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About the Center

A broad range of research centers, program project grants and research training grants at Washington University foster a strong sense of collaboration and interdisciplinary cooperation. The McDonnell Center for Systems Neuroscience is one of two Centers endowed by the James S. McDonnell Foundation that together support a wide variety of neuroscience projects. Our other collaborative research centers bring together clinicians, scientists, and patients to enhance and promote translational research in many areas.

These Centers include:

• The Hope Center for Neurological Disorders , which supports basic and clinical research activities related to stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and other conditions associated with damage to the nervous system.
• The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center , which carries out a multi-faceted approach to the understanding and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.  
• The Neurofibromatosis (NF) Center , which was established to position Washington University as an international leader in NF basic and clinical research as well as to serve as a beacon for “bench to bedside” research in NF and related nervous system tumors.
• The Washington University Pain Center , which is committed to alleviating human suffering from pain and aims to be the foremost center in the nation for the advancement of pain science.