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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. -
Science Sandbox launches a newsletter and other new ways to connect. -
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 … -
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 … -
As part of a campaign to bring science and math outside the classroom, five teachers each win $5,000 for submitting innovative projects -
New analysis techniques can process calcium-imaging data and other types of visual information faster and enable researchers to track larger numbers of neurons. -
Astrophysicists estimate that the sunlike star called Kronos has consumed 15 Earths’ worth of rocky material -
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 … -
In this video, Science Sandbox spotlights MICRO, a team of innovators bringing the science museum experience to unexpected places. -
By meeting people in their communities, Ben Wiehe and Just Add Science are challenging the core principles of traditional science engagement. -
Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond. -
… 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 … -
A potentially game-changing algorithm eliminates manual sorting in the analysis of neural signals. -
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 … -
The Simons Observatory will offer insights into the origins of the universe. Second in a series. -
This blog post accompanies the “SFARI’s 2018 funding priorities” post. In it, the SFARI science team discusses the application and review process for 2018 Pilot and Research … -
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 … -
The Science Sandbox Advisory Board reacts to the team’s mission -
The Science Sandbox Advisory Board reacts to the team’s mission -
The Science Sandbox Advisory Board reacts to the team’s mission -
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Researchers used computer vision and machine learning to create a comprehensive database linking specific circuits in the fruit fly brain to behavior. -
IBM’s World Community Grid has teamed up with the Flatiron Institute, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of California, San Diego. -
Science Sandbox launches a fellowship at Brooklyn’s New Lab designed to develop new projects that connect science, technology and research to society -
Astrophysicist Janna Levin hosts frank — and sometimes contentious — conversations in an interdisciplinary Brooklyn warehouse space. -
… other Rubiscos. The result is a clump of Rubiscos and EPYC1s that form a liquid-like droplet. The change in the system’s phase depending on the … -
… project, its emphasis on data sharing and a focus on a single behaviour will help to move the field of neuroscience forward by illustrating how many labs … -
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 … -
Sharmila Banerjee-Basu, founder and chief scientific officer at MindSpec Inc., discusses SFARI Gene and how it is changing the face of autism genetics research. -
An esthetic and mobile-friendly update also incorporates new sections and functional changes, all to better carry out the foundation’s mission. -
Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
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Neurodata Without Borders wants to transform the field by making it easier to share research. -
Neuroscientist Sebastian Seung has pioneered the use of machine learning to construct dense neural wiring diagrams from high-resolution imaging. -
The new grants focus on larger collaborations, with teams of up to 20 investigators employing a range of technologies and statistical tools. -
The new institute drives scientific discovery using computational methods. -
Updated September 22, 2017, with new video. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Simons Foundation co-founders Jim and Marilyn Simons dedicated the Flatiron Institute on September 6 … -
… Cosmology and Gravitational Wave Astronomy groups at the Flatiron Institute, located across the street from the Simons Foundation headquarters in New York City. -
Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Lab launch the Center for Frontiers in Nuclear Science. -
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 … -
Whole-genome sequencing data for a total of 8,975 genomes from the Simons Simplex Collection are now available. This includes 2,174 genomes that have been available … -
New Simons VIP Phase 2 data have recently been added to SFARI Base. This data release includes phenotypic data from individuals with 16p11.2 copy number variants (CNVs … -
Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
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The neurons that keep track of a fly’s position follow the rules of a ring attractor network, new research shows. -
The Simons Foundation effort will develop testable predictions about string theory, quantum gravity and a cosmological ‘Big Bounce.’ -
Mathematician’s work broke new ground in geometry -
Monitoring neural activity across the entire brain in worms as they drift into slumber could bring insight into the purpose of sleep. -
Face-processing neurons seem to use linear algebra, representing faces as vectors in a 50-dimensional vector space. -
The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Simons Collaboration on Arithmetic Geometry, Number Theory and Computation, directed by Brendan Hassett of Brown University. The …