McGovern Institute is led by a team of world-renowned neuroscientists committed to meeting two great challenges of modern science: understanding how the brain works and discovering new ways to prevent or treat brain disorders. McGovern Institute was established in 2000 with the goal of improving human welfare, communication and understanding through their support for neuroscience research… Visit Website »

The mission of the MIT Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences is to reverse engineer the human mind. To do that the department delves deeper into the mechanisms of the brain at all levels – from molecules to synapses to neurons to circuits to algorithms to human behavior and cognition, BCS builds links between those levels, and train the next generation of scientific leaders… Visit Website »

Stanley Center aims to exploit the most advanced technologies for human genetic analysis to study psychiatric disorders in order to understand disease mechanisms, identify potential biomarkers, and ignite needed progress in therapeutics. The center’s goal is not to end with a list of genes, but to contribute to new understandings of pathogenesis, the identification of biomarkers, and above all, new treatments… Visit Website »

Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard was launched in 2004 to improve human health by using genomics to advance our understanding of the biology and treatment of human disease, and to help lay the groundwork for a new generation of therapies. The institute was founded to seize the opportunity that arose from the Human Genome Project the international effort that successfully deciphered the entire human genetic code… Visit Website »

The mission of the Simons Center is to understand the neural mechanisms underlying social cognition and behavior and to translate this knowledge into better diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The Center studies the underlying mechanisms of ASD in both humans and relevant model organisms and systems, as neural correlates of social cognition and behavior exist in diverse species… Visit Website »

The Hock E. Tan and K. Lisa Yang Center for Autism Research supports research on the genetic, biological and neural bases of autism spectrum disorders, a developmental disability estimated to affect 1 in 68 individuals in the United States. Research at the Tan-Yang Center focuses on four major lines of investigation: genetics, neural circuits, novel autism models and the translation of basic research to the clinical setting… Visit Website »

The mission of the MIT is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century. We are also driven to bring knowledge to bear on the world’s great challenges. It has some 1,000 faculty members, more than 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students, and more than 130,000 living alumni…. Visit Website »