BRAIN Blog

A message to the community from the Directors of the Institutes, Centers, and Offices involved in the NIH BRAIN Initiative and NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research.

The 2020 NIH Director’s Awards include three BRAIN Initiative scientists, who have received grants through the High-Risk, High-Reward Program, Pioneer Award, and New Innovator Award.

Two BRAIN Initiative scientists – Dr. Jin Hyung Lee and Dr.

The MacArthur Foundation has announced this year’s roster for their annual “genius” grant, including two researchers whose diligent and innovative work is part of the BRAIN Initiative.

The National Academy of Sciences recently recognized Drs. Liqun Luo, Xiaowei Zhuang, and Eve Marder for their extraordinary scientific achievements. The awards will be presented on April 28, 2019, during the Academy’s 156^th annual meeting.

The NIH recently announced the 108 newly funded awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 for the NIH BRAIN Initiative®.

Separate events on Wednesday, October 1 highlighted the awardees of the second round of NIH BRAIN Initiative grants and additional investments by the Kavli Foundation to support the BRAIN Initiative.

NSF issues $13.1 million for 16 new multidisciplinary awards to support BRAIN Initiative

NIH BRAIN Initiative grantee Lihong Wang receives award for the development of innovative brain imaging technology. 

Cal-BRAIN (the California Blueprint for Research to Advance Innovations in Neuroscience) has announced grantees for its inaugural round of funding.