Our faculty secure major research grants from various National Institutes of Health as well as private sources.
Epigenetics-Based Autism Treatment with Animal Models and Human Stem Cells. Zhen Yan (Principal Investigator). NINDS/NIH. $3,088,565. 2/1/2023-1/1/2028.
A Ribozyme Rescue Strategy for Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration. John Sullivan (Principal Investigator). VA Central Office. $330,000. 1/1/2025-12/1/2027.
Exercise Reset for Concussion - Modifying the Buffalo Concussion Protocol for Application in a Military Environment. John Leddy (Principal Investigator). Department of Defense (CDMRP). 1/1/2023-12/1/2027.
Modulation of oligodendrocyte development by voltage-operated calcium channels. Pablo Paez (Principal Investigator). National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). $1,993,750. 12/1/2021-11/1/2027.
Transcriptomic and Circuitry Aberrations in Alzheimer’s Disease. Zhen Yan (Principal Investigator). NIA/NIH. $3,710,395. 12/1/2022-11/1/2027.
Exercise Reset: Application of the Buffalo Concussion Protocol for the military. Barry Willer (Co-Principal Investigator). Department of Defence; Defence Health Agency. $7,601,790. 9/1/2022-10/1/2027.
Role of Microglia in Prenatal ethanol exposure-induced Impairment of Endocannabinoid Signaling. Roh-Yu Shen (Principal Investigator). NIAAA. 9/1/2022-8/1/2027.
Role of microglia in prenatal ethanol exposure-induced impairment of endocannabinoid signaling. Samir Haj-Dahmane (Co-Investigator). NIH. $1,813,263. 9/1/2022-6/1/2027.
Protist Oxygen Sensing in Human Disease. Ira Blader (Co-Principal Investigator). NIH/NIAID. $3,190,179. 7/1/2022-6/1/2027.
The role of the nociceptor endocytosis in inflammatory pain. Arin Bhattacharjee (Principal Investigator). National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke. $1,907,471. 6/1/2022-5/1/2027.
Effects of mesolimbic amylin signaling on macronutrient intake. Jinwoo Park (Co-Investigator). NIH/NIDDK. $2,202,189. 12/1/2021-11/1/2026.
“Research Career Scientist Award (GS-15)”. Steven Fliesler (Principal Investigator). Dept of Veterans Affairs (VA). $637,073. 10/1/2021-9/1/2026.
Research training on alcohol etiology and treatment. Caroline Bass (Contributor). NIH, NIAAA. $575,310. 2/16/2022-4/1/2026.
Optimizing Chest Compressions Targeting Gas Exchange and Hemodynamics in a Transitional Cardiac Arrest Model. Ferdinand Schweser (Co-Investigator). National Institutes of Health. $1,642,389. 4/1/2021-3/1/2026.
Synaptic and Genetic Mechanisms of Sex-Specific Effects of Stress. Zhen Yan (Principal Investigator). NIMH/NIH. $2,621,841. 4/1/2021-1/1/2026.
Laminin receptors and signals in Schwann cells. M. Laura Feltri (Principal Investigator). NIH-NINDS. $1,899,599. 1/1/2020-12/1/2025.
Epigenetic Architecture of the RPE and Choroid: Identification of Therapeutic Targets For AMD. Margaret DeAngelis (Principal Investigator). Macular Degeneration Foundation, Inc. $500,000. 5/1/2020-7/1/2025.
Investigating the role of NBCe1-B in renal and cardiac acid-base handling. Mark Parker (Consultant). NIH. 7/1/2020-7/1/2025.
Deep gray matter iron and disease progression in multiple sclerosis. Ferdinand Schweser (Principal Investigator). National Institutes of Health. $1,808,000. 7/1/2021-6/1/2025.
Molecular Segregation of Parkinson’s Disease by Patient-derived Neurons. Jian Feng (Principal Investigator). NINDS/NIH. $2,244,925. 6/1/2020-5/1/2025.
