The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) today announced the winners of its 2022 Klerman and Freedman Prizes, recognizing exceptional clinical and basic research in mental illness. The prizes are awarded annually to honor the work of outstanding scientists who have been supported by the Foundation’s Young Investigator Grants Program.
Lighthouse Guild is awarding 15 college scholarships of $10,000 each to students from across the country who are visually impaired and will be entering college or graduate school in the Fall.
Lighthouse Guild, the leading not-for-profit vision and healthcare organization, announced this year’s Pisart Award recipient, Javier Pita Lozano, CEO of NaviLens.
Lighthouse Guild announced today that Sheila Nirenberg, PhD, has been awarded the 2022 Bressler Prize for her outstanding advances in vision science, including deciphering the retina’s neural code which is the key to restoring meaningful vision in people who are blind from retinal degeneration.
Season 7 of the public television series Healthy Minds with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein, launching nationally on PBS in May during Mental Health Awareness month, features inspiring personal stories from people who have experienced mental health issues, as well as the latest information from experts on new approaches to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illness.
The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts, a private 501(c)(3) national grant-making foundation focused on ending the nation’s opioid crisis, today announced nine new grants totaling $10.9 million over three years to fund prevention programs for vulnerable children and families across the country.
With overdoses at a record high, there's an urgent need to expand the capacity for primary care providers to treat people with opioid use disorder. Programs in Alabama and North Carolina have developed effective models for training primary care providers to provide life-saving treatment for OUD. Read about it in an Issue Brief from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE).
The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts is announcing 11 new grants totaling $4.8 million to support innovative solutions to some of the opioid crisis’ most challenging problems.
The Hereditary Disease Foundation today announced the recipients of its 2021 Awards: Elena Cattaneo, Director of the Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology and Pharmacology of Neurodegenerative Diseases at the University of Milan, will receive the Hereditary Disease Foundation Leslie Gehry Brenner Prize for Innovation in Science. Sarah Hernandez, postdoctoral fellow and project scientist in the Thompson Lab at University of California, Irvine, will receive the Nancy S. Wexler Young Investigator Prize.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation announced that it is awarding its 2021 Outstanding Achievement Prizes in Mental Health to nine scientists for their extraordinary work in advancing psychiatric research.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation announced its annual Young Investigator Grants, valued at more than $10.3 million, awarded to 150 of the world’s most promising young scientists.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced that three extraordinary women who are advocates for mental health and live with mental illness are the winners of the 2021 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health. Three Pardes Honorary Prize Recipients were also announced and acknowledged for their groundbreaking work in mental health.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) has announced the winners of its 2021 Klerman and Freedman Prizes, which recognize exceptional clinical and basic research in mental illness. The prizes are awarded annually to honor the work of outstanding scientists who have been supported by the Foundation’s Young Investigator Grants Program.
Recognizing the urgent need for comprehensive approaches to opioid use disorder that address the needs of the entire family, the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) is today issuing a new Request for Proposals for projects that will engage and empower vulnerable families and communities to prevent opioid use disorder and overdose.
The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) will host a webinar on Understanding and Bolstering the Recovery Workforce and release results from the qualitative portion of its first-ever national surgery of peer recovery coaches. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, from 3pm to 4:30pm EST.
The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) and the Addiction Policy Forum (APF) are launching a program to assist people with substance use disorder obtain COVID-19 vaccinations.
The Hereditary Disease Foundation is hosting a free webinar “What’s It All About? Alfy and Aggregates” on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, from 12pm to 1pm ET. Dr. Ai Yamamoto, associate professor in the departments of Neurology and of Pathology and Cell Biology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and recipient of the 2020 Leslie Gehry Brenner Prize for Innovation in Science, will be the keynote speaker.
The coronavirus pandemic has led to several temporary regulatory relaxations and policy innovations in treatment for opioid use disorder aimed at making it easier for those seeking care to access treatment without risking in-person interactions. The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) today announced it is providing grants totaling $1.3 million to six organizations to assess the impact of these temporary measures and inform future policies to improve access and promote equity for the treatment of opioid use disorder.
States across the country should include blindness on the list of underlying conditions that makes a person eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now.
The latest episode of “On Tech and Vision with Dr. Cal Roberts” centers on the place where big ideas are born – the human brain. The host, Calvin W. Roberts, MD, President and CEO of Lighthouse Guild, explores theories of brain plasticity, sensory substitution, and sensory augmentation with his guests Dr. Patricia Grant, Director of Clinical Research at Wicab Inc., and Dr. John-Ross Rizzo, Director of Innovation and Technology and Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and the Department of Neurology, NYU Langone Medical Center.
The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) today announced the establishment of its Scientific Advisory Council to provide program-related guidance to assist the Foundation in addressing the nation’s opioid crisis.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced that is has received a bequest of $8 million from the noted philanthropist and mental health advocate Stephen Lieber. The Foundation is the world’s largest private funder of mental health research grants, and this gift will be used to expand its support for research that is transforming the lives of people living with mental illness.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is hosting a free interactive webinar on Integrating Virtual Reality into Psychotherapy for Anxious Youth.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced the awarding of its Young Investigator Grants valued at more than $13.8 million to 200 of the world’s most promising young scientists.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation will hold its 2019 International Mental Health Research Symposium on Friday, November 1, from 9am to 4:30pm, at the Kaufman Music Center, 129 West 67 Street (b/w Broadway & Amsterdam) in New York City.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced that William T. Carpenter, Jr., M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology at Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, is the recipient of the 2019 Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation has named six new members to its Scientific Council, now comprised of 184 leading scientists from across disciplines in brain and behavior research. Members of the Foundation’s voluntary Scientific Council review grant applications and award grants to support scientists conducting innovative, cutting-edge research focused on improving care for those living with mental illness, as well as seeking preventive and diagnostic tools for the future.
A national study has found that older patients with vision loss who are hospitalized for common disorders are often not identified as requiring special attention, which can affect outcomes, resource use and costs. The study is published in the April 4, issue of JAMA Ophthalmology, authored by Alan R. Morse, JD, PhD, President and CEO of Lighthouse Guild.
Lighthouse Guild has announced that Tiffany Schmidt, PhD, is the recipient of the 2019 Pisart Award for her significant contributions to the field of vision science.
Lighthouse Guild announced that Dr. Vladimir Kefalov has been awarded the 2019 Bressler Prize for his outstanding advances in vision science research. Dr. Kefalov is one of the leading retinal scientists in the world.
A list of Leading Research Achievements by Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Grantees in 2018.
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation is hosting a free interactive webinar on “Early Detection and Prevention of Psychotic Disorders: Ready for Prime Time” on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, from 2pm to 3pm EST.
There are new medications and procedures to treat glaucoma. Getting regular eye exams is the first step in protecting your eyes from glaucoma and other eye disorders that can lead to vision loss.
Constance E. Lieber Receives 2017 Honorary Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health.
Nurse practitioners and nurse practitioner students from across New York State will travel to Albany on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, to call for passage of important legislation.
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