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Kelsey Martin Wins Kavli Prize in Neuroscience

The Kavli Foundation announced today that Kelsey Martin, the Simons Foundation’s executive vice president of autism and neuroscience, will receive the prestigious Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.

June 10, 2026

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Now Accepting Applications for Workshops on Quantitative Behavioral Phenotyping in Autism

The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative will hold three workshops aimed at developing a multiyear collaborative effort in quantitative behavioral analysis of individuals with autism.

May 14, 2026

New Ideas: Applications Open for Exploratory Autism Research Grants

New Ideas RFA: Perspectives

Announcing the Recipients of the 2025 Data Analysis Awards

SFARI is funding 16 projects through its 2025 Data Analysis awards. This award is designed to encourage the use of large, publicly available data resources by providing investigators with the support needed to allocate time and personnel toward working in and publishing from these previously collected data.

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2026 SFARI Sex Differences Collaborations Announced

These awards support interdisciplinary research into the sex bias associated with autism and its underlying biological mechanisms.

A photo of Faith Cerbo presenting her poster at the SURFiN Symposium.

How SURFiN Fellowships Jump-Started These 3 Neuroscience Students’ STEM Careers

The Simons Foundation revisits several previous members of its Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Neuroscience (SURFiN).

Aniaba N'Guessan presenting his poster at the SURFiN Symposium 2025.

Applications Open for 2026–2027 Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Neuroscience

The Simons Foundation is now accepting applications from undergraduate students to participate in its Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN) program for the 2026–2027 academic year.

Simons Searchlight February 2026 Update: New Phenotypic Data Available

The Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) is pleased to announce a new data release from Simons Searchlight aimed at improving the scientific understanding of autism.

Simons Searchlight Principal Investigator Wendy Chung of Boston Children’s Hospital meets with a participant.

Simons Searchlight at 15: A Researcher’s Guide

Simons Searchlight offers open-source data and tools to researchers worldwide who study autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions.

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