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The Stanford Center for Narcolepsy is devoted exclusively to narcolepsy research and therapy. Most of the research is funded by the National Institutes of Health. Individual gifts are extremely important to our research efforts. Numerous restrictions and regulations are associated with Federal funding. Gift funds can be used to explore new pathways of research and to finance pilot projects.
A financial contribution to the Stanford Center for Narcolepsy will be exclusively used to do more research. We have recently identified hypocretin (orexin) deficency as the cause of most cases of human narcolepsy. The most likely cause is an autoimmune attack against the 10,000 or so hypocretin containing cells located in the brain. Our goal is now to understand this process and to find a way to prevent and reverse it. We are also stuying the hypocretin system at the molecular and pharmacological level, with the goal of finding new treatments. These recent findings have led to a complete renewal of our research themes.
Make a Contribution
If you would like to make a contribution to the center, please make your check payable to:
Stanford University
and enclose a letter stating:
"the donation is a gift to be used for narcolepsy research"
Our mailing address is:
Dr. Emmanuel Mignot
Director - Center For Narcolepsy
Stanford University School of Medicine
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
701B Welch Road - Room 145
Palo Alto CA 94304-5742
Stanford University is a non-profit organization and gifts are tax deductible.
