Support for Research - Neuroscience

Neuroscience

unlocking the mysteries of the brain

At UCSF, a cadre of world-renowned neuroscientists is working to unlock the mysteries of the brain and provide effective treatments for myriad neurologic disorders. Their research is reshaping medical science’s understanding of how the human brain develops and functions, and their discoveries are helping to determine causes and treatments for some of the most deadly diseases of the brain.

The fundraising priorities featured below reflect the great scope and promise of the research taking place at UCSF:

Brain Tumor Research Center
Working in conjunction with scientists at UCSF’s Comprehensive Cancer Center and Department of Neurosurgery, investigators at the UCSF Brain Tumor Research Center (BTRC) study the biology and behavior of brain tumors. The program’s expansion to the new Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building at UCSF Mission Bay will speed the pace of discovery by placing these outstanding researchers in a facility designed to provide access to the latest technologies and encourage collaboration. Gifts to this priority support key faculty and fund research projects and clinical trials that provide the basis for new and improved clinical therapies.

To support the BTRC, contact the UCSF Development Office at 415/476-6922 or mail@support.ucsf.edu.

Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry
Using the new tools created by neurobiology and genetics, the physician-scientists of the Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry analyze the complicated brain functions that control human behavior and the brain abnormalities that cause mental illness. Gifts to this priority provide funds for project seed money, faculty recruitment and equipment.

To support the Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry, contact the UCSF Development Office at 415/476-6922 or mail@support.ucsf.edu.

Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases
The Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases (IND) at UCSF unites 60 top investigators from diverse areas of expertise for one cause: the prevention of common neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Alzheimer’s, Huntington's, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s. Gifts to this priority fund basic research and clinical trials at the IND and support faculty training activities designed to foster collaboration among researchers.

To support the IND, contact the UCSF Development Office at 415/476-6922 or mail@support.ucsf.edu.

Wheeler Center for the Neurobiology of Addiction
Scientists at the Wheeler Center for the Neurobiology of Addiction investigate how alcohol, tobacco and other drugs of abuse impair normal brain function to develop effective methods of preventing and treating addiction. Gifts to this priority support innovative research projects by young scientists, attracting new expertise to the field of addiction research.

To support the Wheeler Center, contact the UCSF Development Office at 415/476-6922 or mail@support.ucsf.edu.