Seeking to improve lives by advancing research and training in neuroscience, children’s health, medicine, and education.

Seeking to improve the understanding and treatment of child and adolescent ADHD and depression, and to improve access to mental health care for children and their families.

Committed to promoting breakthrough neuroscience research, improving early childhood care and education (particularly among low income children), and enhancing the development of teachers and leaders in independent schools.

Dedicated to the advancement of children’s health in Maine, primarily by improving their oral health.

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Mystery Solved About the Machines That Move Your Genes

July 28, 2020

In a new paper published September 2 in Nature Physics and supported by the Klingenstein-Simons Foundation, researchers provide insight into the cellular machinery that segregates chromosomes during cell division and why this process sometimes goes wrong.

Read the full article at Science Daily,

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KTG Foundation National Medical Student Annual Conference

February 26-27, 2021
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa

This annual conference allows medical students to network with their peers, present their research and clinical projects, and learn about child psychiatry from experienced mentors. Recent annual conferences were held at Tulane, Stanford, UCLA, Washington University, and Yale and have grown to attract more than 120 participants from programs across the country.

EAJK Klingenstein-Simons Annual Neuroscience Conference

May 17-18, 2021
Virtual Conference, New York, New York

This annual conference allows Fellows to network with their peers, seek feedback on their work, and learn from and exchange ideas with, leaders in the field of neuroscience.