On May 25, 2010, the consolidated Dorris Neuroscience Center was dedicated at the Scripps Research Institute.

The new Dorris Neuroscience Center also consolidated and builds on two previous centers that she had made possible at Scripps Research, the Harold L. Dorris Neurological Research Center and Helen L. Dorris Institute for the Study of Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders of Children and Adolescents. Dorris is a resident of San Diego.

The new Dorris Neuroscience Center brings together scientists early in their careers with established researchers in the field, and provides them with high-end imaging technology and state-of-the-art genomic and genetic research tools to advance their research programs.

The laboratories of many of the center’s investigators are located in the Harold L. Dorris Neuroscience Center Building (previously known as the ICND building), a 53,000-square-foot structure with cutting-edge facilities situated on the east side of the Scripps California campus.

Helen Dorris, a mental health advocate and San Diego State University professor emeritu, ﾗmade a significant gift to launch the new center through The Harold L. Dorris Neuroscience Foundation, named in her brother’s honor.