Catalyst NYC: Funding the Future of Science · Luma Hosted by ResearchHub Foundation · Co-hosted by Nucleate and Cure The institutions and models that have long governed scientific research are being reimagined,…

Catalyst NYC - an invite-only gathering of researchers, funders, and institution-builders - is coming to NYC on July 11th 🗽

Hosted by ResearchHub Foundation, Nucleate, and Cure.

Think you belong in the room? Request an invitation here: luma.com/66yycaak

With Endowments, those earnings are now generating Credits he can use to fund research he believes in.

This is what a more distributed, scientist-driven funding system looks like. Read Pat's full writeup here:
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In today's article, ResearchHub co-founder Patrick Joyce writes about what that looks like in practice, starting with the story of Dr. Ilhan Altinok, a professor in Turkey who earned 172,000 RSC through peer review on ResearchHub.

What if the scientists behind today's breakthroughs had more control over which projects get funded?

That's one benefit of Endowments — our new feature that turns RSC into a continuous stream of science Funding Credits...

Most scientists seem to agree that open science is the future, but today's incentive systems don’t yet reward it.

This is the gap we're addressing at ResearchHub. Open publishing/review, and real rewards for researchers who share early.

A new BioRxiv preprint shows that most scientists use preprints. They read them, cite them, and rely on them.

But many won’t submit their own.

Why?

It’s an incentive problem. Researchers fear career penalties if they don't publish in established journals.

Request for Proposals - Project Gigabrain (Brain Organoids) Request for Proposals - Project Gigabrain (Brain Organoids) Ob...

Explore the submissions, join the conversation, upvote your favorites, and fund the ones you want to see happen.
researchhub.com/grant/5580/...

Network Analysis of Neural Subsystems to Assess Conscious... Network Analysis of Neural Subsystems to Assess Consciousness,...

4. Quantifying cognition + ethics

This project develops a network framework to assess cognition, affect, and ethical thresholds in brain organoids and related neural technologies.
researchhub.com/proposal/13...

3. Closed-loop organoid computation

This project builds a parallel closed loop 3D brain organoid platform to measure and restore network-level computation in disease models.
researchhub.com/proposal/16...

Toward Gigabrain: Engineering Self-Perfusing Human Brain ... Toward Gigabrain: Engineering Self-Perfusing Human Brain Organ...

2. Self-perfusing organoids

This study introduces intrinsic vascular pulsatility to engineer self-perfusing brain organoids, overcoming diffusion limits.

Goal: larger, healthier, more functional organoids.
researchhub.com/proposal/14...

Engineering Morphogen Gradients to Grow Larger, Spatially... Engineering Morphogen Gradients to Grow Larger, Spatially Patt...

1. Spatially patterned cortical organoids

This project proposes using morphogen gradients to grow region-specific brain tissue.

This would make organoids more realistic for studying region-specific brain development and disease.
researchhub.com/proposal/76...

Last month, we launched Project Gigabrain.

A $25k funding opportunity to push brain organoids beyond disease models, into scale, networks, and computation.

So far, 16 proposals have been submitted by researchers.

Here are some of the top-ranked submissions (no particular order): 🧵

Peptides for Human Health Peptides for Human Health Objective This funding opportunity s...

Open to PhD students, postdocs, and faculty worldwide.

Accepting proposals now: www.researchhub.com/grant/32115...

That's why ResearchHub is offering $10,000 in seed funding for researchers studying peptides and their therapeutic potential — metabolism, neuroregeneration, sleep, longevity, body composition, and more.

It's not a huge amount, but it's enough to get the party started. (2/3)

🧪New funding opportunity: Peptides for Human Health

Peptides are a burgeoning area of science with huge potential. We've all heard something about them, but the science is still catching up. It's about time we move past anecdotes into true scientific understanding. (1/3)

ResearchHub ResearchHub is a collaborative community seeking to improve prioritization, collaboration, reproducibility, and funding of scientific research. Join us to discuss and discover academic research.

