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  1. SFARI Presentations at INSAR 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting

    May 26, 2021
    The International Society for Autism Research (INSAR) Virtual 2021 Annual Meeting was held May 3–7, 2021. A selection of presentations by SFARI Investigators, SFARI staff and collaborators …
  2. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCPAB Investigators and Others

    May 24, 2021
    Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond.
  3. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCGB Investigators and Others

    May 21, 2021
    Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
  4. Quanta Magazine Wins Webby People’s Voice Award for Best Science Website

    May 18, 2021
    … Webby winner, NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration website.
  5. CCM’s Alex H. Barnett, Joakim Andén Among Authors To Win Best Paper Award at the PDSEC-21 Conference

    May 18, 2021
    CCM’s Alex Barnett and Joakim Andén along with collaborators at NYU, Princeton University, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have received the Best Paper Award at …
  6. Seven Simons-Supported Researchers Elected to the National Academy of Sciences

    May 4, 2021
    Seven researchers affiliated with the Simons Foundation have been elected as 2021 members of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers are among 120 new members and 30 …
  7. American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects Six Simons Research Grantees 

    May 4, 2021
    Six researchers who have received support from the Simons Foundation are among the latest group of prominent artists, scholars, scientists and leaders elected as fellows of the American …
  8. Simons Searchlight: April 2021 Data Release

    April 29, 2021
    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 …
  9. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCGB Investigators and Others

    April 23, 2021
    Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
  10. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCPAB Investigators and Others

    April 23, 2021
    Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond.
  11. MPS Announces New Scientific Advisory Board Members

    April 1, 2021
    … of Computer Science. Tal has served as a member of the SIGACT Executive Board and a council member of the Computing Community Consortium. Tal is an ACM …
  12. SFARI 2020 Director Awards Announced

    March 25, 2021
    SFARI is pleased to announce that eight Director Awards were awarded in 2020. These projects include, but are not limited to, studies that aim to enhance existing SFARI …
  13. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCGB Investigators and Others

    March 24, 2021
    Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
  14. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCPAB Investigators and Others

    March 22, 2021
    Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond.
  15. New Class of Junior Fellows Joins the Simons Society of Fellows

    March 8, 2021
    The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce that 12 outstanding early-career scientists have joined the Simons Society of Fellows as the program’s latest class of Junior …
  16. Updates to SFARI’s 2021 Requests for Grant Applications

    March 1, 2021
    SFARI’s requests for grant applications (RFAs) will be undergoing a number of changes in 2021. These changes include the introduction of the new Human Cognitive and Behavioral …
  17. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCGB Investigators and Others

    March 1, 2021
    Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
  18. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCPAB Investigators and Others

    February 28, 2021
    Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond.
  19. Quanta Magazine’s ‘The Joy of x’ Podcast Returns for Second Season

    February 25, 2021
    The new season continues host Steven Strogatz’s illuminating chats with leading scientists and mathematicians about their lives, passions and research.
  20. SFARI Bridge to Independence Program: Looking Back, Looking Forward

    February 22, 2021
    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 …
  21. SFARI Summer 2020 Pilot Awardees Announced

    February 22, 2021
    SFARI is pleased to announce that it intends to fund 19 grants in response to the Summer 2020 Pilot Award request for applications.
  22. SPARK Update: New Phenotypic Data Now Available

    February 19, 2021
    Phenotypic data from 251,082 participants enrolled in SPARK, including more than 99,000 individuals with ASD, are now available to approved researchers.
  23. Astrophysicist Blakesley Burkhart Named a 2021 Sloan Research Fellow

    February 16, 2021
    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 …
  24. SFARI Gene: January 2021 Data Release

    February 11, 2021
    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 …
  25. Astrophysicist Rachel Somerville Named a Legacy Fellow of the American Astronomical Society

    February 8, 2021
    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 …
  26. 2021 Simons Fellows in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics Announced

    February 4, 2021
    … 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 …
  27. CCB and CCM Collaborate To Create the New Structural and Molecular Biophysics Team

    February 4, 2021
    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 …
  28. Simons Searchlight: Research Matching Program Launched

    February 2, 2021
    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 …
  29. Eero Simoncelli Leads New Center for Computational Neuroscience

    January 26, 2021
    … 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 …
  30. Marsha Berger Joins CCM As New Group Leader

    January 21, 2021
    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 …
  31. 2021 Bridge to Independence Award Request for Applications

    January 11, 2021
    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 …
  32. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCPAB Investigators and Others

    January 11, 2021
    Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond.
  33. Dutch Research Council Awards 1.1 Million Euros to Neutrino-Hunting PTOLEMY Project

    January 11, 2021
    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 …
  34. Announcing Two New Bridge to Independence Awards From SFARI and the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain

    January 11, 2021
    Requests for applications for these early-career scientist grant opportunities are now open.
  35. SfN Global Connectome: Presentations by SFARI Investigators

    January 8, 2021
    A number of presentations will be given by SFARI Investigators at the SfN Global Connectome: A Virtual Event (January 11–13).
  36. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCGB Investigators and Others

    January 5, 2021
    Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
  37. Simons Foundation Selects Astrophysicist David Spergel as Next President

    December 17, 2020
    … 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 …
  38. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCPAB Investigators and Others

    December 8, 2020
    Each month, SCPAB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCPAB community and beyond.
  39. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCGB Investigators and Others

    December 7, 2020
    Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
  40. Simons-NSBP Scholars Program 2021

    November 30, 2020
    The Center for Computational Astrophysics announces a new program that provides undergraduate NSBP members with summer research opportunities.
  41. Announcement Regarding NASA Hubble Fellowship Program

    November 15, 2020
    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 …
  42. Sabbatical Visiting Researcher Program 2021–2022 – Center for Computational Astrophysics

    November 12, 2020
    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 …
  43. Simons Searchlight: September 2020 Data Release

    November 11, 2020
    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 …
  44. New Autism BrainNet Website Has Launched

    November 10, 2020
    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 …
  45. SFARI Gene: October 2020 Data Release

    November 9, 2020
    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 …
  46. Next-Gen Astronomical Survey Makes Its First Observations Toward a New Understanding of the Cosmos

    November 9, 2020
    … “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 …
  47. ASHG 2020 Virtual Meeting: Presentations by SFARI Investigators and Collaborators

    October 23, 2020
    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 …
  48. From the bioRxiv: A Selection of Recently Posted Papers From SCGB Investigators and Others

    October 22, 2020
    Each month, SCGB scans the bioRxiv and arXiv for interesting papers from the SCGB community and beyond.
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