Congratulations to our 2012 Seed Grant Winners!

In 2012, the Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program funded critical research in 10 areas of neuroscience. Visit our Current Research page to learn more about the studies and how they’ll contribute to the field of neuroscience.

Since 1981 the Brain Research Foundation has awarded 599 Seed Grants for a total of $9.6 million in funding. To make a contribution to support neuroscience research today, please click on our donate link.

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Scientific Innovations Award Winners

The Brain Research Foundation has expanded our funding to support even more ground-breaking research by funding $300,000 total to our new Scientific Innovations Award winners. The 2012 winners of the SIA are:

Ben A. Barres, M.D., Ph.D.

Department of Neurobiology

Stanford University

An Astrocytic Basis for Humanity

W. Martin Usrey, Ph.D.

Center for Neuroscience

University of California Davis

Optogenetics in the Behaving Primate:

Using Light to Study Cortical Function

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Congratulations to our 2012 Seed Grant Winners!

In 2012, the Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program funded critical research in 10 areas of neuroscience. Visit our Current Research page to learn more about the studies and how they’ll contribute to the field of neuroscience.

Since 1981 the Brain Research Foundation has awarded 599 Seed Grants for a total of $9.6 million in funding. To make a contribution to support neuroscience research today, please click on our donate link.

Learn More

Scientific Innovations Award Winners

The Brain Research Foundation has expanded our funding to support even more ground-breaking research by funding $300,000 total to our new Scientific Innovations Award winners. The 2012 winners of the SIA are:

Ben A. Barres, M.D., Ph.D.

Department of Neurobiology

Stanford University

An Astrocytic Basis for Humanity

W. Martin Usrey, Ph.D.

Center for Neuroscience

University of California Davis

Optogenetics in the Behaving Primate:

Using Light to Study Cortical Function

Learn More

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