Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
To support research on regulation of connectivity in the developing cortex by John Merck Scholar Anirvan Ghosh, PhD.
Archives Grants
New York University
To provide a special, one-year award for research on the neural basis of long-term memory by John Merck Scholar Wendy Suzuki, PhD.
University of California, San Diego
To support research on the genetic mechanisms of neuronal migration to the cerebral cortex by John Merck Scholar Joseph Gleeson, MD.
University of Rochester
To support research on the assessment of plastic changes in visual functions after early auditory deprivation by John Merck Scholar Daphne Bavelier, PhD.
WISE-Paris
To raise awareness about the dangers of using nuclear weapons-grade plutonium as a commercial product in nuclear power generation or reprocessing in Europe and Japan.
Columbia School of Public Health
To hire a science writer to summarize the proceedings of the conference on “The Health of Our Children in the Urban Environment: A Dialogue Among Scientists, Community Leaders and Policy Makers.”
Philanthropic Collaborative
To translate materials regarding biotechnology, genetic engineering and genetically modified organisms from English into Portuguese and Spanish.
Natural Resources Defense Council
To develop and disseminate an educational computer model that simulates nuclear conflicts in the post-Cold War world.
Western Massachusetts Enterprise Fund
To continue funding an innovative management system; and to fund a “roll out” of a regional tracking system that has been in development for several years.
Western States Legal Foundation
To conduct research, advocacy and citizen organizing on nuclear disarmament at the state, national and international levels.