The Roskamp Institute became a not-for-profit organization
In 2010, the Roskamp Foundation’s governing board announced that the Roskamp Institute had changed status from a private…
Omeros Corp completed its IPO
On Oct. 8, 2009, Omeros Corp. launched an initial public offering at $10.00 per share and raised $62.1…
Carol W. Greider won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2009 for discovering how chromosomes are protected by telomeres
On Oct. 5, 2009, Carol W. Greider won a share of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…
National Institutes of Health launched Human Connectome Project to unravel the brain’s connections
On Jul. 15, 2009, the National Institutes of Health Blueprint for Neuroscience Research announced it was launching a…
The Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network was Established
On Sept. 15, 2008, the National Institute on Aging (NIA) launched the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (DIAN) to…
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The National Cancer Institute Cancer Genome Atlas reported first results of comprehensive study of brain tumors
On Sept. 4, 2008, the Cancer Genome Atlas reported first results of comprehensive study of brain tumors. This…
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The United Nations General Assembly declared April 2 as World Autism Awareness Day
On Dec. 18, 2007, World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) shines a bright light on autism as a growing…
Stanford researchers found that stem cells transplanted into the brains of rats and mice navigate toward areas damaged by stroke
O Jun. 4, 2007, researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine announced they had illuminated the path…
OHSU-Led alcohol research consortium received $24 million NIAAA grant
On Mar. 20, 2007, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) announced a five-year, $24 million…
Richard Nakamura, PhD, became the first Asian American scientific director of the National Institute of Mental Health
In 2007, Richard Nakamura, Ph.D., became the first Asian American scientific director of the National Institute of Mental…
Nancy Wexler, PhD, received the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science for her discovery of the gene for Huntington’s Disease
In 2007, Nancy Wexler, PhD, received the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science for her discovery of the…
Jordan Tang led a team of OMRF scientists that identified and cloned the enzyme believed to cause Alzheimer’s disease
In 2007, Dr. Jordan Tang, led a team of scientists at Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) that identified…
Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery was founded
In 2007, the Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery was established, combining the expertise of four groups of…
The Allen Institute for Brain Science Completed the Brain Atlas
On Sept. 26, 2006, the Allen Institute for Brain Science announced the completion of the groundbreaking Allen Brain…
UCLA launched $20 million stem cell institute to investigate new approaches to HIV, cancer and neurological disorders
On Mar. 16, 2005, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) officials announced the formation of the Institute for…
Autism Speaks was founded in New York City
On Feb. 11, 2005, Autism Speaks was founded in New York City by Bob and Suzanne Wright, grandparents…
The Hotchkiss Brain Institute was founded
In Oct. of 2004, the Hotchkiss Brain Institute was launched under the leadership of Dr. Samuel Weiss with…
Eli Lilly and Company launched new antidepressant Cymbalta
On Aug. 24, 2004, Eli Lilly and Company launched Cymbalta (duloxetine HC), a new treatment for major depression…
The Kavli Foundation Institute awarded $7.5 million to establish the Institute of Neuroscience at Yale University
On Mar. 11, 2004, The Kavli Foundation announced a $7.5 million award to establish the Kavli Institute of…
The Kavli Foundation Institute awarded $7.5 million to establish the Institute for Brain Science at Columbia University Medical Center
On Mar. 10, 2004, The Kavli Foundation announced a $7.5 million award to establish a Kavli Institute for…
The Kavli Foundation established the Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind at the University of California, San Diego
On Mar. 19, 2004, University of California, San Diego (UCSD) was awarded $7.5 million to establish The Kavli…
OMRF opened the state’s first small animal magnetic resonance imaging facility
In 2004, the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) opened the state’s first small animal magnetic resonance imaging facility….
The Allen Brain Atlas project was established with $100 million and named for its founder Paul G Allen
On Sept. 16, 2003, The Allen Institute for Brain Science, a division of the Allen Institute, was established…
The National Center for Research Resources awarded a $67 million grant to UGA for a Parkinson’s disease study
On Sept. 4, 2003, the National Center for Research Resources (NCCR) awarded a $6.7 million grant to the…
Stanford researchers found Antidepressant helped alleviate compulsive shopping disorder
On Jun. 16, 2003, researchers at Stanford University Medical Center announced they found that a drug commonly prescribed…
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was published
On May 1, 2003, Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was published, allowing…
The Roskamp Institute was founded
In 2003, the Roskamp Institute, located in Sarasota, was founded by Robert Roskamp a philanthropist and Sarasota-based developer…
Compulsive shopping research at Stanford seeks to treat mysterious disorder
On Dec. 16, 2002, researchers at Stanford University Medical Center announced they were continuing a multi-year clinical trial…
The Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute and Neurological Sciences Institute buildings opened on OHSU’s west campus
In 2001, the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute and Neurological Sciences Institute…
Scientists Create Smart Mouse
On Sept. 1, 1999, Princeton University researchers reported that they had genetically modified mice to have improved learning…