Funding search · EIN 411563321 · Minneapolis, MN

The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

123
grants reported
$9.7M
total given
2022–2024
filing years
$75,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

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123 grants matching “investigative · $9.7M

  • $110,310

    Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Funds Transferred from Van Andel. Regulation mechanism of thermosensitive receptors in nervous system. Principal Investigator: Juan Du, Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Adipocyte-brain mitochondrial signaling and its impacts on brain function. Principal Investigator: Akhila Rajan,Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024

    Mechanism and functions of repeat expansion self-exonization in C9orf72 ALS/FTD. Principal Investigator: Junjie Guo, Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Neurotensin mediated regulation of hedonic feeding behavior and obesity. Principal Investigator: Stephan Lammel Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Regents of the University of California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Characterizing the Context: The Role of the Microenvironment in Shaping Human Glioblastoma. Principal Investigators: Aparna Bhaduri, Ph.D. and Kunal Patel, M.D.

  • $100,000

    University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Virus-Like Intercellular Transmission of Tau in Alzheimer's Disease. Principal Investigator: Jason Shepherd, Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    In vivo Reprogramming of Astrocytes into Neurons for Treating Parkinson's Disease. Principal Investigator: Thanh Hoang, Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Leveraging Single-cell Epigenomics for Targeted Manipulation of Drug-activated Ensemble. Principal Investigator: Jeremy Day & Ian Maze

  • $100,000

    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Dissecting the Gut-brain Dynamics Underlying Anorexia. Principal Investigator: Lisa Beutler

  • $100,000

    Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Investigating Circuits and Mechanisms that Support Long-Lasting Recovery of Movement in Dopamine Depleted Mice. Principal Investigator: Aryn Gittis, Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Identifying Brain Circuits that Connect Respiration and Cognitive State. Principal Investigator: Lindsey Schwarz

  • $100,000

    Mass General Brigham Incorporated · Boston, MA · 2024

    The Neurobiology of Glioma: Understanding Malignant Neural Circuits Instructing Tumor Growth. Principal Investigator: Humsa Venkatesh,Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Stanford University School of Medicine · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    Neuron-to-OPC synapses in adaptive and maladaptive myelination. Principal Investigator: Juliet K. Knowles, MD, PhD

  • $75,000

    Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    The Molecular Basis of Psychedelic-Induced Plasticity. Principal Investigator: Andrea Gomez, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Regents of the University of California · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Neural Representation of The World During Navigation. Principal Investigator: Sung Soo Kim, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Scripps Research Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2024

    Neural Population Dynamics Mediating the Balance of Competing Survival Needs. Principal Investigator: Ann Kennedy, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Scripps Research Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2024

    In vivo Neurogenomics at Scale. Principal Investigator: Xin Jin, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    University of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Neural Diversity: From Stem Cells to Circuits. Principal Investigator: Mubarak Hussain Syed, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024

    Skin-brain axis for rewarding touch behaviors. Principal Investigator: Dr. Ishmail Abdus-Saboor

  • $75,000

    Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024

    Neural Mechanisms of Courtship and Monogamy. Principal Investigator: Dr. Vikram Gadagkar

  • $75,000

    Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024

    Cortical circuits for perceiving visual form. Principal Investigator: Dr. Yasmine El-Shamayleh

  • $75,000

    Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024

    Molecular Mechanisms of Intergenerational Memory. Principal Investigator: Bianca Jones Marlin, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Harvard Medical School · Boston, MA · 2024

    Multiscale Neural Network Models to Infer Functional Motifs in the Brain. Principal Investigator: Kanaka Rajan, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Mass General Brigham Incorporated · Boston, MA · 2024

    Development, Function, and Dysfunction of Somatosensory and Viscerosensory Systems in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Principal Investigator: Lauren Orefice, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Max Planck Florida Corporation · Jupiter, FL · 2024

    Synaptic mechanisms and network dynamics underlying motor learning. Principal Investigator: Dr. Hidehiko Inagaki

  • $75,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2024

    Neural Circuit Mechanisms of Inference. Principal Investigator: Christine Constantinople, Ph.D

  • $75,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2024

    Modulation of striatal cells and synapses by dopamine movement signals. Principal Investigator: Dr. Tanya Sippy

  • $75,000

    Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, OR · 2024

    Mechanosensation for guiding cellular morphology. Principal Investigator: Dr. Swetha Murthy

  • $75,000

    Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Evolution of neural diversity and patterning in the visual system. Principal Investigator: Dr. Karthik Shekhar

