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December 17, 2021SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund 17 grants in response to the 2021 Pilot Award request for applications. -
December 13, 2021In conjunction with the Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation, SFARI is releasing 30 new induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) lines for use in autism research. -
December 10, 2021The ASD-relevance of genes in the SFARI Gene database will be assessed according to a new scoring system called EAGLE (Evaluation of Autism Gene Link Evidence). This … -
November 30, 2021Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond. -
November 30, 2021Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond. -
November 30, 2021A joint effort by a group of researchers finds a rigorous footing on which to evaluate social trade-offs. -
November 29, 2021The 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 … -
November 22, 2021Autism BrainNet is working to digitize the Autism Celloidin Library, a unique collection of 28 celloidin-embedded, Nissl-stained brains from donors with and without autism spectrum disorder … -
November 19, 2021A new tool aligns research efforts in the aging brain in six different species. -
November 18, 2021Three SFARI Investigators (current and past) have recently received prestigious prizes in the natural sciences. -
November 17, 2021SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund 17 grants in response to the 2021 Genomics of ASD: Pathways to Genetic Therapies request for applications. -
November 4, 2021Check out these presentations from SCGB PIs and trainees at the virtual SFN conference November 8-11. -
October 28, 2021A number of presentations will be given by SFARI Investigators at Neuroscience 2021 (November 8–11). -
October 28, 2021… celebrate his inauguration. Simons Foundation president David Spergel and guests celebrate his inauguration. Simons Foundation president David Spergel and guests celebrate his inauguration. Simons Foundation president David … -
October 27, 2021Three SFARI Investigators (current and past) are among this year’s 100 newly elected members of the National Academy of Medicine. -
October 27, 2021Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond. -
October 27, 2021Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond. -
October 15, 2021The American Physical Society has named Blakesley Burkhart the winner of the 2022 Maria Goeppert Mayer Award, which recognizes and enhances outstanding achievement by a woman physicist in … -
October 6, 2021The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recognized four outstanding neuroscientists supported by the Simons Foundation. Coleen Murphy, director of the Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging … -
October 6, 2021The grants bring to the collaboration new investigators studying how populations of neurons in different parts of the brain communicate. -
September 29, 2021SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to award 11 grants in response to the 2021 Human Cognitive and Behavioral Science request for applications. -
September 29, 2021Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond. -
September 28, 2021A number of SFARI Investigators, collaborators and Simons Foundation scientists will present their latest research findings at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2021 Virtual Meeting, which … -
Computational Chemist Erik Thiede Named a Finalist for Blavatnik Regional Award for Young Scientists
September 21, 2021The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences have named computational chemist Erik Thiede as a finalist for the 2021 Blavatnik Regional Award for Young … -
September 20, 2021Zebrafish lines for autism risk genes DYNC1H1 and MEF2C have been recently added to SFARI resources to study autism spectrum disorder. -
September 15, 2021Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond. -
September 9, 2021In an effort to enhance diversity in neuroscience, a new program from the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCGB) pairs undergrads with research mentors. -
August 26, 2021Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond. -
August 25, 2021SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund four grants in response to the Maternal COVID-19 as a Potential Risk for Autism: Supplemental Funding for … -
August 19, 2021SFARI is pleased to announce that it has selected six fellows in response to the 2021 Bridge to Independence Award request for applications. -
August 11, 2021Ivvet Modinou named director, Outreach, Education and Engagement; John Tracey named program director of Science Sandbox; and some hellos and goodbyes -
July 29, 2021Researchers interested in requesting brain tissue from Autism BrainNet can now submit their applications through SFARI Base, SFARI’s clearinghouse for autism and autism-related research data and … -
July 29, 2021SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund five collaborative groups in response to the 2020 SFARI Collaboration on Sex Differences in Autism request for applications. -
July 29, 2021The Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain (SCGB) is pleased to announce its inaugural class of Bridge to Independence (BTI) fellows. -
July 21, 2021Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond. -
July 21, 2021Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond. -
July 20, 2021Three SFARI Investigators and the deputy director of Clinical Research Associates, LLC (an affiliate of the Simons Foundation) were recently appointed to serve on the Interagency Autism Coordinating … -
July 12, 2021… health volunteer in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and as editor and researcher for the Journal of Public Health in Africa. Her experiences … -
July 9, 2021Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond. -
July 6, 2021… Pasadena, California, before joining the University of Washington faculty in 1998. Dalcanton has received numerous recognitions for her work, including an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship, a … -
July 1, 2021… to have significant impacts,” he says. “In the long run, it will be the combination of the scientists we train and the transformative results we enable that … -
June 29, 2021… “Goodbye” but like a “See you soon.” We will remain close by and will eagerly follow this new stage of the Simons Foundation, led by David Spergel … -
June 28, 2021Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond. -
June 24, 2021… neural-net likelihood, simulation-based or likelihood-free inference techniques that have the potential to fully exploit the enormous amount of information from upcoming observational surveys. By … -
June 24, 2021The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Simons Collaboration on Global Categorical Symmetries, directed by Constantin Teleman of the University of California, Berkeley. This … -
June 22, 2021In conjunction with leading universities across the county, SFARI works to provide undergraduates with an opportunity to advance their careers in autism science while promoting diversity in the … -
June 22, 2021The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce that mathematical physicist Robbert Dijkgraaf has joined its board of directors. Dijkgraaf is director of and Leon Levy Professor at the … -
June 10, 2021The 33rd Annual Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure Methods (ES21) will be hosted online by the Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ), Flatiron Institute, July 12 …