quote from Emma K Costa "Ours is the first rich, organism-wide study that looks at multiple organs and compares the sexes to understand aging in this model."
A team funded by the Simons Collaboration on Plasticity and the Aging Brain created a comprehensive atlas of aging in killifish. New in @nataging.nature.com: www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/03/30/s... #science #neuroscience
This Weds (4/8), Moon Duchin will give a free Presidential Lecture on "Randomized Algorithms and Representative Democracy." Get tickets: www.simonsfoundation.org/event/randomized-algorit... #math
"For me, math is really something that I share with people." — 2022 Fields Medal winner Hugo Duminil-Copin.
Find out who wins the 2026 Fields Medal at #ICM2026 in July, where mathematicians will come together to celebrate the shared spirit of #math: https://bit.ly/4drp3sg
Before Alex Negrón became a SURFiN Fellow, it had never occurred to him "that there might be math in neuroscience." The fellowship steered him toward a research career, where he's now pursuing a Ph.D. in applied and computational #math at Princeton: https://bit.ly/4cmpJxZ #neuroscience
Beyond her work on geometric deep learning, #FlatironCCM researcher Teresa Huang is part of our Open Interval symmetry project, which brings together artists and scientists: www.simonsfoundation.org/teresa-huang-bridging-sc... #science #math #art
On 4/22, Netta Engelhardt will give a free Presidential Lecture on "Puzzles in the Black Hole Interior: Past, Present and Future." Learn more and register: www.simonsfoundation.org/event/puzzles-in-the-bla... #science #astrophysics
image of two people wearing lab coats with text that reads: “Mentorship is a key part of the SURFiN program. The undergraduates get paired with a mentor in a lab to help guide their research experience...it's really important for navigating how a lab and how research works.” Alyssa Picchini SchafferSimons Foundation
During our SURFiN fellowship, undergrads receive hands-on #neuroscience research experience, direct mentorship in the lab and career development programming. Learn more: www.simonsfoundation.org/applications-open-for-20... #science
This #WorldAutismDay, we're celebrating the thousands of families who are part of our @sparkforautism.bsky.social and Simons Searchlight cohorts. Thank you for helping us advance our understanding of autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders! #WAAD #AutismAcceptanceMonth
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Our Stories of Impact video series — which highlights the work of our Science, Society & Culture awardees — was nominated for the Webby Awards! Cast your vote until April 16: https://bit.ly/3PZuGEa then check out the full series: https://bit.ly/4tJGkBZ #science
A new software tool called ROCKET is giving AlphaFold a serious upgrade in its ability to predict how proteins fold: www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/04/01/rocket-upgrad...
Happy #CitizenScienceMonth! In 2024, @flatironinstitute.org astronomers & @zooniverse.bsky.social citizen scientists discovered a planet in the habitable zone of an unusual star system: www.simonsfoundation.org/citizen-scientists-help-...
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Last week, our employees showcased their creative hobbies at our Employee Art Show. The exhibit featured everything from painting and photography to ceramics and textile arts. #science #art
quote from Ashley Sosa Rodriguez, SURFiN Alumni: "This experience was definitely a big factor in deciding my career goals and has given me a smooth introduction into neuroscience and the opportunities available..."
🔬 Our Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN) program provides invaluable, paid research experience, mentorship and career development activities: www.simonsfoundation.org/applications-open-for-20... #science
A new atlas of aging in the killifish tracks how organs change over time, revealing processes implicated in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases: www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/03/30/scientists-ma... #science #neuroscience
Curious about our Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Neuroscience (SURFiN) program? Watch our webinar recording and apply by April 21: www.youtube.com/watch #science #neuroscience
In 2022, EPFL's Maryna Viazovska won the Fields Medal at the International Congress of Mathematicians. This July, the 2026 Fields Medalists will be announced at #ICM2026 in Philadelphia: www.icm2026.org/event/ac193975-5d24-4628... #math
Thanks to everyone who attended our #InfiniteSums–supported #PiDay events earlier this month! To learn more about our initiative to expand ideas about what #math is, visit our site: https://infinitesums.simonsfoundation.org/
Join us for a lecture on 4/8 with Moon Duchin: "Randomized Algorithms and Representative Democracy." Duchin will describe a novel use of graph algorithms to build a non-gerrymandered baseline for redistricting: www.simonsfoundation.org/event/randomized-algorit...
What can the transport systems inside our bodies and across NYC teach us about flow? Join us on 4/17 for a free Presents event with @flatironinstitute.org biophysicist Eleni Katifori and NYU urban mobility expert Zhan Guo. Get tickets: www.simonsfoundation.org/event/going-with-the-flo...
Pioneering evolutionary biologist Danielle “Hopi” Hoekstra has joined our board of trustees: www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/03/25/hopi-hoekstra... #science #math
quote from SURFiN Alum Prince Amoako: "Participating in SURFiN ignited a passion for gaining deeper understanding in gene therapy and contributing to innovation in rare neurodegenerative diseases...”
Our SURFiN fellows gain hands-on, in-person #neuroscience research experience in labs supported by the Simons Foundation. Apply for the fellowship by April 21: www.simonsfoundation.org/2026/03/10/applications-... #science
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Our #InfiniteSums initiative supported #PiDay events around the country that invited people to connect with #math in joyful and creative ways — from South Carolina's Allendale Hampton Jasper Regional Library to the Queens Botanical Garden and Indiana's Spencer Pride.
Teresa Huang explores how symmetries and structure can help reveal new insights into the universe, aiding discovery in everything from cosmology to the development of fusion energy: www.simonsfoundation.org/teresa-huang-bridging-sc... #science #math
As a Simons Foundation Pivot Fellow, University of Michigan's Evgueni Filipov shifted from studying origami-inspired structures to investigating biomaterials made from mycelium: www.simonsfoundation.org/2025/08/25/from-fungi-to... #science
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At this month's Presents, Urban Bush Women founder Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Simons Foundation neuroscientist Kelsey Martin joined @radiolab.bsky.social's Molly Webster to explore what wailing — an innate human response to intense emotion — can reveal about our shared humanity.
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ICYMI: Scientists at the @flatironinstitute.org uncovered a new explanation for how swimming bacteria change direction: www.simonsfoundation.org/a-tug-of-war-explains-a-... #science #biology
Interested in the Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in #Neuroscience (SURFiN) program? Don't miss our information webinar tomorrow, March 25 at 1pm ET. More info: www.simonsfoundation.org/applications-open-for-20... #science
This Weds 3/25: Ellen Zhong will give a lecture on "Algorithms for Biomolecular Structures at Proteome Scale." Free tickets: www.simonsfoundation.org/event/algorithms-for-bio... #science #biology
Applications for our Shenoy Undergraduate Research Fellowship in #Neuroscience (SURFiN) program are due in 1 month! Learn more and register for an informational webinar on March 25: www.simonsfoundation.org/applications-open-for-20...
A recent study identified how a small structure deep inside the brain drives its ability to learn complex movements by rewiring circuits in the motor cortex: www.simonsfoundation.org/how-a-tiny-brain-region-... #BrainAwarenessWeek #BrainWeek
