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2018 Research Highlights by Foundation Grantees

We are pleased to present you with the Top Advancements & Breakthroughs by Foundation Grantees, Prizewinners and Scientific Council members in 2018. They are presented in the order of their publication in scientific journals.

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MatPat and Stephanie Patrick of the Game Theorists

Thank you to the Game Theorists who held a day-long live stream YouTube event to raise awareness and money for BBRF! Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein offers his personal message of thanks in this video.

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Dr. Herbert Pardes Reflects on the Origins and Importance of the Foundation’s Scientific Council

Please enjoy this Q&A sit down with Herbert Pardes, M.D., Executive Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / President and Founding Member of the BBRF Scientific Council, and 2014 Pardes Humanitarian

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2018 Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Outstanding Achievement Prizewinners

On Friday, October 26, 2018, the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation honored ten scientists with its 2018 Outstanding Achievement Prizes and awarded the Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health at its International Awards Dinner in New York City.

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BBRF Names 10 New Members to Scientific Council

We are pleased to welcome 10 new members to the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) Scientific Council.

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BBRF Awards Over $13 Million in Young Investigator Grants to 200 Scientists Pursuing Innovative Mental Health Research

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced the awarding of its Young Investigator Grants valued at more than $13.8 million to 200 of the world’s most promising young scientists.

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Announcing the 2018 Pardes Honorary Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health

The 2018 Pardes Honorary Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health is being awarded to Bob Wright and the late Suzanne Wright, the founders of Autism Speaks, for their unparalleled leadership in advancing autism research and

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Judge Steven Leifman, an associate administrative judge in Miami-Dade County

Established in 2014, the Pardes Humanitarian Prize is an International Prize, bestowed annually at the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation's International Awards Dinner in New York City on Friday, October 26, 2018 (

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Inside Philanthropy Article on the Lieber Family and Mental Illness Research

Inside Philanthropy published an article about the Lieber family and the history of their philanthropic giving focused on mental health research. Stephen Lieber serves as the Chairman of the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF) Board of Directors.

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The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Receives the Outstanding Organization Award at the 2018 Child Mind Institute Change Maker Awards

On May 7, 2018, the Child Mind Institute hosted its fourth annual Change Maker Awards honoring individuals and organizations that are making positive change in children’s mental health and raising awareness of the need for early intervention to help kids lead healthy lives. 

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