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May 12, 2022Tracking gene expression in individual cells uncovers new cellular subtypes within the blood vessels that irrigate and protect the brain. -
May 12, 2022Two SFARI Investigators were elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and one SFARI Investigator was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in April 2022. -
May 9, 2022… Berkeley, and co-authored several academic papers in nonlinear optics. Her writing has been featured in The Best American Science and Nature Writing and The Best Writing … -
May 9, 2022A contemporary dance performance inspired by the groundbreaking cohomology research by mathematicians Jim Simons and Dennis Sullivan -
May 6, 2022… New York University Courant Institute -
May 6, 2022Eleven Simons Foundation grantees and one board member are among the latest cohort of prominent artists, scholars, scientists and leaders elected as fellows of the American Academy of … -
May 6, 2022Sitting at the juncture of quantum physics and fluid dynamics, Flatiron Institute physicist Nikita Kavokine has been called a “quantum plumber” for having discovered the specifics of how … -
May 3, 2022For the first time, the community of Science Sandbox awardees convened for a two-day summit at the Simons Foundation -
May 2, 2022… Powers and The Joy of x. Quanta Magazine is an award-winning, editorially independent publication launched by the Simons Foundation to illuminate big ideas in science and … -
April 29, 2022Ian Lipkin, Mady Hornig and colleagues showed that levels of immune molecules in mothers during pregnancy and in cord blood at birth are highly predictive of later autism … -
April 29, 2022Laura Andreae, M. Albert Basson and collaborators showed that Chd8 haploinsufficiency in mice was linked to changes in excitation/inhibition balance and disrupted homeostatic plasticity of prefrontal circuits.
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April 29, 2022SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund seven grants in response to the Autism Rat Models Consortium request for applications. -
April 29, 2022SFARI Investigator Susanne Schmid and colleagues showed that loss of Cntnap2 in rats leads to immature-like delays in auditory cortex sound processing and overactive auditory neurons.
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April 28, 2022Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond. -
April 28, 2022Massive neural recordings combined with advanced analyses can distill insight from enigmatic data. How far can these tools take us? -
April 27, 2022Sometimes computer crashes occur because a computer program looks for something that no longer exists. This is a problem that Simons Junior Fellow Sebastian Wolff wants to solve. -
April 26, 2022Autism BrainNet announces the recipients of the 2022 Autism BrainNet Appreciation Award, an initiative that recognizes outstanding partners and collaborators for their dedication to advancing brain tissue research … -
April 19, 2022A joint project of the Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics (FAST) and SFARI, the International Angelman Syndrome Research Council (INSYNC-AS) held its inaugural meeting on July 9 … -
April 19, 2022At the intersection of neuroscience, computer science and theoretical physics, Flatiron Institute neuroscientist SueYeon Chung is working to understand the inner workings of the brain — and along the … -
April 18, 2022Ivan Iossifov, Michael Wigler and colleagues provided a detailed comparison of simplex and multiplex families with autism, supporting the view that de novo mutations are a more frequent …
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April 18, 2022CUNY’s Andrea Alù describes how metamaterials — materials engineered to have properties not found in nature — are paving the way for a wide range of technological advancements, from … -
April 14, 2022The partnership will support fellowships for threatened scholars in mathematics, computer science and theoretical physics. -
April 13, 2022On April 13, NASA has awarded Simons Foundation president David Spergel its Exceptional Public Service Medal, in a virtual ceremony telecast. The award cites Spergel’s “outstanding leadership … -
April 4, 2022Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond. -
March 29, 2022Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond. -
March 29, 2022The ability to record neural activity from populations of single cells in the human brain is expanding. What will these efforts reveal about neural dynamics? -
March 29, 2022In efforts to construct a map of neural connections in the brain, researchers at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Neuroscience are turning to an unlikely source … -
March 28, 2022Inflammation is a crucial part of our response to infection. Simons Junior Fellow Ashley Chui is working to uncover exactly how critical proteins in our cells support this … -
March 21, 2022… professorships, offer graduate student fellowships and run a summer school series for high school students aimed at introducing them to the field of computational physical chemistry. An … -
March 17, 2022By building a biophysical model that incorporates real-world biological complexity, scientists discover important links between the nanometer-sized motors that power a cell’s cilia and the … -
March 14, 2022… group leaders, research scientists, postdoctoral fellows, computational engineers and support staff. Simoncelli sees the center as “living at the nexus” of three endeavors and communities: systems neuroscience … -
March 11, 2022The Simons Foundation is delighted to announce the 2022 class of Junior Fellows in the Simons Society of Fellows. These 12 researchers are outstanding early-career scientists and … -
March 8, 2022Now in its penultimate year, the Simons Collaboration on Quantum Fields, Gravity and Information has made a solid case for using quantum computing principles to understand spacetime, black … -
March 3, 2022Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond. -
March 2, 2022Building on decades of research on the neural circuitry of decision-making, researchers are now exploring how those circuits evolve over the life span. -
February 28, 2022On September 27, 2021, SFARI convened a one-day virtual workshop to explore and discuss opportunities and risks for early detection of neurodevelopmental disorders through genomic sequencing. -
February 28, 2022By bringing the power of machine learning to climate science, Simons Junior Fellow Abigail Bodner is working to deepen our understanding of the connection between ocean processes and … -
February 25, 2022Whole-genome sequencing data from more than 50 brains in the Autism BrainNet collection are now available for research purposes. Additional data will be released in the coming … -
February 24, 2022Anna Penn and colleagues showed that loss of the supply of the hormone allopregnanolone (ALLO) from the placenta leads to cerebellar brain and behavioral deficits in male offspring.
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February 24, 2022SFARI Investigators Lilia Iakoucheva and Alysson Muotri and colleagues utilized 3D organoid brain cultures to demonstrate how defects in neuron migration are affected in 16p11.2 deletion and …
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February 24, 2022Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond. -
February 24, 2022Check out these talks and workshops featuring Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain investigators and fellows. -
February 23, 2022SFARI Investigator Bruce Herring and colleagues showed that ASD-linked mutations in Trio and NLGN1 cause deficits in synapse development and function.
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February 23, 2022Systems neuroscience is seeing a renaissance in the use of complex, naturalistic tasks, such as foraging, which offer surprising new insights into the brain. But gleaning these insights … -
February 23, 2022Analysis of more than 10 years’ worth of abstracts from the annual Cosyne meeting highlights research trends in systems and computational neuroscience. -
February 22, 2022How a hands-on science museum made a home in Corona, Queens through community-led programming -
February 18, 2022… Michigan Rayan Saab University of California, San Diego Laurent Saloff-Coste Cornell University Michael Stillman Cornell University Vesna Stojanoska University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jeffrey D … -
February 15, 2022The Simons Foundation announces its new Pivot fellowship program, which provides funding for today’s brightest minds to apply their talent and expertise to a new field in …