Lab Information

News

The Neumar Lab was recently featured along with the other members of the Center for Resuscitation Science in a Newsweek article, "Back from the Dead", which discusses current research into the science of CPR and post-resuscitation care.

Research Focus

Acute brain injury caused by cardiac arrest, stroke, and head trauma kills approximately 400,000 people and disables another 250,000 each year in the United States.  When the brain is acutely injured by ischemia or trauma, a complex cascade of molecular events is triggered that causes neurons to die within hours to days.  The clinical manifestation is permanent brain damage.  The goal of the Molecular Brain Resuscitation Laboratory is to characterize the molecular events that cause neuronal death after acute brain injury and develop clinically effective therapies to minimize brain damage and improve functional survival.

Location

The Molecular Brain Resuscitation Laboratory is located in Suite 1300 of the Translational Research Laboratories (TRL). The TRL is located at 31st and Walnut Streets, next door to the WXPN/World Cafe Live Building (view map). There is a shuttle that runs between TRL and Stellar Chance, leaving each location at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. The laboratory is located near other researchers within the Department of Emergency Medicine's Center for Resuscitation Science, allowing us to further expand our already extensive collaborations with other laboratories within and outside the University. We believe that the opportunities created at this new facility will allow us to create a fertile learning environment that integrates powerful molecular techniques with relevant models of human disease and the perspective of clinical practice.