Established | 2016 |
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Parent institution | University College London |
Director | Tom Mrsic-Flogel |
Location | London, United Kingdom |
Website | sainsburywellcome |
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.