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Spring 2024

Biochemistry

Principal Investigator Award Sponsor Name Proposal Type Award Period
Avci, Fikri Y Pn3Pase as an Effective Enzyme Therapeutic for Streptococcus Pneumoniae type 3 Infection PNEUMOTACTIX New 17-NOV-23 - 30-JUN-24
Conn, Graeme Leslie Mechanisms and biological functions of SPOUT methyltransferases OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY New 01-SEP-23 - 31-JUL-24
Draganova, Elizabeth Bennett Mechanisms of Conformational Dynamics and Inhibition of the HSV-1 Nuclear Egress Complex NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Supplemental 20-MAR-23 - 28-FEB-25
Draganova, Elizabeth Bennett Under Pressure: Biophysical Mapping of Herpesvirus Capsid Assembly and Genome Packaging NIH NATL INST OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCE New 18-SEP-23 - 31-AUG-26
Ghalei, Homa Biogenesis of macromolecular machines for post-transcriptional regulation of translation NIH NATL INST OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCE Supplemental 17-AUG-20 - 31-JUL-25
Liang, Bo Functions and structures of the Nipah virus polymerase UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH New 01-MAY-23 - 30-APR-24
Liang, Bo SARS-CoV-2 Viral and Receptor Protein Production and Cryogenic Electron Microscopy CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL New 31-AUG-23 - 30-AUG-24
Liang, Bo Production of Highly Purified Proteins and Structure Determination of  Antigen-ant CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL New 25-AUG-23 - 24-AUG-24
Liu, Xu Molecular mechanisms of Vamorolone action on X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy  NATL AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION New 01-JUL-21 - 30-JUN-24
Ortlund, Eric A. Them1 Inhibitors for the Management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease BRIGHAM AND WOMENS HOSPITAL New 01-JUL-23 - 30-APR-28
Ortlund, Eric A. Targeting the orphan nuclear receptor LRH-1 with small molecules NIH NATL INST OF DIABETES DIGESTIVE AND New 01-SEP-23 - 31-JUL-27
Ortlund, Eric A. Them1-Mediated Metabolic Regulation and Pathogenic Role in NAFLD BRIGHAM AND WOMENS HOSPITAL Continuation 01-JUL-23 - 30-JUN-24
Seyfried, Nicholas T. Investigating the role of TMEM106b genetics and pathology in Alzheimer's disease MAYO CLINIC New 22-SEP-23 - 31-AUG-28
Seyfried, Nicholas T. Risk Factors, Pathology, and Clinical Expressions of AD RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Continuation 15-JUL-19 - 30-APR-24
Seyfried,Nicholas T. Generation, Characterization, and Validation of Marmoset Models of Alzheimer's Dis UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Continuation 01-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-27
Seyfried, Nicholas T. The IU/JAX Alzheimer's Disease Precision Models Center INDIANA UNIVERSITY Continuation 30-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-27
Song, Xuezheng Next Generation Glycan Microarray using DNA-coded glycans and Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) NIH NATL INST OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCE Continuation 15-SEP-20 - 31-JUL-24
Sundberg, Eric John Deciphering the IgG glycosylation code of Alzheimer's Disease NIH NATL INSTITUTE ON AGING New 01-FEB-24 - 31-JAN-29
Sundberg, Eric John Engineering mono-fucosylated IgGs to fine-tune antibody-mediated effector functions NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Continuation 03-FEB-23 - 31-JAN-25


Cell Biology

Principal Investigator Award Sponsor Name Proposal Type Award Period
Bassell, Gary J Single-Molecule Imaging of Ubiquitination Dynamics in Neurons NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS New 15-SEP-23 - 31-AUG-25
Bassell, Gary J Fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein-1 mediated regulation of the Clathrin-Associated Adaptor Complex Protein-2 (AP2) NIH NATL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH New 01-JAN-24 - 31-DEC-24
Emanuel, Alan J Contextual Representation of Tactile Information in Mouse Primary Somatosensory Cortex NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Continuation 01-JAN-23 - 31-DEC-25
English, Arthur W Role of Stress Granule Protein Aggregation in Axon Regeneration UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Continuation 01-JUL-20 - 30-JUN-24
Faundez, Victor Systems Biology of Rett Syndrome Gene Therapy Outcomes RETT SYNDROME RESEARCH FOUNDATION Supplemental 01-NOV-21 - 31-OCT-24
Faundez, Victor Mitochondrial Alzheimer's Risk Factors Control APOE Expression and Secretion CURE ALZHEIMERS FUND New 01-MAR-24 - 28-FEB-25
Faundez, Victor Systemic Molecular Phenotypes in Koolen-de Vries Syndrome KOOLEN-DE VRIES SYNDROME FOUNDATION New 01-JAN-24 - 31-DEC-24
Hailstock, Taylor Simone Characterization of orb2-dependent microcephaly in Drosophila HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE New 01-SEP-23 - 31-AUG-26
Kosti, Adam George Mechanisms of microRNA dysregulation in Fragile X Syndrome NIH NATL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH New 13-SEP-23 - 31-AUG-26
Lane, Alicia R Metabolic Mechanisms of Copper-Dependent Neurodegeneration and Excitability in Menkes Disease NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS New 06-APR-22 - 05-APR-25
Li, Yaqing Role of SCI-induced spontaneous afferents activity in sympathetic function and col CRAIG H NEILSEN FOUNDATION New 01-JUL-23 - 30-JUL-25
Myers, Kenneth R Coordinating synaptic actin and translational control WHITEHALL FOUNDATION New 01-SEP-23 - 31-AUG-26
Noble, Donald James Respiratory rate conditioning for pain control after spinal cord injury CRAIG H NEILSEN FOUNDATION New 31-JUL-23 - 30-JUL-25
Pant, Devesh Chandra Investigation of ALS caused by mutant KIF5A MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION New 01-SEP-23 - 31-AUG-26
Pant, Devesh Chandra Role of altered sphingolipids in the pathophysiology of ALS LIVE LIKE LOU FOUNDATON New 15-JAN-24 - 14-JAN-25
Perreault, Marie-Claude Communication, Coordination, and Control of Neuromechanical Systems (C3NS) CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY Continuation 01-SEP-20 - 31-AUG-25
Sampson, Timothy Robert Interaction of Pyrethroid Exposure and the Microbiome on Parkinson's Disease related Pathologies NIH NATL INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL HLTH SCIE Continuation 09-FEB-22 - 30-NOV-26
Singleton, Kaela Shanice Integrity and localization of Mitochondria in Menkes Disease Pathogenesis NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Continuation 15-JUL-20 - 31-JUL-23
Ward, Patricia J Sympathetic Function in Neural Injuries NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Continuation 23-SEP-21 - 31-AUG-24
Zhang, Shirley Circadian rhythm regulation of blood-brain barrier transport and inflammation NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS New 01-DEC-23 - 30-NOV-25
Zhang, Shirley Determining the importance of temporal regulation of the blood-brain barrier NIH NATL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUE Continuation 01-SEP-21 - 31-AUG-24


