Why minority representation in medical research is a matter of life and death

The African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative has published its first research showing how genetic ancestry influences varying rates of certain psychiatric and neurological conditions among people of African ancestry.

Feb. 27, 2023 | The Lieber Institute for Brain Development has received a $1 million, two-year grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to support the work of the African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative (AANRI) to promote racial equity throughout the field of neuroscience.

July 23, 2020 | The nation’s first African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative announced today $2.25 million in startup funding from the investment management firm Brown Capital Management (BCM) and the State of Maryland.

March 18, 2019 | The Lieber Institute for Brain Development and its partners launched the nation’s first African Ancestry Neuroscience Research Initiative to ensure that