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1. Knight Initiative news ‘Mind-blowing’ new perspectives on brain health and disease

   The Knight Initiative’s Fall Symposium featured researchers building new molecular atlases of the brain alongside new updates on neurodegenerative disease and what might be done about it.

   Nov 5 2025

   • Brain resilience
   • Brain aging
   • Circuits and systems

   

2. Knight Initiative news Knight Initiative symposium charts new frontiers in brain health

   Knight Initiative-funded research ran the gamut from chemistry to public health, but one theme brought it all together: Studying what makes the brain resilient will help more people live better lives.

   Jul 14 2025

   • Brain resilience
   • Brain aging
   • Clinical / translational research

   

3. Knight Initiative news Fueling the next phase of brain resilience: 2025 Catalyst Momentum Awards

   Four Stanford teams receive funding from the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience to advance research on healthy brain aging and neurodegenerative diseases, including cellular resilience, a new theory of Parkinson’s Disease, and predicting individual aging trajectories.

   May 22 2025

   • Brain resilience

   

4. Wu Tsai Neuro News Meet the 2025 Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars

   How does the brain wire itself for learning? What molecular mechanisms protect neural circuits during aging? These are just some of the research projects by the 2025 Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars.

   Feb 19 2025

   

5. Knight Initiative news Advancing Brain Resilience: 2024 Catalyst and Pilot Grant Awards

   The Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience supports 14 high-risk, high-reward projects to advance brain health and resilience research, fostering bold research across various scientific disciplines.

   Sep 18 2024

   

6. Knight Initiative news Knight symposium highlights advances in brain resilience research

   The Knight Initiative's Year-End Symposium and Research Showcase featured a wide range of promising new approaches to understanding brain aging, resilience, and neurodegeneration.

   Jul 10 2024

   • Brain aging

   

7. Wu Tsai Neuro News Wu Tsai Neuro and Knight Initiative announce 2024 postdoctoral scholars

   We are proud to welcome the 2024 Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars — ten young scientists pursuing novel, multi-disciplinary approaches to understanding the workings of the brain.

   Jan 22 2024

   • Technology development
   • Circuits and systems
   • Clinical / translational research

   

8. Wu Tsai Neuro News Neurosciences seed grants fuel research in childhood epilepsy, eating disorders, Alzheimer's and more

   The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University is proud to announce the recipients of its fifth round of Seed Grants.

   Dec 18 2023

   • Technology development
   • Clinical / translational research
   • Discovery science

   

9. Wu Tsai Neuro News Wu Tsai Neuro & Knight Initiative announce 2023 postdoctoral scholars

   Interdisciplinary Postdocs and Brain Resilience Scholars will advance knowledge of brain health and aging.

   Jan 27 2023

   • Discovery science
   • Clinical / translational research
   • Technology development

   

10. Knight Initiative news Bold ideas to advance healthy brain aging win inaugural Knight Initiative grants

    The Phil and Penny Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience is proud to announce the recipients of its inaugural 2022 Innovation and Catalyst Grants.

    Dec 8 2022

    • Brain aging
    • Brain development
    • Brain function

    

11. Stanford News Gift from Phil and Penny Knight launches scientific endeavor to combat neurodegeneration

    A new initiative on brain resilience will study the causes of cognitive decline—what may be done to prevent, delay, or reverse the decline—and what goes right for those who keep their cognitive abilities intact.

    Apr 27 2022