Weill Neurohub Will Fuel Race To Find New Treatments For Brain Disease

With a $106 million gift from the Weill Family Foundation, UC Berkeley (Berkeley), UC San Francisco (UCSF), and the University of Washington (the UW) have launched the Weill Neurohub, an innovative research network that will forge and nurture new collaborations between neuroscientists and researchers working in an array of other disciplines—including engineering, computer science, physics, chemistry, and mathematics—to speed the development of new therapies for diseases and disorders that affect the brain and nervous system.

Complementing the strengths of UCSF, Berkeley, and the UW, the Weill Neurohub will draw on the expertise and resources of the 17 national . . .