DISCOVERY
NEUROSCIENTISTS LEAD NEW RESEARCH PROGRAM
RALPH LYDIC, PHD & HELEN BAGHDOYAN, PHD
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ew research in the Department of Anesthesiology is aimed at understanding how the brain regulates states of consciousness. This research will lead to better understanding of pain and anesthesia, as well as disorders such as autism, schizophrenia and sleep apnea. To lead this endeavor, Ralph Lydic, PhD, and Helen Baghdoyan, PhD, who are considered one of the most productive couplecollaborations in the history of anesthesiology research, have brought their skills and expertise to the University of Tennessee. They hold joint appointments with the Department of Anesthesiology at the UT Graduate School of Medicine, the Department of Psychology at the university’s College of Arts and Sciences, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, creating an environment of collaboration among facilities with some of the most advanced technologies and researchers in the country. Dr. Lydic also serves as the Robert H. Cole Professor of Neuroscience, and Dr. Baghdoyan serves as a Beaman Professor. Their charge is to build a nationally recognized neuroscience research program in the Department of Anesthesiology by further enhancing interaction, collaboration and exchange between UT’s main campus, ORNL, and the Cole Neuroscience Center at The University of Tennessee Medical Center.
The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
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