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  1. 2018 Simons Early Career Investigators in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution Announced

    May 7, 2018
    The Simons Foundation has named four scientists as 2018 Simons Early Career Investigators in Marine Microbial Ecology and Evolution. The three-year awards are intended to help launch …
  2. National Academy of Sciences Elects 10 Simons Investigators and Fellows in 2018

    May 4, 2018
    … Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem and a consultant for the Center for Computational Quantum Physics at the Flatiron Institute. Christopher Walsh is chief of the genetics …
  3. SFARI Presentations at INSAR 2018

    May 3, 2018
    SFARI Investigators and SFARI science staff will be giving a number of oral presentations at the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 2018 Annual Meeting in Rotterdam, Netherlands …
  4. SFARI Posters at INSAR 2018

    May 3, 2018
    SFARI science staff will be presenting a number of posters about SFARI projects and resources at the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) 2018 Annual Meeting in Rotterdam …
  5. SFARI Survey: Request for Feedback About iPS Cell Models of Autism

    May 3, 2018
    SFARI is soliciting your feedback about the utility and priority of induced pluripotent (iPS) cells from individuals with high-confidence autism risk variants. Your comments will help us …
  6. SFARI Investigators Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

    May 2, 2018
    Six current and former SFARI Investigators are among the 213 newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s oldest and most …
  7. Upcoming Changes to SFARI’s Requests for Grant Applications

    May 2, 2018
    SFARI’s requests for grant applications will be undergoing a number of changes in the coming months. These changes include ending the Explorer Award program, updating the Pilot …
  8. SFARI Gene: New Data Release

    May 1, 2018
    New data were added to SFARI Gene in April 2018. This data release included updated gene scores for candidate autism risk genes, as well as the addition of …
  9. American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects Simons Grantees

    April 24, 2018
    Eleven researchers supported by the Simons Foundation have been elected as fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy is one of the oldest and …
  10. Yuri Tschinkel Elected to German National Academy of Sciences

    April 20, 2018
    Yuri Tschinkel, director of the Simons Foundation’s Mathematics and Physical Sciences division, has been elected to the Leopoldina, the German National Academy of Sciences. The honor recognizes …
  11. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCGB Investigators and Others

    April 11, 2018
    Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
  12. 2018 Simons Fellows in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics Announced

    March 23, 2018
    … Brown University Antonio Montalban University of California, Berkeley Mircea Mustata University of Michigan Alexei Oblomkov University of Massachusetts Amherst Sam Payne Yale University Olga Plamenevskaya Stony Brook …
  13. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCGB Investigators and Others

    March 14, 2018
    Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
  14. “The Serengeti Rules” To Premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival

    March 9, 2018
    The Science Sandbox-supported film is scheduled to premiere at the prestigious New York City festival in April
  15. Conference Spotlight: Cosyne 2018

    February 27, 2018
    Check out these talks, tutorials and workshops featuring investigators from the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain.
  16. Simons Variation in Individuals Project (Simons VIP): New Data Release

    February 23, 2018
    New Simons VIP Phase 2 data were recently added to SFARI Base. This data release included data from individuals with 16p11.2 copy number variants (CNVs), 1q21.1 …
  17. SFARI Announces the Launch of HumanBase

    February 15, 2018
    SFARI announces the launch of HumanBase, a Simons Foundation interactive web server for predictions and information about human genes, pathways and disorders.
  18. Neuropixels Developer James Jun Joins CCB’s Numerical Algorithm Group

    February 8, 2018
    The Flatiron Institute is pleased to announce that Jaeyoon James Jun will join the Center for Computational Biology (CCB) as a postdoctoral fellow with the Numerical Algorithms group.
  19. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCGB Investigators and Others

    February 8, 2018
    Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
  20. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCGB Investigators and Others

    January 11, 2018
    Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
  21. Third-Party Gene Scores Added to SFARI Gene

    December 14, 2017
    SFARI is happy to announce a new addition to the gene-scoring module of SFARI Gene: scores and rankings from an additional six published approaches to evaluating the …
  22. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCGB Investigators and Others

    December 12, 2017
    Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
  23. SFARI 2017 Explorer Awardees Announced

    December 6, 2017
    SFARI is pleased to announce that it has awarded 13 grants in response to the Explorer Awards request for applications this year.
  24. SFARI Announces 2017 Bridge to Independence Award Finalists

    December 5, 2017
    SFARI is pleased to announce that it has selected seven finalists in response to the 2017 Bridge to Independence Award request for applications.
  25. Simons Investigators Awarded 2018 Breakthrough Prize, New Horizons Prize

    December 4, 2017
    Three Simons Investigators were honored at the sixth annual Breakthrough Prizes on December 3. Mathematicians Christopher Hacon of the University of Utah and James McKernan of the University …
  26. CCQ Distinguished Research Scientist Angel Rubio Awarded Max Born Medal and Prize

