College of Medicine

Four innovative research projects have been awarded a total of $106,000 by the Florida State University Research Foundation to help move their discoveries from the laboratory to the marketplace.

Creating a non-addictive drug to treat ADHD — $12,000: Professor Pradeep Bhide, the Jim and Betty Ann Rodgers Eminent Scholar Chair of Developmental Neuroscience and director of the Center for Brain Repair in the College of Medicine, is working to produce a new drug for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that does not have the addictive properties found in current treatment options such as Ritalin when it is used in excess.

 A significant planned gift has been designated by John P. Sisson for the Center for Brain Repair for traumatic brain injury research. The Center for Brain Repair is directed by Dr. Pradeep Bhide and is in the Department of Biomedical Sciences. The new John P. Sisson Medical Research Fund will provide much needed support for traumatic brain injury research at the Florida State University College of Medicine, and will serve as a lasting tribute to the vision and commitment of John P. Sisson. John P. Sisson has long supported excellence in medical research. Mr. Sisson’s personal passion is to improve the level of functioning for victims of traumatic brain injury and to improve their quality of life. His Charitable Remainder Trust gift to Florida State University College of Medicine will reflect his passion by providing funding for traumatic brain injury research through the Center for Brain Repair.