Pilot Research Programs

Neuroscience Support

Co-funding provided for the following grant June 1, 2009 - May 31, 2010:

Shelly D. Timmons, M.D., Ph.D., FACS
Department of Neurosurgery
"Neurotrauma Center"

Pilot Program For Collaborative Grants

Pilot projects for collaborative grants recently funded for February 1, 2009 - January 31, 2010:

Mark LeDoux, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Neurology
"The Genetics of Adult-Onset Focal Dystonia"

Burt Sharp, Ph.D.
Shannon Matta, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology
"Vulnerability to adolescent drug abuse following gestational exposure to drugs"

Pilot projects for collaborative grants recently funded for August 1, 2009 - February 1, 2010:

Tonia Rex, Ph.D.
Department of Ophthalmology
"Systemic delivery of a non-erythropoietic form of erythropoietin by somatic gene therapy to prevent neurodegeneration"

Pilot Program For Clinical Neuroscience

Pilot projects for clinical neuroscience grants recently funded for December 1, 2008 - November 30, 2009:

Massroor Pourcyrous, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics
"Detection and Quantification of Brain-Derived Circulating Endothelial Cells (BCECs) in Newborn Infants with Cerebrovascular Injury"

Pilot projects for clinical neuroscience grants recently funded for October 1, 2008 - February 1, 2010:

Kathryn McVicar, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics
"Biomarker Discovery in Children with Autism plus Familial Autoimmune History"

David F. Clarke, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics
"Electroencephalographic Findings in Sickle Cell Disease"