Microbiology and Immunology

Principal Investigator Award Sponsor Name Proposal Type Award Period
Ahmed, Rafi Cell mediated immunity assays for B and T cell responses to influenza vaccination CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL New 11-SEP-23 - 10-SEP-24
Ahmed, Rafi Rapid identification of human antibodies recognizing influenza hemagglutinin CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL New 11-SEP-23 - 10-SEP-25
Ahmed, Rafi Biond Biologics Collaboration - sCD28 BIOND BIOLOGICS New 14-SEP-23 - 13-AUG-24
Ahmed, Rafi Therapeutic use of CUE-100 series IST (immuno-STATTM) platform to enhance CD8 CUE BIOPHARMA New 01-OCT-23 - 30-SEP-25
Ahmed, Rafi Emory CESDEP: Cellular assays for quantitating CD4 and CD8 T cell responses LEIDOS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH New 30-NOV-23 - 30-NOV-24
Ahmed, Rafi Isolation and Characterization of Human Monoclonal Antibodies Against Anthrax USA MED RESEARCH ACQ ACTIVITY New 25-SEP-23 - 24-SEP-24
Ahmed, Rafi Vaccine Induced Immunity in the Young and Aged NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Supplemental 01-MAY-19 - 30-APR-24
Ahmed,Rafi Consortium for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE Continuation 01-JUL-19 - 30-JUN-24
Ahmed, Rafi Costimulation and regulation of anti-viral immunity HARVARD UNIVERSITY Continuation 01-SEP-19 - 31-AUG-24
Ahmed, Rafi Mt. Sinai - Emory Multi-institutional CIVIC MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Continuation 10-SEP-19 - 09-SEP-24
Basu Thakur,Poulami CDC IPA:  POULAMI BASU THAKUR CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL Continuation 30-JUN-21 - 29-JUN-24
Boss, Jeremy M TLR7 and TLR9-directed plasma cell formation: Dissecting the molecular basis for their differential dependence on IFN-induced signals UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM Continuation 10-JUL-20 - 30-JUN-24
Davis, Carl W Consortium for Immunotherapeutics against Emerging Viral Threats. LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY Continuation 01-MAY-19 - 30-APR-24
Lakdawala, Seema NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Continuation 01-AUG-22 - 31-MAR-24
Lakdawala, Seema Role of preexisting immunity on airborne transmission of influenza viruses NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Continuation 01-FEB-23 - 31-JAN-27
Lakdawala, Seema Assessment of the role of pre-existing immunity in the emergence of H5N1 and H9N2 UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH New 18-SEP-23 - 17-SEP-25
LaRock, Christopher N Proteolytic regulation of the Streptococcus pyogenes cell surface NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Continuation 15-JAN-21 - 31-DEC-25
Lowen, Anice Carmen Impact of intra-host population structure on influenza virus antigenic evolution NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Continuation 09-DEC-21 - 30-NOV-26
Lowen, Anice Carmen Development of Oncolytic Reovirus for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Continuation 10-JAN-20 - 31-DEC-25
Lowen, Anice Carmen CEIRR: SARS-CoV-2 Research Activities NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Continuation 01-APR-21 - 17-SEP-26
Mattingly, Cameron LaRue Robinson Duration and Function of Lung Tissue Resident CD8+ Memory T cells NIH NATL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUE Continuation 01-FEB-23 - 31-JAN-25
Medina, Christopher Bernardo Defining the unique classes of inhibitory receptor molecules during CD8+ T cell HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE Continuation 01-OCT-22 - 30-SEP-24
McBride, Shonna M Genetic Mechanisms of Sporulation Induction in C. difficile NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Continuation 01-FEB-21 - 31-JAN-26
Raghunathan, Vedhika Within and between host dynamics in influenza A virus antigenic evolution NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS New F31 01-MAY-24 - 30-APR-27
Scharer, Christopher David Epigenetic instruction of memory B cell function and reactivation NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Continuation 12-DEC-19 - 30-NOV-24
Scharer, Christopher David Mechanisms driving extrafollicular polyreactive B cell lineages in partial RAG UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Continuation 22-SEP-21 - 31-AUG-24
Shafer, William M FY21 CDC IPA Renewal Agreement CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL Continuation 15-SEP-21 - 14-SEP-24


Pharmacology and Chemical Biology

Principal Investigator Award Sponsor Name Proposal Type Award Period
Dingledine, Raymond

Probing the Protective Role of EZH2 in Epilepsy

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON Continuation 01-AUG-19 - 31-MAY-24
Golde, Todd Eliot A consortium effort to translate therapies for neurological diseases UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL Continuation 01-AUG-22 - 30-APR-25
Hall, Randy A. Disease-Associated Mutations and Ligand Activation of the Adhesion G Protein-Coupled Receptor ADGRB2 NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS New 15-SEP-23 - 31-AUG-25
Hess, Ellen J Neuronal Mechanisms underlying sex differences in dystonia NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Supplemental 15-SEP-22 - 31-JUL-26
Ivanov, Andrey Andreyevich Predicting actionable cancer vulnerabilities enabled by mutant-directed protein-protein interactions NIH NATL CANCER INSTITUTE Continuation 01-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-24
Levites, Yona Innervation of the knee and TMJ UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Continuation 23-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-25
Read, Renee D Verteporfin as a YAP/TAZ inhibitor for treatment of glioblastoma NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS New 21-SEP-23 - 31-MAY-28
Read, Renee D Identifying and Testing Molecular Therapies for Schwannoma US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE New 01-JUL-23 - 30-JUN-26
Read, Renee D Human Organoid Models for Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS New 11-SEP-23 - 31-AUG-25
Varvel, Nicholas H Brain-invading monocytes promote the deleterious consequences of status epilepticus NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Continuation 01-DEC-19 - 30-NOV-25
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