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Simons Junior Fellow Jeroen Zuiddam’s studies of algebraic complexity theory illustrate the ongoing effort in computational computer science to solve challenging problems with ease, elegance and efficiency. -
In this blog, Alice Luo Clayton assesses the first five years of the SFARI Bridge to Independence Award program, the impact the award has had on the fellows … -
SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund 19 grants in response to the Summer 2020 Pilot Award request for applications. -
Phenotypic data from 251,082 participants enrolled in SPARK, including more than 99,000 individuals with ASD, are now available to approved researchers. -
Blakesley Burkhart, an associate research scientist at the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Astrophysics, has been awarded a 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship by the Alfred P. Sloan … -
New data were recently added to SFARI Gene. This data release included the addition of new genes associated with autism risk, new curated references of copy number variations … -
Physicists with the Max Planck–New York City Center for Nonequilibrium Quantum Phenomena discover a new way to program light on an ultra-small scale. -
Formed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the LiveSci Collective supports organizations working to create online science programming -
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has inducted Rachel Somerville as a legacy fellow. The honor recognizes her “contributions toward the society’s mission of enhancing and sharing humanity … -
Charles Nelson, Helen Tager-Flusberg and colleagues assessed language development in infants at high risk and low risk of ASD. They reported parental mean length of utterance as … -
Gerald Crabtree, Joseph Gleeson and colleagues defined a new recessive form of ASD caused by mutations in ACTL6B, part of the BAF complex, which regulates activity-responsive transcription … -
Jessica Cardin and colleagues identified an important and unexpected role for the VIP subclass of interneurons in mediating the functions of MeCP2 in the development of cortical circuits. -
… University of Colorado, Boulder Hung Tran University of Wisconsin-Madison Gunther Uhlmann University of Washington Jan Wehr University of Arizona Jonathan Wise University of Colorado, Boulder Helen … -
Underlying all biological processes are molecules and their interactions with each other. However, our ability to understand how these molecules function over biologically relevant scales remains very limited … -
SFARI is pleased to announce that Simons Searchlight has launched a research matching program, through which researchers can apply to recruit individuals enrolled in Simons Searchlight into new … -
Using sophisticated techniques and specialized microscopes, Simons Fellow Rosemary Cater has mapped the structure of MFSD2A, a protein residing in the blood-brain barrier that delivers nourishing omega … -
… Dmitri Chklovskii will lead the neural circuits and algorithms group, previously part of the Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Biology. The group aims to reverse-engineer … -
Beginning on October 1, 2020, the recipients of the SFARI Bridge to Independence Award gathered with SFARI staff and advisors for a virtual ‘retreat’ of six weekly webinars … -
The Simons Collaboration on Arithmetic Geometry, Number Theory, and Computation met remotely on January 19 to provide research highlights from the past year. Director Brendan Hassett provided a … -
We are excited to announce the appointment of Marsha Berger as a new group leader in the Center for Computational Mathematics (CCM) at the Flatiron Institute. Berger is … -
An innovative mix of online programming, careful design and robot tour guides helps visitors explore Future Present, an exhibition showcasing the impact of design on society -
The swirling currents occur when the rodlike structures that extend inward from the cells’ membranes bend together like wheat stalks caught in a strong breeze, report researchers at … -
SFARI is pleased to announce the 2021 Bridge to Independence (BTI) Award request for applications. The BTI Award program engages talented early-career scientists in autism research by … -
Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond. -
On November 19, 2020, the Dutch Research Council awarded 1.1 million euros to the PTOLEMY project, which hunts for the barrage of neutrinos emitted a second after … -
Requests for applications for these early-career scientist grant opportunities are now open. -
A number of presentations will be given by SFARI Investigators at the SfN Global Connectome: A Virtual Event (January 11–13). -
Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
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Broader access to resources and computing tools is changing how neuroscientists research and teach. -
Behavioral ecologist Patrick Kennedy, a member of the 2021 class of the Simons Society of Fellows, studies why and how wasps choose to cooperate. He finds that paying … -
… truly outstanding people to the foundation and creating a warm and supportive atmosphere that encourages creative and effective work,” Spergel says. “Together, we can maintain the wonderful … -
SFARI Investigator Kevin Eggan discusses his research on induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells and his collaboration with SFARI to provide a detailed characterization of iPS cell lines from … -
On July 29, 2020, SFARI convened an online workshop to explore environmental (maternal and fetal) risk factors for autism spectrum disorder in the context of COVID-19 infection. -
Scientists are exploring why the glymphatic system, which helps clear waste from the brain, declines with age — and whether slowing that decline can improve aging. -
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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In new research, scientists take a biophysical approach to deciphering the cell’s mysteries. -
The Center for Computational Astrophysics announces a new program that provides undergraduate NSBP members with summer research opportunities. -
By improving understanding of complex shapes, Junior Fellow Aleksander Doan of the Simons Society of Fellows is hoping to inspire advances in physics and geometry. -
John Rubenstein and colleagues identified WNT signaling as a key mediator of Tbr1-dependent functions in deep-layer cortical neurons, and showed that normalizing WNT signaling rescues particular … -
Kurt Haas and colleagues used multiple models and bioassays to assess the functional impact of more than 100 missense and nonsense mutations in PTEN, allowing for high-confidence … -
The Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) is not eligible to host members of the NASA Hubble Fellowship Program, which includes Einstein, Hubble and Sagan fellows. However, we encourage …
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The Center for Computational Astrophysics (CCA) at the Simons Foundation’s Flatiron Institute is accepting requests from faculty members on sabbatical who are interested in visiting the CCA …
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New Simons Searchlight data were recently added to SFARI Base. This data release included phenotypic data from individuals with 16p11.2 copy number variants (CNVs), 1q21.1 CNVs … -
Autism BrainNet has launched its newly redesigned website. The updated platform has an improved look and feel and new navigation features for a more pleasant, effective and informative …