  • $75,000

    Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Illuminating Oxytocin Signaling in the Brain with Near-Infrared Fluorescent Nanosensors. Principal Investigator: Markita Landry, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    Computational Neuroendocrinology: Linking Hormone-Mediated Transcription to Complex Behavior Through Neural Dynamics. Principal Investigator: Annegret Falkner, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2024

    Neural Mechanisms of Shifts Between Social Competition and Cooperation. Principal Investigator: Nancy Padilla-Coreano, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine · New York, NY · 2024

    Unravelling the mechanisms of synapse development, from molecules to behavior. Principal Investigator: Dr. Peri Kurshan

  • $75,000

    University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Neuropeptidergic Cortical Control of Social Isolation. Principal Investigator: Dr. Moriel Zelikowsky

  • $75,000

    Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Understanding the Construction and Function of Glycinergic Post-Synaptic Assemblies. Principal Investigator: Weiwei Wang, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Molecular Anatomy of Hibernation Circuits. Principal Investigator: Sinisa Hrvatin, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024

    Machine Learning Methods for Discovering Structure in Neural and Behavioral Data. Principal Investigator: Dr. Scott Linderman

  • $75,000

    The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024

    How Does 3D Genome Architecture Shape the Development and Aging of the Brain?. Principal Investigator: Longzhi Tan, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    Proportional-Integral Feedback in a Biological 'Gyroscope'. Principal Investigator: Bradley Dickerson, Ph.D.

  • $16,500

    Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2024

    McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2024. Principal Investigator: Liliana Germain

  • $16,500

    Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2024. Principal Investigator: Alana Ferguson

  • $16,500

    Salk Institute for Biological Studies · La Jolla, CA · 2024

    McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2024. Principal Investigator: Bianca Frias

  • $16,500

    The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024

    McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2024. Principal Investigator: Jailah Mitchell

  • $16,500

    New York University Grossman School of Medicine · New York, NY · 2024

    McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2024. Principal Investigator: Buyong Kim

  • $16,500

    Regents of the University of Colorado · Aurora, CO · 2024

    McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2024. Principal Investigator: Princesa Herrera

  • $100,000

    University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023

    Elucidating the Neural Basis of Pain Unpleasantness: Circuits and New Therapeutics to End the Dual Epidemic of Chronic Pain and Opioid Addiction. Principal Investigator: Gregory Scherrer

  • $100,000

    Brigham and Women'S Hospitalharvard Medical School · Boston, MA · 2023

    The Neurobiology of Glioma: Understanding Malignant Neural Circuits Instructing Tumor Growth. Principal Investigator: Humsa Venkatesh,Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Adipocyte-brain mitochondrial signaling and its impacts on brain function. Principal Investigator: Akhila Rajan,Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Dissecting the Gut-brain Dynamics Underlying Anorexia. Principal Investigator: Lisa Beutler

  • $100,000

    St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Identifying Brain Circuits that Connect Respiration and Cognitive State. Principal Investigator: Lindsey Schwarz

  • $100,000

    Stanford University School of Medicine · Palo Alto, CA · 2023

    Neuron-to-OPC synapses in adaptive and maladaptive myelination. Principal Investigator: Juliet K. Knowles, MD, PhD

  • $100,000

    Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2023

    Two-photon tracking technology to read and manipulate neural patterns in freely moving animals. Principal Investigator: Mirna Mihovilovic Skanata

  • $100,000

    The Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    Neurotensin mediated regulation of hedonic feeding behavior and obesity. Principal Investigator: Stephan Lammel Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Leveraging Single-cell Epigenomics for Targeted Manipulation of Drug-activated Ensemble. Principal Investigator: Jeremy Day & Ian Maze

  • $100,000

    University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Sub-10 nm spatial profiling of synaptic proteins and RNA transcripts with high-isotropy expansion microscopy using a highly homogenous hydrogel constructed from tetrahedron-like monomers. Principal Investigator: Ruixuan read all
  • $100,000

    University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2023

    Brain-wide Electrical Connectivity in Migraine: Toward the Development of Network Based Therapeutics. Principal Investigator: Rainbo Hultman

  • $100,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Massively parallel, high throughput engineering of optogenetic biosensors for neuronal signaling. Principal Investigator: Andre Berndt, Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023

    Mechanism and functions of repeat expansion self-exonization in C9orf72 ALS/FTD. Principal Investigator: Junjie Guo, Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Yale University School of Medicine · New Haven, CT · 2023

    From Gut to Brain: Understanding the Propagation of Parkinson's Disease. Principal Investigator: Rui Chang & Sreeganga Chandra

  • $75,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2023

    Neural Circuit Mechanisms of Inference. Principal Investigator: Christine Constantinople, Ph.D

