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Researchers know that blood from young animals reverses cognitive decline, at least in mice. But to turn that into a treatment, they must first understand why. -
This powerful, dynamic software system is changing how scientists sift through the recent deluge of human genomic data — and deepening our knowledge of human biology, health and disease. -
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 … -
… “We are so pleased to support Juna Kollmeier and the entire SDSS team, and we are excited for this next phase of discovery.” SDSS-V will operate … -
Immunologist Maria Pokrovskii explores why some mutations in our genes lead to illness. Though still early in her career, Pokrovskii already has bold ideas about the link between … -
A number of SFARI Investigators, collaborators and Simons Foundation scientists will present their latest research findings at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2020 Virtual Meeting, which … -
Vulnerable kidney cells undergo similar cellular processes during diabetic kidney disease and COVID-19 infection, potentially explaining why the two illnesses together are so deadly. -
Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond. -
Congratulations to Jun Wang, who has just moved to her new job as an assistant professor at the Yau Mathematical Sciences Center at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Wang … -
A new collaboration between SFARI and the Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation will generate hundreds of induced pluripotent stem cells from individuals with autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions … -
New research suggests that neural circuits underlying smell employ two favored theoretical models in succession. -
Kimberly Huber, Joel Richter and colleagues showed that FMRP deficiency in mice leads to changes in a key histone modification across the genome, with subsequent effects on alternative … -
The first batch of research papers from the Simulating Multiscale Astrophysics to Understand Galaxies collaboration, or SMAUG, lays the groundwork for a transformation in the way galaxies are … -
Benjamin Blencowe and colleagues defined the functional roles of microexons in genes encoding translation initiation factors, linking them to altered translation, synaptic plasticity and behavior. -
… postdoctoral female researchers. -
By using a sandwich structure, researchers demonstrated the quantum anomalous Hall effect at record-high temperatures. -
Applications for organizations facing challenges related to COVID-19 will be open for two weeks. -
… excellence in biomedical communication from the American Medical Writers Association. -
Louis Reichardt, who has served as director of SFARI since 2013, finished his tenure here on September 28. John Spiro has been appointed interim director of SFARI until … -
Peter Kind and Loren Frank discuss their work using SFARI’s genetic rat models and their views on how these models will aid autism research. -
SFARI would like to remind investigators to please acknowledge SFARI funding and/or the use of SFARI resources, biospecimens and data in all relevant preprints and publications. -
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, SFARI replaced the in-person spring 2020 science meeting that was scheduled April 5–7 with a series of seven weekly webinars … -
The International Brain Laboratory is a global collaboration dedicated to understanding decision-making and the mouse brain and has built a research network transcending traditional academic boundaries. Here … -
Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
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The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences have named computational astrophysicist Adrian Price-Whelan as the winner of the 2020 Blavatnik Regional Award for … -
Physicist Songtian Sonia Zhang explores how electrons work within the tiniest objects and finds that they sometimes do unexpected things. -
In less than three months, Neuromatch Academy developed an interactive online course catering to more than 1,750 students in more than 70 countries. -
Eric Morrow, Stephen Sheinkopf and colleagues reported the characteristics of the first 1,000 participants in the RI-CART study, a population-based cohort of individuals with autism … -
Genevieve Konopka and colleagues reported important roles for Foxp1 in particular subclasses of the spiny projection neurons in the striatum, with downstream effects on striatal-dependent circuits and … -
Scientists with the Flatiron Institute and the Simons Collaboration on the Many Electron Problem combined cutting-edge computational methods to probe an endless line of protons surrounded by … -
SFARI is pleased to announce that eight genetic rat models of autism spectrum disorder are now available from the Medical College of Wisconsin. These models are being maintained … -
Astronomers have discovered that a halo of warm gas surrounding the Magellanic Clouds likely acts as a protective cocoon, shielding the dwarf galaxies from the Milky Way’s … -
With newly published research, an international team of scientists lays fundamental groundwork for a new generation of electronics. -
The Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB) aims to understand the changes in the brain that unfold over the course of normal aging and contribute … -
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the Mathematics and Physical Sciences division has created two COVID-19 Recovery Programs to stimulate the hiring of postdoctoral fellows and … -
Conference organizers tested out a double-blind process for reviewing abstracts. It improved some types of bias but not others. -
Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
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SFARI is pleased to announce that it has selected three fellows in response to the 2020 Bridge to Independence Award request for applications. -
Theoretical neuroscientist Guangyu Robert Yang builds elegant mathematical models that enable a new understanding of how the brain works. -
Computer vision and machine learning technologies are creating ever more precise records of animal behavior. Now, neuroscientists must figure out how best to use these techniques to understand … -
… underserved communities. She is a member of the board of trustees of the LearningSpring School and the East Harlem Scholars Academy in New York City. Simons received … -
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 …
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Garret Stuber and colleagues used in vivo calcium imaging to show that a population of oxytocin-positive (OT) neurons in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus responds preferentially … -
Michael Piper and colleagues confirmed and extended the association of USP9X loss-of-function mutations with a neurodevelopmental syndrome in both sexes, driven by changes in multiple signaling … -
Joseph Buxbaum and colleagues in the Autism Sequencing Consortium reported the largest exome sequencing study of ASD to date, identifying 102 risk genes at a false discovery rate … -
The suite of software tools collectively known as Rosetta is defined not only by what it does, but also by a community of scientists who are changing how … -
Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.