Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour

Sainsbury Wellcome Centre
Established2016
Parent institution
University College London
DirectorTom Mrsic-Flogel
Location
London, United Kingdom
Websitesainsburywellcome.org

The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre (SWC) is a neuroscience research institute located in London, United Kingdom. The SWC is part of University College London (UCL), but sits outside of the faculty structure.[1] It is funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation[2] and Wellcome.[3]

Founded in 2016,[4] the Centre comprises 12 labs whose research feeds into the mission of understanding how the brain generates behaviour.[5] SWC is led by Director Professor Tom Mrsic-Flogel,[6] Associate Director Professor Troy Margrie, and Chief Scientific Officer Professor Tom Otis.

  1. ^ "Academic Units". UCL. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour | Neuroscience | Gatsby". www.gatsby.org.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Research Centres and Institutes". Wellcome. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ^ UCL (14 June 2016). "Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour opens". UCL News. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Research Overview | Sainsbury Wellcome Centre". www.sainsburywellcome.org. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. ^ "New Director at Sainsbury Wellcome Centre". Wellcome. Retrieved 20 January 2022.