  • $75,000

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine · New York, NY · 2023

    Unravelling the mechanisms of synapse development, from molecules to behavior. Principal Investigator: Dr. Peri Kurshan

  • $75,000

    Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, OR · 2023

    Mechanosensation for guiding cellular morphology. Principal Investigator: Dr. Swetha Murthy

  • $75,000

    University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Neuropeptidergic Cortical Control of Social Isolation. Principal Investigator: Dr. Moriel Zelikowsky

  • $75,000

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023

    How Does the Brain Compute Using Activity Distributed Across Populations and Brain Areas? Principal Investigator: Shaul Druckmann

  • $75,000

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023

    Machine Learning Methods for Discovering Structure in Neural and Behavioral Data. Principal Investigator: Dr. Scott Linderman

  • $75,000

    Harvard Medical School · Boston, MA · 2023

    Multiscale Neural Network Models to Infer Functional Motifs in the Brain. Principal Investigator: Kanaka Rajan, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023

    Development, Function, and Dysfunction of Somatosensory and Viscerosensory Systems in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Principal Investigator: Lauren Orefice, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Linking Neural Circuits and Fluid Dynamics in the Sleeping Brain. Principal Investigator: Laura Lewis

  • $75,000

    Max Planck Florida Institute · Jupiter, FL · 2023

    Synaptic mechanisms and network dynamics underlying motor learning. Principal Investigator: Dr. Hidehiko Inagaki

  • $75,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2023

    Coordinate Transforms in the Mouse Cortex. Principal Investigator: David Schneider

  • $75,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2023

    Modulation of striatal cells and synapses by dopamine movement signals. Principal Investigator: Dr. Tanya Sippy

  • $75,000

    Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2023

    Understanding the Construction and Function of Glycinergic Post-Synaptic Assemblies. Principal Investigator: Weiwei Wang, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    The Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    Evolution of neural diversity and patterning in the visual system. Principal Investigator: Dr. Karthik Shekhar

  • $75,000

    The Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    Illuminating Oxytocin Signaling in the Brain with Near-Infrared Fluorescent Nanosensors. Principal Investigator: Markita Landry, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    The Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023

    Proportional-Integral Feedback in a Biological 'Gyroscope'. Principal Investigator: Bradley Dickerson, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2023

    Uncovering the Molecular Basis of Microglial Function in the Stimulated Brain. Principal Investigator: Lucas Cheadle

  • $75,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

    Connectrome-constrained Models of Adaptive Behavior. Principal Investigator: Ashok Litwin-Kumar

  • $75,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

    Cortical circuits for perceiving visual form. Principal Investigator: Dr. Yasmine El-Shamayleh

  • $75,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

    Neural Mechanisms of Courtship and Monogamy. Principal Investigator: Dr. Vikram Gadagkar

  • $75,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

    Skin-brain axis for rewarding touch behaviors. Principal Investigator: Dr. Ishmail Abdus-Saboor

  • $75,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Cellular Mechanisms Controlling Circadian Rythms. Principal Investigator: Swathi Yadlapalli

  • $74,913

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    A Feminist Framing of Fruitless: Maleness as a Suppression of Female Neural Programs. Principal Investigator: E. Josie Clowney

  • $16,500

    Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2023. Principal Investigator: Watanabe, Dr. Shigeki, Ph.D.

  • $16,500

    The Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2023. Principal Investigator: Isacoff, Dr. Ehud Y., Ph.D.

  • $16,500

    California Institute of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2023

    McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2023. Principal Investigator: Zinn, Dr. Kai, Ph.D.

  • $16,500

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

    McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2023. Principal Investigator: Behnia, Rudy, Ph.D.

  • $16,500

    Texas State University Department of Psychology · San Marcos, TX · 2023

    McKnight Pecot Fellowship 2023. Principal Investigator: Westerberg, Carmen, Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    California Institue of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2022

    Circuit Dynamics and Cognitive Consequences of General Anesthesia. Principal Investigator: Thanos Siapas

  • $100,000

    Syracuse Uninversity · Syracuse, NY · 2022

    Two-photon tracking technology to read and manipulate neural patterns in freely moving animals. Principal Investigator: Mirna Mihovilovic Skanata

  • $100,000

    Texas State University & Northwestern University · San Marcos, TX · 2022

    Does Superior Sleep Physiology Contribute to Superior Memory Function? Implications for Counteracting Forgetting. Principal Investigator: Carmen Westerberg & Ken Paller

  • $100,000

    University of Alabama & Mount Sinai Medical Schools · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2022

    Leveraging Single-cell Epigenomics for Targeted Manipulation of Drug-activated Ensemble. Principal Investigator: Jeremy Day & Ian Maze

