Image Aaron D. Gitler Stanford Medicine Basic Science Professor Affiliation: Knight Initiative Funded Researchers Wu Tsai Neuro Faculty Affiliates Committee: Knight Initiative Steering Committee Gitler Lab Stanford Profile agitler@stanford.edu (650) 725-6991 Related Projects Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Catalyst Momentum Awards 2025 Understand the regulatory dynamics of “resilience networks” during development, healthy aging and disease models (renewed) Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholar Awards (Brain Resilience) 2023 Elucidating the role of alternative polyadenylation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Innovation Awards 2022 Unleashing engineered T cells as disease sensors and therapeutic actuators for neurodegenerative disease Pagination Previous page Current page 1 Page 2 Next page Related News More News Image News Features | Nov 21 2025 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Q&A: A key protein may point toward new diagnostics and treatments for ALS and d... Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia are devastating neurodegenerative diseases. Knight Initiative postdoc Yi Zeng is working to understand the role a central protein plays in both diseases—and whether it might point toward new diagnostics and treatments Image Knight Initiative news | Jul 10 2024 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience 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. Image Wu Tsai Neuro News | Jan 27 2023 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Wu Tsai Neuro & Knight Initiative announce 2023 postdoctoral scholars Interdisciplinary Postdocs and Brain Resilience Scholars will advance knowledge of brain health and aging. Image Knight Initiative news | Dec 8 2022 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience 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. Pagination Previous page Current page 1 Page 2 Next page
Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Catalyst Momentum Awards 2025 Understand the regulatory dynamics of “resilience networks” during development, healthy aging and disease models (renewed)
Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Neurosciences Postdoctoral Scholar Awards (Brain Resilience) 2023 Elucidating the role of alternative polyadenylation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD)
Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Innovation Awards 2022 Unleashing engineered T cells as disease sensors and therapeutic actuators for neurodegenerative disease
Image News Features | Nov 21 2025 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience Q&A: A key protein may point toward new diagnostics and treatments for ALS and d... Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia are devastating neurodegenerative diseases. Knight Initiative postdoc Yi Zeng is working to understand the role a central protein plays in both diseases—and whether it might point toward new diagnostics and treatments
Image Knight Initiative news | Jul 10 2024 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience 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.
Image Wu Tsai Neuro News | Jan 27 2023 Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute Wu Tsai Neuro & Knight Initiative announce 2023 postdoctoral scholars Interdisciplinary Postdocs and Brain Resilience Scholars will advance knowledge of brain health and aging.
Image Knight Initiative news | Dec 8 2022 Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience 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.
