Get Involved with Wu Tsai Neuro

The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute brings together people from across Stanford to advance our understanding of the mind and brain in health and disease. Here's how you can get started.

Join the Institute

Faculty from any Stanford school or department can become an affiliated faculty member. Affiliates can apply for our research grants, connect with colleagues across fields, and hear first about new funding and events.

  • Apply for our programs. Affiliation is required to apply for research funding and to be a faculty mentor/sponsor for our trainee programs. Additional eligibility criteria may apply – refer to program details. 
  • Work across fields. Meet and collaborate with faculty from across campus through our programs and events.
  • Hear about opportunities first. You'll join our faculty affiliate email list for funding calls and high-priority announcements.

Join our email lists

Institute Mailing List

Get updates from the Institute

Our mailing list brings you news and announcements from the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute and the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience. You choose the topics you want to hear about. 

 

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Get updates from the Stanford neuroscience community

The Neurolist is an email list for anyone in the Stanford neuroscience community. Members share neuro-related events, news, and opportunities from across campus. 

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Only want messages specific to you? Join one of the Neurolist subgroups: Faculty · Postdocs · Graduate students · Staff

Explore our research grant programs

Research Funding

Wu Tsai Neuro's interdisciplinary research grants will fundamentally advance our understanding of the mind, brain and behavior in health and disease.

Faculty affiliates can apply for grants that fund everything from early-stage ideas to large interdisciplinary teams and work that moves discoveries toward real-world use.

Explore our programs for neuroscience trainees

The next generation

Our students and postdocs are bridging boundaries between disciplines, making transformative discoveries and driving innovation along the way.

Our fellowships, awards, and training programs support undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs with research funding, mentorship, professional and scientific development, and a community of peers in many fields.

Attend our events

Community Building

Find inspiration and build new collaborations at our events

We host a variety of scientific and social events for Stanford affiliates and the public. From seminars to workshops and symposia, there's always something going on throughout the year.

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Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Events

View all upcoming Institute events

Upcoming Events
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Find neuroscience events at Stanford

Stanford Events catalogs events from orgs across campus. Search for more neuro-related events and set up your own personalized digest for event updates.

Stanford Events
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Attendees of the 13th annual Wu Tsai Neurosciences Symposium stand and chat together

Support the Institute

Our research depends on people who are curious about the brain and want to see it better understood. 

By supporting our programs, you provide critical funding, scientific and professional development opportunities, and collaborative community-building events for neuroscience researchers at Stanford and beyond.
Every breakthrough starts with an investment in a scientist. Make a gift today to accelerate discovery and shape the future of neuroscience.