The creation of the Johns Hopkins Brain Science Institute was driven by opportunities in neuroscience research, the urgency in finding new treatments for neurological and psychiatric diseases, and by the strength, size, and breadth of the Hopkins neuroscience faculty, both in the basic sciences and in clinical disciplines. A major goal has been to integrate research programs across disciplines and campuses. This goal has been abetted by Hopkins’ historical tradition of scientific collaborations across disciplines, by the creativity and willingness of scientists to develop platforms for use by colleagues, and by the shared interests of the basic and clinical departments in each others’ work and approaches. Building on the success of the programs supported to date, in 2008 the BSI will launch a major new effort in Neurotranslational research. | 
