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New ideas in aging and resilience research launched by Rosenkranz Foundation and Knight Initiative
The Rosenkranz Aging and Rejuvenation Seed Grant Program announced eight innovative new research projects with additional support from the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience
Announcing the 2026 Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars
Ten innovative postdoctoral scholars will pursue creative approaches to advance neuroscience and brain resilience research
Wu Tsai Neuro and Knight Initiative researchers awarded MIND Prizes
The Maximizing Innovation in Neuroscience Discovery Prizes will give Faculty Scholar Guosong Hong and Knight Initiative-supported researcher Pascal Geldsetzer $750,000 each over three years to develop research on neurodegenerative diseases.
Preventing Parkinson’s, a new Alzheimer’s drug, and more featured at tenth Knight Initiative Symposium
Researchers from around the world convened at Stanford to present their latest work on neurodegeneration and brain resilience
‘Mind-blowing’ new perspectives on brain health and disease
The Knight Initiative’s Fall Symposium featured researchers building new molecular atlases of the brain alongside new updates on neurodegenerative disease and what might be done about it.
Knight Initiative symposium charts new frontiers in brain health
Knight Initiative-funded research ran the gamut from chemistry to public health, but one theme brought it all together: Studying what makes the brain resilient will help more people live better lives.
Meet the 2025 Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars
How does the brain wire itself for learning? What molecular mechanisms protect neural circuits during aging? These are just some of the research projects by the 2025 Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars.
Advancing Brain Resilience: 2024 Catalyst and Pilot Grant Awards
The Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience supports 14 high-risk, high-reward projects to advance brain health and resilience research, fostering bold research across various scientific disciplines.
Knight symposium highlights advances in brain resilience research
The Knight Initiative's Year-End Symposium and Research Showcase featured a wide range of promising new approaches to understanding brain aging, resilience, and neurodegeneration.
Wu Tsai Neuro and Knight Initiative announce 2024 postdoctoral scholars
We are proud to welcome the 2024 Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholars — ten young scientists pursuing novel, multi-disciplinary approaches to understanding the workings of the brain.
Neurosciences seed grants fuel research in childhood epilepsy, eating disorders, Alzheimer's and more
The Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University is proud to announce the recipients of its fifth round of Seed Grants.
Wu Tsai Neuro & Knight Initiative announce 2023 postdoctoral scholars
Interdisciplinary Postdocs and Brain Resilience Scholars will advance knowledge of brain health and aging.
Bold ideas to advance healthy brain aging win inaugural Knight Initiative grants
The Phil and Penny Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience is proud to announce the recipients of its inaugural 2022 Innovation and Catalyst Grants.
Gift from Phil and Penny Knight launches scientific endeavor to combat neurodegeneration
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.
