Structure of the BENFRA Center
The BENFRA Center performs two research projects (Projects 1 and 2), supported by a Botanical Research Core and an Administrative Core.
The Center has close ties to the NIH Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center and The Oregon Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Neurological Disorders (ORCCAMIND) at OHSU.
Project and core leads
Amala Soumyanath, B.Pharm., Ph.D.
Program Director/Principal Investigator
Administrative Core Lead
Project 2 Co-Lead
Botanical Core Co-Investigator
Claudia Maier, Ph.D.
Botanical Research Core Lead
Nora Gray, Ph.D.
Project 1 Lead
Project 2 Co-Investigator
Miranda Lim, M.D., Ph.D.
Project 1 Co-Lead
Doris Kretzschmar, Ph.D.
Project 2 Lead