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The Kavli Institutes
Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind
Neuroscience
University of California, San Diego, and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Kavli Neural Systems Institute
Neuroscience
Rockefeller University
University of Tokyo
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics
Theoretical Physics
University of California, Santa Barbara
Stanford University
Kavli Neuroscience Discovery Institute
Neuroscience
John Hopkins University
Kavli Institute for Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Yale University
Kavli Institute of Nanoscience Delft
Nanoscience
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Kavli Institute for Fundamental Neuroscience
Neuroscience
University of California, San Francisco
Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics
Astrophysics
University of Chicago
Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Peking University-Beijing
Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences
Theoretical Physics
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kavli Institute for NanoScience Discovery
Nanoscience
University of Oxford
Kavli Institute for Brain Science
Neuroscience
Columbia University
Kavli Institute for Cosmology
Astrophysics
University of Cambridge
Kavli Nanoscience Institute
Nanoscience
California Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cornell University
Kavli Energy NanoScience Institute
Nanoscience
University of California, Berkeley
Astrophysics Institutes
With remarkable new technologies, scientists are tracing the faintest of trails into the farthest reaches of space, allowing deeper exploration into the history of the universe and the panoply of objects within it, from exoplanets to supermassive black holes.
Nanoscience Institutes
Scientists are uncovering the secrets of energy and matter at the scale of atoms, molecules and nanostructures. They are discovering how to precisely control these and their quantum properties to create new types of materials, energy pathways, miniature machines and perhaps even synthetic life.
Neuroscience Institutes
Using the latest tools, techniques and approaches, scientists are generating new knowledge about the brain at many levels, from single cells and circuits, to the whole brain. Their efforts are shedding light on how brains develop and change over time, and simultaneously unraveling the processes that underlie memory, behavior and even consciousness.
Theoretical Physics Institutes
Knowing no boundaries in the sciences, theoretical physicists seek to explain and predict the wonders of the physical and biological world. Theoretical physics brings together diverse scientists to understand both fundamental forces and particles, as well as an understanding of more complex systems from phases of matter to the human brain.
Previous Institute: Kavli Institute for Bionano Science and Technology at Harvard University
Featured News
Explore the latest news, events and discoveries from Kavli Institutes around the world.
see all newsDNA Traces Disease Back to Its Origin
Nanoscience Profile
Billions of DNA fragments are circulating in our bloodstream. Now, researchers can use them to trace a disease back to its source.
Apr 16, 2021
The Not-So-Secret Lives of Cells
Neuroscience Research Highlights
Newfound ways of peering into cells help researchers unlock the mysteries of the brain
Apr 05, 2021
Galactic Mysteries Abound
Astrophysics Research Highlights
While ultra-numerous and there for the taking observationally, galaxies have so far resisted attempts to squarely and comprehensively describe their origins and behaviors
Apr 01, 2021
The Enduring Quest for Proton Decay
Astrophysics Profile
A Kavli Institute-affiliated researcher takes us behind the scenes of the decades-long mission to overturn established physics by proving that protons can in fact die
Mar 18, 2021
A Marriage of Opposites
Nanoscience Research Highlights
A material that has seemingly impossible properties and other news from the Kavli Institutes in Nanoscience
Mar 04, 2021
The Elements of Discovery
Nanoscience Profile
Oxford’s new Kavli Institute will create a welcoming culture to support research in nanoscience
Mar 03, 2021
One Million Brain Cells and Counting
Neuroscience Research Highlights
The amazing strides researchers have made in studying the brain
Mar 02, 2021
Science, Ever Sharpening
Astrophysics Research Highlights
Science is a journey toward an ever-deeper understanding of it all
Feb 28, 2021
A New Kind of Biology for a New Century
Neuroscience Research Highlights
A fundamental shift is underway in the biological sciences, one that hinges on collaboration and big data
Feb 25, 2021
The Language of the Cell
Nanoscience Profile
mRNA vaccines are only the beginning for bionanoscience
Feb 18, 2021
It is my vision that these institutes will form an outstanding research core, to draw information from each other and promote interchange between disciplines by scientists around the world.
Fred Kavli