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Fall 2023

Biochemistry

Principal Investigator Award Sponsor Name Proposal Type Award Period
Avci, Fikri Y Molecular Mechanisms for Carbohydrate Presentation to CD4+ T cells by MHCII Pathway NIH NIAID Renewal 19-SEP-22 - 31-JUL-27
Avci, Fikri Y Towards a New Generation of Glycoengineered Pneumococcal Bioconjugate VAXNEWMO New 01-JUL-22 - 31-JAN-24
Avci, Fikri Y Glycopeptide-specific helper T cells eliciting protective humoral immunity against HIV NIH NIAID New 01-MAR-23 - 28-FEB-26
Conn, Graeme Leslie RNA modification and antibiotic resistance NIH NIAID Cont. 01-MAY-20 - 30-APR-25
Conn, Graeme Leslie dsRNA regulation of the cytosolic innate immune system NIH NIAID Renewal 30-MAY-23 - 30-APR-28
Draganova, Elizabeth Bennett Mechanisms of Conformational Dynamics and Inhibition of the HSV-1 Nuclear Egress Complex NIH NIAID New 20-MAR-23 - 28-FEB-25
Ghalei, Homa Biogenesis of macromolecular machines for post-transcriptional regulation of translation NIH NIGMS Cont. 17-AUG-20 - 31-JUL-25
Ghalei, Homa Reach for the stars: Elevating the Diversity and Science Lecture Series platform UNIV OF CAL SAN DIEGO New 01-NOV-21 - 31-OCT-23
Kavanaugh, Logan Molecular basis for substrate discrimination by transporter protein MexY of the MexXY-OprM efflux pump in Pseudomonas aeruginosa NIH NIGMS Cont. 01-JUL-21 - 30-JUN-25
Khoshnevis, Sohail Post-transcriptional regulation of cell plasticity NIH NIAID New 21-JUL-23 - 31-MAY-28
Liang, Bo Structure and Regulation of The Respiratory Syncytial Virus Polymerase NIH NIGMS Cont. 20-SEP-19 - 31-JUL-24
Liang, Bo Structure and Regulation of The Respiratory Syncytial Virus Polymerase NIH NIGMS Suppl. 20-SEP-19 - 31-JUL-24
Liang, Bo Production of Purified Viral Proteins and Determination of Resolution of Antigen-a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL New 20-SEP-22 - 19-SEP-23
Liu, Xu Molecular mechanisms of Vamorolone action on X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy  AHA New 01-JUL-21 - 30-JUN-24
Ortlund, Eric A. THEM1-MEDIATED METABOLIC REGULATION AND PATHOGENIC ROLE IN NAFLD CORNELL UNIVERSITY Cont. 01-JUL-20 - 30-JUN-23
Ortlund, Eric A. Targeting the orphan nuclear receptor LRH-1 with small molecules NIH NIDDK Renewal 05-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-23
Ortlund, Eric A. Targeting LRH-1 to treat ulcerative colitis US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE New 15-MAY-23 - 14-MAY-27
 Seyfried, Nicholas T. Integrated proteomics of brain vasculature in the context of APOE in AD ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION New 01-OCT-22 - 30-SEP-24
Seyfried,Nicholas T. The IU/JAX Alzheimer's Disease Precision Models Center INDIANA UNIVERSITY Renewal 30-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-27
 Seyfried, Nicholas T. Novel Protein Biomarkers of Corticolimbic Pathophysiology in Lewy body Dementia NIH NINDS New 15-SEP-22 - 30-JUN-27
 Seyfried, Nicholas T. Generation, Characterization, and Validation of Marmoset Models of Alzheimer's Disease UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH New 01-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-27
 Seyfried, Nicholas T. Amyloidosis associated proteins in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Cont. 05-SEP-21 - 31-AUG-24
 Seyfried, Nicholas T. GRA.VL21.C16 EmTheraPro, Inc. GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE New 29-AUG-22 - 30-JUN-23
 Seyfried, Nicholas T. Understanding PTSD through Pos MCLEAN HOSPITAL Cont. 25-JUL-18 - 30-APR-23
