Meet the 2026 Klingenstein Neuroscience Fellows! Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund is pleased to welcome 13 highly promising, early career scientists conducting cutting-edge research. Each will receive $450K over 3 years and join us at our scientific conference.

Thank you SueYeon Chung, Ph.D., for presenting her talk, "Neural Population Geometry for Flexible Behavior" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference. @sueyeonchung.bsky.social

Thank you, Vikram Gadagkar, Ph.D., for presenting his talk, "Neural Mechanisms of Performance Evaluation in Singing Birds" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference.

Thank you Ritchie Chen, Ph.D. for presenting his talk "Decoding and Targeting Epileptic Brain States" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference.

Congratulations to the Center for Early Learning Funding Equity (CELFE) on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund grant to support two state teams participating in the 2026 Funding Design Institute, helping state leaders strengthen funding strategies that support children and families.

Congratulations to the Institute for Child Success on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Early Childhood grant to support the Strong Nation Initiative, promoting investments in young children and families to strengthen child outcomes, public safety, and economic growth.

Thank you Yasmine El-Shamayleh, Ph.D. for presenting her talk, "Cortical Circuits for Perceiving the Shape of Visual Objects" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference. @elshamayleh.bsky.social

Thank you Yvette Fisher, Ph.D. for presenting her research at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference

Thank you Emily Sylwestrak, Ph.D. for presenting her talk "Cell-Type Specific Encoding of Reward Prediction Errors" at the recent Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference.

At the 2026 Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation National Medical Student Conference, Medical Students Alon Noy of Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine and Sarah Benjamin of Tulane School of Medicine presented on their participation in Ballet For All Kids. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

Congratulations to Julia Feldman, Ph.D., recipient of a 2026 Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Child and Adolescent ADHD Fellowship for her project, "Paternal Activation Parenting and Regulation of Young Children at Risk for ADHD." @julia-feldman.info

Congratulations to the ACLU Foundation on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Early Childhood grant to continue supporting efforts to defend early childhood education, including Head Start, and the rights of working parents. www.aclu.org

Congratulations Dr. Lauren Ng, recipient of a 2025 KTGF Transformation of Mental Health Care Program grant for the project, "Community Health Worker Delivered PTSD Treatment in Pediatric Primary Care: Improving Access to Mental Health Care for Low-Income and Under-Resourced Children and Adolescents"

Congratulations to the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Early Childhood general operating support grant. We are proud to support their efforts to close gaps in maternal mental health care so that every mother, child, and family can thrive.

Congratulations to Caroline Hoyniak, Ph.D., recipient of a Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Child and Adolescent Depression Fellowship for her project, "An Investigation into the Sleep, Social, and Affective Rhythms of Early Childhood Depression."

Congratulations to Paul Bloom, Ph.D., recipient of a Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Depression Fellowship for his project, "Identifying Short-Term Linguistic Markers of Suicide Risk via Social Media Logs in Depressed Youth." bsky.app/profile/paul...

The 2026 Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience Conference brought together current and past fellows, distinguished advisors, and colleagues for top-notch science, engaging discussions, slide and poster presentations, and community-building.

Congratulations to @aceee.org on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant to scale technical assistance strategies for broader impact, helping communities decarbonize low-income homes, improve residents’ health, reduce energy bills, and address racial inequities.

Congratulations to @earthjustice.org on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant for its Advancing Clean Energy in New York project, which will help to ensure the state's compliance with its clean energy and greenhouse gas reduction targets. earthjustice.org

Grateful to everyone who joined us at the 2026 Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation National Medical Student Fellowship Conference at Yale School of Medicine. For two decades, this conference has inspired students to pursue careers in child and adolescent psychiatry. @aacap.bsky.social

Congratulations to Defensores de la Cuenca on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant for its Climate Solutions Initiative, which will help under-resourced neighborhoods in Prince George’s County mitigate heat island effects and reduce stormwater runoff.

Congratulations to Climate Mayors on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant for its Building Mayoral Leadership on Local Climate Policy project, which will provide mayors with tools to advance greenhouse gas reduction policies. @climatemayors.bsky.social

Congratulations to GridLab on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant for its IRP CoLab Center, which will build support for integrated resource plans that improve grid reliability by increasing deployment of clean energy resources. www.gridlab.org

Congratulations to the Stanford Center on Early Childhood on receiving a three-year Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Early Childhood Grant to develop, test, and evaluate the FIND Learning Pathways Framework, helping educators move from online learning into video-based reflection and coaching.

Congratulations to the Harvard Graduate School of Education on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein early childhood grant to support the project, “Generative AI Agents and Young Children,” led by Ying Xu, PhD, Assistant Professor of Education. @harvardeducation.bsky.social

Congratulations to the AIM Institute on receiving a grant to expand its Early Reading Success Schools model, a program which supports a diverse cohort of schools across the country with professional learning and teacher and leader coaching focused on evidence-aligned literacy in Grades K-3.

