2019 Seed Funding Awards

Sanchita Bhatnagar, PhD

A Novel, Effective MicroRNA-Based Gene Therapy Approach for Rett Syndrome

Sanchita Bhatnagar, PhD - Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics; Howard Goodkin, MD, PhD - Department of Neurology

 

Meghan Puglia, PhD

Brain Signal Entropy and Oxytocin Receptor Epigenetics: Neurobiological Markers of Social Developmental Variability 

Meghan Puglia, PhD - Department of Neurology; Kevin Pelphrey, PhD - Department of Neurology; James Morris, PhD - Department of Psychology; Tobias Grossmann, PhD - Department of Psychology; Jessica Connelly, PhD - Department of Psychology

 

James Morris, PhD

Epigenetic Aging is Associated with Cognitive Decline and Intrinsic Neural Connectivity

James Morris, PhD - Department of Psychology; Jessica Connelly, PhD - Department of Psychology

 

Jessica Connelly, PhD 

Epigenetic Consequences of Maternal Oxytocin Treatment in Offspring

Jessica Connelly, PhD - Department of Psychology; Patrick Grant, PhD - Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics

 

Sarah Kucenas, PhD

Facilitating Axon Regeneration Via Boosting Phagocytosis and an Apoptotic Metabolite Mix

Sarah Kucenas, PhD - Department of Biology; Kodi Ravichandran, PhD - Department of Microbiology, Immunology, & Cancer Biology

 

Wendy Lynch, PhD

Identifying Novel Targets for the Treatment of Opiod Use Disorder

Wendy Lynch, PhD - Department of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences and Neuroscience; Patrick Grant, PhD - Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics; David Auble, PhD - Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics

 

Ammasi Periasamy, PhD

In Vivo 2-Photon Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging to Track Metabolic Changes in Live Alzheimer's Disease Model Mouse Brains

Ammasi Periasamy, PhD - Department of Biology; Andres Norambuena, PhD - Department of Biology; George Bloom, PhD - Department of Biology

 

Tobias Grossmann, PhD

Investigating the Role of the Microbiome in Early Brain and Behavioral Development

Tobias Grossmann, PhD - Department of Psychology; Jeanne Alhusen, PhD - Department of Psychology; Caitlin Dreisbach, PhD - Department of Psychology; Caroline Kelsey, PhD - Department of Psychology 

 

Sarah Miller, DO

NICU Predictive Analytics for Cognitive and Behavioral Disabilities

Sarah Miller, DO - Department of Pediatrics; Kevin Pelphrey, PhD - Department of Neurology; Robert Andris, PhD - Department of Medicine

 

Edward Perez-Reyes, PhD

The Role of Microglial P2Y12 Receptors in a Novel Model of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Edward Perez-Reyes, PhD - Department of Pharmacology; Ukpong Eyo, PhD - Department of Neuroscience

 

Craig Meyer, PhD

Thermal Dose Effects on the Diffusional Properties of Neuronal Tissue

Craig Meyer, PhD - Department of Biomedical Engineering; Jeffrey Elias, PhD - Department of Neurosurgery

 

Jay Hirsh, PhD

Transcriptional Response of the Midbrain Dopamine System to Stress

Jay Hirsh, PhD - Department of Biology; Jessica Connelly, PhD - Department of Psychology