Summary

The Kavli Foundation is continuing its support for the goals of the BRAIN Initiative and for innovative brain research. Consistent with its commitment in 2013, Kavli and its University Partners have commited $100 Million to brain research by forming three new Kavli Institutes in addition to supporting its existing four institutes.

The Kavli Foundation, based in Oxnard, California, is dedicated to the goals of advancing science for the benefit of humanity and promoting increased public understanding and support for scientists and their work.

Information

Website:  kavlifoundation.org/ YouTube Channel:  youtube.com/user/KavliFoundation Twitter:  twitter.com/KavliFoundation Facebook: facebook.com/KavliFoundation Wikipedia Entry: wiki/The_Kavli_Foundation

Email: Contact form Phone: 805.983.6000 Address: The Kavli Foundation 1801 Solar Drive , Suite 250 Oxnard, CA 93030

Board of Directors

Rockell N. Hankin, LLB Chairman of the Board

Robert W. Conn, PhD President and Chief Executive Officer

Mary Sue Coleman President Emerita, University of Michigan

Thomas E. Everhart President Emeritus, California Institute of Technology

Douglas K. Freeman, Esq. Senior Managing Director, First Foundation Advisors

Richard A. Meserve President Emeritus, Carnegie Institution for Science

Gunnar K. Nilsen President, BizArch Advisors

Henry T. Yang Chancellor, University of California, Santa Barbara

Officers and Staff

Robert W. Conn, PhD President and Chief Executive Officer

Miyoung Chun, PhD Executive Vice President of Science Programs

James Cohen Director of Communications and Public Outreach

Judy Darley Human Resources Manager and Chief of Staff

Christopher Martin Ph.D. Science Program Officer

Nadine ...

Summary

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) invested more than $70 million to support the goals of the BRAIN Initiative during the past year, and plans a similar level of commitment in 2015.

HHMI supports the BRAIN Initiative at its Janelia Research Campus and in the laboratories of HHMI Investigators at universities throughout the United States. This investment has been focused on developing new imaging technologies and understanding how information is stored and processed in neural networks.

Information

Website:  hhmi.org/  YouTube Channel:  youtube.com/user/biointeractive Twitter:  twitter.com/hhminews Facebook:  facebook.com/HowardHughesMed Wikipedia Entry: wiki/Howard_Hughes_Medical_Institute

Email:   contact form Phone: 301-215-8500 Address: 4000 Jones Bridge Road Chevy Chase, MD 20815-6789

Organization

President: Robert Tjian Senior Executive Team Trustees Scientific Review Board (SRB) Medical Advisory Board (MAB) Science Education Advisory Board (SEAB) Scientific Officers

Background

The BRAIN Initiative Fact Sheet 9/30/14

Howard Hughes Medical Institute invested more than $70 million to support the goals of the BRAIN Initiative during the past year, and plans a similar level of commitment in 2015:

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has invested more than $70 million to support the BRAIN Initiative during the past year at its Janelia Research Campus and in the laboratories ...

The Simons Foundation’s mission is to advance the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences. Simons sponsors a range of programs that aim to promote a deeper understanding of our world.

The Life Sciences division launched the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain in Spring 2014. The collaboration supports projects that use new technologies to record the activity of large neural populations at single-cell resolution, in combination with mathematical analyses, to investigate how neural coding and dynamics represent and process information relevant to internal cognitive states and behavior.

Web Information

Website: simonsfoundation.org/ Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain: Wikipedia Entry:  wiki/James_Harris_Simons

Contact Information

Phone: 646.654.0066 Address: Simons Foundation 160 Fifth Avenue, 7th Floor New York, NY 10010

Organization

Director of Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain: David W. Tank Life Sciences Staff

BRAIN Initiative

The BRAIN Initiative Fact Sheet 9/30/14

The Simons Foundation is announcing alignment of $62 million Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain with the goals of the BRAIN Initiative:

In the spring of 2014, the Simons Foundation launched the Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain with a $60 million investment over the next five years. The goal of this collaboration, directed by David ...

