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
2019–2022 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Glial D-serine in the Amygdala and Alzheimer’s Disease
Darrick Balu · McLean Hospital
2019–2021 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Roles of palmitoylation in progression of glaucoma
Gareth Thomas · Temple University
2019–2021 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Mechanisms of MAPT Regulation
Jesse Cochran · HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
2019–2022 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Age-dependent Neuronal De-Differentiation in Alzheimer’s Patient-Derived Induced Neurons
Jerome Mertens · University of California San Diego
2019–2021 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Defining the functional role of RPE-expressed AMD risk-associated long non-coding RNAs
Michael Farkas · University at Buffalo, State University of New York
2019–2022 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Precuneus rTMS: a novel therapy for mild AD patients
Giacomo Koch · Fondazione Santa Lucia
2019–2022 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Early Consequences of Subthreshold Amyloid for Tau Pathology and Cognitive Decline
Michelle Farrell · Massachusetts General Hospital
2019–2023 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Differentiation of Alzheimer’s Disease Subgroups using sAPPß and sAPPa as Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of BACE1 activity
Justyna Dobrowolska Zakaria · Northwestern University
2019–2020 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
The impact and mechanistic basis of chaperone AMPylation in the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease
Matthias Truttmann · University of Michigan
2019–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Thalamic control of memory in Alzheimer disease
Arjun Masurkar · New York University
2019–2022 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Targeting Neuroinflammation for RGC Protection in Glaucoma
Sarah Xin Zhang · University at Buffalo, State University of New York
2019–2022 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Growing human retinal organoids to study retinal ganglion cell birth and death in glaucoma
Robert Johnston · Johns Hopkins University
2019–2021 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
M2-Isoform of Pyruvate Kinase is a Biomarker for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Raju Rajala · University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
2019–2022 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Targeting the Alternative Complement Pathway in Glaucoma
Meredith Gregory-Ksander · Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
2019–2023 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
An APOE-linked plasma profile and relevance to behavior and neurodegeneration
Henrietta Nielsen · Stockholm University
2019–2022 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
In vivo cellular imaging and treatment of hippocampal dysfunction in Alzheimer models
Marc Aurel Busche · University College London
2019–2022 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Microbiome influences microglia phenotypes and Aß amyloidosis in a sex-specific manner
Hemraj Dodiya · University of Chicago
2019–2023 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Prenatal disruption of blood-placenta/brain barrier formation programs AD risk later in life
Alexandre Bonnin · University of Southern California
2019–2022 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
The Role of Brain Waste Clearance System in Glaucoma
Kevin Chan · New York University
2018–2023 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
The pathological contribution of cell adhesion disruption in RGC death
Rob Nickells · University of Wisconsin–Madison
2018–2024 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Identifying and Targeting Cortical Inhibition Deficits in Agitation/ Aggression due to Alzheimer's Dementia
Sanjeev Kumar · Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
2018–2020 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
White matter hyperintensity localization and severity in association with PET tau in Alzheimer Disease
Jeremy Strain · Washington University in St. Louis
2018–2020 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Bi-functional molecule for glaucomatous optic neuropathy
Suchismita Acharya · University of North Texas Health Science Center
2018–2020 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Stabilising the retromer protein complex with molecular chaperones for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
Brett Collins · The University of Queensland
2018–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
A multi-level understanding of glial signaling in neurodegenerative tauopathy using integrative transcriptomic network analysis
Daniel Geschwind · University of California, Los Angeles
2018–2020 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Genetic factors accelerating progression to advanced AMD
William Scott · University of Miami
2018–2021 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Wide-field volumetric fluorescence angiography for sensitive detection of RPE permeability in AMD
Ji Yi · Wilmer Eye Institute
2018–2021 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Targeting Synaptic and Memory Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease
Yingjun Zhao · Xiamen University
2018–2021 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Dysregulation of the Acetylome in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Mark Kleinman · East Tennessee State University
2018–2021 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
High-resolution imaging of superficial retinal vascular changes in experimental glaucoma
Jason Porter · University of Houston
2018–2022 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Development of Clinical Algorithm to Identify Risk for Alzheimer's disease in Early Midlife
Jill Goldstein · Harvard University
2018–2022 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
CXCR4 as a modifier of tau aggregation in Alzheimer’s disease
Celeste Karch · Washington University in St. Louis
2018–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Necroptosis and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease
Charles G. Glabe · University of California, Irvine
2018–2022 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Mechanisms of autophagic regulation of Aß metabolism against Alzheimer's disease
Congcong He · Northwestern University
2018–2021 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Complement factor H mutant pluripotent stem cells to model early onset macular degeneration and their application in drug discovery.
Karl Wahlin · University of California San Diego
2018–2020 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Axo-somatic and dendritic plasticity in glaucoma.
Benjamin Sivyer · Oregon Health & Science University
2018–2021 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Reconstituted high density lipoprotein (rHDL) for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
Chi Luu · Centre For Eye Research Australia (australia)
2018–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Role of type I interferon in Alzheimer's Disease
Wei Cao · Baylor College of Medicine
2018–2022 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
New Glaucoma Models Mined from an Inbred Genetic Reference Panel
Monica Jablonski · University of Tennessee Health Science Center
2018–2020 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Improving sleep to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Stephanie Rainey-Smith · Edith Cowan University