Developing Initiative:
Healthy Bodies, Brains, Minds, and Communities

Healthy Bodies, Brains, Minds, and Communities is a fledgling initiative that is being spearheaded by Beckman Institute researchers. This growing initiative will capitalize on the Institute’s extensive expertise in the life sciences, the social and behavioral sciences, and engineering.

Many Beckman Institute faculty members have been very active in successful, leading-edge health-related research for some time. A growing emphasis on health-related issues on our campus and increased federal government funding opportunities in health-related research makes this an opportune time to systemize and coordinate these efforts into a cohesive initiative: Healthy Bodies, Brains, Minds, and Communities.

Research areas that are currently included in Healthy Bodies, Brains, Minds, and Communities are: