Project Grant DP2MH143919
- The National Institutes of Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded $3.6 million under the 21st Century Cures Act Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies program (CFDA 93.372) to Stanford University. The project grant will support development of a noninvasive, dynamically programmable in vivo light source for rapid brain-wide optogenetic screening. Specifically, the awardee aims to develop mechanoluminescent nanoparticles with distinct emission...
- This federal Project Grant award of $556,525 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853), is focused on constructing, testing, and disseminating micro-LED optoelectrode platforms. The goal is to develop fiberless, multi-color, multi-shank, multi-site optoelectrodes in a small form factor that can enable high-density, artifact-free recording and targeted, cell-type...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $505,311 Project Grant under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) to Intelligent Imaging Innovations, Inc. (3i), a for-profit manufacturer of advanced microscopy equipment and software based in Denver, Colorado. The two-year grant, awarded on January 1, 2025, seeks to establish the feasibility of combining recent advances in optical techniques to produce a commercial instrument that enables large-scale, all-optical...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) provides $434,610 to the Florida Institute of Technology Inc. (Florida TECH) for the development of light-triggered molecular tools to manipulate neuronal connections and study brain function. The principal investigator, Dr. Nasri Nesnas, will collaborate with neuroscientists, including Dr. Attila Losonczy from Columbia University, to design and utilize these...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $633,438 to New York University to develop a data-driven framework for real-time neural control using patterned microstimulation in primate prefrontal cortex. The research aims to uncover the principles governing spatial and temporal summation of multi-electrode microstimulation, and introduce a novel input/output control algorithm to predict...
- This $500,000 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Engineering program will fund research into magnetoelectric nanoparticles as multi-field controlled devices for wireless brain stimulation. Led by researchers at the University of Miami, the three-year project aims to experimentally study the feasibility of using magnetoelectric nanoparticles to achieve wireless deep brain stimulation with sub-millimeter spatial resolution in...
- This Project Grant award of $449,390.00 from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242) aims to enable the commercial readiness of an imaging platform for precision mental health. The award supports the development of a prototype that integrates a low-cost, wireless, multi-sensor, wearable functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) device with a tablet app. This platform will enable patients or their caregivers to collect...
- The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), awarded a $449,228 Project Grant to Neuronexus Technologies, Inc. (doing business as Nuvectra) to develop an integrated system for large-scale, chronic extracellular neural recording and stimulation in human brain organoids. The project aims to 1) create a biological assay chamber supporting chronic electrophysiology while maintaining organoid health, 2) develop high-fidelity, 3D neural...
- This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), provides $659,217 to develop a novel microelectrode sensor to continuously measure endogenous neuropeptide Y (NPY) release in brain tissue and single cells. The primary objective is to enhance detection of NPY, a key neuropeptide implicated in neurological disorders, by optimizing an existing NPY biosensor to improve sensitivity and selectivity while...
- The federal Project Grant award of $621,500 was provided by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders (CFDA 93.853) program. The goal of the project is to develop new methods for combined molecular and ultrastructural imaging of neural cells and tissues using advanced nanoprobes and cathodoluminescent dyes. Specifically, the award will fund the development of (1) detergent-free...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) supports the development of a novel, noninvasive neurotechnology platform using molecularly engineered nanocrystals. The $1,344,223 award will fund research at New York University to create nanocrystals capable of converting tissue-penetrating stimuli, such as near-infrared light or X-rays, into visible light. This will enable precise, cell-specific optogenetic control of targeted neural structures without the need for invasive procedures. The research aims to advance deep brain stimulation techniques by overcoming the limitations of current methods, which are constrained by either the invasive nature of electrical stimulation or the shallow penetration of visible light used in optogenetics. By leveraging focused ultrasound to deliver the nanocrystals intravenously and accessing deep brain regions, the researchers seek to establish a versatile, non-surgical platform for neuromodulation that can be applied to various neurological disorders.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $1.3m | 9/19/25 |