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Poitras Center to fuel early careers of 50 young scientists dedicated to psychiatric disorders research

MIT News4 min read

Patricia and James Poitras ’63 provide fellowships for graduate students and postdocs who will shape the future of mental health research.

Patricia and James Poitras ’63, longtime MIT supporters, have launched a fellowship program for graduate students and postdocs studying major mental illness, expanding their MIT philanthropy to directly support early-career scientists. The commitment establishes 50 two-year fellowships through the Poitras Center for Psychiatric Disorders Research at MIT’s McGovern Institute for Brain Research. Five fellowships will be awarded every year for the next decade, creating a long-term talent pipeline focused specifically on psychiatric disorders. The $10 million gift is the…

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