Research funder · United States
BrightFocus Foundation
Non-profit organization in the USA
- Grants since 2016
- 717
- Awarded, last 5 years (where amounts are published)
- $108M
- Funded works, last 5 years
- 1 862
- Funded works, all time
- 3 290
Grants
2021–2024 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Defining connections between ROS-induced glial lipid droplets and Tau in Alzheimer’s Disease
Lindsey Goodman · Baylor College of Medicine
2021–2024 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Developmental determinants of sexually divergent neuroinflammatory processes in Alzheimer’s disease
Erin Reed-Geaghan · Northeast Ohio Medical University
2021–2024 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Mechanisms of angle development and glaucoma
Revathi Balasubramanian · Columbia University
2021–2025 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
The role of HDL containing apoE in Alzheimer’s disease
Jerome Robert · University of British Columbia
2020–2023 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Impact of glaucoma on retinal ganglion cell subtypes
Siamak Yousefi · University of Tennessee Health Science Center
2020–2023 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Exploring the role of the gut microbiome in age-related macular degeneration
Christopher Hammond · King's College London
2020–2024 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Nicotinamide riboside as treatment in models of retinal ganglion cell damage
Jeffrey Boatright · Emory University
2020–2023 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Systemic signals from skin in aging and Alzheimer’s disease
Chadwick Hales · Emory University
2020–2022 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Unraveling the Biological Overlap of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies Using Integrative Brain-CSF Proteomic Analysis
Lenora Higginbotham · Emory University
2020–2022 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
APBB2 gene regulation and risk for glaucoma
John Fingert · University of Iowa
2020–2024 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
A screen for cone-promoting factors that can be used to replace cones lost in AMD
Mark Emerson · City College of New York
2020–2022 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Role of Elovl2 in age related changes in the eye
Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk · University of California, Irvine
2020–2023 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
CRISPR-based Genome Editing for Treatment of Neovascular AMD in the Nonhuman Primate
Glenn Yiu · University of California, Davis
2020–2023 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Effects of AMD risk alleles on the innate immune system
Philip Ruzycki · Washington University in St. Louis
2020–2023 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Nanobodies stabilizing gamma secretase-APP interactions as novel therapeutics for Alzheimer's
Lucía Chávez-Gutiérrez · Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
2020–2022 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Identifying Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Genes using 3D Chromatin Structure and Genome Editing in iPSC-derived Microglia
Ivana Quiroga · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2020–2023 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Electric Fields Collaborate with Cdc42 to Direct Optic Nerve Regeneration
Kimberly Gokoffski · University of Southern California
2020–2023 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Impact of the Exercise Hormone Irisin on Astrocytes in Alzheimer’s Disease
Eunhee Kim · Massachusetts General Hospital
2020–2022 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
A combo of BACE1 inhibitors and mGluR PAMs for Alzheimer's therapy.
Brati Das · UConn Health
2020–2022 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
DISCOVERING MECHANISMS OF RPE/CHOROID DEGENERATION IN AMD USING 3D BIOPRINTED EYE TISSUE
Kapil Bharti · National Eye Institute
2020–2024 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Other
Dissemination of MIND at Home dementia care model to drive health care transformation and greater value
Quincy Samus · Johns Hopkins University
2020–2022 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Single cell transcriptomics analysis of shared disease mechanisms in AD and FTLD.
Elise Marsan · University of California, San Francisco
2020–2023 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Role of platelet-derived factors in ameliorating Alzheimer’s disease pathology
Saul Villeda · University of California, San Francisco
2020–2022 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Determining Mechanisms by Which Variations in the MTHFR Gene Cause Cerebrovascular Damage
Alaina Reagan · Jackson Laboratory
2020–2022 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Investigating coordinated local translation and degradation in axons and the role of FTD-related genes
Sarah Hill · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
2020–2023 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Genetics, morphology and environmental risk factors of glaucoma in persons of African descent
Alberta Thiadens · Erasmus MC
2020–2023 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Twisting tau aggregates by proline isomerization
Jose Abisambra · University of Florida
2020–2023 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Neurotoxic cytokine signaling in glaucoma
Richard Libby · University of Rochester Medicine
2020–2023 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
eQTL based selection of genetic background for AMD models
Juergen Naggert · Jackson Laboratory
2020–2022 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
The role of Lysosome-to-nucleus signaling and regulation in tau pathogenesis
Shuo Wang · Baylor College of Medicine
2020–2024 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Assessing the perivascular clearance of brain debris in familial and sporadic Alzheimer’s disease
Michele Cavallari · Harvard University
2020–2022 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Imaging brain ketone metabolism in Alzheimer's disease
Lydia Lepage · University of California, San Francisco
2020–2022 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Metabolic determinants of differential retinal ganglion cell survival and regeneration
Philip Williams · Washington University in St. Louis
2020–2023 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Treating Immune-Mediated Glaucomatous Neural Degeneration Using Specialized Pro-resolving Mediators
Kinsang Cho · Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
2020–2024 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Genetic Studies of Exfoliation Syndrome and Glaucoma in Ethiopia
Kathryn Burdon · University of Tasmania
2020–2023 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
The impact of subretinal glial membranes in geographic atrophy
Malia Edwards · Wilmer Eye Institute
2020–2023 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Targeting astrocyte factors to prevent synaptic alterations in Alzheimer’s disease
Isabel Salas · Salk Institute for Biological Studies
2020–2024 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Using naturalistic driving behavior as a digital, neurobehavioral marker to predict those at risk for preclinical and symptomatic Alzheimer disease
Ganesh Babulal · Washington University in St. Louis
2020–2024 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Noradrenergic regulation of amyloid clearance in AD
Scott Counts · Michigan State University
2020–2022 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Fingerprinting In Vivo and In Vitro Prion Strains
Hyunjun Yang · University of California, San Francisco