Funded Projects

Browse wide-ranging research at the frontiers of neuroscience supported by Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute grants, awards, and training fellowships.

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Neuro-AI Grant
2022
The Synaptic Organization of Dendrites
This team aims to mine a microscale reconstruction of a millimeter-cube of brain tissue to uncover how dendrites decode patterns of incoming signals. The project will test hypotheses that could confer the energy efficiency of neural circuits on next generation computer chips.
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Neuro-AI Grant
2022
Tracking Parkinson’s Disease with Transformer Models of Everyday Looking Behaviors
This project aims to track cognitive decline in Parkinson’s patients by measuring and modeling how patients explore the world with their eyes. The long-term goal of this project is to set a foundation for minimally-invasive and sensitive measures for diagnosing and tracking neurodegenerative diseases.
Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Big Ideas in Neuroscience Award
2017
Stanford Brain Rejuvenation Project (Phase 2)

The Stanford Brain Rejuvenation Project is an initiative by leading aging researchers, neuroscientists, chemists, and engineers to understand the basis of brain aging and rejuvenation and how they relate to neurodegeneration.

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Big Ideas in Neuroscience Award
2015
Stroke Collaborative Action Network

Breaches barriers in our understanding of stroke to develop therapies and improve stroke recovery.

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Big Ideas in Neuroscience Award
2018
Stanford Brain Organogenesis Program (Phase 1)

Developing brain organoids – three dimensional brain tissues grown in the lab – to study human brain development, evolution and neuropsychiatric disorders.

Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Big Ideas in Neuroscience Award
2021
Stanford Brain Organogenesis Program (Phase 2)

Developing brain organoids and assembloids – three dimensional brain tissues grown in the lab – to study human brain development, evolution and neuropsychiatric disorders.