 Seyfried, Nicholas T. Identifying therapeutic targets that confer synaptic resilience to Alzheimers dis UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM Cont. 30-SEP-18 - 30-APR-24
 Seyfried, Nicholas T. Risk Factors, Pathology, and Clinical Expressions of AD RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Cont. 15-JUL-19 - 30-APR-24
Shapley,Sarah Investigating the role of Serine Arginine (SR)-Rich RNA Binding Proteins in Tau Aggregation NIH NIAID New 01-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-25
Sundberg, Eric John Engineering mono-fucosylated IgGs to fine-tune antibody-mediated effector functions NIH NIAID New 03-FEB-23 - 31-JAN-25
Sundberg, Eric John Rationalizing glycoengineering strategies for immunotherapeutic antibodies NIH NIAID Cont. 08-APR-20 - 31-MAR-25
Wojtas, Aleksandra Maria Impact of APOE on endothelial cell proteomes in Alzheimer's disease NIH NIAID New 01-JUL-23 - 30-JUN-26


Cell Biology

Principal Investigator Award Sponsor Name Proposal Type Award Period
Alvarez, Francisco J Disruption of spinal circuit early development after silencing En1/Foxp2 interneurons NIH NINDS New 01-JUL-23 - 30-JUN-25
Alvarez, Francisco J Development of Synaptic Inputs on Spinal Interneurons NIH NINDS Continuation 05-MAY-21 - 28-FEB-26
Bassell, Gary J RNA Processing-Mediated Mechanisms of CNS Dysfunction in Myotonic Dystrophy UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Continuation 01-JUL-19 - 30-JUN-24
Bassell, Gary J Mechanism and Function Of MBNL Mediated mRNA Localization in Neuronal Development and Neurologic Disease NIH NINDS New 01-FEB-20 - 31-JAN-25
Bassell, Gary J RNA Processing-Mediated Mechanisms of CNS Dysfunction in Myotonic Dystrophy UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Supplemental 01-JUL-19 - 30-JUN-24
Blackmer-Raynolds, Lisa Dexter Microbiome-microglia interactions in Alzheimer’s disease pathophysiology NIH NIA New 03-MAY-23 - 02-MAY-25
Choi, Inyeong Testing a new strategy to reduce alcohol consumption by pH NIH NIAAA Continuation 20-SEP-21 - 31-AUG-23
Choo, Hyojung Development of Nanomembrane Electronics and Machine-Learning Algorithms for Quantitative Screening of Dysphagia Therapeutics GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Continuation 23-SEP-21 - 31-JUL-24
Emanuel, Alan J Contextual Representation of Tactile Information in Mouse Primary Somatosensory Cortex NIH NINDS New 01-JAN-23 - 31-DEC-25
Fang, Junnan Isoform expression and post-transcriptional regulation of centrosomal plp mRNA NIH NIGMS Continuation 01-JUL-22 - 30-JUN-24
Goettemoeller, Anne Marie Mechanism and restoration of altered firing in interneurons during early phase Alzheimer's Disease NIH NIA New 01-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-25
Hardin, Katherine Rebecca Fascin1 in Growth Cone Motilit NIH NINDS New 15-MAY-23 - 14-MAY-25
Jiang, Jie Cell-type-specific toxicity of C9orf72 repeat expansions in FTD and ALS NIH NIA Continuation 15-SEP-20 - 31-MAY-25
Jiang, Jie Mechanistic insights of cortical hyperexcitability in ALS NIH NINDS New 01-JUL-23 - 30-JUN-25
Katz, David John Drug screen targeting the pathological interaction between LSD1 and tau ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION Continuation 01-APR-23 - 31-OCT-23
Kosti, Adam George Characterization and Modulation of microRNAs in Human Fragile X Syndrome FRAXA RESEARCH FOUNDATION Continuation 01-JUN-22 - 31-MAY-24
Lerit, Dorothy Anne The generation of functional asymmetries in neural stem cells AMER CANCER SOCIETY New 01-JAN-23 - 31-DEC-26
Lerit, Dorothy Anne Post-transcriptional mechanisms of centrosome regulation NIH NIGMS Continuation 01-AUG-20 - 30-JUN-25
