What is the Scientific Council?
Our Scientific Council Members
To accomplish our mission of alleviating the suffering caused by mental illness, we award NARSAD Grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research.
Our Scientific Council Leads the Way
Founding and current President, Herbert Pardes, M.D., Executive Vice Chairman of New York-Presbyterian Hospital
- 138 - volunteer mental health leaders
- Preeminent mental health researchers
- 2 Nobel Prizewinners
- 31 Chairs of Psychiatry and Neuroscience Departments at leading colleges and universities around the world
- 13 members of the National Academy of Sciences
- 4 former directors of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
- Review hundreds of grant applications each year across all major areas of brain and behavior research
- Recommend best ideas from scientists across communities and institutions
- Mentor each selected NARSAD Young Investigator Grantee
- Serve as an advisory group on policy and programs for the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation