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Simons Foundation 2024 Annual Report
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Last year, we supported programs that advanced the frontiers of research in #math and basic #science around the world. Our 2024 annual report dives deep into a handful of these endeavors: annualreports.simonsfoundation.org/2024/
Congrats to @thetransmitter.bsky.social staff reporter Calli McMurray & @quantamagazine.bsky.social contributing writer Max G. Levy for winning Gold Awards for Science Journalism! https://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta-and-the-transmitter-writers-win-aaas-kavli-gold-awards-for-science-journalism/
Quanta and The Transmitter Writers Win AAAS Kavli Gold Awards for Science Journalism
Quanta and The Transmitter Writers Win AAAS Kavli Gold Awards for Science Journalism on Simons Foundation
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November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Congrats to @thetransmitter.bsky.social staff reporter Calli McMurray & @quantamagazine.bsky.social contributing writer Max G. Levy for winning Gold Awards for Science Journalism! https://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta-and-the-transmitter-writers-win-aaas-kavli-gold-awards-for-science-journalism/
Next Weds 11/19, Holly Moeller will give a Presidential Lecture on "Trade, Borrow, or Steal: How Acquired Metabolism Drives Evolution." Register here: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/trade-borrow-or-steal-how-acquired-metabolism-drives-evolution/ #science #biology
Trade, Borrow, or Steal: How Acquired Metabolism Drives Evolution
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November 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Next Weds 11/19, Holly Moeller will give a Presidential Lecture on "Trade, Borrow, or Steal: How Acquired Metabolism Drives Evolution." Register here: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/trade-borrow-or-steal-how-acquired-metabolism-drives-evolution/ #science #biology
We are accepting apps for funding to support family conferences and patient advocacy groups, specifically for groups within the Simons Searchlight community. Deadline is 3/5/2026: https://www.sfari.org/grant/conference-support-for-rare-neurodevelopmental-disorder-communities-in-simons-searchlight/
SFARI | Conference Support for Rare Neurodevelopmental Disorder Communities Participating in Simons Searchlight
SFARI is accepting applications for funding of Patient Advocacy Group Family Conferences, with a focus on groups in the Simons Searchlight community.
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November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are accepting apps for funding to support family conferences and patient advocacy groups, specifically for groups within the Simons Searchlight community. Deadline is 3/5/2026: https://www.sfari.org/grant/conference-support-for-rare-neurodevelopmental-disorder-communities-in-simons-searchlight/
The Simons Foundation is exhibiting at #SfN25 next week! Visit booth #3725 to learn more about our current funding opportunities and #neuroscience and #autismresearch resources.
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The Simons Foundation is exhibiting at #SfN25 next week! Visit booth #3725 to learn more about our current funding opportunities and #neuroscience and #autismresearch resources.
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Share this funding opportunity! We're seeking senior postdoctoral researchers with a scientific vision for their future lab that contributes to our basic science missions in autism research or healthy cognitive aging research. Applications due Jan 14, 2026!
Interested in applying for our Fellows-to-Faculty Award? Watch the recording of our informational webinar for more details on the program: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/fellows-to-faculty-award/#:~:text=Brain%20(SCPAB).-,Informational%20Webinar,-An%20informational%20webinar #science
Fellows-to-Faculty Award
The Fellows-to-Faculty Award is a new iteration of the previously offered Simons Foundation Independence Awards.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Share this funding opportunity! We're seeking senior postdoctoral researchers with a scientific vision for their future lab that contributes to our basic science missions in autism research or healthy cognitive aging research. Applications due Jan 14, 2026!
Interested in applying for our Fellows-to-Faculty Award? Watch the recording of our informational webinar for more details on the program: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/fellows-to-faculty-award/#:~:text=Brain%20(SCPAB).-,Informational%20Webinar,-An%20informational%20webinar #science
Fellows-to-Faculty Award
The Fellows-to-Faculty Award is a new iteration of the previously offered Simons Foundation Independence Awards.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Interested in applying for our Fellows-to-Faculty Award? Watch the recording of our informational webinar for more details on the program: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/fellows-to-faculty-award/#:~:text=Brain%20(SCPAB).-,Informational%20Webinar,-An%20informational%20webinar #science
At our November Presents event, deep-sea explorer and Edie Widder shared stories from a life spent illuminating the deep. From dazzling displays of bioluminescence to encounters with giant squid, Widder's extraordinary journey is captured in upcoming Sandbox Films documentary "A Life Illuminated."
November 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
At our November Presents event, deep-sea explorer and Edie Widder shared stories from a life spent illuminating the deep. From dazzling displays of bioluminescence to encounters with giant squid, Widder's extraordinary journey is captured in upcoming Sandbox Films documentary "A Life Illuminated."
Meet Denario — a new AI tool developed by @flatironinstitute.org, the University of Cambridge, and @uab.cat that leverages large language models to help scientists with tasks: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/meet-denario-an-ai-assistant-for-every-step-of-the-scientific-process/ #science #AI
Meet Denario — An AI Assistant for Every Step of the Scientific Process
For more information, please contact press@simonsfoundation.org.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Meet Denario — a new AI tool developed by @flatironinstitute.org, the University of Cambridge, and @uab.cat that leverages large language models to help scientists with tasks: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/meet-denario-an-ai-assistant-for-every-step-of-the-scientific-process/ #science #AI
Congrats to Simons Society of Fellows Junior Fellow Thomas Werkmeister on receiving the Richard L. Greene Dissertation Award from @apsphysics.bsky.social! https://www.simonsfoundation.org/simons-society-of-fellows-junior-fellow-thomas-werkmeister-receives-richard-l-greene-dissertation-award #physics
Simons Society of Fellows Junior Fellow Thomas Werkmeister Receives Richard L. Greene Dissertation Award
Thomas Werkmeister, a member of the Simons Society of Fellows, has received the Richard L. Greene Dissertation Award.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Congrats to Simons Society of Fellows Junior Fellow Thomas Werkmeister on receiving the Richard L. Greene Dissertation Award from @apsphysics.bsky.social! https://www.simonsfoundation.org/simons-society-of-fellows-junior-fellow-thomas-werkmeister-receives-richard-l-greene-dissertation-award #physics
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Our @ritscience.bsky.social is continuing its upward trajectory in #research and #innovation! Four new #RIT tenure-track faculty positions will receive funding from the @simonsfoundation.org.
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Simons Empire Faculty Fellowship to fund four College of Science positions
RIT’s College of Science will receive funding from the Simons Empire Faculty Fellows program for four junior tenure-track faculty positions.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Our @ritscience.bsky.social is continuing its upward trajectory in #research and #innovation! Four new #RIT tenure-track faculty positions will receive funding from the @simonsfoundation.org.
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Last month, scientists from the Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain gathered at the foundation for their annual meeting. #science #neuroscience
Credit: Radhika Chalasani for Simons Foundation
Credit: Radhika Chalasani for Simons Foundation
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Last month, scientists from the Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain gathered at the foundation for their annual meeting. #science #neuroscience
Credit: Radhika Chalasani for Simons Foundation
Credit: Radhika Chalasani for Simons Foundation
This year’s National Academy of Medicine cohort includes two Simons Foundation investigators: SFARI's Stephen Traynelis and Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain's Karel Svoboda: www.simonsfoundation.org/two-simons-f...
Two Simons Foundation Investigators Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Two Simons Foundation Investigators have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine as part of its 2025 class of inductees.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This year’s National Academy of Medicine cohort includes two Simons Foundation investigators: SFARI's Stephen Traynelis and Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain's Karel Svoboda: www.simonsfoundation.org/two-simons-f...
Ryotaro Arita will give a free Presidential Lecture next Wednesday, 11/12, on "From Equations to Superconductors: Matter Under Pressure." Read more and register: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/from-equations-to-superconductors-matter-under-pressure/ #science #physics
From Equations to Superconductors: Matter Under Pressure
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November 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Ryotaro Arita will give a free Presidential Lecture next Wednesday, 11/12, on "From Equations to Superconductors: Matter Under Pressure." Read more and register: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/from-equations-to-superconductors-matter-under-pressure/ #science #physics
We are #hiring! Check out our open positions, including a Special Initiatives coordinator and a grants payment manager: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/careers/ #science
Careers
Careers on Simons Foundation
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November 5, 2025 at 11:35 AM
We are #hiring! Check out our open positions, including a Special Initiatives coordinator and a grants payment manager: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/careers/ #science
Happy Halloween from the Simons Foundation!
November 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Happy Halloween from the Simons Foundation!
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A study from the foundation, International Brain Laboratory, and @flatironinstitute.org finds mice with variants in autism-associated genes have difficulty flexibly updating their expectations: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/mapping-mouse-brains-points-to-how-autism-can-affect-expectation-updating
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A study from the foundation, International Brain Laboratory, and @flatironinstitute.org finds mice with variants in autism-associated genes have difficulty flexibly updating their expectations: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/mapping-mouse-brains-points-to-how-autism-can-affect-expectation-updating
A study from the foundation, International Brain Laboratory, and @flatironinstitute.org finds mice with variants in autism-associated genes have difficulty flexibly updating their expectations: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/mapping-mouse-brains-points-to-how-autism-can-affect-expectation-updating
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A study from the foundation, International Brain Laboratory, and @flatironinstitute.org finds mice with variants in autism-associated genes have difficulty flexibly updating their expectations: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/mapping-mouse-brains-points-to-how-autism-can-affect-expectation-updating
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Share this funding opportunity! We offer the Fellows-to-Faculty program to nurture new talent in the basic sciences and to broaden the community of scientists contributing to Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) and Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB).
Applications for our Fellows-to-Faculty Award are now open! This program supports early career scientists in #autism or #neuroscience research by facilitating their transition into tenure-track faculty positions. Apply by 1/14/2026: www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/10/31/a... #science
Applications for Fellows-to-Faculty Awards Now Open
Applications for Fellows-to-Faculty Awards Now Open on Simons Foundation
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November 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Share this funding opportunity! We offer the Fellows-to-Faculty program to nurture new talent in the basic sciences and to broaden the community of scientists contributing to Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) and Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain (SCPAB).
Interested in doing a postdoc on fundamental problems in plant biology? Apply for our Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology. Due 12/4/25: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/10/13/applications-for-simons-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-plant-biology-now-open/ #biology #lifesciences
Applications for Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology Now Open
Applications for Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology Now Open on Simons Foundation
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November 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Interested in doing a postdoc on fundamental problems in plant biology? Apply for our Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology. Due 12/4/25: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/10/13/applications-for-simons-postdoctoral-fellowships-in-plant-biology-now-open/ #biology #lifesciences
Are you a PI working on autism or Parkinson’s disease research? Join SPARK NS for a free short course on “Positioning Neuroscience Discoveries for Successful Drug Development” in San Francisco during Feb 2026. Apply by 12/15/2025: https://sparkns.org/short-course-us/ #science #autismresearch
SPARK NS Short Course (US)
Apply today! A free short course for principal investigators in the US and Canada —“Positioning Neuroscience Discoveries for Successful Drug Development.”
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November 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Are you a PI working on autism or Parkinson’s disease research? Join SPARK NS for a free short course on “Positioning Neuroscience Discoveries for Successful Drug Development” in San Francisco during Feb 2026. Apply by 12/15/2025: https://sparkns.org/short-course-us/ #science #autismresearch
Nobel Prize–winning physicist Chen-Ning Yang passed away last month at age 103. In February 2011, Yang sat down for an interview about his life and career for our Science Lives project. Watch in full here: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2011/12/20/chen-ning-yang/ #physics #science
Chen-Ning Yang
A video interview, conducted on Feb. 22, 2011, with the Nobel Prize winning physicist Chen-Ning Yang.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Nobel Prize–winning physicist Chen-Ning Yang passed away last month at age 103. In February 2011, Yang sat down for an interview about his life and career for our Science Lives project. Watch in full here: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2011/12/20/chen-ning-yang/ #physics #science
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Note: this has a computational scientist track! It’s for you, too, math nerds!
Applications for our Fellows-to-Faculty Award are now open! This program supports early career scientists in #autism or #neuroscience research by facilitating their transition into tenure-track faculty positions. Apply by 1/14/2026: www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/10/31/a... #science
Applications for Fellows-to-Faculty Awards Now Open
Applications for Fellows-to-Faculty Awards Now Open on Simons Foundation
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October 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Note: this has a computational scientist track! It’s for you, too, math nerds!
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We gathered this week for our Annual Meeting in NYC - three days of inspiring exchange!✨
This year, we introduced group work sessions for review papers🗒️to reflect and synthesize our interdisciplinary work😀
Thank you to all participants and @simonsfoundation.org
for the support!
This year, we introduced group work sessions for review papers🗒️to reflect and synthesize our interdisciplinary work😀
Thank you to all participants and @simonsfoundation.org
for the support!
October 31, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We gathered this week for our Annual Meeting in NYC - three days of inspiring exchange!✨
This year, we introduced group work sessions for review papers🗒️to reflect and synthesize our interdisciplinary work😀
Thank you to all participants and @simonsfoundation.org
for the support!
This year, we introduced group work sessions for review papers🗒️to reflect and synthesize our interdisciplinary work😀
Thank you to all participants and @simonsfoundation.org
for the support!
Applications for our Fellows-to-Faculty Award are now open! This program supports early career scientists in #autism or #neuroscience research by facilitating their transition into tenure-track faculty positions. Apply by 1/14/2026: www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/10/31/a... #science
Applications for Fellows-to-Faculty Awards Now Open
Applications for Fellows-to-Faculty Awards Now Open on Simons Foundation
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October 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Applications for our Fellows-to-Faculty Award are now open! This program supports early career scientists in #autism or #neuroscience research by facilitating their transition into tenure-track faculty positions. Apply by 1/14/2026: www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/10/31/a... #science
Join us in two weeks for the BRAIN Initiative Alliance’s Toolmakers Showcase Social at #SfN25! Learn more and register: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/brain-initiative-alliance-social-toolmakers-showcase/ #science #neuroscience
BRAIN Initiative Alliance Social: Toolmakers Showcase
BRAIN Initiative Alliance Social: Toolmakers Showcase on Simons Foundation
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October 31, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Join us in two weeks for the BRAIN Initiative Alliance’s Toolmakers Showcase Social at #SfN25! Learn more and register: https://www.simonsfoundation.org/event/brain-initiative-alliance-social-toolmakers-showcase/ #science #neuroscience