Brain Research Foundation

More than 250 guests attended the Brain Research Foundation’s Discovery Dinner at the Four Seasons on Monday, October 29th.  The annual dinner was chaired by BRF Trustees Suzanne M. Kopp-Moskow and John Mabie with their spouses Michael Moskow and Martha Mabie. Rob Johnson, BRF Trustee and CBS2 News Anchor, kept the evening lively and the audience engaged as Master of Ceremonies.

Brain Research Foundation (BRF), a leading grant-making organization supporting new science that explores how the brain works, today announced that it has expanded its seed grant funding nationally. “The funding obstacles to novel research exist beyond geographic boundaries,” stated Nathan Hansen, President of the BRF Board of Trustees. Read More.

One way the Associate Board generates awareness and support is through its annual event Rockin’ on the River. Thanks to the incredible enthusiasm, effort and generosity of the event’s sponsors, contributors and attendees, the BRF Associate Board is pleased to report that its recent fundraising event was a great success! Almost $60,000 was raised to help support the mission of the Brain Research Foundation.

We are pleased to announce that the Associate Board of the Brain Research Foundation has sold out 600 tickets for their Annual White Sox Event. The Chicago White Sox will play the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, May 22nd at US Cellular Field. Proceeds from these tickets will benefit the Brain Research Foundation.

Over 300 supporters attended the Brain Research Foundation's Annual Discovery Dinner on November 1 at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago.  The dinner raised over $728,000 for brain research and education. The event was co-hosted by Suzanne Kopp-Moskow and Michael Moskow, Linda and Tom Heagy and Millie Rosenbloom Simon and John Simon. Virginia and Norman Bobins and Aon Corporation were honored with Frederick A. Gibbs Discovery Awards.

In 2011, the Brain Research Foundation Seed Grant Program funded critical research in 18 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 589 Seed Grants for a total of $9.2 million in funding.  To make a contribution to support neuroscience research today, please click on our donate link.

Brain Research Foundation calls for greater investment in early stage autism research. Read what Executive Director Terre Constantine, and Board Member Bennett Leventhal have to say about the study. 

On November 1, a panel of 5 noted experts in their fields will discuss sports related brain injuries in youth at the BRF's Discovery Dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. Please save the date on your calendar and make plans to join us.

The Brain Research Foundation (BRF) announced today that two of its Seed Grant recipients — David J.Freedman, Ph.D. of the University of Chicago and Dane M. Chetkovich, M.D., Ph.D. of Northwestern University — have segued their work into new and greater funding for additional research that may help unravel some of the many mysteries of the brain.

Executive Director Terre Sharma was interviewed for a October 11th WBEZ public radio story on long-term Board Member Gwill Newman in a tribute story. Ms. Newman died August 30th. Hear the story by clicking here.

The Brain Research Foundation (BRF) and The Pioneer Fund announced a $1.5 million endowment to study atypical dementia.

Gwill L. Newman
1932-2010

Brain Research Foundation mourns the loss of its first female President and Chairman, Gwill L. Newman.  She died August 30 in New Mexico after an extended illness.

The National Football League has expanded its rules to prevent “defenseless” players from being hit in the head by an opponent and referees will whistle dead any play in which a player loses his helmet on the field.

2010 Seed Grant Awardee Dr. Jaime Grutzendler, Assistant Professor at Northwestern University, is featured in a May 2010 Science News article. The article is titled "Tiny Blood Vessels in Brain Spit to Survive." Dr. Grutzendler was awarded a 2010 Seed Grant to continue his studies of this fascinating research.

In this issue: Expanding the BRF - a Combination for the Future, Dear Friends, BRF Scientific Review Committee, BRF Associate Board, and New BRF Logo and Website.

The Brain Research Foundation (BRF), the oldest organization dedicated to funding research across the entire spectrum of brain disorders, today announced its merger with the Children’s Brain Research Foundation (CBRF), an action aimed at bolstering the BRF’s already strong focus on pediatric brain health and research.

The great Boston Red Sox hitter Ted Williams' secret weapon was not his strength or his speed — it was his dynamic acuity. Williams' eyesight was so sharp he was able to read the label stamped on a baseball as it was hurtling toward him.

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling psychiatric disorder that affects approximately 1% of the population worldwide. More than 2 million Americans suffer from the illness in a given year. Despite extensive studies, the causes of schizophrenia have yet to be determined.