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About Us

We are a team of neuroscientists, neuropathologists, neuroanatomists, physicians, and neuroimaging experts at UC Irvine working to understand how the human brain works. Our team is supported by the NIH’s National Institute of Mental Health under award number UM1MH130994.

Team members:

Dr. Xiangmin Xu
Principle Investigator
Professor of Anatomy and Neurobiology in the School of Medicine at UC Irvine
xiangmix@hs.uci.edu | Xu Lab Website

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Dr. Elizabeth Head
Co-Principle Investigator
Professor and Vice-Chair of Pathology in the School of Medicine at UC Irvine
heade@hs.uci.edu | Head Lab Website

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Dr. Edwin Monuki
Co-Principle Investigator | Chair of the Department of Pathology, Neuropathologist at the UC Irvine Medical Center
emonuki@hs.uci.edu | Monuki Lab Website

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Dr. Craig Stark
Co-Principle Investigator | Professor, Neurobiology and Behavior School of Biological Sciences at UC Irvine
cestark@uci.edu | Stark Lab Website

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Dr. Robert Edwards
Co-Principle Investigator | Professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine & Director of the Experimental Tissue Resource (ETR) within the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at the UC Irvine Medical Center
redwards@hs.uci.edu | Edwards Lab Website

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Dr. Hannah Park
Co-Principle Investigator | Professor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the UC Irvine Medical Center
hlpark@hs.uci.edu | Park Lab Website

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Dr. William H Yong
Co-Principle Investigator | Professor in the Department of Pathology, Director of Neuropathology Fellowship, & Vice Chair of Integration and Strategic Initiatives.
yongwh@hs.uci.edu | Yong Lab Website

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Mailing Address and Contact Information

BICAN UM1 Brain Repository
1111 Gillespie Neuroscience Research Facility
Irvine, CA, 92697
bican-um1@uci.edu
949-824-5032
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Brain Repository Director: Elizabeth Head, PhD

Research Specialist: Jillian V. Berry

Clinical Research Coordinator: Miyoung Kim, MS, MD

Autopsy Technician: Sabrina Stein

Other Donation Programs at UC Irvine

UCI MIND
Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
UCI’s Willed Body Program

UCI-CHOC Brain Mapping Collaboration

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Brain donation is a gift for future generations.