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Caltech’s Viviana Gradinaru Receives NIH Pioneer Award
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a Pioneer Award to Viviana Gradinaru, professor of neuroscience and biological engineering, Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator and director of the Center for Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience of the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience at Caltech. The award is part of the NIH’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research program and […]
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Scientists Uncover Why You Can’t Decide What to Order for Lunch
If you’ve ever found yourself staring at a lengthy restaurant menu and been completely unable to decide what to order for lunch, you have experienced what psychologists call choice overload. Colin Camerer, Caltech’s Robert Kirby Professor of Behavioral Economics and the T&C Chen Center for Social and Decision Neuroscience Leadership Chair has just released new […]
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TCCI® Documentary wins 3 Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards
“Minds Wide Open,” the documentary commissioned by the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute (TCCI®), recently won Gold Awards in three of the 2018 Cannes Corporate Media & TV Award film categories – medical, educational and science & technology. Read more about the awards here.
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2018 TCCI Fall Newsletter
Did you miss the first screening of “Minds Wide Open,” on the Discovery Channel? Set your DVR because it will air again on September 18. It is also available now on the Discovery GO app
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Minds Wide Open Documentary Showcases a Hopeful Future for Brain Science
Commissioned by Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute, the film shows that increased support for fundamental brain research is crucial to achieve major breakthroughs. Trailer and more information about the film can be viewed at: www.MindsWideOpenFilm.com Menlo Park, September 5, 2018 – The Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute (TCCI®) today announced the upcoming release […]
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Caltech: A Bird’s Eye View
Take a bird’s eye look at the latest progress on construction site for the Chen Neuroscience Center at Caltech. The building is on track to be completed in Fall 2020. Video Credit: Dr. M. Lombardini, Aeromana.
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Guiding Flight: The Fruit Fly’s Celestial Compass
Michael Dickinson, an affiliated faculty member of the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience at Caltech, and two of his colleagues recently discovered that, similar to nautical navigators of old, fruit flies use celestial cues like the sun to navigate in straight lines. Read more on the Caltech website here.
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Get a Closer Look at Construction of the Chen Neuroscience Research Center
Follow up-to-the-minute progress on construction of the Chen Neuroscience Research Center at Caltech which will open Fall 2020. This innovative site shows you a variety of time-lapse and panoramic shots of the building site. Click here to visit the website
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BLOOMBERG: A Chinese Billionaire Is Using His Fortune to Unlock the Human Brain
Shanda Investment Group founder Tianqiao Chen has dedicated $1 billion to help with research that he says may be on the cusp of major breakthroughs related to the human brain. Read the full story on BLOOMBERG
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CHRONICLE OF PHILANTHROPY: In Search of the Secret to Happiness
Our brains are responsible for cognition, emotion, movement, memory, and all else that we do and feel. Yet scientists still don’t know much about the fundamentals of how the brain works and what causes mental disorders. The Chinese philanthropists Tianqiao Chen and Chrissy Luo hope to change that. Read the full article here. (Subscription […]