Project Grant R01AG099232
- The National Institute on Aging awarded the University of Pittsburgh $664,619 on January 1, 2026, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to develop multiscale computational and experimental models of neurometabolic coupling across age-related cognitive decline and late-onset Alzheimer's disease. The research integrates in vivo two-photon microscopy, multispectral wide-field imaging, and magnetic resonance imaging to characterize the relationship between neuronal activity and metabolic...
- The National Institute on Aging awarded the University of Pittsburgh $673,702 on September 1, 2026, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to support research deciphering ubiquilin-mediated proteostasis mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. The research addresses knowledge gaps in ubiquilin function and protein homeostasis defects underlying neurodegenerative disease. The project will elucidate how STI1 domain binding and E3 ligase recruitment affect cellular fitness...
- The National Institute on Aging, part of the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, awarded the University of Pittsburgh $2,003,400 on September 15, 2025, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to characterize white matter injury in Alzheimer's disease. The research investigates risk factors for and consequences of white matter injury in brain regions affected by Alzheimer's pathology using a novel, spatially precise measurement method called unhealthy...
- The National Institute on Aging awarded Purdue University $387,183 on September 1, 2026, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to develop mass spectrometry-based proteomics strategies examining post-translational modifications related to protein aggregation and extracellular vesicle-mediated propagation in neurodegenerative disease, with emphasis on Alzheimer's disease. The recipient will establish a novel proteomics platform to profile N-terminal acetylation landscapes in primary...
- The National Institute on Aging awarded the University of Washington $575,342 on September 1, 2026, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to develop statistical and artificial intelligence tools that elucidate cognitive resilience in Alzheimer's disease by linking region-resolved neuropathology with cell-type programs, particularly microglia function. The project integrates quantitative digital neuropathology with single-cell and spatial molecular profiles to build methods that estimate...
- The National Institute on Aging awarded the University of Rochester $656,829 under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) on January 1, 2026, to investigate selective vulnerability of the fronto-insular network in aging and Alzheimer's disease through integrated structural, functional, and molecular analyses in mouse models. The research integrates in vivo two-photon imaging to track dendritic spine dynamics and dopaminergic terminal remodeling, fiber photometry to measure neural activity...
- The National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Aging awarded $256,331.40 under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania from February to October 2021. The project aims to develop novel machine learning algorithms and biomedical software to more accurately quantify brain aging and predict the onset of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. Specifically, the funding will support refining predictive models of the...
- The National Institute on Aging awarded Drexel University $420,554 under Aging Research (CFDA 93.866) on September 1, 2026, to establish an integrated system for studying senescence and aging in the central nervous system. The award funds two research aims: characterization of the molecular and functional consequences of senescence in astrocyte and neuronal cultures, and evaluation of senescence impact in a multicellular context using hiPSC-derived vascularized cortical organoids. Single-cell...
- The National Institute on Aging awarded New York University $6.203 million on September 15, 2025, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to examine peripheral immune markers and vascular dysfunction as contributors to cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease. The research integrates circulating biomarkers—platelet aggregation, neutrophil activity, and proteomic data—with advanced imaging to assess associations between vascular and immune dysfunction and cerebrovascular burden, amyloid...
- The National Institute on Aging awarded the University of Pittsburgh $424,913 on July 1, 2026, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) to characterize LAMP5 interneurons in the human entorhinal cortex and their vulnerability to tau-related Alzheimer's disease neuropathology across the aging lifespan. This R21 exploratory grant funds investigation of the morphological, molecular, and anatomical profiles of LAMP5-positive interneurons compared to other neurons in entorhinal cortex layer 1...
The National Institute on Aging awarded the University of Pittsburgh $619,577 on September 1, 2026, under the Aging Research program (CFDA 93.866) for statistical methods development in spatial proteogenomics data analysis applied to Alzheimer's disease research. The project develops computational and statistical methods to advance spatial proteogenomics analysis, which integrates spatially resolved protein and transcript information to examine cellular organization in brain tissue. In Aim 1, the recipient will generate large-scale manually annotated brain cell images to benchmark segmentation methods and develop statistical approaches for cell segmentation, including a deep-learning algorithm adapted for immunofluorescence images and a framework for delineating cell boundaries in multiplexed spatial proteomics data paired with spot-level spatial transcriptomics. Aim 2 addresses spatial inference methods to investigate cell-cell co-localization using spatial proteomics or image-based spatial transcriptomics. Aim 3 will infer spatial gene co-expression networks in Alzheimer's disease and control samples using image-based spatial transcriptomics. The recipient will share annotated datasets and open-source software publicly to support broader research efforts. Performance takes place at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, over a five-year period from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2031. The Aging Research program supports biomedical, social, and behavioral research directed toward understanding the aging process and diseases affecting older adults, with particular emphasis on Alzheimer's disease prevention and treatment.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $619.6k | 8/31/26 |