2023 Seed Funding Awards

Transformative Neuroscience Pilot Grants for Basic Science

Anna Cliffe, PhD

Neuronal Memory of Type II Interferon Responses Revealed by Herpes Simplex Virus Infection

Anna Cliffe, PhD - Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cancer

 

Ali Güler, PhD & Chris Deppmann, PhD

Adaptation to Energy Excess and Deficit through AgRP Neurotrophin Signaling

Ali Güler, PhD - Department of Biology; Christopher Deppmann, PhD - Department of Biology

 

Edward Perez-Reyes, PhD

Novel Cre-dependent AAVs with Zero Off-target Expression to Study Neural Circuits

Edward Perez-Reyes, PhD - Department of Pharmacology

 

Ammasi Periasamy, PhD, Andres Norambuena, PhD, & Shagufta Alam, PHD

Oxygen Tension Measurement by PLIM in Alzheimer's Disease Model

Ammasi Periasamy, PhD - Department of Biology & Biomedical Engineering; Andres Norambuena, PhD - Department of Biology

 

Jose Javier Provencio, MD

Small Molecule Myeloperoxidase Inhibition to Prevent Delayed Cerebral Injury (DCI) after Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH)

Jose Javier Provencio, MD - Department of Neurology 

 

Adema Ribic, PhD

Spatiotemporal Changes in Intrinsic Cortical Activity after Premature Birth

Adema Ribic, PhD - Department of Psychology

 

Sarah Siegrist, PhD

FOXO in Regulation of Neural Stem Cell Transitions: Quiescence to Proliferation

Sarah Siegrist, PhD - Department of Biology

Virginia Alzheimer's Disease Center Pitch & Catch 

  • Ukpong Eyo, PhD - Department of Neuroscience

  • Lulu Jiang, PhD - Department of Neuroscience

  • Anne Kenworthy, PhD - Department of Molecular Physiology & Biological Physics

  • Shannon Reilly PhD - Department of Neurology

Human Neuroscience Grants

Alex Dalrymple, MD, Jason Druzgal, MD, PhD, Jim Patrie, MS & Dianne Huss, DPT

Investigating the Cholinergic Contribution to Gait in Parkinson's Disease

Alex Dalrymple, MD - Department of Neurology; Jason Druzgal, MD, PhD - Department of Radiology; Jim Patrie, MS - Department of Public Health Sciences; Dianne Huss, DPT - Department of Neurology

 

Michaela DuBay, PhD, Mandy Rispoli, PhD, Micah Mazurek, PhD & Larry Merkel, PhD

Parent-Mediated Autism Intervention in Bolivia: Feasibility of Parent-to-Parent Treatment Model in Low-Resourced Settings

Michaela DuBay, PhD - Department of Human Services; Mandy Rispoli, PhD - Department of Curriculum, Instruction & Special Education; Micah Mazurek, PhD - Department of Human Services; Larry Merkel, PhD - Department of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences

 

Virginia Gallagher, PhD, Carol Manning, PhD, Shannon Reilly, PhD, & Ishan Williams, PhD

The Role of Environmental Social Determinants of Health in Care Partners of Persons with Cognitive Decline

Virginia Gallagher, PhD - Department of Neurology; Carol Manning, PhD - Department of Neurology; Shannon Reilly, PhD - Department of Neurology; Ishan Williams, PhD - Department of Family, Community & Mental Health Systems
 

Chang Chia Jeff Liu, PhD, Tom Fletcher, PhD, Patrick Finan, PhD, Shayan Moosa, MD, W. Jeff Elias, MD & Mark Quigg, MD

Interdisciplinary Team Science to Uncover the Mechanisms of Pain Relief by Spinal Cord Stimulation

Chang Chia Jeff Liu, PhD - Department of Neurological Surgery; Preston Tom Fletcher, PhD - Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering; Patrick Finan, PhD - Department of Anesthesiology; Shayan Moosa, MD - Department of Neurological Surgery; W. Jeff Elias, MD - Department of Neurological Surgery; Mark Quigg, MD - Department of Neurology

 

Nicole Long, PhD

Executive Control Deficits and Memory Brain State Engagement in Healthy Aging

Nicole Long, PhD - Department of Psychology

 

Jennifer Payne, MD

Epigenome-Wide Association Study of Newborns with In Utero Exposure to Antenatal Depression and/or Antidepressants

Jennifer Payne, MD - Department of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences; Zachary A. Kaminsky, PhD - University of Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research

 

Santina Zanelli, MD, Lisa Letzkus, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC, Stephen Baek, PhD & Rupa Valdez

Machine Learning to Analyze Infant Movement and Predict Cerebral Palsy Risk

Santina Zanelli, MD - Department of Pediatrics; Lisa Letzkus, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC - Department of Pediatrics; Stephen Baek, PhD  - School of Data Science; Rupa Valdez, PhD - Departments of Systems & Information Engineering and Public Health Sciences

Targeted Investment Grants 2023

Barry Condron, PhD 

Entry of a Circulating Macrophage into the Healthy Brain

Barry Condron, PhD - Department of Biology

 

Christopher Deppmann, PhD

Long Distance Regressive Signaling Underlies Sculpting of the Nervous System during Development

Christopher Deppmann, PhD - Department of Biology

 

Zachary Irving, PhD

The Psychological and Financial Relief of Insolvency

Zachary Irving, PhD - Department of Philosophy; Sheisha Kulkarni, PhD - McIntire School of Commerce