  • $100,000

    Uc Berkeley & Nyu · Berkeley, CA · 2022

    Photo-activation of Dopamine Receptors in Models of Parkinson's Disease. Principal Investigator: Ehud Isacoff & Dirk Trauner

  • $100,000

    Uc San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    New Myelin Formation in Systems Consolidation and Retrieval of Remote Memories. Principal Investigator: Mazen Kheirbek & Jonah Chan

  • $100,000

    Unc Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    Elucidating the Neural Basis of Pain Unpleasantness: Circuits and New Therapeutics to End the Dual Epidemic of Chronic Pain and Opioid Addiction. Principal Investigator: Gregory Scherrer

  • $100,000

    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine · Evanston, IL · 2022

    Dissecting the Gut-brain Dynamics Underlying Anorexia. Principal Investigator: Lisa Beutler

  • $100,000

    University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022

    Neurotensin Mediated Regulation of Hedonic Feeding Behavior and Obesity. Principal Investigator: Stephan Lammel

  • $100,000

    University of Colorado School of Medicine · Aurora, CO · 2022

    A New Technology to Control the Transcriptome. Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Kieft

  • $100,000

    University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Sub-10 nm spatial profiling of synaptic proteins and RNA transcripts with high-isotropy expansion microscopy using a highly homogenous hydrogel constructed from tetrahedron-like monomers. Principal Investigator: Ruixuan read all
  • $100,000

    University of Iowa School of Medicine · Iowa City, IA · 2022

    Brain-wide Electrical Connectivity in Migraine: Toward the Development of Network Based Therapeutics. Principal Investigator: Rainbo Hultman

  • $100,000

    Duke University · Druhan, NC · 2022

    Multi-scale Three Dimensional Behavioral Quantification in Individuals and Social Groups. Principal Investigator: Timothy Dunn

  • $100,000

    St Jude'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Identifying Brain Circuits that Connect Respiration and Cognitive State. Principal Investigator: Lindsey Schwarz

  • $100,000

    University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Robot-assisted Brain-wide Recordings in Freely Behaving Mice. Principal Investigator: Suhasa Kodandaramaiah

  • $100,000

    Yale University School of Medicine · New Haven, CT · 2022

    From Gut to Brain: Understanding the Propagation of Parkinson's Disease. Principal Investigator: Rui Chang & Sreeganga Chandra

  • $100,000

    University of Washington · West Bend, WI · 2022

    Massively parallel, high throughput engineering of optogenetic biosensors for neuronal signaling. Principal Investigator: Andre Berndt, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2022

    Understanding the Construction and Function of Glycinergic Post-Synaptic Assemblies. Principal Investigator: Weiwei Wang, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022

    How Does the Brain Compute Using Activity Distributed Across Populations and Brain Areas? Principal Investigator: Shaul Druckmann

  • $75,000

    Boston University · Boston, MA · 2022

    Linking Neural Circuits and Fluid Dynamics in the Sleeping Brain. Principal Investigator: Laura Lewis

  • $75,000

    Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2022

    Uncovering the Molecular Basis of Microglial Function in the Stimulated Brain. Principal Investigator: Lucas Cheadle

  • $75,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

    The Evolution of Gene Modules and Circuit Motifs for Cortical Inhibition. Principal Investigator: Maria Antoinetta Tosches

  • $75,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

    Connectrome-constrained Models of Adaptive Behavior. Principal Investigator: Ashok Litwin-Kumar

  • $75,000

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2022

    Accelerating Drug Discovery for Cognitive Disorders Through Structural Studies of a Serotonin Receptor. Principal Investigator: Daniel Wacker

  • $75,000

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2022

    Multiscale Neural Network Models to Infer Functional Motifs in the Brain. Principal Investigator: Kanaka Rajan, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Massachusetts General Hospitalharvard Medical School · Boston, MA · 2022

    Development, Function, and Dysfunction of Somatosensory and Viscerosensory Systems in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Principal Investigator: Lauren Orefice, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022

    Elucidating Fundamental Mechanisms of Gut-Brain Signaling in C. Elegans. Principal Investigator: Steven Flavell

  • $75,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2022

    Coordinate Transforms in the Mouse Cortex. Principal Investigator: David Schneider

  • $75,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2022

    Neural Circuit Mechanisms of Inference. Principal Investigator: Christine Constantinople, Ph.D

  • $75,000

    Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2022

    Proportional-Integral Feedback in a Biological 'Gyroscope'. Principal Investigator: Bradley Dickerson, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2022

