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Flatiron Institute software engineer Géraud Krawezik works to minimize supercomputer energy use — with a focus on improving software performance for scientists. -
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded its prestigious research fellowship to four past and present Simons Foundation researchers. This year’s 125 fellowship recipients “represent the most … -
A new facility at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Biology (CCB) bridges the gap between experimental and theoretical biology, allowing researchers to take big steps toward … -
The second edition of our Science Sandbox Spotlight series features Dr. Suzanne Pierre, founder and principal investigator of Critical Ecology Lab. -
How we perceive the world is an age-old question. Flatiron Institute researcher Jingyang Zhou is part of a new generation of scientists tackling it from a different … -
… applications, from chip simulation to molecular modeling. In 2000, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers recognized the FMM as one of the top ten algorithms of … -
New grant applications to the National Institutes of Health must include a plan for data-sharing and management. Researchers hope the broad requirement will boost development and adoption … -
Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond. -
By building models of the subatomic world, theoretical physicist Fedor Popov is working to strengthen our knowledge of the universe’s underlying principles. -
The nucleus of a cell may only be one-thousandth of a centimeter in diameter, but that doesn’t stop biophysicist Alex Rautu from seeing the big picture. -
New Simons Searchlight data were recently added to SFARI Base. The data released included phenotypic data from individuals with 16p11.2 copy number variant (CNVs), 1q21.1 CNVs … -
… other members of the Simons Foundation staff. Ultimately, the Simons Foundation accepted every application it received and extended the application period as many scientists lost power and … -
First place for this year’s Buchalter Cosmology Prize went to a paper co-authored by Colin Hill, until recently a Flatiron Institute associate research scientist and currently … -
… nominations. “Fire of Love” was produced by Sandbox Films, Intuitive Pictures and Cottage M and distributed by National Geographic Documentary Films and Neon. “Fire of Love” is … -
Built from one of the world’s largest collections of epigenetic data, the newly developed model Sei predicts how DNA sequence variation alters gene expression, advancing our understanding … -
… International Outgoing Fellow at the California Institute of Technology and the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Birmingham … -
… hydrodynamics, optics, quantum mechanics and electrodynamics. Biology: Microbiomes The theme of the 2023 lecture series in biology is “Microbiomes.” Microscopic lifeforms live just about everywhere on Earth … -
… the Genetics Society of America (GSA), having served as GSA president in 2022. Today, she continues to serve on several GSA committees, including the public communication and … -
Scientists are exploring whether aging brain cells lose the ability to control mobile sequences of DNA, known as transposable elements, triggering inflammation and other issues. -
New observations and analysis by Flatiron Institute researchers and their colleagues reveal two Goliath black holes just 750 light-years apart and closing, as they circle each other … -
Six pairs of scientists and filmmakers come together to co-create a short film over the course of one week. -
Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond.
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Phenotypic data from 310,649 participants enrolled in SPARK, including 123,444 individuals with ASD, are now available to approved researchers. Genomic data (whole-exome sequencing and genome … -
The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce that neurobiologist and geneticist Cori Bargmann has joined its board of directors. Bargmann is the Torsten N. Wiesel Professor and head … -
Neuroscientist Robert W. Fernandez works to resolve many open questions about how roundworms function. He simultaneously strives to make scientific fields more diverse. -
Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
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Machine learning and neural theory pave new avenues in historically challenging terrain. -
From black holes to massive stars, Flatiron theoretical astrophysicist Yan-Fei Jiang is working to tackle some of the hardest problems in modeling extreme cosmic environments. -
New ultra-precise measurements reveal the orbital path of planet 55 Cnc e (nicknamed “Janssen”), a scorchingly hot super-Earth closely circling a distant star. The findings, made … -
A CalTech professor of theoretical physics and a 2021 Simons Investigator, Xie Chen uses ideas and tools in quantum information to explore topological states of matter and study … -
At a summer school designed to bring together students from across the Middle East and elsewhere, participants find common ground in science and beyond. -
Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
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… from candidates with backgrounds in neuroscience, molecular biology, genetics, immunology, cell biology and the physical and information sciences. Applications are open to individuals from racial, ethnic and … -
By analyzing cells under the microscope, Simons Junior Fellow Joan Pulupa is working to understand the interaction between the ways genes configure themselves and how different cell types … -
On August 4, 2022, SFARI and Simons Searchlight helped to host two scientific workshops focused on neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) that are linked to mutations in the CSNK2A1 and … -
With better tools for exploring the many facets of neurons, neuroscientists are building a more detailed glossary of cell types in the mammalian brain. -
In quantum materials, electrons interact in complicated ways. At the Flatiron Institute, Sophie Beck is modeling how these electron dynamics shape materials properties to help lay the groundwork … -
Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond.
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Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
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Leveraging the new machine’s speed and parallel processing, researchers will apply machine-learning techniques to open questions in science. -
… share data, code, analysis pipelines, protocols and reagents with the broader community. The foundation expects proposals to include junior investigators and investigators from a diversity of academic … -
The new meeting space is named for Marion Greenup, the foundation’s vice president of administration. -
Jané Kondev, a physicist at Brandeis University, discusses his work using the tools of mathematics and theoretical physics to uncover laws that govern the inner workings of cells. -
Combining a biophysics background with extensive computer experience, the Flatiron Institute’s Robert Blackwell works to improve computational programming for his own projects and for the broader scientific … -
Check out these presentations from SCGB PIs and trainees at the SFN conference November 12-16. -
You never know what you’ll find in the Theater of the Mind. -
Genetically diverse mice offer insight into why some animals age better than others — and may highlight routes to cognitive resilience. -
Simons Junior Fellow Aravind Devarakonda began studying electronics in high school. Today, he uses both physics and chemistry to discover new insights about how electrons behave.