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Help us Build a Healthy Tomorrow As the population ages, we are facing new and “Ernie’s desire to unprecedented challenges as we fnd ourselves create excellence, battling a growing epidemic of neurological assist discovery conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, stroke, and translate and traumatic brain and spinal cord injury. Most neurological disorders are chronic conditions understanding which affect not only the patients but also their into clinical care families and caregivers, as they require constant motivated him to attention and treatment, having a huge impact establish URMC’s on society. These challenges have left us with the responsibility to fnd Neuromedicine new ways to care for future generations. Institute.” We took this challenge, and what started out as an idea has altered the URMC CEO Brad Berk way we study neuromedicine in Rochester forever. Fueled by our proven track record in neuromedicine and the vision of late philanthropist and University of Rochester Life Trustee, Ernie Del Monte, the Ernest J. Del Monte Neuromedicine Institute emerged as a powerhouse for advancing the way we tackle some of the most progressive diseases of our time. But the challenge is far from over. Mr. Del Monte enabled us to take the frst step, but has challenged us to take many more. We invite you to join us as we move forward in building a healthy tomorrow. Bradford C. Berk, ’81M (MD), ’81M (PhD) Senior Vice President for Health Sciences and CEO University of Rochester Medical Center Ernie and Telma DelMonte at the Institute Dedication in May 2009