The Center for Cerebrovascular Research is a core group of faculty and staff pursuing integrative and interdisciplinary study of cerebrovascular disease, utilizing the tools of vascular cell biology, animal models, human genetics, disease epidemiology and treatment outcomes research.
Each department within the UCSF Weill Institute features nationally renowned centers, clinics and programs dedicated to advancing the full spectrum of brain health.
Core Departments and Programs
Department of Neurological Surgery
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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The Center for Encephalitis and Meningitis (CEM) unites groundbreaking scientific discovery with expert clinical care to address challenging neuroinflammatory conditions.
The Center for Integrative Neuroscience, established at UCSF in 1990, includes more than 80 scientists in 13 laboratories who are discovering how we see and hear, how we move our limbs, why we feel pain, how we learn and remember, and how we speak and understand language.
The Center for Management and Surgery of Peripheral Nerve Disorders specializes in the treatment of all types of peripheral nerve tumors and provides fast, expert care for simple and complex traumatic nerve injuries.
The Center for Neural Engineering and Prostheses is a partnership between UCSF and UC Berkeley to integrate cutting-edge engineering with world-class basic and clinical neurosciences to develop technology to restore sensory, motor and cognitive function in patients suffering from disabling neurological conditions.
Created in 1994, the Center for Neurobiology and Psychiatry at UCSF provides a home and resources for psychiatric researchers dedicated to investigating variations in the molecules, cells, and connections within the brain that make people vulnerable to mental illnesses.
The Center for Obesity, Assessment, Study and Treatment (COAST) is a multidisciplinary research center whose mission is to reduce the prevalence and adverse consequences of obesity, to seek and advance knowledge and understanding of the mechanisms by which stress influences obesity, and to develop effective interventions.
The Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training Program is founded on the belief that neurodevelopmental, biological, psychological, behavioral and cultural perspectives are integral to our approach to the care of children, adolescents and their families.
The Child Trauma Research Program is nationally recognized for its leadership in developing effective, family-centered interventions for children aged birth through five who experience traumatic events such as violence in the home, death of a loved one, life-threatening accidents, illnesses, or disasters.
UCSF's Children's Center at Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute offers outpatient evaluation and treatment of children, adolescents and families for a full range of mental disorders and behavioral disturbances.
The Clinical Psychology Training Program offers a two-year fellowship comprised of a one-year general clinical psychology internship (APA-accredited) and a one-year postdoctoral clinical and clinical research fellowship, based on the scientist-practitioner model.
The Adult Psychiatry Clinic offers several types of diagnosis-specific time-limited cognitive-behavioral groups for problems such as depression, social anxiety, eating disorders, and more.