Neuroscience Initiative Funds Five Collaborative Pilot Projects for 2018
Neuroscience Initiative Funds Five Collaborative Pilot Projects for 2018
Jul 26, 2018 10:00 AM
This year, the Neuroscience Initiative at the University of Utah funded five one-year pilot collaborative seed grant projects for upto $50,000 in research areas that align with the Neuroscience Initiative mission of deepening our understanding of the brain and transforming this knowledge into innovative solutions for patient care. The Neuroscience Initiative links basic, translational, and clinical research in five disease pillar areas:
1) Demyelinating & Neuroimmune Diseases
2) Mood & Behavior Disorders
3) Neural Injury & Recovery
4) Neurodegenerative Disorders
5) Episodic Brain Dysfunction
Seed grant applications focusing on “Neuroinflammation and It`s Role In Diseases” were also encouraged. Below is a list of the seed grant collaborative projects supported by the Neuroscience Initiative.
“Arc-capsids: new way of neuronal communication during synaptic plasticity and learning”Collaborative Team:
Sophie Caron, PhD - Biology [Submitting Investigator]
Jason Shepherd, PhD - Neurobiology & Anatomy
Mark Metzstein, PhD - Human Genetics
Adrian Rothenfluh - Psychiatry
“Deep brain stimulation of the mesencephalic locomotor region to induce plasticity and recovery of locomotion after spinal cord injury in a translational porcine model”
Collaborative Team:
Candace Floyd, PhD - PM&R [Submitting Investigator]
John Rolston, MD, PhD - Neurosurgery
Christopher Butson, PhD - Bioengineering
“Participation of neuroinflammation in the pathological remodeling of traumatic nerve injury”
Collaborative Team:
Mark Mahan, MD - Neurosurgery [Submitting Investigator]
Alan Light, PhD - Anesthesiology
“Effects of Docosahexaenoic Acid on Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Piglets after Experimental TBI: a Pre-Clinical Study”
Collaborative Team:
Michelle Schober, MD, MS - Pediatrics [Submitting Investigator]
Candace Floyd, PhD - PM&R
Gregory W. J. Hawryluk MD, PhD, FRCSC - Neurosurgery
Brittany Coats, PhD - Mechanical Engineering
“Pre-Clinical Investigation for Using MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound for Non-Invasive Brain Therapies”
Collaborative Team:
Matthew Alexander, MD - Radiology & Imaging Sciences [Submitting Investigator]
Dennis L Parker, PhD - Radiology & Imaging Sciences
John Rolston, MD, PhD - Neurosurgery
Allison Payne, PhD - Radiology & Imaging Sciences
Kurt Albertine, PhD - Pediatrics