| ECONOMIC FORUM HONORS DOMENICI – DONATES TO BRAIN RESEARCH |
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Tribute to Senator Domenici Benefits Albuquerque-Based Research Organization ALBUQUERQUE, NM – More than 450 people attended the Economic Forum’s tribute to Senator Domenici on May 29. The Forum, an organization comprised of business leaders devoted to improving the economic welfare of Albuquerque and New Mexico, paid tribute to Senator Pete Domenici at the sold-out event. Proceeds from the luncheon were donated to the Mind Research Network (MRN), a neurodiagnostic research organization focused on the study of mental illness and other brain disorders and injuries. ![]() John Rasure announces the creation of the Mind Discovery Fund “I am very proud of what mind has accomplished in 10 short years,” Domenici states. “Today's launch of the Mind Discovery Fund is a very gratifying tribute to the work of Mind scientists, my staff and our partners the last decade. The Mind Discovery Fund will help propel important discoveries to give hope to and improved lifestyles for patients and their families.” In fact, the Fund was established specifically to honor Senator Domenici and his creation of MRN. According to Rasure, “Senator Domenici pioneered attention to mental-illness issues in Congress, such as mental health parity, increased funding for mental health research, and increasing funding for those in prison or homeless suffering from a mental illness. Through his high-profile work, he has brought mental illness to the forefront of the national public-policy dialogue and has begun to successfully address and erase some of the stigma that surrounds it.” MRN is committed to ensuring the legacy of Senator Domenici's vision to establish a first-class neuorodiagnostic facility in New Mexico. The Fund will help sustain and memorialize the Senator’s work and dedication to mental illness research by providing matching monies for schizophrenia, addiction/substance abuse, autism, TBI/PTSD and other research work. |


