The Heinz C. Prechter Fund
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In April, 2004, Waltraud (“Wally”) Prechter transferred the assets of the Heinz C. Prechter Fund for Manic Depression to the University of Michigan Health System to establish the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund. In an ongoing effort to find the genetic causes and potential cures for bipolar disorder, the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund supports genetic bipolar research throughout the University. The Prechter Fund’s mission is to support breakthrough research in psychiatric genetics, pediatric bipolar disorder, neuroimaging and neuroscience. Bipolar disorder causes brain chemical imbalances that lead to deep depressions, manic episodes and suicidal impulses in an estimated 5.7 million Americans. The Prechter Fund will establish a genetic repository that will help U-M researchers find the genetic causes of the disease and one day, a cure.
Click here to visit the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Fund website.
