Here are six highlights:
1. The donation is the largest gift to the university to date.
2. It will establish the UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences.
3. The institute will focus on developing new therapies for brain and nervous system diseases.
4. The new 270,000-square-foot institute will include research laboratories and clinics.
5. Also, a UCSF Weill Innovation Fund will fund research projects focused on developing treatments for neurological and psychiatric illnesses.
6. The donation will also establish a UCSF Weill Fellows program, offering additional funding to neuroscience doctorate students.
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