Funding
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 70,000 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
By Credit Card:
Donating to the Center for Narcolepsy through the Stanford Center for Sleep Sciences and Medicine is as simple as clicking on the ”Make a Gift Now” button and entering your credit card information. Please make sure to indicate that the gift is for the Center for Narcolpsy in the special instructions in the box on the second screen.
By Check:
If you would like to make a contribution by check 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"
and send it to:
Development Services
P.O. Box 20466
Stanford, CA 94309
Please contact:
Medical Center Development
Phone: 650.725.2504
E-mail: medicalgiving@stanford.edu
Stanford University is a non-profit organization and gifts are tax deductible.
