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Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute

1999 establishments in CaliforniaNeuroscience research centers in CaliforniaResearch institutes in the San Francisco Bay AreaUniversity of California, Berkeley

The Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute (HWNI) at the University of California, Berkeley was created in 1997, through a bequest from eight-time Wimbledon champion Helen Wills Moody, an alumna of UC Berkeley.

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Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute
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