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Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute (HWNI)

Deepening our understanding of the brain and the rest of the nervous system through original research and neurotechnology innovation, and helping to train the next generation of neuroscientists.

The Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute is the nexus for campus-wide multidisciplinary neuroscience research at UC Berkeley. We are a research unit within the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, with over 70 faculty members from over a dozen different academic departments. This unique cross-departmental structure brings together experts from a variety of fields to use the power of interdisciplinary research to achieve breakthroughs in the study of the brain and the rest of the nervous system, and to drive the development of novel treatments and technologies. We support our faculty and their labs in their research aims, foster opportunities for collaboration, sponsor major research initiatives, and run innovative neurotechnology and research centers. We also help train the next generation of neuroscientists through our support of the Neuroscience Department’s PhD program.

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About Helen Wills

Helen Wills Moody was an Olympic gold medal-winning tennis champion and UC Berkeley alum (class of 1925). In 1995, she gave a gift that established an endowment for the Berkeley Neuroscience PhD Program and helped provide initial funding for our institute. In 2000, it was renamed the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute in honor of her generous gift.