Lerit, Dorothy Anne Post-transcriptional mechanisms of centrosome regulation NIH NIGMS Supplemental 01-AUG-20 - 30-JUN-25
Moberg, Kenneth Harold A Conserved RNA Binding Protein Required for Control of Key Developmental Pathways NIH NINDS Continuation 01-FEB-22 - 31-JAN-27
Purcell, Ryan H Phenotypic convergence at mitochondria in copy number variant disorders NIH NIMH New 01-AUG-23 - 31-JUL-27
Raj, Nisha A comparative network approach to identify shared and unique defects in the FXS an BRAIN & BEHAVIOR RSCH FDTN New 15-JAN-23 - 14-JAN-25
Rodriguez, Juan D. Regulation of embryonic cell fate decision by histone methylation NIH NICHD Continuation 16-SEP-19 - 30-JUN-23
Sampson, Timothy Robert Interaction of Pyrethroid Exposure and the Microbiome on Parkinson's Disease related Pathologies NIH NIEHS Continuation 09-FEB-22 - 30-NOV-26
Seldin, Lindsey VA IPA award VA New 30-MAY-23 - 30-JUNE-24 
Schweibenz, Colby Kristina Defining the role of Taiman, the Drosophila homolog of AIB1, as a super-competitor in developing epithelia NIH NCI Continuation 01-MAY-21 - 30-APR-24
Wynne, Meghan Elyse Mitochondrial-dependent Mechanisms of Apolipoprotein E Gene Expression in the Mammalian Brain NIH NIA Continuation 28-FEB-21 - 27-FEB-24
Ye, Changtian Age-Dependent Long-term Brain AMER FEDERATION FOR AGING RESEARCH New 01-SEP-22 - 01-MAR-23
Zhang, Shirley Determining the importance of temporal regulation of the blood-brain barrier NIH NHLBI Continuation 01-SEP-21 - 31-AUG-24
Zheng, James Q Actin Regulation of Dendritic Spine Development and Plasticity NIH NIMH New 01-JAN-23 - 31-DEC-23
Zheng, James Q Fascin in brain development and function NIH NINDS New 15-APR-23 - 31-MAR-25


Microbiology and Immunology

Principal Investigator Award Sponsor Name Proposal Type Award Period
Ahmed, Rafi Early Events and Role of FcR pathways in Immunity to mRNA vaccines ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY New 29-JUL-21 - 31-JUL-24
Ahmed, Rafi Pathogenesis of Uveitis in Ebola Virus Disease Survivors UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER Cont. 01-MAR-21 - 30-JUN-24
Ahmed, Rafi Therapeutic use of PD-1-IL2v combined with PD-1-IL-18, anti-4-1BB, and anti-CD40 F. Hoffmann - La Roche AG Cont. 27-APR-20 - 31-DEC-24
Ahmed, Rafi Vaccine Induced Immunity in the Young and Aged NIH NIAID Suppl. 01-MAY-19 - 30-APR-24
Ahmed, Rafi Characterization of the transcriptional profile of HPV Specific CD8 T Cells HOOKIPA PHARMA New 09-MAY-23 - 08-MAY-25
Ahmed, Rafi Toward a Universal Influenza Virus Vaccine - Project 2 MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Cont. 01-AUG-18 - 31-JUL-24
Ahmed, Rafi Rapid identification of human antibodies recognizing influenza hemagglutinin CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL Cont. 01-AUG-21 - 31-JUL-23
Ahmed, Rafi Isolation and Characterization of Human Monoclonal Antibodies Against Anthrax USA MED RESEARCH ACQ ACTIVITY New 01-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-23
Ahmed, Rafi Vaccine Induced Immunity in the Young and Aged NIH NIAID Cont. 01-MAY-19 - 30-APR-24
Ahmed, Rafi Exploiting the mechanobiology of PD-1 for cancer immunotherapy GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Cont. 01-JUN-20 - 31-MAY-24
Ahmed, Rafi Consortium for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Development SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE Cont. 01-JUL-19 - 30-JUN-24
Ahmed, Rafi DIVINCI: Dissection of Influenza Vaccination and Infection for Childhood Immunity ST JUDE CHILDRENS RESEARCH HOSPITAL Cont. 02-MAY-19 - 30-APR-26
Ahmed, Rafi Costimulation and regulation of anti-viral immunity HARVARD UNIVERSITY Cont. 01-SEP-19 - 31-AUG-23