    Neuronal Basis of Parental Engrams in the Infant Brain. Principal Investigator: Lauren O'Connell

  • $75,000

    Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX · 2022

    Cerebellar Computations During Motor Planning. Principal Investigator: Nuo Li

  • $75,000

    University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022

    Illuminating Oxytocin Signaling in the Brain with Near-Infrared Fluorescent Nanosensors. Principal Investigator: Markita Landry, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    A Feminist Framing of Fruitless: Maleness as a Suppression of Female Neural Programs. Principal Investigator: E. Josie Clowney

  • $75,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022

    Cellular Mechanisms Controlling Circadian Rythms. Principal Investigator: Swathi Yadlapalli

  • $70,612

    Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Discovering Molecular Identify and Function of Novel Chloride Channels in the Nervous System. Principal Investigator: Zhaozhu Qui

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

  • New York University7 grants · $525,000
  • Regents of the University of California6 grants · $500,000
  • Columbia University7 grants · $466,500
  • Columbia University in the City of New York4 grants · $300,000
  • Stanford University4 grants · $300,000
  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine3 grants · $300,000
  • University of Michigan4 grants · $299,913
  • The Regents of the University of California4 grants · $266,500
  • University of Utah3 grants · $250,000
  • University of Washington2 grants · $200,000

Giving over time

$3.1M
2022
$3.2M
2023
$3.4M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 123 grants.

  • $110,310

    Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Funds Transferred from Van Andel. Regulation mechanism of thermosensitive receptors in nervous system. Principal Investigator: Juan Du, Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Carnegie Mellon University · Pittsburgh, PA · 2024

    Investigating Circuits and Mechanisms that Support Long-Lasting Recovery of Movement in Dopamine Depleted Mice. Principal Investigator: Aryn Gittis, Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2024

    Adipocyte-brain mitochondrial signaling and its impacts on brain function. Principal Investigator: Akhila Rajan,Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Mass General Brigham Incorporated · Boston, MA · 2024

    The Neurobiology of Glioma: Understanding Malignant Neural Circuits Instructing Tumor Growth. Principal Investigator: Humsa Venkatesh,Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2024

    Dissecting the Gut-brain Dynamics Underlying Anorexia. Principal Investigator: Lisa Beutler

  • $100,000

    Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Neurotensin mediated regulation of hedonic feeding behavior and obesity. Principal Investigator: Stephan Lammel Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Regents of the University of California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Characterizing the Context: The Role of the Microenvironment in Shaping Human Glioblastoma. Principal Investigators: Aparna Bhaduri, Ph.D. and Kunal Patel, M.D.

  • $100,000

    Regents of the University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024

    In vivo Reprogramming of Astrocytes into Neurons for Treating Parkinson's Disease. Principal Investigator: Thanh Hoang, Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2024

    Identifying Brain Circuits that Connect Respiration and Cognitive State. Principal Investigator: Lindsey Schwarz

  • $100,000

    Stanford University School of Medicine · Palo Alto, CA · 2024

    Neuron-to-OPC synapses in adaptive and maladaptive myelination. Principal Investigator: Juliet K. Knowles, MD, PhD

  • $100,000

    University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2024

    Leveraging Single-cell Epigenomics for Targeted Manipulation of Drug-activated Ensemble. Principal Investigator: Jeremy Day & Ian Maze

  • $100,000

    University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Virus-Like Intercellular Transmission of Tau in Alzheimer's Disease. Principal Investigator: Jason Shepherd, Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2024

    Mechanism and functions of repeat expansion self-exonization in C9orf72 ALS/FTD. Principal Investigator: Junjie Guo, Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Brigham and Women'S Hospitalharvard Medical School · Boston, MA · 2023

    The Neurobiology of Glioma: Understanding Malignant Neural Circuits Instructing Tumor Growth. Principal Investigator: Humsa Venkatesh,Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Adipocyte-brain mitochondrial signaling and its impacts on brain function. Principal Investigator: Akhila Rajan,Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Dissecting the Gut-brain Dynamics Underlying Anorexia. Principal Investigator: Lisa Beutler

  • $100,000

    St Jude Children'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2023

    Identifying Brain Circuits that Connect Respiration and Cognitive State. Principal Investigator: Lindsey Schwarz

  • $100,000

    Stanford University School of Medicine · Palo Alto, CA · 2023

    Neuron-to-OPC synapses in adaptive and maladaptive myelination. Principal Investigator: Juliet K. Knowles, MD, PhD

  • $100,000

    Syracuse University · Syracuse, NY · 2023

    Two-photon tracking technology to read and manipulate neural patterns in freely moving animals. Principal Investigator: Mirna Mihovilovic Skanata

