The Vanderbilt Silvio O. Conte Center for Neuroscience Research, established through funding from the National Institute of Mental Health and the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, supports research and training to elucidate gene, protein and cellular networks through which serotonin (5-HT) modulates brain development, signaling, plasticity and mental illness. 

The Conte Center currently supports the projects of six internationally recognized investigators at Vanderbilt, University of Southern California and Case Western Universities, as well as the pilot investigations of five junior investigators.  Core laboratories offer state of the art technologies and research support to facilitate interactions among Conte investigators, program consultants and collaborators.