Grant Program John Merck Scholars I Program

To support research on activity-dependent regulation of GABAergic synapses and neural circuit plasticity by John Merck Scholar Yingxi Lin.

To support research on the origins of mathematics in the developing brain by John Merck Scholar finalist Jessica Cantlon.

To support research on the influence of neurodevelopmental disorders on synaptic organization and circuit function.

To encourage young scientists to work toward the identification, intervention and prevention of developmental disabilities and gain critical knowledge in basic principles of brain, behavior and development.

To support research by John Merck Scholar finalist Michela Fagiolini in impaired excitatory-inhibitory cortical circuit balance in autism spectrum disorders.

To support research on the role of tuberous sclerosis proteins in axon development by John Merck Scholar Mustafa Sahin.

To support research into the exploratory behaviors of at-risk infants by John Merck Scholar Laura Schulz.

To support research by John Merck Scholar finalist Arianna Maffei into the inhibitory cortical circuits’ development and modulation of network activation.

To support John Merck Scholar finalist Eliana Colunga’s research modeling individual developmental trajectories in early word learning of typically- and atypically-developing children.

To support research on dissecting the function of macaque prefrontal face patches by John Merck Scholar Doris Tsao.