Donate
The generosity of external donors helps DIBS achieve its mission to promote interdisciplinary brain science and translate discoveries into solutions for health and society.
For information on more giving opportunities, please contact Morgan Pope, Director of Interdisciplinary Development: morgan.pope@duke.edu
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Join our External Advisory Board
The DIBS External Advisory Board (EAB) are members of the community who provide guidance and vital funding support for DIBS programs.
Currently, the EAB includes 16 members from across fields including medicine, science and technology, and business, and two recent Duke undergrads.
Goals for new members:
- Passionate about STEM education, workforce development, and inspiring the next generation of neuroscientists, psychiatrists, surgeons, engineers, policy makers and poets.
- Contribute to the board's diversity.
- Willing to contribute intellectually and philanthropically.
- Exemplify and support a range of career trajectories for our students, including industry, nonprofits, government service.
Interested applicants should contact Morgan Pope, Director of Interdisciplinary Development: morgan.pope@duke.edu
Anatomical Gifts
The Duke Institute for Brain Sciences is dedicated to advancing research on neurological diseases and disorders. As such, we are often asked how people can provide anatomical gifts for research. While we are unable to accept such generous donations, people interested in donating their or a loved one’s brain for research may contact the following groups. Thank you for considering this kind gesture.
Duke Neuropsychiatric Brain Bank
Email Dianne Cruz, who oversees the Duke Neuropsychiatric Brain Bank at the Duke School of Medicine, and may be able to help coordinate donations when/if possible.
Duke University School of Medicine Anatomical Gifts Program
The Duke University School of Medicine’s Anatomical Gift’s Program provides an opportunity to use the entirety of a donor’s physical remains to shape the future careers of the students privileged to benefit from the gift. The faculty who oversee the anatomical dissection take care to ensure that students honor the dignity and humanity of the donor and their loved ones, as do the students we admit, educate, and entrust with such precious anatomical gifts.
Brain Donor Project
The Brain Donor Project is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that aims to increase the supply of human post-mortem brains donated for scientific research, and receives expert guidance from researchers affiliated with the National Institutes of Health (NIH).