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Grants paid by The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience, tax year 2020
EIN 41-1563321 · Minneapolis, MN · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2020, The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience (EIN 41-1563321) reported 36 grants paid totaling $3,150,000. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Unc Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC | U | $300,000 | approved, future | Elucidating the neural basis of pain unpleasantness: Circuits and new therapeutics to end the dual epidemic of chronic pain and opioid addiction. Principal Investigator: Gregory Scherrer | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Yale University School of Medicine New Haven, CT | U | $300,000 | approved, future | From gut to brain: Understanding the propagation of Parkinson's Disease. Principal Investigators: Rui Chang & Sreeganga Chandra | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | University of Iowa College of Medicine Iowa City, IA | U | $300,000 | approved, future | Brain-wide electrical connectivity in migraine: Toward the development of network-based therapeutics. Principal Investigator: Rainbo Hultman | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX | B | $150,000 | approved, future | Cerebellar Computations During Motor Planning. Principal Investigator: Nuo Li | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | B | $150,000 | approved, future | Elucidating Fundamental Mechanisms of Gut-Brain Signaling in C. Elegans. Principal Investigator: Steven Flavell | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | U | $150,000 | approved, future | Discovering Molecular Identify and Function of Novel Chloride Channels in the Nervous System. Principal Investigator: Zhaozhu Qui | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | C | $150,000 | approved, future | Neuronal Basis of Parental Engrams in the Infant Brain. Principal Investigator: Lauren O'Connell | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY | B | $150,000 | approved, future | Accelerating Drug Discovery for Cognitive Disorders Through Structural Studies of a Serotonin Receptor. Principal Investigator: Daniel Wacker | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Columbia University New York, NY | B | $150,000 | approved, future | The Evolution of Gene Modules and Circuit Motifs for Cortical Inhibition. Principal Investigator: Maria Antoinetta Tosches | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | U | $100,000 | paid | Fast Panoptical Imaging of Brain Volumes via Time-tagged Quadrangular Stereoscopy. Principal Investigator: Iaroslav "Alex" Savtchouk | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Uc Berkeley Berkeley, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | Photo-activation of Dopamine Receptors in Models of Parkinson's Disease. Principal Investigator: Ehud Isacoff & Dirk Trauner | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Georgia Tech & Emory Atlanta, GA | D | $100,000 | approved, future | Comparing Large-scale Neural Datasets Across Time, Space, and Behavior Principal Investigator: Eva Dyer | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | University of Washington Medical School Seattle, WA | U | $100,000 | paid | Neural Dynamics of Memory and Cognition in the Primate Hippocampal Formation. Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Buffalo | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Uc Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | Wireless and Prgrammable Recording and Stimulation of Deep Brain Activity in Freely Moving Humans Immersed in Virtual (or Augmented) Reality. Principal Investigator: Nathnia Suthana | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY | B | $100,000 | paid | Circuit Mechanisms of Memory-Linking. Principal Investigator: Denise Cai | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Uc Berkeley Berkeley, CA | U | $100,000 | approved, future | A High-speed Holographic Device for Optogenic Control of Thousands of Neurons. Principal Investigator: Rikky Muller | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Uc Sanfrancisco San Francisco, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | New Myelin Formation in Systems Consolidation and Retrieval of Remote Memories. Principal Investigators: Mazen Kheirbek & Jonah Chan | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | Circuit Dynamics and Cognitive Consequences of General Anesthesia. Principal Investigator: Thanos Siapas | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Uc Berkeley Berkeley, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | A High-speed Holographic Device for Optogenic Control of Thousands of Neurons. Principal Investigator: Rikky Muller | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Boston University Boston, MA | U | $100,000 | paid | Artificially Modulating Positive and Negative Memories to Alleviate Maladaptive Fear Responses. Principal Investigator: Steve Ramirez | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Washington School of Medicine St Louis, MO | U | $100,000 | paid | The Neuronal Mechanisms of Information Seeking Under Uncertainty. Principal Investigator: Ilya Monosov | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | U | $100,000 | paid | Understanding Synaptic Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Principal Investigator: Bruce Herring | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Nyu Langone Health New York, NY | C | $100,000 | paid | TAPESTRY: A