related to neurodegeneration and other devastating disorders. We see our collaborative efforts between physicians and scientists leading to preventive approaches that could reduce memory loss and other serious symptoms that occur as a result of brain diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a\n  class=\"link \"\n  href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/zilkha\/about-zni\/\"\n    aria-label=\"Read&#x20;more&#x20;about&#x20;Learn&#x20;More&#x20;About&#x20;ZNI\">\n    <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"12\" viewBox=\"0 0 20 12\"><polygon points=\"14 0 20 6 19 7 19 7 19 7 14 12 13 10.9 16.9 7 0 7 0 5 17 5 13 1 14 0\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" stroke-width=\"0\"\/><\/svg>    Learn More About ZNI\n    <\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/zilkha\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/08\/zilkha-mission-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/zilkha\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/08\/zilkha-mission-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        alt=\"DR. BERISLAV ZLOKOVIC Director, Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute\"\n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          ZNI Research\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Our scientists reach across boundaries to embrace methods and techniques from many fields. They work to identify new approaches for examining nervous system function to discover underlying causes of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Research areas overlap considerably, and every Principal Investigator (PI) has multiple projects ongoing at any one time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"cards-container\">\n        \n          <div class=\"card\">\n\n            \n                                            \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a\n      href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/zilkha\/research\/\"\n            aria-label=\"Research Areas\"    >\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/zilkha\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/08\/zilkha-320x180.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/zilkha\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/08\/zilkha-768x432.jpg 768w,https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/zilkha\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2023\/08\/zilkha-320x180.jpg 320w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          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