2018 3Cavaliers Seed Funding

The 3Cavaliers program provides support for groups of three collaborative faculty members spread across at least two disparate disciplines, located in different units or schools, to self-assemble, formulate and explore creative, high-risk, high-payoff interdisciplinary research ideas that might not be ready for more traditional funding. 3Cavaliers is supported by a university-wide faculty expertise database which helps faculty members self-assemble and pursue new research projects.

Developed by the Office of the Vice President for Research, 3Cavaliers unites three faculty members around a new research idea and provides seed funding of $60,000 or $15,000.

Brain Institute Supported 3Cavaliers Awards

Zachary Irving, James Coan, Sonam Kachru

Harnessing the Watering Mind

John Campbell, Hui Zong, Patrice Guyenet

Genetic Dissection of Vagal Motor Circuits Controlling Heart Function

Laura Barnes, Jennifer Roe, Bethany Teachman

Automatic Sensing and Characterization of Social Interactions

Yashar Kalani, Song Hu, Shayn Pierce-Cottler

Modeling Cerebral Reperfusion Injury Using Photoacoustic Microscopy and Oxygen-sensing Nanoparticles

J. Julius Zhu, B. Jill Venton, Wendy Lynch

Genetically-Encoded Norepinephrine Sensors

Marie-Louise Hammarskjold, George Bloom, David Rekosh

Effects of Perturbation of mRNA Export Pathways on Neuron Function

Sanchita Bhatnagar, Michael Wormington, Howard Goodkin

Generation and Characterization of a Preclinical Models to Study DDX3X Disorder

Christine Thisse, Raymond Keller, Xiaowei Lu

Building an In Vitro Model for Neural Tube Defects

Young Hahn, Kevin Janes, Chia-Yi Kuan

Role of Innate Immunity in Impaired Neurodevelopment During Zika Virus Infection

Patrick Cottler, Chris Highley, George Christ

Neuromuscular Pedicle for Improved Functional Outcome of Novel Muscle Regeneration Scaffolds