Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons

$75,000

Cornell University, Weill Medical College

$65,500

Duke University

$75,000

Duke University

$75,000

To support research by John Merck Scholar Kevin Pelphrey, PhD, on charting normal and abnormal development of the social brain. First installment of a four-year, $300,000 grant.

Harvard University

$75,000

To support research by John Merck Scholar Dietmar Schmucker, PhD, on the functional and molecular analysis of the DSCAM family of neuronal immunoglobulin receptors. Third installment of a four-year, $300,000 grant.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

$75,000

To support research by John Merck Scholar Pawan Sinha, PhD, on characterizing and improving face-processing skills in autistic and visually deprived children. Final installment of a four-year, $300,000 grant.

Stanford University

$75,000

To support research by John Merck Scholar Anna Penn, MD, PhD, on the impact of placental hormones on brain development in the premature neonate. First installment of a four-year, $300,000 grant.

University of California, Berkeley

$75,000

To support research by John Merck Scholar Kristin Scott, PhD, on hunger’s modulation of taste perception. First installment of a four-year, $300,000 grant.

University of California, Davis

$75,000

To support research by John Merck Scholar Kimberley McAllister, PhD, on cellular mechanisms of mental retardation. Final installment of a four-year, $300,000 grant.

University of California, Davis

$75,000

To support research by John Merck Scholar Silvia Bunge, PhD, on neural underpinnings of deficient cognitive controls in developmental disorders. Second installment of a four-year, $300,000 grant.

University of California, San Francisco

$75,000

To support research by John Merck Scholar Loren Frank, PhD, on the neural correlates of learning in the hippocampal-cortical circuit. Third installment of a four-year, $300,000 grant.

University of Minnesota Medical School

$75,000

To support research by John Merck Scholar Teresa Nick, PhD, on the role of neuronal excitability in vocal plasticity. Second installment of a four-year, $300,000 grant.

National Association for the Dually Diagnosed

$20,000

To provide travel assistance for parents and caregivers to attend the annual conference; and to provide general support.