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For immediate Release
September
29, 2004
kSERO cognitive project receives federal nod
Richmond, Va. – The Virginia Biosciences Development Center has received a $149,115 grant from the U.S. Department of Education for client company kSERO Corporation, Inc. kSERO will use the grant funding to develop of a cognitive after-school program focused on enhancing the learning capacity of children.
“Research and other evidence suggests that the greater the network of neurons in the brain, the greater the student’s learning capacity; however, it also suggests that experiences which help to create such networks should be varied and not confined to a particular curriculum,” said Susan Hardwicke, Ph.D., president and CEO of kSERO. “The implications of our research and after-school programs are substantial and will positively affect academic performance without the typical emphasis on homework or remediation.”
During the performance of this project, kSERO will investigate and collect information on how non-curriculum programs that develop cognitive skills positively affect learning abilities. The research also will evaluate at what ages the programs would have maximum effect, and the content and characteristics that would make up such programs.
“We are very excited about this new initiative at the Virginia BioTechnology Research Park,” said Dave Lohr, executive director of the Virginia Biosciences Development Center, the business accelerator program in the BioTech Park’s incubator facility. “It shows that we are committed to workforce development, not only at the higher education level, but also at the K-12 ages.”
kSERO Corporation, a developer of cognitive services, products and programs, was founded in 2002 at the BioTech Park by Dr. Susan Hardwicke, founder of EduTest, an educational testing company; Dr. Donald Abraham, professor of medicinal chemistry at Virginia Commonwealth University and director of VCU's Institute for Structural Biology and Drug Discovery; and Ronald Wright, founder of NeuroScan, a neuroscience-based measurement and scanning systems company. Dr. Kirk Schroder, former president of the Virginia State Board of Educations, serves as a director.
Contact:
Nicky Colomb
Virginia BioTechnology Research Park
Phone: (804) 828-6884
E-mail: ncolomb@vabiotech.com
Web site: http://www.vabiotech.com
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