St. Louis Rams coach Mike Martz (right) presents John C. Morris, M.D., the Friedman Distinguished Professor of Neurology, with a jersey at the dedication of a research laboratory named for Martz’s mother, Betty, who died of Alzheimer’s disease. The Betty Martz Laboratory for Neurodegenerative Research provides technology and expertise essential to the research programs of many different scientists. The lab specializes in neuropathology, the study of human brain tissue to diagnose and understand nervous system disorders like Alzheimer’s disease. Funds from the Betty Martz Memorial Fund for Alzheimer’s Disease Research and the Make-A-Wish Foundation paid for the renovation of the lab. Morris also directs the University’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.