Cooperative Agreement R41CA210857

Summary Under this $1.99M Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) through the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), Quiver Bioscience Inc. is developing antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) therapeutics targeting Nav1.7 voltage-gated sodium channels for the treatment of chronic neuropathic pain conditions, including erythromelalgia and small fiber neuropathy. The award, effective April 24, 2026 through March 31, 2028,...

Regulonix LLC was awarded a $1,258,410 Project Grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to support research under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853). Through this one-year award ending August 31, 2022, Regulonix will partner with the University of Arizona to characterize inhibitors of the neuropilin-1 (NRP-1) receptor for potential...

This $1,511,970 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) supports the development of selective GPR34 antagonists for the treatment of neuropathic pain. The award aims to identify CNS-active GPR34 hits that can be further developed into novel GPR34 antagonists as potential drug candidates for neuropathic pain. Key products and services include: 1) Synthesis and testing of novel...

This federal Project Grant award for $1,587,553.00 was provided by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279). The grant is focused on developing novel 5-HT3 receptor antagonists for the treatment of neuropathic pain. The key objectives are to: 1) use computational drug design approaches to identify novel 5-HT3 receptor antagonist chemotypes with potential for central nervous system (CNS) penetration and...

Navega Therapeutics, Inc. received a $297,327 Project Grant Award dated September 18, 2025, from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) under the Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.846). The award supports the reformulation and development of NT-Z001, an epigenetic gene therapy designed to treat persistent pain in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who remain symptomatic despite disease-modifying antirheumatic drug...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279), provides $444,125 in funding to Duke University to explore the role of the LRRC55 regulatory protein in pain pathways. The key objectives are to: 1) delineate LRRC55's function in chronic pain behaviors using genetically-modified mice, 2) quantify changes in LRRC55 expression in dorsal root ganglion and spinal cord neurons...

This $1,559,917 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Drug Use and Addiction Research Programs (CFDA 93.279) supports research to develop a topical neurokinin-1 receptor (NK1R) antagonist as a non-addictive analgesic treatment for chronic ocular pain. The key objectives are to assess the analgesic efficacy of the NK1R antagonist and determine its effects on the ocular surface-trigeminal ganglion neurosensory pathway. The project is...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded a $4.04 million Project Grant to the University of Texas at Dallas for a three-year initiative (September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2028) to identify and validate therapeutic targets for chronic pain treatment. The project leverages a CRISPR-based functional genomic screening platform developed by collaborating researchers at the University of Sydney and an extensive human dorsal root ganglion...

This $429,000 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program, will support research to investigate the role of Schwann cell PIEZO1 in pain sensation. The key objectives are to: 1) develop and validate adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors for selective inhibition of Schwann cell PIEZO1, and 2) determine the sensory effects of Schwann cell...

Federal Grant Award Summary The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) awarded $407,113 to the University of California, Irvine on August 15, 2025, under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853) to support development of novel KV7 channel modulators for pain therapy. This R21 exploratory research grant, which concludes July 31, 2027, will establish an empirical foundation for developing therapies targeting...