Project Grant K99EY037380
- Federal Grant Award Summary Award Details: The National Eye Institute (NEI), under the Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867), awarded a Project Grant of $802,355 to President and Fellows of Harvard College (operating as Harvard Medical School) beginning May 1, 2026 and extending through February 28, 2030. The research is being conducted at the institution's Boston, Massachusetts facilities. Research Products and Deliverables: This award funds fundamental neuroscience research investigating how...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The National Eye Institute (NEI) awarded Harvard Medical School a $464,750 Project Grant under the Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867) effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2027. This award funds research to understand how lineage contributes to cell diversity in the chicken retina, including the high acuity area. The primary research product will be reconstructed multi-generational lineage trees that identify intra-clonal relationships and generate models...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Eye Institute (NEI), under its Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867), awarded $1,703,489 to President and Fellows of Harvard College/Harvard Medical School (awarded September 15, 2025; completion date January 31, 2029) to conduct integrated research on the neural and computational mechanisms underlying preferential viewing behavior in primates. The project will deliver research products including empirical findings on how visual preferences are...
- This federal Project Grant award of $576,474.00 was provided by the National Eye Institute (NEI), which administers the Vision Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.867). The award supports a research project titled "Hierarchy of Visuospatial Codes in the Primate Temporal Lobe" conducted by President and Fellows of Harvard College, doing business as Harvard Medical School. The project aims to elucidate the relationship between visual feature processing in the inferior temporal cortex...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Boston Children's Hospital received a $136,512 Project Grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI) under the Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867) effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. The award supports research investigating how intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) transform light information in melanopsin pathways to regulate physiological and behavioral responses. The research employs advanced imaging techniques to measure...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Eye Institute (NEI) awarded $173,016 to the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research under the Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867) for a project grant effective August 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027. This award supports systematic identification and mechanistic characterization of novel oxidative protective genes to prevent retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) degeneration in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The research involves...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Eye Institute (NEI) awarded The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Inc. a Project Grant of $545,948 under the Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867) to advance understanding of glaucoma pathophysiology. The award, effective April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2030, supports research investigating the role of reactive astrocytes in glaucoma progression and retinal ganglion cell (RGC) survival. The research aims to move beyond traditional neurocentric...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Massachusetts General Hospital received a $453,750 Project Grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI) Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867), awarded September 1, 2025, with completion targeted for August 31, 2027. The project, titled "Finessing the Details: Subclasses of LGN Neurons and the Richness of Spatial Transcriptomics," applies spatial transcriptomics technologies to map the spatial distribution and genetic characteristics of neuronal cell types...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Tufts University School of Medicine received a $144,618 Project Grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI) under the Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867), effective September 1, 2025 through March 31, 2028. The grant funds research investigating fucosylation as a mediator of limbal stem cell (LSC) viability. The research focuses on understanding how fucose, a monosaccharide component of the cell surface glycocalyx, influences the survival of limbal stem...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The National Eye Institute (NEI), under the Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867), awarded Columbia University's Health Sciences Division a $156,302 Project Grant (Award Date: March 1, 2026; Completion Date: August 31, 2028) to conduct research characterizing representational geometry and learning across primate visual streams. The project will deliver fundamental neuroscience research products including empirical findings on how the primate visual system...
The National Eye Institute (NEI) awarded Harvard Medical School $134,545 under the Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867) for a two-year project grant running from April 1, 2026 through March 31, 2028. This award supports Dr. Lujing Chen's research into neuronal and vascular interactions in the visual system, with the ultimate objective of developing clinical insights to improve treatments for vision loss in related diseases. The research will establish powerful experimental platforms to investigate the mechanisms of neurovascular coupling (NVC)—the critical physiological process by which neural activity regulates blood flow in the central nervous system—and to characterize neural and behavioral alterations that occur when NVC is impaired. The project deliverables include the development of advanced research methodologies and technical expertise to support Dr. Chen's career development as an independent investigator. Specifically, the award funds four key training objectives: acquisition and application of two-photon imaging techniques on ex vivo mouse retina; development of ion channel research knowledge and skills; enhancement of in vivo electrophysiology and behavioral testing capabilities for assessing visual function; and acquisition of leadership and professional competencies necessary for independent research direction. The research will be conducted at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, supported by a dedicated mentoring committee providing monthly oversight and semi-annual advisory meetings to ensure progress toward establishing Dr. Chen as an independent vision research scientist.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $134.5k | 4/2/26 |