02/02/25
The Wolfson Foundation has awarded a £1.5 million grant to King's College London for Professor Oscar Marín and CDN co-investigators to launch the Centre for Human Brain Development (CHBD), a pioneering initiative focused on understanding early brain development. This transformative support marks the beginning of the CHBD’s fundraising journey, positioning it as a world-leading research hub.
The funding will establish the Brain Organoids Laboratory, equipping researchers with cutting-edge tools to investigate the fundamental mechanisms of human brain development. This work will drive new insights into neurodevelopmental conditions including autism, epilepsy, and intellectual disability, laying the groundwork for future therapies and interventions.
The Wolfson Foundation has a long-standing reputation for investing in scientific excellence, with a focus on projects that deliver real-world impact. This generous award enables the CHBD to take its first steps towards groundbreaking discoveries, equipping researchers with state-of-the-art tools to perform experiments not previously possible.
The CHBD is the first centre of its kind, combining advanced imaging, electrophysiology, and computational modelling to study the human brain from its earliest stages. The Wolfson Foundation’s prestigious investment ensures that this research can begin immediately, accelerating progress in an area where new discoveries can lead to life-changing impacts.
The Wolfson Foundation’s support marks the launch of our ambitious fundraising journey to realise the potential of the Centre for Human Brain Development. With this investment, the Centre is poised to make discoveries to prime a new generation of therapies and interventions, and change the prognosis for children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions.
To find out more about the future of the Centre for Human Brain Development and how you might support our work, please contact Maggy, in King's College London’s Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement team on maggy.liu@kcl.ac.uk