  • $100,000

    The Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    Neurotensin mediated regulation of hedonic feeding behavior and obesity. Principal Investigator: Stephan Lammel Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · 2023

    Leveraging Single-cell Epigenomics for Targeted Manipulation of Drug-activated Ensemble. Principal Investigator: Jeremy Day & Ian Maze

  • $100,000

    University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2023

    Sub-10 nm spatial profiling of synaptic proteins and RNA transcripts with high-isotropy expansion microscopy using a highly homogenous hydrogel constructed from tetrahedron-like monomers. Principal Investigator: Ruixuan read all
  • $100,000

    University of Iowa · Iowa City, IA · 2023

    Brain-wide Electrical Connectivity in Migraine: Toward the Development of Network Based Therapeutics. Principal Investigator: Rainbo Hultman

  • $100,000

    University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023

    Elucidating the Neural Basis of Pain Unpleasantness: Circuits and New Therapeutics to End the Dual Epidemic of Chronic Pain and Opioid Addiction. Principal Investigator: Gregory Scherrer

  • $100,000

    University of Washington · Seattle, WA · 2023

    Massively parallel, high throughput engineering of optogenetic biosensors for neuronal signaling. Principal Investigator: Andre Berndt, Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Yale University · New Haven, CT · 2023

    Mechanism and functions of repeat expansion self-exonization in C9orf72 ALS/FTD. Principal Investigator: Junjie Guo, Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Yale University School of Medicine · New Haven, CT · 2023

    From Gut to Brain: Understanding the Propagation of Parkinson's Disease. Principal Investigator: Rui Chang & Sreeganga Chandra

  • $100,000

    California Institue of Technology · Pasadena, CA · 2022

    Circuit Dynamics and Cognitive Consequences of General Anesthesia. Principal Investigator: Thanos Siapas

  • $100,000

    Duke University · Druhan, NC · 2022

    Multi-scale Three Dimensional Behavioral Quantification in Individuals and Social Groups. Principal Investigator: Timothy Dunn

  • $100,000

    Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine · Evanston, IL · 2022

    Dissecting the Gut-brain Dynamics Underlying Anorexia. Principal Investigator: Lisa Beutler

  • $100,000

    St Jude'S Research Hospital · Memphis, TN · 2022

    Identifying Brain Circuits that Connect Respiration and Cognitive State. Principal Investigator: Lindsey Schwarz

  • $100,000

    Syracuse Uninversity · Syracuse, NY · 2022

    Two-photon tracking technology to read and manipulate neural patterns in freely moving animals. Principal Investigator: Mirna Mihovilovic Skanata

  • $100,000

    Texas State University & Northwestern University · San Marcos, TX · 2022

    Does Superior Sleep Physiology Contribute to Superior Memory Function? Implications for Counteracting Forgetting. Principal Investigator: Carmen Westerberg & Ken Paller

  • $100,000

    Uc Berkeley & Nyu · Berkeley, CA · 2022

    Photo-activation of Dopamine Receptors in Models of Parkinson's Disease. Principal Investigator: Ehud Isacoff & Dirk Trauner

  • $100,000

    Uc San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    New Myelin Formation in Systems Consolidation and Retrieval of Remote Memories. Principal Investigator: Mazen Kheirbek & Jonah Chan

  • $100,000

    Unc Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · 2022

    Elucidating the Neural Basis of Pain Unpleasantness: Circuits and New Therapeutics to End the Dual Epidemic of Chronic Pain and Opioid Addiction. Principal Investigator: Gregory Scherrer

  • $100,000

    University of Alabama & Mount Sinai Medical Schools · Tuscaloosa, AL · 2022

    Leveraging Single-cell Epigenomics for Targeted Manipulation of Drug-activated Ensemble. Principal Investigator: Jeremy Day & Ian Maze

  • $100,000

    University of California Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022

    Neurotensin Mediated Regulation of Hedonic Feeding Behavior and Obesity. Principal Investigator: Stephan Lammel

  • $100,000

    University of Colorado School of Medicine · Aurora, CO · 2022

    A New Technology to Control the Transcriptome. Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Kieft

  • $100,000

    University of Illinois at Chicago · Chicago, IL · 2022

    Sub-10 nm spatial profiling of synaptic proteins and RNA transcripts with high-isotropy expansion microscopy using a highly homogenous hydrogel constructed from tetrahedron-like monomers. Principal Investigator: Ruixuan read all
  • $100,000

    University of Iowa School of Medicine · Iowa City, IA · 2022

    Brain-wide Electrical Connectivity in Migraine: Toward the Development of Network Based Therapeutics. Principal Investigator: Rainbo Hultman

  • $100,000

    University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2022

    Robot-assisted Brain-wide Recordings in Freely Behaving Mice. Principal Investigator: Suhasa Kodandaramaiah

  • $100,000

    University of Washington · West Bend, WI · 2022

    Massively parallel, high throughput engineering of optogenetic biosensors for neuronal signaling. Principal Investigator: Andre Berndt, Ph.D.