Ayala Figueredo, Julio FY20 CDC IPA Agreement - Julio Ayala Figueredo CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL Cont. 15-SEP-19 - 14-SEP-23
Balthazar, Jacqueline Trinite FY20 CDC IPA Agreement -Balthazar, Jacqueline Trinite CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL Cont. 15-SEP-19 - 14-SEP-23
Basu Thakur, Poulami CDC IPA: POULAMI BASU THAKUR CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL Cont. 30-JUN-21 - 29-JUN-23
Boss, Jeremy M Ex vivo human organ systems of lymph node, gut, and lung to understand the immune GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Cont. 01-APR-21 - 31-MAR-24
Boss, Jeremy M Role of the DR/DQ super enhancer in MHC-II expression NIH NIAID Cont. 16-JUL-20 - 30-JUN-25
Boss, Jeremy M Regulation of Human PD-1 Gene Expression NIH NIAID Cont. 01-JUN-20 - 31-MAY-25
Boss, Jeremy M TLR7 and TLR9-directed plasma cell formation: Dissecting the molecular basis... UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM Cont. 10-JUL-20 - 30-JUN-23
Boss, Jeremy M Predoctoral Training Program in Genetics NIH NIGMS Cont. 01-JUL-18 - 31-AUG-23
Cervantes Barragan, Luisa Constanza del R Role of dietary fiber-microbiota Interactions in the development and function of small intestinal T cells NIH NIDDK Cont. 01-SEP-21 - 31-JUL-26
Cervantes Barragan, Luisa Constanza del R Role of dietary fiber-microbiota Interactions in the development and function of small intestinal T cells NIH NIDDK Suppl. 01-SEP-21 - 31-JUL-26
Colquhoun, Jennifer Marie VA IPA: JENNIFER COLQUHOUN US DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS New 01-DEC-22 - 30-SEP-23
Davis, Carl W Consortium for Immunotherapeutics against Emerging Viral Threats LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY Cont. 01-MAY-19 - 30-APR-23
Elkins, Cody The importance of Treg-intrinsic cholesterol metabolism for visceral adipose tissue NIH NIDDK New 01-JUL-23 - 30-JUN-27
Grabowicz, Marcin Lipoprotein trafficking to the bacterial outer membrane NIH NATL INST OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCE Cont. 01-AUG-19 - 31-MAY-24
Guerra, Stephanie Corinne Investigating CovRS activation within skin microenvironments to drive... NIH NIAID New 01-SEP-23 - 31-AUG-26
Kohlmeier, Jacob E Cellular and molecular programming of lung resident T cell memory NIH NATL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUE Cont. 01-MAY-20 - 30-APR-24
Lakdawala, Seema Flu Lab - Human Challenge Phas+C58 NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST New 01-MAR-23 - 28-FEB-25
Lakdawala, Seema Role of preexisting immunity on airborne transmission of influenza viruses NIH NIAID New 01-FEB-23 - 31-JAN-27
Lakdawala, Seema NIAID Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Response UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA New 01-AUG-22 - 31-MAR-23
LaRock, Christopher N Proteolytic regulation of the Streptococcus pyogenes cell surface NIH NIAID Cont. 15-JAN-21 - 31-DEC-25
Lowen, Anice Carmen Role of Type I and III Interferons in Shaping Influenza A Virus Dynamics Within and Between Hosts NIH NIAID New 06-MAR-23 - 28-FEB-25
Lowen, Anice Carmen Role of spatial structure in shaping viral population diversity and evolution NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Cont. 17-AUG-20 - 31-JUL-25
Lowen, Anice Carmen Emory CEIRR: SARS-CoV-2 Research Activities NIH NIAID Cont. 01-APR-21 - 06-JUN-25
Lowen, Anice Carmen Impact of intra-host population structure on influenza virus antigenic evolution NIH NIAID Cont. 09-DEC-21 - 30-NOV-26
Mattingly, Cameron LaRue Robinson Duration and Function of Lung Tissue Resident CD8+ Memory T cells NIH Cont. 01-FEB-23 - 31-JAN-25
