iao ▁and ▁Chr iss y ▁Chen ▁Institute ▁( also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Chen ▁Institute ▁or ▁T CC I ) ▁is ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁inst itute ▁founded ▁by ▁husband ▁and ▁wife ▁T ian q iao ▁Chen ▁and ▁Chr iss y ▁Lu o ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁supporting ▁study ▁into ▁the ▁human ▁brain . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁the ▁couple ▁committed ▁US $ 1 ▁billion ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁inst itute ’ s ▁work , ▁which ▁focus es ▁on ▁research ▁in ▁three ▁core ▁areas ▁– ▁brain ▁discovery , ▁brain ▁treatment ▁and ▁brain ▁development . ▁Tow ards ▁that ▁end , ▁the ▁inst itute ▁supports ▁inter dis cipl inary ▁research ▁concerning ▁neu ros cience , ▁particularly ▁research ▁on ▁brain ▁mechan ics , ▁per ception ," Focus ▁V ision ▁Cor ner stone ▁Part ners hips " ▁- ▁Chen ▁Institute ▁and ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁per ception ▁on ▁behavior ▁and ▁well - be ing ." The ▁Myst er ious ▁Case ▁of ▁the ▁Miss ing ▁Internet ▁Bill ion aire " ▁- ▁Blo om berg ▁- ▁Y ool im ▁Lee ▁- ▁August ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁Chen ▁Institute ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Chr iss y ▁and ▁T ian q iao ▁Chen , ▁both ▁phil anth rop ists ▁known ▁for ▁co - found ing ▁the ▁Chinese ▁con gl omer ate ▁Sh anda ▁Group ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁They ▁decided ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁Chen ▁Institute ▁to ▁fund ▁various ▁brain - related ▁research ▁initi atives ▁and ▁institutions ,"