Podcast: Coming Home Well – GySgt. Ryan Pieraccini (USMC Retired) Creating His Legacy
Tish Hevel, Founder & CEO of the Brain Donor Project, is joined by Jan and Mike Pieraccini (founders of Gunny’s Warriors) to talk about their son Ryan’s wishes to create his legacy by donating his brain to research.
Science Friday: How SciFri Recruited New Brain Donors for Science
A live Q+A and radio broadcast inspired over 1,000 listeners to pledge their brains to scientific research. Future donors share their motivations and questions about brain donations.
Podcast: Women & Wills – Donate Your Brain to Science
In this episode of Women & Wills, Tish Hevel, CEO and Founder of the Brain Donor Project, explains why donating brain tissue for basic research is an incredible gift.
Assoc of Migraine Disorders Podcast: Brain Donation? There Are More Benefits Than You Think
Tish Hevel and sister Annie McManis discuss BDP with Brain & Life magazine.
Science Friday Webinar (Feb. 1, 2022) Q&A
The Brain Donor Project Founder and CEO Tish Hevel recently participated in a live webinar with Ira Flatow, host of Science Friday. Unfortunately, there wasn’t time to answer all the questions that came in via chat, so we’ve compiled and answered them all here.
Science Friday – Why You Should Donate Your Brain to Science
Ever wonder what happens after you donate your brain to science? If you have a disease or disorder like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, autism, traumatic brain injuries, depression, it can be used to help researchers better understand the condition and potentially lead to new treatments.
National Geographic Magazine: More Brains Make Research Possible
National Geographic Magazine highlights the critical need for post-mortem human brain tissue to advance neuroscience research.