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
2017–2019 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
A2E, Lipofuscin, and Macular Pigments in a Primate Model of AMD
Trevor Mcgill · Oregon Health & Science University
2017–2019 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
TDP-43 Depletion as a Risk Factor Promoting Tauopathy in AD
Resham Chhabra · Johns Hopkins University
2017–2019 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Role of Bona Fide Microglia in Retinal Degeneration
Daniel Saban · Duke University
2017–2019 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Apolipoprotein E4: Mitochondrial Function and Alzheimer’s Disease
Chaeyoung Kim · Gladstone Institutes
2017–2019 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Characterization of a Zebrafish Model of Wet Macular Degeneration
Daniel Chao · University of California San Diego
2017–2019 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Mechanism of SR-BI-Mediated Macular Carotenoid Transport
Binxing Li · University of Utah
2017–2019 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Targeting ER Stress for the Treatment of Steroid and Myocilin Glaucoma
Gulab Zode · University of North Texas Health Science Center
2017–2019 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Deeply Conserved GWAS SNPs Reveal a Regulatory Mutation Underlying AMD
Philippe Mourrain · Stanford University
2017–2020 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Imaging Early-stage Damage to Individual Axons at An Early Stage of Glaucoma
Brad Fortune · Legacy Health
2017–2019 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Determining the Neuronal Control of Intraocular Pressure
Krishnakumar Kizhatil · The Ohio State University
2017–2020 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Evaluating PLK2 as an Alzheimer’s Therapy
Daniel Pak · Georgetown University
2017–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
High Throughput Discovery of Blood-Brain Barrier Functional Components
Ethan Lippmann · Vanderbilt University
2017–2019 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Tau-independent Microtubule Defects in Alzheimer's: Potential New Drug Targets
Shahrnaz Kemal · Northwestern University
2017–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Novel Locus Ceruleus-based Imaging Volumetry to Track Prodromal Alzheimer's
Lea Grinberg · Mayo Clinic
2017–2020 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Building a Personalized Virtual Brain with Alzheimer's Disease to Guide Clinical Decisions
Randy Mcintosh · Sfu Institute For Neuroscience And Neurotechnology
2017–2024 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
In Vivo Stable Isotope Labeling and Quantitative Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Aß Plaque Deposition in Human Alzheimer's
Katherine Schwetye · Washington University in St. Louis
2017–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
A Cell-Type Approach to Defining Selective Vulnerability to Alzheimer's in the Human Brain
Inma Cobos · Stanford University
2017–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Program for African American Cognition and Exercise: PAACE
Robert Newton · Pennington Biomedical Research Center
2017–2020 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Computational Investigation of Glaucoma Progression
Tobias Elze · Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
2017–2020 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Role of Exosomal miRNAs in RPE Cell Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Early AMD
Michael Paulaitis · Wilmer Eye Institute
2017–2019 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Role of Photoreceptors in Age-related Macular Degeneration
Claudio Punzo · University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
2017–2019 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Exploration of Optical Markers for Glaucoma Early Detection
Ji Yi · Wilmer Eye Institute
2017–2018 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Manipulating Sleep/Wake Centers in AD-Like Mouse Models
Sarah Fritschi · Washington University in St. Louis
2017–2020 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Gene Therapy in Canine Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
András Komáromy · Michigan State University
2017–2019 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Role of Complement and Gene Therapy for AMD
Rajendra Kumar-Singh · Tufts University
2017–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Peptide Imaging Agents Specific for Tau Aggregates
Peter Tessier · University of Michigan
2017–2019 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Other
Crowd-powered Microvascular Modeling – EyesOnALZ Phase 2
Pietro Michelucci · Human Computation Institute
2017–2024 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
International Brain Bank for Down syndrome-related Alzheimer's disease
Ann-Charlotte Granholm-Bentley · University Of Colorado
2017–2019 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Early Melanopsin Ganglion Cell Dysfunction in Glaucoma
Matthew Van Hook · University of Nebraska Medical Center
2017–2019 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
In Vivo Imaging of Individual Retinal Ganglion Cells in Glaucoma
Ethan Rossi · University of Pittsburgh
2017–2020 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Molecular Regulation of Choroid Neovascularization
Sarah Mcfarlane · University of Calgary
2017–2019 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard
Local and Systemic Inflammation in a Mouse Model of RPE-oxidative Damage
Cristhian Ildefonso · University of Florida
2017–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Plasma Fatty Acids, Antioxidants and Alzheimer’s Risk
Majken Jensen · Harvard University
2017–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Role of eEF2 Hyper-phosphorylation in Alzheimer's-associated Synaptic Failure and Memory Deficits
2017–2019 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Influence of Atherosclerosis on Brain Structure, Cognitive Function, and Dementia
Daniel Bos · Erasmus MC
2017–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Blood Brain Barrier and Metabolism in Aging and AD
Yi Su · Banner Health
2017–2020 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
PET-MRI Imaging of White Matter Damages and Inflammation in AD
Yong Wang · Washington University in St. Louis
2017–2020 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
APP C-Terminal Fragment: Effect on Cognition and Aß
Angèle Parent · University of South Florida
2017–2021 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Therapeutic Effect of rApoA-I-Milano in an AD Model
Mar Hernández-Guillamon · Vall De Hebron Research Institute
2017–2019 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: Standard