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A central organization that develops, supports, co-ordinates and promotes scientific research in all fields concerning the brain; promotes international collaboration and interchange of scientific information on brain research throughout the world; and provides for and to assist in education and the dissemination of information relating to brain research by all available means. IBRO represents the interests of more than 50,000 neuroscientists around the globe. Over the years, IBRO has set up a number of program to stimulate international contacts in brain research. Symposia and workshops are sponsored on the basis of competitive applications. Under its Publications Programme, IBRO publishes the journal Neuroscience and the annual newsletter IBRO News. IBRO offers post-doctoral fellowships and travel grants to students from less-developed countries. It has run a Neuroscience Schools Programme, organized by the committees of IBROs six Regions, aimed at forming interactive networks among students and teachers during training courses in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America, Western Europe, and the US and Canada. With just three schools in 1999, expansion has been rapid - in 2007 there were 22 schools around the world.

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IA (CHIR, Canada) supports research that promotes healthy aging and addresses causes, prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, support systems, and palliation for a wide range of conditions associated with aging. :funding resource, grants :

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Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction (INMHA) supports research on the functioning and disorders of the brain, the spinal cord, the sensory and motor systems, and the mind. The burden of disease in terms of the social, economic and health care costs associated with these disorders and related illnesses are staggering and there are indications that the number of people affected either directly or indirectly will continue to increase in the years to come. The INMHA is a unique institute because, based on recent discoveries, it has been designed to address all aspects of research dealing with Brain-Mind relationships inclusive of the four pillars of the CIHR, which are: * biomedical, * clinical, * health services and * population health research. It is a daunting endeavour, but the INMHA can transform this challenge into a unique opportunity for fostering innovation in our area of health research.

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This is an umbrella site for the major neuroscience programs in Germany, including GTTINGEN: MSc/PhD/MD-PHD Neurosciences Program BOCHUM: International Graduate School of Neuroscience TBINGEN: Graduate Training Center of Neuroscience MNCHEN: MSc/PhD Neurosciences Program BERLIN: International Graduate Program Medical Neurosciences, International Graduate Program Computational Neurosciences, Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Helmholtz International Research School Molecular Neurobiology MAGDEBURG: Integrative Neuroscience.

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The British Neuroscience Association, formerly known as The Brain Research Association, was officially relaunched in 1997, continuing many of the traditions of the BRA but with a professional and revamped style. Membership has increased dramatically since this time, now standing at 2000, and the BNA has increasingly taken a leading role in major events, such as hosting the Second Forum of European Neuroscience in Brighton in June, 2000. The BNA is the largest body representing all aspects of neuroscience from ion channels to whole animal behaviour. The Aims and Objectives of the Association are as follows: 1. To promote on a multidisciplinary basis the study of the development structure and function of the nervous system in health and disease. 2. To promote the dissemination of information to all those interested in the neurosciences and related disciplines by means of lectures, discussions, meetings and reports from time to time obtained from such researchers. 3. To advise as far as possible on issues in neurosciences related to health and disease. 4. To endeavour to increase public awareness and understanding of neuroscience research in health and disease. 5. To assist in the training of neuroscientists and other professionals engaged in neuroscience teaching and research. The BNA achieves these aims as follows: 1. By hosting a national meeting biennially, by publishing the proceedings of that meeting and distributing them to the scientific community. 2. By organising a number of focussed ''One Day symposia'' during the year, contributing to training courses for young neuroscientists and organising public lectures and events . 3. By regularly distributing information by the BNA Newsletter or by the BNA News E-mail Alert facility that can inform members about other relevant events, publications and topical issues. 4. By encouraging attendance at its own national meeting and those to which it is affiliated by awarding bursaries to students and young postdoctoral workers, and facilitating participation in the Society for Neuroscience annual meeting by offering sponsored abstract forms. 5. By awarding graduate and undergraduate prizes, and special awards to senior neuroscientists and to lay people who have contributed significantly through their own charitable work to the success of our discipline. 6. By constantly negotiating special discount prices of relevant books and journals, and by offering free online access to the European Journal of Neuroscience.The BNA is the fastest growing learned society, now boasting more than 2000 members, a rise of more than 40% since its relaunch as the BNA in 1997 from the former Brain Research Association. In addition to discounted journals and books and other occasional ''special offers'', the benefits of membership now include the following: 1. Reduced registration fees (up to 50%) to the National Meeting, and FREE admission to many events throughout the year including ''One Day Symposia'' and The Christmas Symposium. 2. Regular mailing of BNA Bulletin and other relevant items. 3. Regular BNA and FENs Email Alert service. 4. Student prizes, and bursaries for attendance at BNA, FENS and IBRO meetings. 5. Free on-line access to European Journal of Neuroscience. 6. Concessionary (SFN membership rate) registration fees and sponsored abstract forms for Society for Neuroscience annual meeting. 7. Free advertising in the BNA Bulletin and on the BNA Website. 8. Free (automatic) membership of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS), the International Brain Research Organisation (IBRO) and the Biosciences Federation (BSF). educational resource; jobs.

