Gift from Phil and Penny Knight launches scientific endeavor to combat neurodegeneration Apr 27, 2022 Stanford News 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.
Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholar Awards (Brain Resilience) | 2023 Determining the role of circadian transcriptional control in myelin-forming precursors in neurodegeneration Funded Researcher(s) Daniela Rojo Capitanio Faculty Sponsor(s) Erin Gibson J. Bradley Zuchero Research Keywords Neurodegenerative disorders Discovery science
Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholar Awards (Brain Resilience) | 2023 The origin of neurodegeneration: insight from a unique colonial chordate Funded Researcher(s) Chiara Anselmi Faculty Sponsor(s) Irving Weissman Research Keywords Discovery science Neurodegenerative disorders
Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholar Awards (Brain Resilience) | 2023 Neuron-glia interactions in regulating protein aggregation in human cell models. Funded Researcher(s) Takeshi Uenaka Faculty Sponsor(s) Marius Wernig Michael Bassik Research Keywords Discovery science Neurodegenerative disorders
Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholar Awards (Brain Resilience) | 2023 Elucidating the role of alternative polyadenylation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) Funded Researcher(s) Yi Zeng Faculty Sponsor(s) Aaron D. Gitler Research Keywords Discovery science Neurodegenerative disorders
Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholar Awards (Brain Resilience) | 2023 Rejuvenating sleep to enhance brain resilience with age Funded Researcher(s) Ravi Nath Faculty Sponsor(s) Anne Brunet Karl Deisseroth Research Keywords Brain resilience Discovery science
Catalyst Awards | 2022 Investigating severe traumatic brain injury using a novel human CSF cell-free mRNA gene panel Funded Researcher(s) Melanie Hayden Gephart Karen G. Hirsch, MD Research Keywords Brain resilience Clinical / translational research
Catalyst Awards | 2022 Characterizing the Genetic Architecture of Neuropathology with Machine Learning Funded Researcher(s) Maya Kasowski James Zou Thomas Montine, MD, PhD Anshul Kundaje Research Keywords Aging science Brain resilience Discovery science
Catalyst Awards | 2022 Endocannabinoid metabolism as a driver of brain aging Funded Researcher(s) Ivan Soltesz Katrin Andreasson Research Keywords Aging science Discovery science
Catalyst Awards | 2022 Unlocking brain resilience with HDAC inhibition Funded Researcher(s) Kang Shen Aaron D. Gitler Research Keywords Brain resilience Discovery science