Single-cell Multi-omics Technology for High-resolution Lineage Tracing of the Human Brain. Principal Investigator: Gilad Evrony | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Texas State University San Marcos, TX | U | $100,000 | paid | Does Superior Sleep Physiology Contribute to Superior Memory Function? Implications for Counteracting Forgetting. Principal Investigators: Carmen Westerberg & Ken Paller | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA | C | $100,000 | paid | Using New Approaches for Voltage Imaging to Test How Prefrontal Dopamine Receptors Contribute to Gamma Oscillations and Flexible Behavior. Principal Investigator: Vikaas Sohal | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Georgia Tech & Emory Atlanta, GA | D | $100,000 | paid | Comparing Large-scale Neural Datasets Across Time, Space, and Behavior. Principal Investigator: Eva Dyer | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | B | $100,000 | approved, future | Modular Enzymatic Barcoding. Principal Investigator: Kai Zinn | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | The Salk Institute for Biological Studies La Jolla, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | Dissecting Striatal Patch and Matrix Compartments for Action Learning. Principal Investigator: Xin Jin | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Rutgers University Newark, NJ | C | $100,000 | paid | The Regulation of Negative Autobiographical Memories via Positive Emotion-focused Strategies. Principal Investigator: Mauricio Delgado | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | California Institute of Technology Pasadena, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | Modular Enzymatic Barcoding. Principal Investigator: Kai Zinn | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA | U | $75,000 | paid | The Establishment and Regulation of Rod and Cone Vision. Principal Investigator: Felice Dunn | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | University of Georgia Athens, GA | B | $75,000 | paid | Regeneration of the Central Nervous System in Planarians. Principal Investigator: Rachel Roberts-Galbraith | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Van Andel Research Institute Grand Rapids, MI | C | $75,000 | paid | Regulation Mechanism of Thermosensitive Receptors in Nervous System. Principal Investigator: Juan Du | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | B | $75,000 | paid | Elucidating Fundamental Mechanisms of Gut-Brain Signaling in C. Elegans. Principal Investigator: Steven Flavell | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | U | $75,000 | paid | Mechanistic Insights into Membrane Remodeling at Synapses. Principal Investigator: Shigeki Watanabe | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Stanford University Stanford, CA | C | $75,000 | paid | Neuronal Basis of Parental Engrams in the Infant Brain Principal Investigator: Lauren O'Connell | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Uc Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | U | $75,000 | paid | Neural Circuit Mechanisms of Maternal Behavior. Principal Investigator: Weizhe Hong | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Salk Institute La Jolla, CA | U | $75,000 | paid | Spinal Circuits Controlling Dexterous Forelimb Movement. Principal Investigator: Eiman Azim | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Stanford University Palo Alto, CA | C | $75,000 | paid | Mechanisms of Myelin Membrane Growth and Wrapping. Principal Investigator: Brad Zuchero | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX | B | $75,000 | paid | Cerebellar Computations During Motor Planning. Principal Investigator: Nuo Li | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX | B | $75,000 | paid | Function and Mechanism of Input-specific Homeostatic Synaptic Plasticity In Vivo. Principal Investigator: Mingshan Xue | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | University of Washington Seattle, WA | B | $75,000 | paid | Proprioceptive Feedback Control of Locomotion in Drosophila. Principal Investigator: John Tuthill | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA | B | $75,000 | paid | Perturbing Dendritic Compartmentalization to Evaluate Single Neuron Cortical Computations. Principal Investigator: Mark Harnett | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Columbia University New York, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | State-dependent Neuromodulation of a Circuit for Motion Vision. Principal Investigator: Rudy Behnia | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Columbia University New York, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | The Evolution of Gene Modules and Circuit Motifs for Cortical Inhibition. Principal Investigator: Maria Antoinetta Tosches | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, NY | B | $75,000 | paid | Accelerating Drug Discovery for Cognitive Disorders Through Structural Studies of a Serotonin Receptor. Principal Investigator: Daniel Wacker | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Nyu School of Medicine New York, NY | U | $75,000 | paid | Cortical Sensory Modulation of Hippocampal Activity and Spatial Representation. Principal Investigator: Jayeeta Basu | 202101319349103105 |
| 2020 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | U | $75,000 | paid | Discovering Molecular Identify and Function of Novel Chloride Channels in the Nervous System. Principal Investigator: Zhaozhu Qui | 202101319349103105 |
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