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Brain & Behavior Research Foundations’ Women’s Committee of
Palm Beach
Holds Reception and Presentation on Coping with Stress
PALM BEACH, FL--The Brain
& Behavior Research Foundations’ Women’s
Committeeof Palm Beach held a cocktail reception and special
presentation at the home of Jill
Sirulnick.
Attendees included Renee
Steinberg; Brenda
and Bob Feldman; Fran and Ed Kittredge; Aaron and Judy
Daniels; Marjorie and Richard Warren; John and Suzanne
Golden; Mort and Fran Smith; Robert and Fran Weisman; Ellen
and Ed Wolf; Lois Silverman Yashar and Dr. James Yashar; Dr.
Marvin and Baylie Rosenberg; Ellen and Fred Bosman; Harvey
and Gale Karofsky; Harvey and Carole Mallement; Michael and
Cheryl Minikes; Roberta and Paul Kozoloff; Steven and Ruth
Katz; Kirk and Laurie Gellin; Susan and Rick Apter; Pat and
Ed Falkenberg. Dr.
Kafui Dzirasa of
the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science at the
Center for Neuroengineering at Duke University Medical
Center gave a presentation entitled Our
Resilient Brain: Coping with Stress, Anxiety and Memory Loss.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is committed to
alleviating the suffering caused by mental illness by
awarding grants to scientists and researchers that will in
turn lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific
research. Since 1987, the Foundation has awarded over $320
million worldwide to more than 3,800 scientists selected by
a Scientific Council comprised of two Nobel prizewinners,
four former directors of The National Institute of Mental
Health, 13 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 21
chairs of psychiatric departments, and 47 members of the
Institute of Medicine.
Funded through private contributions, the Foundation invests
100% of donor contributions for research directly into its NARSAD
Grants.
About the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is committed to
alleviating the suffering of mental illness by awarding
grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in
scientific research. Since 1987, the Foundation has awarded
more than $324 million in over 4,700 grants to leading
scientists around the world. The Foundation funds the most
innovative ideas in neuroscience and psychiatry as NARSAD
grants to better understand the causes and new ways to treat
brain and behavior disorders. These disorders include
depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism,
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety,
borderline personality disorder, obsessive-compulsive
disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. NARSAD
Grants are one of the most vital supports for mental health
research. What
is most unique about our funding model is that 100% of all
donor contributions for research are invested in our grants. Many
investigators go on to receive larger government grants
based on their NARSAD Grant projects and this has resulted
in more than $3
billion of additional funding for those scientists. NARSAD
Grants support a broad range of the best ideas in brain
research. Funding for our grants is focused on three
priority areas to better understand and treat mental
illness, aiming toward prevention and ultimately cures. The
Foundation is also dedicated to educating the public about
mental health and the importance of research including the
impact that new discoveries have on improving the lives of
those with mental illness, which will ultimately enable
people to live full, happy and productive lives.
For more information,
www.bbrfoundation.org
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