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is committed to alleviating the suffering caused by mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research. 

In recognition of the critical role that basic research plays in understanding the brain, the Foundation is committing to a $2 million increase in its annual support for the most promising young scientists nationwide conducting neurobiological research to support the goals of the BRAIN Initiative through its Young Investigator Grants.

Web Information

Website:  bbrfoundation.org/

YouTube Channel:  youtube.com/BBRFoundation

Twitter:   twitter.com/bbrfoundation

Facebook:  facebook.com/bbrfoundation

Wikipedia Entry:  wiki/Brain_Behavior_Research_Foundation

Contact Information

Email: info@bbrfoundation.org.

Phone: 646-681-4888

Address: Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

90 Park Avenue, 16th Floor

New York, NY 10016

Organization

President: Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D.

Board of Directors

Scientific Council

Staff Directory

Background

The BRAIN Initiative Fact Sheet 9/30/14

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is committing to a $2 million increase in its annual support for young scientists working on the goals of the BRAIN Initiative:

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation invests in cutting-edge research projects to understand, treat, and ultimately prevent and cure mental illness. In recognition of the critical role that basic research plays in understanding the brain, ...

The Pediatric Brain Foundation formerly the Children’s Neurobiological Solutions Foundation is committing to expanding their Pediatric Brain Mapping Project and to developing mechanisms to connect their patients with ongoing or future clinical trials.

The Pediatric Brain Foundation seeks to expedite the search for treatment and cures for children with neurological disorders as well as to provide important information to parents and patients on recent advances in pediatric neurology.

Web Information

Website:  cnsfoundation.org/ YouTube Channel:   Twitter:  twitter.com/cnsfoundation Facebook: facebook.com/cnsfoundation Blog:  cnsfoundation.org/blog

Contact Information

Email: nfo@cnsfoundation.org Phone: (310) 889.8611 Address: 1223 Wilshire Blvd., #937 Santa Monica, CA 90403

Organization

Director: Alex Richmond Advisors

Background

The BRAIN Initiative Fact Sheet 9/30/14

The Children’s Neurobiological Solutions Foundation is committing to expanding their Pediatric Brain Mapping Project and to developing mechanisms to connect their patients with ongoing or future clinical trials:

The Children’s Neurobiological Solutions Foundation (CNS Foundation) seeks to expedite the search for treatment and cures for children with neurological disorders as well as to provide important information to parents and patients on recent advances in pediatric neurology. CNS Foundation’s Pediatric Brain Mapping Project aims to identify all children living with pediatric neurological disorders and CNS Foundation is committing to doubling the ...

Introduction

The Brain Mapping Foundationwas established in 2004 by neuroscientist Babak Kateb, in order to advance cross pollination of ideas across physical sciences into biological sciences/neuroscience. The organization provides funding to the members of the Society for Brain Mapping and Therapeutics (SBMT). One of the main focus of the foundation is to further establish and fund the National Center for NanoBioElectronics (NCNBE) in order to rapidly integrate nanotechnology, devices, imaging, cellular and stem cell therapy. The organization has played a significant role in President Obama’s BRAIN initiative.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia July 1, 2015

Definition of brain mapping

The study of the anatomy and function of the brain and spinal cord through the use of imaging (including intra-operative, Microscopic, Endoscopic and Multi-Modality imaging), Immunohistochemistry, Molecular & optogenetics, Stem cell and Cellular Biology, Engineering (material, electrical and biomedical), Neurophysiology and Nanotechnology.

Mission statement

Brain Mapping Foundation (BMF) is a non-profit 501c3 charitable organization, which is established for the purpose of facilitating multidisciplinary brain and spinal cord research and expediting integration of cutting-edge technologies into the field of neuroscience. BMF is focused on translating state-of-the-art technologies from NASA, DOD and industry into neurosurgery/neuroscience in order to bring the most advanced medicine to wounded warriors and civilians ...