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BrightFocus Foundation Grants
20 open BrightFocus Foundation grants accepting applications right now. Historical giving: 1 grants totaling $300K.
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Shaping of Neuronal Connections by Resident Immune Cells
openShaping of Neuronal Connections by Resident Immune Cells is sponsored by BrightFocus Foundation. Funds research on how retinal microglia contribute to...
biomedical_researchclinical_researchretinal microglianeuronal connectionssynaptic connectionsBrightFocus Foundation Research Grants
openBrightFocus Foundation Research Grants is a program from the BrightFocus Foundation that funds pioneering biomedical research aimed at greater underst...
biomedical_researchagingclinical_researchmacular degenerationglaucomaNational Glaucoma Research Standard Awards
openNational Glaucoma Research Standard Awards is sponsored by BrightFocus Foundation. BrightFocus Foundation's National Glaucoma Research program provide...
health_disparitiesbiomedical_researchclinical_researchglaucomaeye diseaseEnhancing Access to Glaucoma Care Using Artificial Intelligence
openEnhancing Access to Glaucoma Care Using Artificial Intelligence is sponsored by BrightFocus Foundation. Research grant to integrate teleophthalmology ...
ai_healthcarepublic_healthclinical_researchhealth_disparitiesglaucomaProtecting RPE and Photoreceptors in AMD
openProtecting RPE and Photoreceptors in AMD is sponsored by BrightFocus Foundation. Supports studies investigating mechanisms to protect retinal pigment ...
biomedical_researchaginghealth_disparitiesclinical_researchage-related macular degenerationThe Development of a Transplant-Independent Therapy for RPE Dysfunction
openThe Development of a Transplant-Independent Therapy for RPE Dysfunction is sponsored by BrightFocus Foundation. Funds research aiming to develop thera...
biomedical_researchprecision_medicineagingretinal pigment epitheliumrpe dysfunctionAMD Research Grants
openAMD Research Grants is a grant from BrightFocus Foundation's Macular Degeneration Research program that funds pioneering scientific research into the ...
agingbiomedical_researchclinical_researchage-related macular degenerationamdNational Glaucoma Research Grant
openNational Glaucoma Research Grant is sponsored by BrightFocus Foundation. Supports innovative research into the causes and treatments of glaucoma, incl...
biomedical_researchclinical_researchhealth_disparitiesglaucomaretinal ganglion cellNational Glaucoma Research Request for Proposals (Standard Award)
openNational Glaucoma Research Request for Proposals (Standard Award) is sponsored by BrightFocus Foundation. This program provides significant funding fo...
health_disparitiesbiomedical_researchclinical_researchprecision_medicineglaucomaMacular Degeneration Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
openMacular Degeneration Research Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is a fellowship from BrightFocus Foundation that funds postdoctoral researchers pursuing...
biomedical_researchaginghealth_disparitiesclinical_researchmacular degenerationPostdoctoral Fellowship Program (BrightFocus Foundation)
openThe Postdoctoral Fellowship Program from the BrightFocus Foundation funds young postdoctoral researchers pursuing pioneering studies on the biological...
agingbiomedical_researchclinical_researchpostdoctoral fellowshipage-related macular degenerationNational Glaucoma Research program
openNational Glaucoma Research program is sponsored by BrightFocus Foundation. The BrightFocus Foundation's National Glaucoma Research program provides fu...
health_disparitiesclinical_researchbiomedical_researchglaucomaeye diseaseMacular Degeneration Research Program
openMacular Degeneration Research Program is sponsored by BrightFocus Foundation. Provides funding for pioneering research into the causes, prevention, an...
biomedical_researchhealth_disparitiesagingmacular degenerationeye diseaseMacular Degeneration Research Innovative Research Grants
openMacular Degeneration Research Innovative Research Grants is sponsored by BrightFocus Foundation. Provides support for high-risk/high-gain age-related ...
biomedical_researchaginghealth_disparitiesclinical_researchmacular degenerationBrightFocus Foundation Macular Degeneration Research Grants
openBrightFocus Foundation Macular Degeneration Research Grants is sponsored by BrightFocus Foundation. Supports innovative research into macular degenera...
health_disparitiesbiomedical_researchclinical_researchmacular degenerationdiabetic macular edemaMacular Degeneration Research (BrightFocus Foundation)
openMacular Degeneration Research (BrightFocus Foundation) is sponsored by BrightFocus Foundation. This program provides research funds for U. S. domestic...
health_disparitiespublic_healthclinical_researchbiomedical_researchmacular degenerationMechanisms by Which Cxcr5 Regulates Pathogenesis of Macular Degeneration
openMechanisms by Which Cxcr5 Regulates Pathogenesis of Macular Degeneration is sponsored by BrightFocus Foundation. Explores the role of CXCR5 in age-rel...
biomedical_researchaginghealth_disparitiescxcr5macular degenerationRegulation of Capillary Blood Flow in the Choroid Vasculature
openRegulation of Capillary Blood Flow in the Choroid Vasculature is sponsored by BrightFocus Foundation. Examines how light affects choroidal blood flow ...
biomedical_researchclinical_researchagingmacular degenerationchoroid vasculaturePostdoctoral Fellowship Program (Macular Degeneration Research)
openPostdoctoral Fellowship Program (Macular Degeneration Research) is sponsored by BrightFocus Foundation. This opportunity supports mission-aligned proj...
biomedical_researchclinical_researchagingpostdoctoral fellowshipmacular degenerationThe Novel Role of an Intracellular Nuclear Receptor in AMD Pathogenesis
openThe Novel Role of an Intracellular Nuclear Receptor in AMD Pathogenesis is sponsored by BrightFocus Foundation. Studies how the nuclear receptor RORa ...
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