On Sept. 16, 2015, The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) announced it had received a $5.65 million gift from Helen Dorris, a San Diego mental health advocate and founder of TSRIﾒs Dorris Neuroscience Center.

Dorris, a San Diego State University professor emeritus, founded a neuroscience center in 1999 with a commitment of $10 million. She later founded TSRIﾒs Helen L. Dorris Institute for the Study of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders of Children and Adolescents. The two centers were consolidated in 2010 with an additional gift through The Harold L. Dorris Neuroscience Foundation.