The Simons Foundation is a private foundation based in New York City, incorporated in 1994 by Jim and Marilyn Simons.
The Simons Foundation’s mission is to advance the frontiers of research in mathematics and the basic sciences. We sponsor a range of programs that aim to promote a deeper understanding of our world.
UC Irvine collected more than a half-billion dollars in philanthropic and research money in the past year, thanks partly to substantial increases...more
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The research was funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health (grants R21HD079095, R01HD087048, P51OD011107, R24OD010962 and the CNPRC base operating grant), the Simons Foundation, the...more
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