From top left to right: Xin Jin, PhD; Joseph Ecker, PhD; Rusty Gage, PhD Bottom left to right: Eran Mukamel, PhD and Maria Carol Marchetto, PhD As outlined in Proposition 14, one of the goals of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is to help accelerate discoveries that enhance our understanding of central nervous … Continue reading How Discovery Research is Unlocking the DNA Behind Psychiatric Disorders
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CIRM Funds new UCSD VERGE Center to Better Understand Schizophrenia and Autism
From top left to right: Anne Bang, PhD; Carrie Bearden, PhD; Eugene Yeo, PhD; Jonathan Sebat, PhD Bottom left to right: Alysson Moutri, PhD; Lilia Iakoucheva, PhD; Sébastien Jacquemont; Trey Ideker, PhD A team of UC San Diego researchers with support of a $12.5 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) plans … Continue reading CIRM Funds new UCSD VERGE Center to Better Understand Schizophrenia and Autism
CIRM advancing research for neuropsychiatric disorders
Since 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month has taken place each May to highlight mental health and wellness. In California, an estimated 1.2 million adults have a serious mental illness, and 5.6 million have a mental health condition. Neuropsychiatric disorders continue to place a heavy burden on patients and caregivers, and effective treatments remain a major … Continue reading CIRM advancing research for neuropsychiatric disorders