At present, the Brain Research Institute has almost 300 members. In 2016 These faculty published over 1000 research papers in a wide-ranging series of eminent journals. Its educational mission also continues to grow, and currently encompasses over 250 postdoctoral students populating faculty labs, 80 doctoral students, and over 700 undergraduate neuroscience majors.
BRI continues to be a magnet for some of the best neuroscience researchers in the world. It remains a powerful incubator of basic and medical science research endeavors leading to a deeper understanding of the human brain and clinical strategies that will become viable treatments for diseases and disorders such as Genetics of Mental Disorders, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, autism, schizophrenia and addiction.