Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research

The mission of the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at ӳ��ý is to reduce the burden of serious mental illness through research. Using our ongoing discoveries of genetic variants associated with disease as a launch point, we are contributing to new understandings of pathogenic disease mechanisms, the identification of disease biomarkers, and above all, new treatments.

Stanley Center Scientific Investigators are successfully working on these issues in highly collaborative teams to significantly advance our knowledge of psychiatric disease and the development of treatments. Additionally, the Stanley Center launched the Stanley Global Neuropsychiatric Genetics Initiative (Stanley Global) in 2014, collaborating with research groups around the world to expand genetic sample collection across diverse worldwide populations.

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Through research at the ӳ��ý and partnerships with collaborators worldwide, scientists at the Stanley Center aim to develop diagnostics and treatments to help people with mental health conditions. Our research informs our understanding of the biology of psychiatric disorders, neurodevelopmental conditions, and neurodegenerative disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, and Alzheimer’s.

Click here to read the Stanley Center's Commitment to Genomic Data Sharing

Philanthropists Ted and Vada Stanley enabled this groundbreaking research. In 2014, Stanley announced an unprecedented commitment of $650 million aimed at galvanizing scientific research on psychiatric disorders and bringing new treatments based on molecular understanding to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

In total, the Stanley Family Foundation’s philanthropy in support of the Stanley Center totals $860 million. The gifts from the Stanley Family Foundation represent the largest philanthropic commitment ever in psychiatric research and stand among the largest for scientific research in general.