Funding search · The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience · grants
The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience: all 123 grants
Largest first · $9.7M across 2022–2024 · back to the overview
- $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 allSub-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 Gao, Ph.D. less
- $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 allSub-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 Gao, Ph.D. less
- $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.