Reporter Barb Darrow reports on Hock Tan and Lisa Yang's gift to MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research to investigate "the genetic, biological, and neural bases of autism spectrum disorder."
Nature reports that CZI named the 47 investigators that will receive up to $1.5M in funding to pursue their “riskiest, most exciting ideas.”
“Marc Kastner, president of the…
The Science Philanthropy Alliance announced that the Leon Levy Foundation has joined the Science Philanthropy Alliance as an associate member.
The Leon Levy Foundation, founded in…
Reporter Paul Karon describes the Klarman Family Foundation's support of research into eating disorders.The Klarman foundation, established with millions from Boston-based financier Seth Klarman and his wife Beth Klarman, has…
David Callahan looks into a crystal ball and shares trends and issues to watch in 2017. He includes the Science Philanthropy Alliance's work:discovery science Research Draws ReinforcementsAn unusual effort by…
Robert Shelton, president of Research Corporation for Science Advancement, shares his insights on science philanthropy: find what you're passionate about and stay focused on that passion.
The Helen Diller Foundation has granted $500 million to UC San Francisco."Of this, $100 million will be used to retain outstanding current professors and recruit preeminent faculty to UCSF…
Paul Joskow, president of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, shares his insights on science philanthropy: focus on what you care about and rely on expert advisors.
Read about how discovery science research changed the game, in the following five stories commissioned by the Science Philanthropy Alliance and featured in the January 5 edition of Nautil.us:What Sea…
The Shurl & Kay Curci Foundation... has a hand in some fascinating research lately, ranging from brain-computer interfaces to edible electronic medical devices.