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CConcept t of f the th PIND
Robert Y. Moore, MD, PhD and Michael Zigmond, PhD
conceptualized p an Institute for f the study y of f
Neurodegenerative Diseases, that would build on the
significant strengths in research at the university of
Pittsburgh g
Central idea was a dual focus on translational
research (to translate ideas from the lab to the
clinic)
Laboratories that were open and interactive
Clinical translational by clinician researchers AND clinicians
who both ran laboratories and did clinical research
Close proximity of laboratories and clinics