The Initiative Foundation in Little Falls serves a diverse landscape in Central Minnesota. Its focus is the economy, community and philanthropy of the 14-county region with an emphasis on economic development, community collaborations, early childhood initiatives and the preservation and celebration of Central Minnesota’s assets and natural resources. Over the next 10 years, Central Minnesota’s …
“America’s Cultural Treasures” initiative will provide multi-year grants in response to the Covid-19 pandemic Minneapolis, MN (September 24, 2020)—Today, the McKnight Foundation announced that it is joining the Ford Foundation in an unprecedented $156 million initiative to recognize “America’s Cultural Treasures,” including at least $10 million in new funding, over the next five years, to …
I came to philanthropy after nearly a decade as the executive director of a culturally-specific arts organization. I understand that in addition to the general struggle to thrive that exists for most artists and arts organizations, artists of color and arts organizations founded and led by people of color especially struggle to own space in …
2024-2026 Annegret Falkner, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Princeton Neuroscience Institute, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ Computational Neuroendocrinology: Linking Hormone-Mediated Transcription to Complex Behavior Through Neural Dynamics Gonadal hormones – estrogen and testosterone are among the best known – are important to mammals in many ways. They modulate internal states, behavior, and physiology. But while much has been …
2022-2023 Andre Berndt, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington Massively parallel, high throughput engineering of optogenetic biosensors for neuronal signaling Florescent, genetically encoded proteins have revolutionized the study of brain cells and neural circuits. By literally lighting up in the presence of specific neural activity, which then can be recorded by microscopes …
2020-2022 Ehud Isacoff, Ph.D., Evan Rauch Chair, Department of Neuroscience, University of California, Berkeley Dirk Trauner, Ph.D. Janice Cutler Chair in Chemistry and Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience and Physiology, New York University Photo-activation of Dopamine Receptors in Models of Parkinson's Disease Dopamine is generally known for its association with creating positive sensations or for its …
2000 - 2002 John R. Carlson, Ph.D., Yale University Odor Receptor Gene Selection: A Genetic Analysis in Drosophila Ulrike Heberlein, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco Neuroanatomical Bases of Ethanol-induced Behaviors in Drosophila Alex L. Kolodkin, Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine The Role of Replusive Pathfinding Cues in the Vertebrate Olfactory System Gilles …
Electronic Fund Transfer Payments The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience uses an electronic payments system. This system allows us to transfer funds to our payees quickly and securely. The Fund's payments are made via the Automated Clearing House (ACH), which is a secure network connecting all U.S. financial institutions. The ACH network acts as the …
1997-1999 William A. Catterall, Ph.D., University of Washington Functional Significance of Neuromodulation of Brain Sodium Channels Peter Dallos, Ph.D., Northwestern University Motility Motors of Cochlear Outer Hair Cells Norman Davidson, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology Adenovirus Mediated Gene Transfer and the Study of Synaptic Plasticity Richard H. Goodman, M.D., Ph.D., Oregon Health & Science University …
In 2013, the McKnight Foundation's Collaborative Crop Research Program initiated support for farmer research networks (FRNs). FRNs were envisaged as a general approach to networked participatory research aimed at supporting the agroecological intensification (AEI) of smallholder farming in ten countries in Africa and the Andes region in South America. The 30 FRNs ranged in size …