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ASA, the nations leading grassroots autism organization, exists to improve the lives of all affected by autism. We do this by increasing public awareness about the day-to-day issues faced by people on the spectrum, advocating for appropriate services for individuals across the lifespan, and providing the latest information regarding treatment, education, research and advocacy. :Founded in 1965 by Dr. Bernard Rimland, Dr. Ruth Sullivan and many other parents of children with autism, ASA is the leading source of trusted and reliable information about autism. Through its strong chapter network, ASA has spearheaded numerous pieces of state and local legislation, including the 2006 Combating Autism Act, the first federal autism-specific law. ASAs website is one of the most visited websites on autism in the world and its quarterly journal, Autism Advocate, has a broad national readership. ASA also hosts the most comprehensive national conference on autism, attended by 2000 people each year. Our information and referral team, our program staff, and our strong chapter presence serve thousands of families each year who are searching for help in their journey with autism. :ASAs national office is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. ASA is a member and chapter organization whos national Board of Directors is composed of democratically elected members and appointed members. We are proud to be one of the few organizations to have members with autism serving as active board directors. ASAs Panel of Professional Advisors sets the standards for our Options Policy that governs our practices, and we are proud to count the top professional experts in autism on our PPA. ASAs Panel of People on the Spectrum of Autism Advisors is a first-of-its-kind advisory panel comprised solely of individuals with autism, who help ASA staff create programs and services that will advocate for the rights of all people with autism to live fulfilling, interdependent lives. :Each year, people with autism, families and professionals volunteer thousands of hours to help ASA achieve its mission of serving all those affected by autism. To each and every one of you, thank you :

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An eye and vision research organization whose goal is to encourage and assist research, training, publication, and dissemination of knowledge in vision and ophthalmology. ARVO membership is comprised of more than 11,500 individuals. Some 42% of members reside in over 70 countries outside the U.S. The membership is multidisciplinary and consists of both clinical and basic researchers (approximately 44% MD/Ophthalmologists, 26% PhDs, and 30% Other, including optometrists, osteopaths, and veterinarians). ARVO is governed by a Board of Trustees, who are elected from candidates put forth by the 13 Scientific Sections.

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The American Health Assistance Foundation (AHAF) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that funds research seeking cures for Alzheimers disease, age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma, and provides the public with information about risk factors, preventative lifestyles, available treatments and coping strategies. :AHAFs three programs are Alzheimers Disease Research, Macular Degeneration Research and National Glaucoma Research. :We disseminate vital information to the public, especially those affected by these age-related degenerative diseases, through our website, print publications, and TV and radio Public Service Announcements (PSAs). Our aim is to educate people about risk factors, the latest research, treatments, risk reduction through healthy lifestyles, and ways to cope with the effects of these diseases. :Through our toll-free phone number, 1-800-437-AHAF (2423), people can speak directly with a member of our information services staff, Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm for answers to questions, support and referrals. :The AHAF website contains a wealth of information on treatment, symptoms, risk factors, medical and research news updates and valuable resources for all three of these diseases. :AHAF is one of America''s leading supporters of basic scientific investigations to better understand and find cures for Alzheimer''s disease, age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma. We have awarded more than 90.3 million in research grants to some of the most prominent scientists at universities, hospitals and medical centers around the world. AHAF is currently supporting a total of 110 research grants: 48 projects through Alzheimer''s Disease Research; 27 through National Glaucoma Research; 25 through Macular Degeneration Research; 10 through the National Heart Foundation grants, funding resource :The AHAF website includes information on risk factors, symptoms, screening, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimers disease, age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma. The website also has expert answers to Real Life Questions, responses to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), and the latest research news. Medical illustrations and videos provide easily understood descriptions of the brain, the eyes and the progress of these diseases. :grants; funding resource :

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A non profit organization dedicated to providing support for patients and families with Alzheimer's disease, to educating the public about the disease, to funding a wide range of Alzheimer's disease related research and to finding ways to treat and eventually to prevent Alzheimer's disease. Resources include: the Alzheimer's Association Green-Field Library, a research grants program, and the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association.