Withdraw your principal anytime, earn high-yield credits, and fund the science you care about.

Get in now at ResearchHub.com

Funding Credits must be used to support research projects on ResearchHub, turning your one-time investment into a continuous source of research funding.

No action required: RSC held in your ResearchHub account automatically earns Funding Credits. (2/3)

Something huge just landed at ResearchHub.

Introducing: Endowments.

Starting today, everyone holding ResearchCoin (RSC) in their ResearchHub account will automatically earn high-yield Funding Credits, distributed daily (1/3)

Next-gen human enhancement: muscle, cognition, and mood Next-gen human enhancement: muscle, cognition, and mood Object...

We're looking for high-impact research into compounds and strategies for human enhancement across three domains: muscle performance, cognitive function, and mood regulation.

Apply now: www.researchhub.com/grant/32119...

🧬 New funding opportunity now open on @ResearchHub: Next-Gen Human Enhancement — Muscle, Cognition, and Mood.

💰$10,000 in seed funding for the best preregistered proposal. Open to PhD students, postdocs, and faculty worldwide.

If affiliated with a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, funding research through ResearchHub can qualify as tax-deductible.

Most U.S. universities and research institutions fall under this category.
✅ Good for science
✅ Good for your taxes

𝙸̲𝚗̲ ̲𝙾̲𝚝̲𝚑̲𝚎̲𝚛̲ ̲𝙽̲𝚎̲𝚠̲𝚜̲.̲.̲.̲

𝟭. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗖𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗨𝗞.
𝟮. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸.
𝟯. 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸.
𝟰. 𝗕𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻, 𝗣𝗵𝗗, 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗛𝘂𝗯 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!

Recently closed funding opportunities offered in Q1:

𝟭. 𝗚𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 ($𝟮𝟱𝗸)
𝟮. 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗗𝗔𝗢 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 ($𝟱𝗸)
𝟯. 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀:
  • Neuroscience ($10k)
  • Vascular Biology ($10k)
  • Aging & Longevity ($10k)
  • Genomics & Proteomics ($5k)
  • AI Tools & Agents in Biomedicine ($5k)

𝟰. 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀:
  • In Silico Drug Screening ($10k)
  • Biomedical Imaging Technologies ($5k)
  • Immunology and Immune Disorders ($10k)

𝟮. 𝗠𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀
A pseudonymous donor donated $200k to test Joseph Davidovits’ hypothesis that ancient megaliths were cast, not quarried.

𝟯. 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵
$10k for PhD-level researchers pursuing exploratory functional microbiome studies in veterinary medicine.

Currently accepting preregistered proposals:
𝟭. 𝗘𝗠𝗙 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆
To test Peter Cowan's viral hypothesis about why the 49ers are the National Football League (NFL)'s most injured team, we are offering up to $100k in funding to study the effect of low-frequency EMF exposure on injury risk.

𝙵̲𝚞̲𝚗̲𝚍̲𝚒̲𝚗̲𝚐̲ ̲𝙾̲𝚙̲𝚙̲𝚘̲𝚛̲𝚝̲𝚞̲𝚗̲𝚒̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚎̲𝚜̲

Since 2025, we've distributed over $1.5M in research funding.
Here’s a snapshot of funding opportunities on ResearchHub:

𝟴. 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 (𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗮)
We rolled out an Expert Finder tool internally, which we may plan to make public. When provided a paper or research topic, the tool identifies relevant experts and generates outreach emails to invite peer reviews or proposal submissions.

𝟲. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀
You can now save and organize preprints into custom lists.

𝟳. 𝗣𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
Peer review submissions are now limited per paper to prevent spam. A word count indicator has been added to the review editor, and reviewers can now edit reviews after submission.

𝟰. 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀
You can now customize your feed, filter preprints by topics, and discover trending science on the home feed.

𝟱. 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻
Improved UX for browsing, submitting, and funding proposals.