  • $100,000

    Yale University School of Medicine · New Haven, CT · 2022

    From Gut to Brain: Understanding the Propagation of Parkinson's Disease. Principal Investigator: Rui Chang & Sreeganga Chandra

  • $75,000

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine · New York, NY · 2024

    Unravelling the mechanisms of synapse development, from molecules to behavior. Principal Investigator: Dr. Peri Kurshan

  • $75,000

    Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024

    Skin-brain axis for rewarding touch behaviors. Principal Investigator: Dr. Ishmail Abdus-Saboor

  • $75,000

    Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024

    Cortical circuits for perceiving visual form. Principal Investigator: Dr. Yasmine El-Shamayleh

  • $75,000

    Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024

    Molecular Mechanisms of Intergenerational Memory. Principal Investigator: Bianca Jones Marlin, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY · 2024

    Neural Mechanisms of Courtship and Monogamy. Principal Investigator: Dr. Vikram Gadagkar

  • $75,000

    Harvard Medical School · Boston, MA · 2024

    Multiscale Neural Network Models to Infer Functional Motifs in the Brain. Principal Investigator: Kanaka Rajan, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Mass General Brigham Incorporated · Boston, MA · 2024

    Development, Function, and Dysfunction of Somatosensory and Viscerosensory Systems in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Principal Investigator: Lauren Orefice, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Max Planck Florida Corporation · Jupiter, FL · 2024

    Synaptic mechanisms and network dynamics underlying motor learning. Principal Investigator: Dr. Hidehiko Inagaki

  • $75,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2024

    Modulation of striatal cells and synapses by dopamine movement signals. Principal Investigator: Dr. Tanya Sippy

  • $75,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2024

    Neural Circuit Mechanisms of Inference. Principal Investigator: Christine Constantinople, Ph.D

  • $75,000

    Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, OR · 2024

    Mechanosensation for guiding cellular morphology. Principal Investigator: Dr. Swetha Murthy

  • $75,000

    Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    The Molecular Basis of Psychedelic-Induced Plasticity. Principal Investigator: Andrea Gomez, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Illuminating Oxytocin Signaling in the Brain with Near-Infrared Fluorescent Nanosensors. Principal Investigator: Markita Landry, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Regents of the University of California · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024

    Neural Representation of The World During Navigation. Principal Investigator: Sung Soo Kim, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2024

    Evolution of neural diversity and patterning in the visual system. Principal Investigator: Dr. Karthik Shekhar

  • $75,000

    Scripps Research Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2024

    Neural Population Dynamics Mediating the Balance of Competing Survival Needs. Principal Investigator: Ann Kennedy, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Scripps Research Institute · La Jolla, CA · 2024

    In vivo Neurogenomics at Scale. Principal Investigator: Xin Jin, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024

    How Does 3D Genome Architecture Shape the Development and Aging of the Brain?. Principal Investigator: Longzhi Tan, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · Stanford, CA · 2024

    Machine Learning Methods for Discovering Structure in Neural and Behavioral Data. Principal Investigator: Dr. Scott Linderman

  • $75,000

    Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    Computational Neuroendocrinology: Linking Hormone-Mediated Transcription to Complex Behavior Through Neural Dynamics. Principal Investigator: Annegret Falkner, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2024

    Proportional-Integral Feedback in a Biological 'Gyroscope'. Principal Investigator: Bradley Dickerson, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · 2024

    Neural Mechanisms of Shifts Between Social Competition and Cooperation. Principal Investigator: Nancy Padilla-Coreano, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    University of New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2024

    Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Neural Diversity: From Stem Cells to Circuits. Principal Investigator: Mubarak Hussain Syed, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2024

    Neuropeptidergic Cortical Control of Social Isolation. Principal Investigator: Dr. Moriel Zelikowsky

  • $75,000

    Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2024

    Understanding the Construction and Function of Glycinergic Post-Synaptic Assemblies. Principal Investigator: Weiwei Wang, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research · Cambridge, MA · 2024

    Molecular Anatomy of Hibernation Circuits. Principal Investigator: Sinisa Hrvatin, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine · New York, NY · 2023

    Unravelling the mechanisms of synapse development, from molecules to behavior. Principal Investigator: Dr. Peri Kurshan

