In the last 10 years, Stefano Gustincich successfully applied for many different calls for research proposal in the scientific areas of functional genomics and molecular pathophysiology of the brain, for a total amount of about 4 million EUR. Within FP7-HEALTH-2007-B, he coordinated DOPAMINET, a large international multicenter consortium focused on the study of the molecular networks acting in dopaminergic neurons of Chordates.

Among funding institutions sustaining and having sustained his research:

• The Giovanni Armenise-Harvard Foundation (US)
• The Michel J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (US)
• Telethon (IT)
• the European Community
• the Italian Ministry of Education University and Research (IT)
• the Italian Ministry of Health (IT)
• the Italian Region Friuli Venezia Giulia (IT)
• the Italian Institute of Technology (IT).