Mattingly, Cameron LaRue Robinson Duration and Function of Lung Tissue Resident CD8+ Memory T cells NIH New 01-FEB-23 - 31-JAN-25
McBride, Shonna M Mechanisms Underlying Nutrient-Mediated Sporulation in C. difficile NIH NIAID Cont. 01-JUN-21 - 31-MAY-26
McBride, Shonna M Genetic Mechanisms of Sporulation Induction in C. difficile NIH NIAID Cont. 01-FEB-21 - 31-JAN-26
Medina, Christopher Bernardo Defining the unique classes of inhibitory receptor molecules during CD8+ T cell BURROUGHS WELLCOME FUND New 01-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-25
Michalets, Sarah Elizabeth Impact of Resident Memory CD8 T Cells on Respiratory Virus Transmission NIH NATL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUE New 01-JUN-23 - 31-MAY-26
Monteiro, Marcos Paulo Identification of CodY-Regulated Factors that Control Sporulation in Clostridioide NIH NIAID New 01-JUL-23 - 30-JUN-26
Powell, Michael Duane Mechanisms of human PD-1 gene regulation in T follicular helper cells NIH NIAID Cont. 01-APR-21 - 31-MAR-24
Rather,Philip N. Understanding B-lactam resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY Cont. 01-SEP-19 - 31-AUG-23
Scharer, Christopher David Mechanisms driving extrafollicular polyreactive B cell lineages in partial RAG UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Cont. 22-SEP-21 - 31-AUG-23
Scharer, Christopher David Epigenetic instruction of memory B cell function and reactivation NIH NIAID Cont. 12-DEC-19 - 30-NOV-24
Shafer, William M Antimicrobial Resistance and Therapeutic Discovery Training Program NIH NIAID Cont. 10-JUN-20 - 31-MAY-25
Shafer, William M CDC IPA Renewal Agreement CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL Cont. 15-SEP-21 - 14-SEP-23
Shafer, William M The Atlantic Coast Sexually... HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION Cont. 26-MAR-19 - 29-FEB-24
Shafer, William M+C52 Function and regulation of the intrinsic antibiotic resistome of Neisseria gonorrhoeae NIH NIAID Cont. 24-JUL-19 - 30-JUN-24
Singh, Raja VA IPA: Raja Singh US DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS New 01-FEB-23 - 31-JAN-25
Sivasami, Pulavendran VA IPA: Pulavendran Sivasami US DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS New 01-DEC-22 - 28-FEB-23
Wiggins, Keenan Differentiation of memory B cells requires EZH2 and epigenetic remodeling NIH NIAID New 23-JUN-23 - 30-MAY-26


Pharmacology and Chemical Biology

Principal Investigator Award Sponsor Name Proposal Type Award Period
Banke, Tue G NMDA receptor modulators at triheteromeric receptors NEUMORA THERAPEUTICS New 16-SEP-22 - 15-SEP-23
Banke, Tue G NMDA receptor modulators at triheteromeric receptors NEUROCRINE BIOSCIENCES New 01-MAR-23 - 29-FEB-24
Dingledine, Raymond Exploiting EP2 receptor biology to target seizure-related neuroinflammation selectively NIH NINDS Continuation 01-JUN-20 - 28-FEB-25
Feng, Yue Regulation and function of human neural circular RNAs NIH NINDS Continuation 15-MAR-21 - 31-DEC-25
Feng, Yue Novel Regulation and Function of the lncRNA Gomafu in Human Neurons NIH NINDS Continuation 15-JUL-19 - 31-MAY-24
Fu, Haian Deciphering LKB1-associated immunotherapy resistance in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) NIH NCI Continuation 01-JUN-22 - 31-MAY-27
Ganesh, Thota Optimization of EP2 Antagonists for Post-Seizure Cognitive Deficits NIH NINDS Renewal 01-MAY-23 - 30-APR-25
Golde, Todd Eliot A Systems Approach to Targeting Innate Immunity in AD MAYO CLINIC New 01-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-23