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The Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) is the only public charity whose sole mission is to accelerate the discovery and development of drugs to prevent, treat and cure Alzheimers disease, related dementias and cognitive aging. Founded in 1998 by the Este Lauder family, the ADDF awards grants to leading scientists conducting breakthrough drug discovery research. We use a venture philanthropy model to bridge the worldwide funding gap between basic research and later-stage drug development, using any return on investment to support new research. We have granted more than 40 million to fund over 295 Alzheimers drug discovery programs in academic centers and biotechnology companies in 15 countries. Scientists funded by the ADDF have entered clinical trials with several new drugs. The ADDF has invested over 8 million in 40 biotechnology companies, which have received follow-on commitments of over 1 billion. Keywords: Research, Funding, Alzheimer''s, Drug, Discovery, Biotechnology, Biomedical, Development, Investment, Prevention, Treatment, Cure, Cognitive, Aging, Dementia, Disease,

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Software and hardware core facility supporting clinical investigators at VA Research Center at Case Western Rserve University. The APT Center is a VA Research Center of Excellence established January 2005 in partnership with Case Western Reserve University. Clinicians, investigators, and staff work together to bring the clinical needs of veterans to the attention of the engineers and scientists pursuing new and emerging technologies in order to apply them for the purposes of reducing disability, improving daily functions, and enhancing quality of life. We are a technical center that designs and builds prototype devices that are clinically meaningful. We support rehabilitation research by adapting cross-cutting foundational technical platforms to meet specific needs for advanced prosthetic systems, sensory aids, and other clinical applications. Most grant-supported research concentrates on system development, pre-clinical testing, and clinical studies. The APT Center focuses on other aspects of the device development cycle, specifically: 1 the identification of user needs, 2 the generation of new concepts (innovation), 3 the development of new technologies through prototype and intial fabrication stages By shifting our focus, we are able to provide support to other Centers of Excellence when they need novel technologies or reach the point of technology transfer. List of projects the APT Center is attempting to undertake: Clinical needs assessment, Novel technologies to accelerate wound healing, Subcutaneous myoelectric signal (EMG) telemeter for prosthetic control, Switchable polymer materials that match their properties to the body, MEMS based implantable pressure sensors, Integrated control and sensory feedback for powered limb prostheses, Networked neural prostheses grants, funding.

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A Java application developed to visualise distribution of genomic features in high resolution.

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A funding agency for basic research in Finland and operates within the administrative sector of the Ministry of Education. Their mission is to finance high-quality scientific research, act as a science and science policy expert, and strengthen the position of science and research. The Academy works to contribute to the renewal, diversification and increasing internationalisation of Finnish research. Its operation covers the full spectrum of scientific disciplines.

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Curated protein-protein and genetic interaction repository of raw protein and genetic interactions from major model organism species, with data compiled through comprehensive curation efforts.

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THIS RESOURCE IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE, documented August 23, 2016. Network visualizations in which the expression and predicted flux data are projected over the global human network. These network visualizations are accessible through the supplemental website using the publicly available Cytoscape software (Cline, Smoot et al. 2007). Since many high degree nodes exist in the network, special layouts are required to produce network visualizations that are readily interpretable. To this end we produced network visualizations in which hub nodes are repeated multiple times and hence layouts with a small number of edge crossings can be generated. Contains entries for brain compartments and brain pathways.

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Ikaros is an open infrastructure for system level modeling of the brain including databases of experimental data, computational models and functional brain data. The system makes heavy use of the emerging standards for Internet based information and makes all information accessible through an open web-based interface. In addition, Ikaros can be used as a control architecture for robots which in the extension will lead to the development of a brain inspired robot architecture. The main components of the Ikaros systems are: a platform independent simulation kernel; a set of computational brain models; a set of I/O modules for interfacing with data files and peripheral such as robots or video cameras; tools for building systems of interconnected models; a plug-in architecture that allows new models to be easily added to the system; and a database with data from learning experiments that can be used for validation of the computational models.

