LIBR Mission, Vision and Values
Our mission is to develop knowledge, tools, techniques, and interventions that improve mental health. Using neuroscientific approaches, we generate scientific products for stakeholders that provide better ways of assessing, treating, and preventing mental health conditions.
LIBR is a clinical neuroscience research institute that recognizes the dignity and uniqueness of each person and leverages leading talent and technology to discover causes of and cures for disorders of mood, anxiety, eating, and substance use.
Understanding each individual affected by a mental health condition requires deep empirical knowledge of psychiatry and related areas, detailed quantitative assessments, and contextual knowledge of the individual and the community in which they exist. This comprehensive approach is the basis for developing better assessments and treatments.
LIBR is a clinical neuroscience research institute that recognizes the dignity and uniqueness of each person and leverages leading talent and technology to discover causes of and cures for disorders of mood, anxiety, eating, and substance use.
Understanding each individual affected by a mental health condition requires deep empirical knowledge of psychiatry and related areas, detailed quantitative assessments, and contextual knowledge of the individual and the community in which they exist. This comprehensive approach is the basis for developing better assessments and treatments.
T H E T E A M
Leadership
MARTIN PAULUS, M.D.
Scientific Director and President |
COLLEEN MCCALLUM, M.B.A.
Chief Operating Officer |
MICHAEL ROHAN, PH.D.
Chief Technology Officer |
T H E G O A L S
Specific Aims
1To identify and characterize targetable, disease modifying processes in mental health
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2To develop neuroscience-based interventions to improve mental health
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3To provide a core service infrastructure to accelerate discoveries by LIBR investigators
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4To develop and maintain a competitive workforce focused on advancing the strategic goals of LIBR
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T H E B E G I N N I N G
Our History
The Laureate Institute for Brain Research opened May 1, 2009 and currently houses a multidisciplinary team of scientists and clinical research staff who apply neuroimaging, genetic, pharmacological and neuropsychological tools to investigate the biology of neuropsychiatric disorders. The Institute's creation was founded by The William K. Warren Foundation for the purpose of conducting studies aimed at developing more effective treatments or prevention strategies for these disorders. The William K. Warren Foundation continues to be the lead sponsor of LIBR research studies, which are led by scientists from diverse backgrounds, including physics, cognitive neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, developmental neuroscience, computer science and genetics.