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Grant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Synthetic Neurobiology Group (2018) (Coefficient Giving → Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Verdictpartial67%
2 checks · 1 src · 4/9/2026⚠ Checks disagree: 1 partial, 1 unverifiable
Partial deterministic match: amount, date matched but grantee did not (2714 rows)
Our claim
entire record- Name
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Synthetic Neurobiology Group (2018)
- Amount
- $3,000,000
- Currency
- USD
- Date
- February 2018
- Notes
[Scientific Research] This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigators. Representatives of the MIT Synthetic Neurobiology Group reviewed this page prior to publication. The Open Philanthropy Project recommended a gift of $3,000,000 over two years to the Massachu… expand
[Scientific Research] This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigators. Representatives of the MIT Synthetic Neurobiology Group reviewed this page prior to publication. The Open Philanthropy Project recommended a gift of $3,000,000 over two years to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Synthetic Neurobiology Group, led by Ed Boyden, to support research on the development and application of expansion microscopy to imaging of brains from a variety of organisms. We are particularly intrigued by the possibility that this method may be used to visualize how the tightly packed neural cells in vertebrate brains are connected to each other at a dramatically lower cost than would otherwise be possible with existing technology. If successful, we believe this could have dramatic implications for a variety of sub-fields within brain research. To learn more about the Synthetic Neurobiology Group and our reasons for supporting it, see our March 2016 gift page. This gift falls within our interest in funding scientific research.
Source evidence
1 src · 2 checkspartial67%deterministic-row-match · 4/9/2026
- Name
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Synthetic Neurobiology Group (2018)
- Grantee
- MIT Synthetic Neurobiology Group
- Focus Area
- Scientific Research
- Amount
- $3,000,000.00
- Date
- Fe
NotePartial deterministic match: amount, date matched but grantee did not (2714 rows)
unverifiable95%Haiku 4.5 · 3/25/2026
NoteThe provided source text is a generic informational page about Coefficient Giving's funds and approach. It does not contain any specific information about a grant to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Synthetic Neurobiology Group, the amount of $3,000,000, or the date of February 2018. While the source confirms that Coefficient Giving exists as a funder, it provides no data to verify or contradict the specific grant record details.
Case № QwzAbDvrWYFiled 4/9/2026Confidence 67%