Universities are very good at basic science research.
But developing it into something for people can be tedious. This gives us the horsepower to do those tasks. The institute will be located in the USF Psychiatry Center. The Roskamps have been supporters of Alzheimer's research in psychiatry for a decade. The Institute was created to quickly translate USF's basic science research in Alzheimer's Disease into medications or treatments that can be used for victims of the fatal disease, which is currently incurable.