Broad receives $650M gift for psychiatric research

Philanthropist Ted Stanley committed $650 million to the Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard -- the largest ever funding commitment for psychiatric research, according to the institute. With the gift, the center plans to create a comprehensive list of genes with roles in severe psychiatric disorders and identify the biological pathways in which these genes act; develop cellular and animal models that mimic human psychiatric disorders; and identify and develop molecules that modulate biochemical pathways and can serve as drug leads. ...