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The Helen L. Dorris Child and Adolescent Neuro-Psychiatric Disorder Institute

The Helen L. Dorris Child and Adolescent Neuro-Psychiatric Disorder Institute was also established with a generous gift from mental health advocate and San Diego State University Professor Emerita Helen Dorris.

The institute was created to investigate the pathological basis of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Benjamin Cravatt, Ph.D., its director, leads in recruiting an interdisciplinary team of scientists to focus on understanding neuropathology in children and adolescents and finding new treatments for their conditions.

Giving Opportunities
Gifts of all sizes are welcome. Contributions of $1,000 or more entitle a donor to annual membership in The Scripps Research Institute’s donor group, 1,000 Friends of Science. A commitment of $150,000 will establish a research fellowship to support the work of a senior scientist for two years. A commitment of $75,000 will help fund a laboratory bearing the name of the donor or loved one.