Congratulations to Science to People on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund grant to develop two AI technologies that translate complex science and health-related information into easy-to-understand language for a range of digital formats. @sciencetopeople.bsky.social

Congratulations to NY Focus on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund general operating grant. NY Focus is NY’s only statewide nonprofit newsroom, producing investigative journalism about how decisions made in Albany impact communities across the state. @nysfocus.bsky.social

Congratulations to @ctmirror.org on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund general operating grant. The CT Mirror is a nonprofit, non-partisan, digital-only news organization covering public policy, government, elections, and life in Connecticut. ctmirror.org

Congratulations to the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant for its Cities Climate Law Initiative, which will provide municipalities resources to address legal questions about climate action. @sabincenter.bsky.social

Congratulations to Zero to Three on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein early childhood grant to support HealthySteps in implementing its Epic Turbocharger Package at healthcare sites in New York, Maryland, and California. @zerotothree.bsky.social www.zerotothree.org

Congratulations to the Anacostia Watershed Society on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant for its Adaptive Forest Restoration in the Anacostia Watershed project, which will help restore an 18-acre riparian habitat along the Anacostia River.

Feng Zhang, Ph.D. received a Klingenstein Neuroscience Fellowship in 2012. SciShow stopped by his lab to see what might be the next generation of gene editing. @zhangf.bsky.social @scishow.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Uim...

Congratulations to IREC on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant for its Building Local Capacity for Large-Scale Solar-Plus-Storage project, which will provide customized technical assistance to local governments. www.irecusa.org

With the support of an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant, ICLEI USA helped 22 state capital cities create policy roadmaps to incentivize energy efficiency programs for buildings and to promote electric vehicle adoption. icleiusa.org/

Congratulations to Next Step Domestic Violence Project, recipient of a 2025 Patricia D. Klingenstein Grant to help youth in Hancock and Washington Counties, Maine break the cycle of domestic violence through evidence-based interventions. www.nextstepdvproject.org

Congratulations to Messalonskee High School, recipient of a 2025 Patricia D. Klingenstein Grant for new kitchen equipment for the school's Life Skills Program, which promotes skill development and diminishes isolation for students with developmental disabilities. mhs.rsu18.org

With the support of an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant, the Anacostia Watershed Society planted native trees, removed invasive vines, and engaged community volunteers to restore forested areas along the Anacostia River. www.anacostiaws.org

Congratulations to Nature Forward on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund grant for its Langley Park and Brentwood Climate Resilience project, which involves installing climate-resilient green infrastructure in Langley Park and Brentwood. @gonatureforward.bsky.social natureforward.org

Congratulations to Count ME In, recipient of a Patricia D. Klingenstein Grant to develop and refine multi-tiered systems of support focused on attendance to reduce chronic absenteeism in eight rural Maine high schools. www.countmeinmaine.org

Congratulations to ICLEI USA on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant for its Capital Cities Clean Energy Collaborative project, which will help each city in the collaborative implement a policy it developed during the initial year of this project. icleiusa.org

Congratulations to the Guarini Center on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Environment Program grant for its Unlocking Financing for Local Building Performance Standards project, which will analyze and address the challenges to unlocking financing for building owners. guarinicenter.org

Applications are open for the Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience, supporting early-career investigators engaged in basic or clinical research that may lead to a better understanding of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Learn more: klingenstein.org/esther-a-jos...

Congratulations to @imtspeaks.bsky.social on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund grant for its Advancing Efficient Building Performance Policies that Decrease GHG Emissions project, which will provide technical assistance to cities as well as National BPS Coalition members.

Congratulations to the GCC on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund grant for its Research on State Enabling Policies for Local Climate Ordinances project, which will research how model state laws might support the adoption of local climate ordinances. @georgetownclimate.bsky.social

Congratulations to Smart Surfaces Coalition on receiving an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant for its Research & Policy project, which will create an Implementation Platform to facilitate municipal adoption of smart surfaces policies. smartsurfacescoalition.org

Congratulations to the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, recipient of a 2025 Patricia D. Klingenstein Grant for a statewide effort to engage parents and pediatricians to inform, develop, and implement gun safety tools and materials. www.maineaap.org

With the support of an Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund Environment Program grant, Smart Surfaces Coalition developed a suite of policy guidance documents and justification memos for resilient infrastructure strategies, including cool roofs and green infrastructure. smartsurfacescoalition.org

Congratulations to Camp No Limits, recipient of a 2025 Patricia D. Klingenstein Grant to expand winter season camp programs for children with limb difference. www.nolimitsfoundation.org

Congratulations to Area Interfaith Organization, recipient of a 2025 Sadie and Harry Davis Foundation Patricia D. Klingenstein Grant to reduce food insecurity and socioeconomic-related stressors by providing snacks and weekend meals during the school year and summer. www.aiofoodpantry.org