The following is a list of new grants awarded to SOM faculty with project start dates from 9/15/2020 -9/30/2020.
The following is a list of new grants awarded to SOM faculty with project start dates from 9/15/2020 -9/30/2020 (the awards listed have a total award amount greater than $100,000):
PI | Project Title | Sponsor | Award Amount | Project Begin Date |
Franz, Jason | The peripheral motor repertoire as a neuromuscular constraint on walking balance integrity in age-related falls risk | NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) | $207,250 | 9/30/2020 |
Vetreno, Ryan | Adolescent Alcohol in 5xFAD Mouse Model Accelerates Neuroinflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology Across Aging | NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) | $388,750 | 9/30/2020 |
Coleman, Leon | Microglia Activation and TLR-induced Neurodegeneration by Alcohol Promotes Progression of Alzheimer’s Pathology | NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) | $388,750 | 9/20/2020 |
Gupta, Gaorav | Drivers and Vulnerabilities of Genome Instability in Triple Negative Breast Cancer | American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) | $200,000 | 9/21/2020 |
Heise, Mark | Genetic Analysis of COVID-19 Susceptibility and Resistance Determinants in the Collaborative Cross | NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | $748,384 | 9/25/2020 |