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Trans-NIH project to assess the state of longitudinal and epidemiological research on demographic, social and biologic determinants of cognitive and emotional health in aging adults and the pathways by which cognitive and emotional health may reciprocally influence each other. A database of large scale longitudinal study relevant to healthy aging in 4 domains was created based on responses of investigators conducting these studies and is available for query. The four domains are: * Cognitive Health * Emotional Health * Demographic and Social Factors * Biomedical and Physiologic Factors

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The UCSD-Nature Signaling Gateway Molecule Pages provide essential information on more than 3900 proteins involved in cellular signaling. Each Molecule Page contains regularly updated information derived from public data sources as well as sequence analysis, references and links to other databases. Published Molecule Pages contain an expert-authored review article that describes the biological activity, regulation and localization of the protein. This review is supplemented by highly structured data that illustrate protein-protein interactions, post-translational modifications, subcellular localization and biological function. :Prior to publication, Nature Publishing Group administers rigorous peer and editorial review of each Molecule Page. The published pages are citable by digital object identifiers (DOIs). All data in the Molecule Pages are freely available to the public. :proteins, cellular signaling, neurobiology, genetic and structural information, biophysical properties, 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A, 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptor 2B, 5-Hydroxytryptamine Receptor 6, Adrenergic receptor a1a, Adrenergic Receptor 1, Ags1, Ags3, Arg, Darpp32, DCLK1, Dopamine receptor D3, Galanin receptor 1, Galanin receptor 2, (Glutamate receptor, metabotropic, type 1), (Glutamate receptor, metabotropic, type 5), (Glutamate receptor, metabotropic, type 8), Homer 1a, Homer 1b, Homer 1c, Homer 2a, Homer 2b, Homer 3, Laminin 2, Mark1, Mlk3, Neurotensin receptor 1, Neurotensin receptor 2, Trpc3, Trpc6, Trpc7, Trpm1, Trpm3, Trpm6, Trpv4, sequence analysis, protein-protein interactions, post-translational modifications, subcellular localization, biological function, signaling molecules, transcription factors, membrane receptors, Lcmt2, HB-EGF, Pak1, Itpk1, Ubr5, Rab35, CAP1, Plasma membrane calcium transporting ATPase isoform 4, 5-Hydroxytryptamine receptor 2C, Vangl2, mTOR, Catenin, beta, Pak1, Ubr5, Adrenergic receptor alpha 2a, Plasma membrane calcium transporting ATPase isoform 4, PCAF lysine acetyltransferase, G protein alpha 13, Rab35, Cell signaling, molecules, signaling protein, protein-protein interactions, subcellular localizations, post-translational modifications, enzymatic functions, states (A state is a physiological condition of a molecule), functions, transitions, network map, protein class, protein function, regulation of activity, interactions with ligands and other proteins, regulation of concentration (both protein and mRNA), subcellular localization, major sites of expression, phenotypes, splice variants and antibodies, pathways, Domains and Motifs, Orthologs and Blast Data,

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A web portal devoted to genomic information and tools. It includes lists of techniques, databases of genes and microarrays, annotation tools and resources, functional information, bibliographic information, and supporting resources.

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The Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) is part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Library (NAL) in Beltsville, Maryland. The Center was established in 1986 and is staffed by a coordinator, three program support assistants, three full-time and three part-time information specialists, and one webmaster. About AWIC - Mission Congress'' mission for the Center was clearly provided in the 1985 amendments to the Animal Welfare Act (AWA): The Secretary [of Agriculture] shall establish an information service at the National Agricultural Library. Such service shall, in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine, provide information-- (1) pertinent to employee training; (2) which could prevent unintended duplication of animal experimentation as determined by the needs of the research facility; and (3) on improved methods of animal experimentation, including methods which could-- (A) reduce or replace animal use; and (B) minimize pain and distress to animals, such as anesthetic and analgesic procedures. Not surprisingly, the focus of the Center''s information products, services, and activities is to help the regulated community with employee training and to promote the humane care and use of animals by providing information on alternatives (improved methods of animal experimentation which could reduce or replace animal use or minimize pain and distress to animals). AWIC also provides support to other USDA agencies such as the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Care and the Agricultural Research Service..

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