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ABOUT THE MCKNIGHT BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION
ABOUT THE MCKNIGHT BRAIN RESEARCH FOUNDATION
The McKnight Impact
$
180,000,000
Funding over $180 million in research specifically targeting cognitive
aging, age-related cognitive decline and memory loss through direct
contributions and strategic initiatives in partnership with the four
McKnight Brain Institutes and the National Institute on Aging (NIA)
through the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH)
240+
$
15M
Researchers and five endowed
Chairs supported across the
four McKnight Brain Institutes
Awarded to FNIH resulting in nearly 40 new
grants over two cycles
4 institutes
3 summits
Established McKnight Brain
Institutes at the University
of Alabama at Birmingham,
the University of Arizona,
the University of Miami and
the University of Florida
Hosted three successful
Cognitive Aging Summits
in partnership with the NIA,
resulting in the Reserve and
Resilience Program
10 scholars
Partnering with the
American Academy of
Neurology via the American
Brain Foundation to fund
ten cognitive aging research
scholarships over five years
1 report
Developed the Cognitive
Aging Report in partnership
with the National Academy
of Medicine to promote
cognitive health
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