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
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Effects of peripheral apoE2 on Alzheimer's disease pathology and pathways
Guojun Bu · Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
The role of mitochondrial metabolism in fast-spiking interneuron vulnerability to Alzheimer's disease.
Emiliano Zamponi · Columbia University
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Modulation of Microglia-T cells Cross talk in Alzheimer’s disease
Emanuela Pasciuto · Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
2024–2027 · fellowship · Macular Degeneration Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Elucidating the role of Nrf2 post-translational modifications by smoke in the RPE.
Krishna Singh · Johns Hopkins University
2024–2027 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
Non-visual Photoreception in Glaucoma
Xiaorong Liu · University of Virginia
2024–2026 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Decoding Splicing from Alzheimer's Disease Genomes with Deep Learning
Tatsuhiko Naito · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Unraveling Neuron-Astrocyte interactions that drive synaptic plasticity deficits in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias
Amira Latif-Hernandez · Stanford University
2024–2026 · fellowship · Macular Degeneration Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Nuclear receptor RORa links lipid dysregulation with chronic subretinal inflammation in AMD
Neetu Kushwah · Boston Children's Hospital
2024–2026 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Role of an oxysterol pathway in mediating brain infiltration of lymphocytes in tau-dependent neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration
Danira Toral-Rios · Washington University in St. Louis
2024–2026 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Modeling pathological Tau propagation in human brain cells in vivo
Wenhui Qu · Weill Cornell Medicine
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Peripheral markers of Alzheimer’s disease risk and immune function in middle-aged adults with heart failure.
Brittany Butts · Emory University
2024–2027 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: New Investigator Grant
Characterizing retinal deposit formation and tracking AMD-like disease in two novel aquatic animal models
Brittany Carr · University of Alberta
2024–2027 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Mechanistic basis of tau induced endolysosomal membrane damage and subsequent repair.
Sankalp Shukla · University of California, Berkeley
2024–2026 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
TREM1 in peripheral myeloid cells exacerbates cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease and aging
Hannah Ennerfelt · Stanford University
2024–2026 · research · BrightFocus Foundation: Standard
Dementia risk mitigation in individuals with cardiovascular disease
Myuri Ruthirakuhan · Sunnybrook Research Institute
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Brain selective increase of ADAM10 expression as therapeutic avenue for Alzheimer's disease
Jaehong Suh · Massachusetts General Hospital
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Multidisciplinary phenotyping of a novel humanized LOAD mouse model
Giuseppina Tesco · Tufts University
2024–2027 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Investigating the peripheral and central immune system interplay in Alzheimer's disease
Paula Sanchez-Molina · University of California, Irvine
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Tele-supervised brain circuit-based transcranial electrical stimulation for memory and depressive symptoms in older adults living with dementia.
Davide Cappon · Tufts Medical Center
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Investigating transcription factors (TFs) as therapeutic targets to reprogram pathological microglial states in Alzheimer's disease
Anna Podlesny-Drabiniok · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2024–2026 · fellowship · Macular Degeneration Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Lipid Droplet Dynamics as a Therapeutic Target for Age Macular Degeneration
John Han · University of Michigan
2024–2026 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Investigating neuronal activity disruptions in APP/PS1 mouse model of Alzheimer's disease using in-vivo calcium imaging in freely behaving mice
Md Joynal Abedin · Massachusetts General Hospital
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
The microphthalmia transcription factor family drives microglia phenotypes in neurodegenerative diseases
Johannes Schlachetzki · University of California San Diego
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Exploring the neuroprotective role of transcriptional repressors in Alzheimer's disease
Raffaella Nativio · Imperial College London
2024–2026 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Defining the Impact of Astrocyte-Microglia Crosstalk via IL-33 in Alzheimer's Disease
Dong Kyu Kim · University Of California
2024–2027 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Identifying the Molecular Mechanisms that Underlie Tau Aggregation and Neurotoxicity Across Different Tau Strains
Sarah Kaufman · University of California, San Francisco
2024–2027 · fellowship · National Glaucoma Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
The Structural and Biochemical Effects of XFG-Associated Variants in LOXL1
Hannah Youngblood · Georgia Institute of Technology
2024–2027 · fellowship · National Glaucoma Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Assessing RGC axonal degeneration due to varying substrate stiffness using a novel 3D microfluidic hydrogel model.
Shruti Patil · Indiana University School of Medicine
2024–2027 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: New Investigator Grant
Identification of a New Transcriptional Network for Cone Photoreceptor Outer Segment Generation using Retinal Organoids and the Brown Anole Lizard
Heike Kroeger · University of Georgia
2024–2027 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
IOP-Related Gene Responses in the Optic Nerve Head and Trabecular Meshwork
Diana C. Lozano · Oregon Health & Science University
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Progranulin as a Potential Therapeutic Target to Enhance Cognitive Function in Alzheimer’s Disease
Andrew Nguyen · Saint Louis University
2024–2027 · research · National Glaucoma Research: Standard
The role of glaucomatous trabecular meshwork cues in driving Schlemm's canal cell mechano-pathobiology
Samuel Herberg · SUNY Upstate Medical University
2024–2027 · fellowship · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Blood based biomarkers and proteomics for staging Alzheimer’s disease
Gemma Salvadó · Lund University
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
TDP-43 dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis
Mercedes Prudencio · Mayo Clinic
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Relationship between astrocyte p38 MAPK, neuroinflammation, and Alzheimer pathology
Linda Van Eldik · University Of Kentucky Research Foundation
2024–2027 · research · Macular Degeneration Research: New Investigator Grant
Establishing Innovative Patient-Tailored Vision Tests for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Trials
Maximilian Pfau · Institute Of Molecular And Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (switzerland)
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Targeting oncometabolic pathways to promote health and resilience of Alzheimer’s Disease age-equivalent induced neurons
Jerome Mertens · University of California San Diego
2024–2026 · fellowship · Macular Degeneration Research: Postdoctoral Fellowship
Stimulating cone regeneration in macular Muller glia
Juliette Wohlschlegel · University of Washington
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Jetlag and neurodegeneration: Investigating the effects of Circadian desynchrony on Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis
Ashish Sharma · Washington University in St. Louis
2024–2027 · research · Alzheimer's Disease Research: Standard
Neuromodulation to enhance cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia in MCI
Peter Fried · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center