2021 UVA Brain & Data Science Project Sprint

The UVA Brain Institute and the UVA School of Data Science funded pilot research projects in the UVA Brain and Data Science Project Sprint 2021 to seed cutting-edge neuroscience with advances in data science. The projects feature research in neurodevelopment, Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurological syndromes. Selected projects will carry out proposed work over an 8-week period, and successful teams will also have the opportunity for invitation to participate as key components in a future extramural funding opportunity.

Tanya Evans, PhD

Brain Synchrony & Social Engagement in Autism 

Tanya Evans, PhD - School of Education; Steven Boker, PhD - College of Arts & Sciences

Tom Fletcher, PhD 

Enabling In Vivo Identification of Brain Stem Anatomy with Unprecendented Detail Using Deep Learning Image Quality Transfer from the Human Connectome Project

Tom Fletcher, PhD - School of Engineering & Applied Science; Jeff Chang-Chia Liu, PhD - School of Medicine; Jeff Elias, MD - School of Medicine

Meghan Puglia

Brain Signal Entropy as a Biomarker of Atypical Neurodevelopment Following Preterm Birth: A Cross-Sectional, Cross-Species Pilot Study

Meghan Puglia, PhD - School of Medicine; Adema Ribic, PhD - College of Arts & Sciences

Aidong Zhang, PhD

Multimodal Machine Learning for Alzheimer's Disease

Aidong Zhang, PhD - School of Engineering & Applied Science; Carol Manning, PhD - School of Medicine; Anelyssa D'Abreu, MD - School of Medicine

J. Julius Zhu, PhD

High-Resolution and High-Throughput Neurotransmission Analysis Algorithms

J. Julius Zhu, PhD - School of Medicine; B. Jill Venton, PhD - College of Arts & Sciences; Miaomiao Zhang, PhD - School of Engineeing & Applied Science