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
2018–2021 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
A novel treatment strategy to target the underlying causes of both the wet and dry forms of AMD
Yingbin Fu · Baylor College of Medicine
2018–2022 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Tau-induced damage at hippocampal tripartite synapses
Ottavio Arancio · Columbia University
2018–2023 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Improving recruitment to prodromal Alzheimer's disease clinical trials
Joshua Grill · University of California, Irvine
2018–2020 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Influence of chronic intermittent hypoxia on neuroinflammation in age related macular degeneration
Florian Sennlaub · National Institute Of Health Research (france)
2018–2022 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Glaucoma Evaluation in the Amish
Jessica Cooke Bailey · Case Western Reserve University
2018–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Elucidating the Cell-Specific Roles of ABCA7
Holly Cukier · University of Miami
2018–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Rapid, Remote, and Reliable: Smartphone-Based Burst Cognitive Assessments in Alzheimer's Disease.
Jason Hassenstab · Washington University in St. Louis
2018–2022 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
In-vivo assessment of human iris mechanical properties
Rouzbeh Amini · Northeastern University
2018–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Characterisation of a newly described scavenger cell type in the meningeal vasculature
Benjamin Hogan · The University of Melbourne
2018–2020 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Role of high fat diet and gut microbiome in macular degeneration
Dimitra Skondra · University of Chicago
2018–2021 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Reawakening the regenerative potential of mammalian Müller glial cells.
Ross Poché · Baylor College of Medicine
2018–2020 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Small molecule-based conditional control of inflammation and complement activation in the retina
John Hulleman · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
2018–2023 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Recognition of Retinal Fingerprint for Alzheimer's Disease using Deep Learning Approach
Carol Cheung · Chinese University of Hong Kong
2018–2021 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Novel Cell-Free Treatment of Glaucoma
Biji Mathew · University of Illinois Chicago
2018–2020 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Effects of apoE isoforms on brain insulin signaling and energy metabolism in Alzheimer's disease
Na Zhao · Mayo Clinic in Florida
2018–2020 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Dendritic spine loss in Alzheimer disease: Role of caspase cleavage of the amyloid precursor protein (APP)
Goonho Park · University of California San Diego
2018–2020 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
LDLR-targeted therapy for apoE-related tauopathy
Chao Wang · Washington University in St. Louis
2018–2021 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Understanding and targeting tau-induced neurodegeneration
Cara Louise Croft · University of Florida
2018–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Antisense-mediated TREM2 knockdown to lessen amyloid and tau pathology
Timothy Miller · Washington University in St. Louis
2018–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Plasma protein-mediated effects of ApoE4 expression on brain in AD
Joseph Castellano · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2018–2021 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Locus Coeruleus and Memory Selectivity in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease
Sara Gallant · University of Southern California
2018–2020 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
The role of microRNA21 in regulating aqueous humor outflow
Yuan Lei · Fudan University
2018–2022 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Clinical Relevance of Cortical Cerebral Microinfarcts in Degenerative Brain Pathology such as Alzheimer's Disease
Saima Hilal · National University of Singapore
2018–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Study an Alzheimer’s disease specific tau strain
Zhuohao He · University of Pennsylvania
2018–2020 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Thyroid hormone signaling regulation of retinal pigment epithelium viability
Xi-Qin Ding · University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
2018–2022 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Probing the role of the endocytic network in Alzheimer's disease using human neuronal models
Jessica Young · University of Washington
2018–2020 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
The role of complement risk alleles and tick-over in the formation of sub-RPE deposits and response to anti-complement drugs in AMD.
Rosario Fernández Godino · Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
2018–2022 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Aquaporin-4 mislocalization and glucose hypometabolism in Alzheimer’s disease
Alex Smith · University of California, San Francisco
2018–2022 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Identify the effectors and regulators of ER stress that govern glaucomatous degeneration
Yang Hu · Stanford University
2018–2020 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Spectral Contrast of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Reflectance: a New Means for Sensitive Detection of Glaucomatous Damage
Xiangrun Huang · University of Miami
2018–2022 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
A novel therapeutic nano-vesicle for the clearance of axonal blocks to prevent Alzheimer’s disease
Shermali Gunawardena · University at Buffalo, State University of New York
2018–2020 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Microglial Tyrobp involvement in tau propagation and associated inflammation
Mickael Audrain · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2018–2022 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Identifying a protective variant(s) for the ApoE e4 allele
Jeffery Vance · University of Miami
2017–2020 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Epigenetic Prevention of AMD Progression by Vitamin C
Gaofeng Wang · University of Miami
2017–2019 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
The Role of the Extracellular Matrix in Posterior Eye Diseases
Patsy Nishina · Jackson Laboratory
2017–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
The Role of Ribonucleoprotein Aggregate Seeding in Alzheimer’s Disease
Chadwick Hales · Emory University
2017 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
ISER/BrightFocus 2017 Glaucoma Meeting (Basic Science Catalyzing Treatments for Glaucoma) and BrightFocus Glaucoma Fast Track Workshop
2017–2020 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Targeting Rev-erba to Preserve RPE and Photoreceptor Cells in AMD
Jing Chen · Harvard University
2017–2019 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Testing Lens-Derived Signaling Pathways in Ocular Dysgenesis
Douglas Gould · University of California, San Francisco
2017–2019 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Finding Novel Splicing Factors and RNA-binding Proteins that Alter Tau
Kathryn Bowles · University of Edinburgh