Golde, Todd Eliot A consortium effort to translate therapies for neurological diseases UNIV NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL New 01-AUG-22 - 30-APR-25
Golde, Todd Eliot Elucidating factors that modulate tauopathy and cellular degeneration to guide the UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA New 01-APR-23 - 31-MAR-24
Hall, Randy A. Control of Seizure and Migraine Susceptibility by GPR37L1 NIH NINDS Continuation 15-JUL-21 - 30-JUN-26
Hall, Randy A. Graduate Training in the Pharmacological Sciences NIH NIGMS New 01-JUL-23 - 30-JUN-28
Hepler, John R RGS14 Regulation of Hormone-sensitive NPT2A-mediated Phosphate Transport NIH NIGMS Continuation 01-AUG-21 - 31-MAY-25
Hepler, John R RGS14 regulation of synaptic plasticity in hippocampal neurons NIH NINDS Continuation 01-AUG-19 - 31-MAY-24
Hess, Ellen J Neuronal Mechanisms underlying sex differences in dystonia NIH NINDS Supplemental 15-SEP-22 - 31-JUL-26
Hess, Ellen J Neuronal Mechanisms underlying sex differences in dystonia NIH NINDS New 15-SEP-22 - 31-JUL-26
Ivanov, Andrey Andreyevich Predicting actionable cancer vulnerabilities enabled by mutant-directed protein-protein interactions NIH NCI New 01-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-24
Levites, Yona Innervation of the knee and TMJ UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA New 23-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-25
Levites, Yona Amyloidosis associated proteins in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA New 01-AUG-22 - 31-AUG-24
Li, Lian Molecular analysis of SORL1 function and dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease NIH NIA New 15-APR-23 - 31-MAR-25
Mao, Zixu Chloride Homeostasis in Lysosomal Function and Parkinson's Disease NIH NINDS Continuation 01-JUL-22 - 30-APR-27
Mo, Xiulei Discovery of small molecule mutant SMAD4-PPI inducers NIH NCI Continuation 01-AUG-21 - 31-JUL-25
Myers, Scott Evaluation of Radiprodil on GRIN GOF Variants In Vitro GRIN THERAPEUTICS Continuation 01-MAY-22 - 30-APR-24
Myers, Scott AgriThera- AgriThera Phase IB GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE New 13-FEB-23 - 31-OCT-23
Perszyk, Riley E Functional assessment of human GluN2B variants using a robotic patch clamp rig UPLIFTING ATHLETES New 01-MAR-23 - 28-FEB-24
Read, Renee D MET kinase fusions in pediatric glioblastoma NIH NINDS Continuation 01-DEC-21 - 30-NOV-23
Read, Renee D MET kinase fusions in pediatric glioblastoma NIH NINDS New 01-DEC-21 - 30-NOV-23
Read, Renee D MET kinase fusions in pediatric glioblastoma NIH NINDS Supplemental 01-DEC-21 - 30-NOV-23
Read, Renee D Human Organoid Models for Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas CURE CHILDHOOD CANCER New 01-JUL-22 - 30-SEP-23
Root, Jessica Turner Elucidating molecular mechanisms of lysosomal dysfunction underlying progranulin deficiency NIH NINDS Continuation 23-AUG-21 - 22-AUG-24
Traynelis, Stephen F Glutamate receptors and human neurological disease NIH NINDS Continuation 01-MAY-19 - 30-APR-27
Wan, Yong Targeting Posttranslational Modifications in Breast Carcinogenesis NIH NCI Continuation 01-APR-22 - 31-MAR-25
Wan, Yong Targeting Posttranslational Modifications in Breast Carcinogenesis NIH NCI Continuation 01-APR-22 - 31-MAR-26
Wan, Yong Targeting Posttranslational Modifications in Breast Carcinogenesis NIH NCI New 01-APR-22 - 31-MAR-26
Wan, Yong Targeting Posttranslational Modifications in Breast Carcinogenesis NIH NCI Continuation 01-APR-22 - 31-MAR-26
Yuan, Hongjie NMDAR Mutations & Neurodevelopmental Disorder: from Mechanism to Targeted Therapy NIH NINDS Continuation 08-APR-21 - 31-MAR-26
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