' ▁largest ▁share holder ▁don ates ▁$ 1 1 5 M ▁to ▁Cal tech ▁for ▁brain ▁research " ▁- ▁Be cker ' s ▁Hospital ▁Review ▁- ▁Ay la ▁Ell ison ▁- ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁would ▁combine ▁" bi ology , ▁engineering , ▁chem istry , ▁physics , ▁computer ▁science ▁and ▁the ▁social ▁sciences ▁to ▁tack le ▁brain ▁function ▁in ▁an ▁integrated , ▁compreh ensive ▁way ." ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁David ▁J . ▁Anderson ▁would ▁serve ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁T ian q iao ▁and ▁Chr iss y ▁Chen ▁Institute ▁for ▁Neu ros cience . ▁Also ▁that ▁month , ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁Cal tech ▁building ▁were ▁heard ▁by ▁the ▁design ▁commission ▁of ▁Pas ad ena . ▁The ▁ground bre aking ▁of ▁the ▁T ian q iao ▁and ▁Chr iss y ▁Chen ▁Neu ros cience ▁Research ▁Building ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁With ▁construction ▁to ▁begin ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁opening ▁was ▁scheduled ▁for ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁ ▁Shang hai ▁inst itute ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁T ian q iao ▁and ▁Chr iss y ▁Chen ▁Institute ▁announced ▁that ▁$ 8 0 ▁million ▁would ▁fund ▁The ▁T ian q iao ▁and ▁Chr iss y ▁Chen ▁Institute ▁for ▁Bra in ▁D ise ase ▁( Sh ang hai ). ▁The ▁non pro fit ▁brain ▁disease ▁inst itute ▁was ▁formed