Representatives from the Bowles Rice Foundation present a check for $25,000 to Ali Rezai, M.D., executive chair of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, and WVU Medicine leadership on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at the Health System’s headquarters in Morgantown.
Representatives of the Bowles Rice Foundation presented a $25,000 donation to the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute (RNI) today (Dec. 18) to assist the RNI in its groundbreaking work in disorders of the brain.
“At Bowles Rice, we contribute to the success of our clients and vitality of our communities through advocacy, counsel, leadership, and service,” Marc Monteleone, managing partner of Bowles Rice and president of the Bowles Rice Foundation, said. “The groundbreaking work and innovative research of the Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute are in accord with the goals of our firm’s mission. We are proud to support RNI as it forges new frontiers in neuroscience research.”
Bowles Rice was founded in Charleston in 1920 by three lawyers. Through success, expansion, and merger, it has grown to become a full-service law firm with more than 100 attorneys serving clients in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and throughout the nation from six strategically located regional offices.
The RNI is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary patient care, education, and research institute providing neurological and mental healthcare through more than 265,000 visits annually. The 250-plus physicians and scientists of the RNI improve lives by pioneering advances in neuroscience, brain health, and therapeutics. The RNI team uses the latest technologies with academic, government, and industry partners to make tangible progress to combat public health challenges ranging from addiction to Alzheimer’s disease.
The RNI’s flagship facilities are located on the WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital campus in Morgantown with more than 1,600 dedicated team members across multiple departments, patient care units, and research laboratories.
The gift will be used to further the RNI’s research and education initiatives.
“On behalf of the clinicians, scientists, and staff at the RNI, I would like to thank the Bowles Rice Foundation for its generous support to help advance patient care and research innovations for people impacted by neurological and mental health conditions,” Ali Rezai, M.D., RNI executive chair, said.
The Bowles Rice gift was made through the WVU Foundation, the nonprofit organization that receives and administers private donations on behalf of the University and its affiliated entities.
For more information on the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, visit WVUMedicine.org/RNI.