Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience

The Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience welcomed our community to an inaugural symposium introducing the mission and future plans of the Initiative.

Missed the event? Select, publicly available talks from the symposium can be viewed below: 

On Tuesday, November 28, the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience is hosting a half-day symposium on Frontotemoral Dementia. Register by Monday, November 27 — registration required.

The first Monday of each month, the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience will host monthly seminars to bring together awardees, affiliated professors and students for a series of 'lab meeting' styled talks. Two speakers will discuss their brain resilience research, experiences in the field, and answer questions about their work.

Michael Haney, Stanford University

Microglia accumulate neurotoxic lipids in Alzheimer’s disease in an APOE dependent manner

The first Monday of each month, the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience will host monthly seminars to bring together awardees, affiliated professors and students for a series of 'lab meeting' styled talks. Two speakers will discuss their brain resilience research, experiences in the field, and answer questions about their work.

Congcong Wang, Stanford University

Peripheral prostaglandin E2 signaling inhibition restores cognitive decline in aging

The first Monday of each month, the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience will host monthly seminars to bring together awardees, affiliated professors and students for a series of 'lab meeting' styled talks. Two speakers will discuss their brain resilience research, experiences in the field, and answer questions about their work.

Meena Chakraborty, Stanford University

The impact of the gut microbiome on the aging blood-brain barrier

Register for the inaugural Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Symposium taking place on January 12, 2023.

Register by December 16 for this in-person-only event 

On Thursday, May 25, the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience is hosting a half-day symposium on Alzheimer's Disease.

Registration has been extended to Monday, May 25, 2023 at 5pm. 

Starting May 1, the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience will host monthly seminars to bring together awardees, affiliated professors and students for a series of 'lab meeting' styled talks. Two speakers will discuss their brain resilience research, experiences in the field, and answer questions about their work.

Caitlin Taylor, Stanford University

Unlocking brain resilience with HDAC inhibition