  • $75,000

    Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2023

    Uncovering the Molecular Basis of Microglial Function in the Stimulated Brain. Principal Investigator: Lucas Cheadle

  • $75,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

    Neural Mechanisms of Courtship and Monogamy. Principal Investigator: Dr. Vikram Gadagkar

  • $75,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

    Connectrome-constrained Models of Adaptive Behavior. Principal Investigator: Ashok Litwin-Kumar

  • $75,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

    Cortical circuits for perceiving visual form. Principal Investigator: Dr. Yasmine El-Shamayleh

  • $75,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2023

    Skin-brain axis for rewarding touch behaviors. Principal Investigator: Dr. Ishmail Abdus-Saboor

  • $75,000

    Harvard Medical School · Boston, MA · 2023

    Multiscale Neural Network Models to Infer Functional Motifs in the Brain. Principal Investigator: Kanaka Rajan, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023

    Development, Function, and Dysfunction of Somatosensory and Viscerosensory Systems in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Principal Investigator: Lauren Orefice, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023

    Linking Neural Circuits and Fluid Dynamics in the Sleeping Brain. Principal Investigator: Laura Lewis

  • $75,000

    Max Planck Florida Institute · Jupiter, FL · 2023

    Synaptic mechanisms and network dynamics underlying motor learning. Principal Investigator: Dr. Hidehiko Inagaki

  • $75,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2023

    Neural Circuit Mechanisms of Inference. Principal Investigator: Christine Constantinople, Ph.D

  • $75,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2023

    Coordinate Transforms in the Mouse Cortex. Principal Investigator: David Schneider

  • $75,000

    New York University · New York, NY · 2023

    Modulation of striatal cells and synapses by dopamine movement signals. Principal Investigator: Dr. Tanya Sippy

  • $75,000

    Oregon Health & Science University · Portland, OR · 2023

    Mechanosensation for guiding cellular morphology. Principal Investigator: Dr. Swetha Murthy

  • $75,000

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023

    How Does the Brain Compute Using Activity Distributed Across Populations and Brain Areas? Principal Investigator: Shaul Druckmann

  • $75,000

    Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2023

    Machine Learning Methods for Discovering Structure in Neural and Behavioral Data. Principal Investigator: Dr. Scott Linderman

  • $75,000

    The Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    Illuminating Oxytocin Signaling in the Brain with Near-Infrared Fluorescent Nanosensors. Principal Investigator: Markita Landry, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    The Regents of the University of California · Berkeley, CA · 2023

    Evolution of neural diversity and patterning in the visual system. Principal Investigator: Dr. Karthik Shekhar

  • $75,000

    The Trustees of Princeton University · Princeton, NJ · 2023

    Proportional-Integral Feedback in a Biological 'Gyroscope'. Principal Investigator: Bradley Dickerson, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023

    Cellular Mechanisms Controlling Circadian Rythms. Principal Investigator: Swathi Yadlapalli

  • $75,000

    University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT · 2023

    Neuropeptidergic Cortical Control of Social Isolation. Principal Investigator: Dr. Moriel Zelikowsky

  • $75,000

    Ut Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · 2023

    Understanding the Construction and Function of Glycinergic Post-Synaptic Assemblies. Principal Investigator: Weiwei Wang, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX · 2022

    Cerebellar Computations During Motor Planning. Principal Investigator: Nuo Li

  • $75,000

    Boston University · Boston, MA · 2022

    Linking Neural Circuits and Fluid Dynamics in the Sleeping Brain. Principal Investigator: Laura Lewis

  • $75,000

    Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory · Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2022

    Uncovering the Molecular Basis of Microglial Function in the Stimulated Brain. Principal Investigator: Lucas Cheadle

  • $75,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

    The Evolution of Gene Modules and Circuit Motifs for Cortical Inhibition. Principal Investigator: Maria Antoinetta Tosches

  • $75,000

    Columbia University · New York, NY · 2022

    Connectrome-constrained Models of Adaptive Behavior. Principal Investigator: Ashok Litwin-Kumar

  • $75,000

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2022

    Multiscale Neural Network Models to Infer Functional Motifs in the Brain. Principal Investigator: Kanaka Rajan, Ph.D.

  • $75,000

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · 2022

    Accelerating Drug Discovery for Cognitive Disorders Through Structural Studies of a Serotonin Receptor. Principal Investigator: Daniel Wacker

  • $75,000

    Massachusetts General Hospitalharvard Medical School · Boston, MA · 2022

    Development, Function, and Dysfunction of Somatosensory and Viscerosensory Systems in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Principal Investigator: Lauren Orefice, Ph.D.

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