Pratiksha Trust formed by Infosys Executive Vice-Chairman Kris Gopalakrishnan and his wife Sudha Gopalakrishnan will invest Rs.225 crore to set up a Brain Research Centre in the campus of Indian Institute of Science (IIsc).
The facility would be dedicated to study the numerous aspects of the functioning of the brain with specific goals to find cures for neurodegenerative conditions and diseases that are accelerated by old age.
The Centre is a joint effort between Pratiksha Trust which will grant Rs.225 crore over 10 years for the establishment and functioning of the facility for brain research. Further, it will receive support from the Centre for Neuroscience and other research facilities at IISc and collaborate with various research hospitals across Bengaluru, according to a statement issued by Pratiksha Trust.
To guide the Centre, an international Scientific Advisory Board has been set up with Nobel Laureate, Prof. Torsten Wiesel as Chairman. Professors Stanley Fahn, Columbia University; Sangram Sisodia, University of Chicago; John Morris, Washington University, St. Louis; and Giovanni Frisoni, University of Geneva are among the members of the Scientific Advisory Board. The Board will help in initiating the operations of the Centre, set research goals, and guide the Centre in its initial years.
The facility will also work for a better understanding of relative functions of the brain as well as leveraging the existing understanding of its functioning to create better models of computing, according to the statement from the Trust.
To ensure an alliance between medical research and computing, the Trust will also fund the setting up of three chair professorships each in the Departments of Computer Science at IISc and at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras).
According to Gopalakrishnan, trustee, Pratiksha Trust, said,"The human brain is one of the world’s biggest mysteries, which is yet to be fully understood by man. By funding and creating this Centre with IISc, we are working towards creating a globally recognized, world-class research facility that will be at the cutting-edge of research on the human brain.
The facility would be dedicated to study the numerous aspects of the functioning of the brain with specific goals to find cures for neurodegenerative conditions and diseases that are accelerated by old age.
The Centre is a joint effort between Pratiksha Trust which will grant Rs.225 crore over 10 years for the establishment and functioning of the facility for brain research. Further, it will receive support from the Centre for Neuroscience and other research facilities at IISc and collaborate with various research hospitals across Bengaluru, according to a statement issued by Pratiksha Trust.
To guide the Centre, an international Scientific Advisory Board has been set up with Nobel Laureate, Prof. Torsten Wiesel as Chairman. Professors Stanley Fahn, Columbia University; Sangram Sisodia, University of Chicago; John Morris, Washington University, St. Louis; and Giovanni Frisoni, University of Geneva are among the members of the Scientific Advisory Board. The Board will help in initiating the operations of the Centre, set research goals, and guide the Centre in its initial years.
The facility will also work for a better understanding of relative functions of the brain as well as leveraging the existing understanding of its functioning to create better models of computing, according to the statement from the Trust.
To ensure an alliance between medical research and computing, the Trust will also fund the setting up of three chair professorships each in the Departments of Computer Science at IISc and at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT Madras).
According to Gopalakrishnan, trustee, Pratiksha Trust, said,"The human brain is one of the world’s biggest mysteries, which is yet to be fully understood by man. By funding and creating this Centre with IISc, we are working towards creating a globally recognized, world-class research facility that will be at the cutting-edge of research on the human brain.
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