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Supporting neuroscience research since 1955.

2026 Henry Grass Rising Stars in Neuroscience: Daniel Cardozo Pinto, Maribel Patiño, and Whitney Stevens-Sostre
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APPLY NOW: 2026 Grass Fellowship. Support for investigator-designed, independent research projects by scientists early in their career. Deadline December 1, 2025
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Grass Community Guide: SfN 2025 San Diego
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Apply now 2026 Grass Fellowship Priority Deadline: October 15, 2025 Final Deadline: December 1, 2025 GrassFoundation.org
Grass Fellows Symposium. Alex Chen, David Hildebrand, Zeeshan Banday, Sam Chakrabarti, Hannah Oberle, Christian Hoffmann, Kyra Schapiro, Alexandra Yarger
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2025 Grass Fellows Zeeshan Banday - University of Chicago Mechanoelectrical transduction in jellyfish Sam Chakrabarti - Max Delbruck Center Pain sensation in sharks Alex Chen - Harvard University Ctenophore nerve net development David Hildebrand - The Rockefeller University Face recognition in paper wasps Chris Hoffmann - German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Ocean acidification and behavior in sea slugs Hannah Oberle - University of Michigan Synaptic plasticity in mouse inferior colliculus Kyra Schapiro - Brandeis University Molluscan shell patterning Alex Yarger - Imperial College London Dragonfly flight control
2025 Grass Fellows: Zeeshan Banday - University of Chicago Mechanoelectrical transduction in jellyfish Sam Chakrabarti - Max Delbruck Center Pain sensation in sharks Alex Chen - Harvard University Ctenophore nerve net development David Hildebrand - The Rockefeller University Face recognition in paper wasps Chris Hoffmann - German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Ocean acidification and behavior in sea slugs Hannah Oberle - University of Michigan Synaptic plasticity in mouse inferior colliculus Kyra Schapiro - Brandeis University Molluscan shell patterning Alex Yarger - Imperial College London Dragonfly flight control