    November 29, 2017
    The Institute of Physics and the German Physical Society have awarded the 2018 Max Born Medal and Prize to theoretical physicist Angel Rubio. Rubio is a distinguished research …
  27. SFN 2017 Presentations by SCGB Investigators and Collaborators

    November 9, 2017
    Traveling to the annual meeting in DC? Check out these talks.
  28. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCGB Investigators and Others

    November 9, 2017
    Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
  29. SFARI Gene: New Data Release

    October 30, 2017
    New data were added to SFARI Gene in October 2017. This data release included updated gene scores for candidate autism risk genes, new rodent models and new genes …
  30. SFARI 2017 Pilot and Research Awardees Announced

    October 30, 2017
    SFARI is pleased to announce that it has awarded 32 grants (19 Pilot Awards and 13 Research Awards) in response to the 2017 Pilot and Research Awards request …
  31. M. Lisa Manning, MMLS Investigator and PI in the Cracking the Glass Problem Collaboration, Awarded American Physical Society’s Maria Goeppert Mayer Prize

    October 30, 2017
    Professor M. Lisa Manning, MMLS Investigator and PI of the Simons Collaboration on Cracking the Glass Problem, has been awarded the Maria Goeppert Mayer Prize of the American …
  32. Neuroscience 2017: Presentations by SFARI Investigators

    October 25, 2017
    A selection of presentations that will be given by past and current SFARI Investigators at Neuroscience 2017 in Washington, D.C., (November 11–15) is highlighted.
  33. Join the Science Sandbox Community

    October 23, 2017
    Science Sandbox launches a newsletter and other new ways to connect.
  34. Whole-Exome Sequencing of SPARK: New Data Release

    October 20, 2017
    SPARK (Simons Foundation Powering Autism Research for Knowledge) is pleased to announce that whole-exome sequencing (WES) and genotyping data are available for 1,369 and 1,398 …
  35. Science Sandbox Enters Partnership With Sundance Institute

    October 20, 2017
    Led by Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program, the new initiative offers grants and other opportunities for emerging nonfiction filmmakers seeking to explore the intrinsic link between science …
  36. Five Winning Science Everywhere Teachers Are Announced

    October 18, 2017
    As part of a campaign to bring science and math outside the classroom, five teachers each win $5,000 for submitting innovative projects
  37. Sabbatical Visiting Researcher Program – Center for Computational Astrophysics

    October 12, 2017
    The Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) at the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute invites researchers on sabbatical to visit the CCA in 2018–2019. Located in New York …
  38. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCGB Investigators and Others

    October 11, 2017
    Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
  39. Shafi Goldwasser Appointed Director of the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing

    October 10, 2017
    … More than 1,000 visiting scientists have participated in the institute’s semester-long research programs exploring foundational questions in data science, machine learning, evolutionary biology, quantum …
  40. Mathematician Alex Barnett Joins CCB as Leader of Numerical Algorithms Group

    October 3, 2017
    The Flatiron Institute is delighted to announce that Alex Barnett has joined the Center for Computational Biology (CCB) as group leader for the Numerical Algorithms group. Barnett is …
  41. SFARI’s 2018 Funding Priorities

    October 2, 2017
    In this blog post, the SFARI science team provides insight into SFARI’s scientific priorities. A number of experimental design issues to consider when preparing a grant application …
  42. Meet the Science Sandbox @ New Lab Fellows

    September 25, 2017
    Science Sandbox launches a fellowship at Brooklyn’s New Lab designed to develop new projects that connect science, technology and research to society
  43. New SFARI Gene Website Launched

    September 18, 2017
    The SFARI Gene website has been redesigned. The updated platform features a streamlined user interface and new data visualizations, which were engineered with the aim of making it …
  44. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCGB Investigators and Others

    September 13, 2017
    Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
  45. Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain Announces Awardees to Explore the Brain’s Hidden States

    September 7, 2017
    The new grants focus on larger collaborations, with teams of up to 20 investigators employing a range of technologies and statistical tools.
  46. Gov. Andrew Cuomo Joins Jim and Marilyn Simons to Dedicate Flatiron Institute

    September 7, 2017
    The new institute drives scientific discovery using computational methods.
  47. Astrophysicist Yuri Levin Heads CCA’s New Compact Objects Research Group

    September 1, 2017
    … Cosmology and Gravitational Wave Astronomy groups at the Flatiron Institute, located across the street from the Simons Foundation headquarters in New York City.
  48. On the Homepage: Earth’s Phytoplankton

    August 24, 2017
    The image in the blue homepage area shows dominant phytoplankton types during the period 1994-1998, as determined from a high-resolution ocean and ecosystem model. Colors represent …
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