THE MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE IS TO TRANSLATE BASIC GENETIC AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND RELATED DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN DISORDERS INTO CLINICAL ADVANCES THAT CHANGE THE LIVES OF AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS. IT IS CATALYZING A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF BRAIN DISEASE BY LINKING ADVANCES IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND FUNCTION OF THE HUMAN BRAIN WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL THERAPEUTIC STRATEGIES.