2022 Recipient
Dr. Eiman Azim
Defining how social isolation, anxiety, and depression affect somatosensation. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
L.I.F.E. Foundation
2022 Recipient
Defining how social isolation, anxiety, and depression affect somatosensation. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2022 Recipient
Stress and nociceptive cortical integration underlie chronic pain and affective disorder comorbidity. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2021 Recipient
Live Cell Imaging of Mitochondria and Actin Dynamics During Synaptogenesis. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2021 Recipient
Reconstruction of Human Blood-brain-barrier in a Vascularized Brain Organoid Model for in vitro Study of Brain Vascular Disease. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2021 Recipient
Does neuronal infection by SARS-CoV-2 resemble hallmarks of early-stage neurodegeneration? Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2020 Recipient
Targeting Astrocytes to Enhance Synaptic Plasticity and Repair. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2020 Recipient
Mechanistic studies into the cognitive rescue effect of pioglitazone in chronic TBI. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2019 Recipient
Mechanisms of enhanced autophagy protecting healthy aging of neural stem cells. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2019 Recipient
Functional Significance of DEK in Alzheimer’s Disease and Age-Related Dementias. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2019 Recipient
Cell type-specific molecular and epigenetic impacts of stress on aminergic neurons. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2018 Recipient
Inhibition of Drp1 using a selective Drp1 peptide inhibitor for treatment of alpha-synuclein associated Parkinson’s Disease. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2018 Recipient
Single Cell Characterization of Epigenetic Mechanisms Underlying Cocaine Craving. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2017 Recipient
Examining and identifying function and role of LPHN3 in ADHD. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2017 Recipient
Identifying the genetic risk underlying poor cognitive recovery after traumatic brain injury. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2016 Recipient
Developing a neuron replacement therapy to improve breathing, motor function and survival in neurodegenerative disease. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2016 Recipient
Exploring the role of the oncogene Dek as a novel player in Alzheimer's disease. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2015 Recipient
Non-invasive IPSC-based Therapies for Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
2015 Recipient
Proteomic and genomic investigation of PSD-95 protein-protein interactions in schizophrenia. Awarded $100,000 over 2 years.
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