This federal Project Grant award of $418,178 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), aims to provide mechanistic insights into the neurobiological mechanisms by which maternal sensitivity is compromised by postpartum depression. Specifically, the University of Massachusetts (UMass), through its Office of Grant & Contract Administration, will use intersectional viral...
The University of Illinois was awarded a $419,357 Project Grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research (CFDA 93.865) program. The funding will support a 2-year research project to develop interpretable machine learning models that integrate electronic medical records and neighborhood-level social determinants of health to predict perinatal depression risk among minority women of color. The goal is...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242), is for a study investigating the relationship between postpartum depression (PPD) and microRNA (miRNA) expression patterns of neuron-derived exosomes. The $246,306 award, with a project period from March 2025 to February 2027, will leverage existing serum samples from a longitudinal study of pregnant women to characterize miRNA patterns across pregnancy and...
This $717,285 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) will fund a large-scale investigation of the vaginal ecosystem and its potential role in preeclampsia. The project aims to uncover the microbial, metabolomic, and immune properties of the vaginal microbiome that may indicate, predispose to, or contribute to the development of preeclampsia, a serious...
This Project Grant awarded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) will support research to investigate the mechanisms by which the maternal gut microbiome contributes to adverse fetal and perinatal outcomes following influenza A virus (IAV) infection during pregnancy. The $225,528 award to The Johns Hopkins University will enable the principal investigator to utilize a mouse...
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) awarded a $147,486 Project Grant under the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research program (CFDA 93.307) to the University of California, Berkeley. The grant supports research to test a community-engaged model of perinatal healthcare services, called Beloved Birth Black Centering (BBBC), and explore its impact on postpartum depression symptoms among Black birthing people. BBBC incorporates evidence-based practices...
This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) provides $412,500.00 in funding to the University of South Florida (USF) to conduct a longitudinal study of gut dysbiosis in anemic preterm infants. The goal is to determine the hematocrit threshold associated with gut microbiome changes and how anemia development influences the microbiome and host interactions...
This Project Grant award, ID R01HD115687, was provided by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865). The $1,603,292 award to the Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia aims to investigate the impact of cesarean section delivery on the epigenetic and transcriptional state of the maternal brain, particularly related to the oxytocin system and its...
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) awarded a $161,735 Project Grant under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) to the Metis Foundation, a non-profit organization based in San Antonio, Texas. The grant funding will support a pilot feasibility study to design and evaluate the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a virtual, single-session, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)-informed intervention for addressing...
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) awarded a $245,475 Project Grant (CFDA 93.242 - Mental Health Research Grants) to The General Hospital Corporation, doing business as Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), to conduct research on defining the neuro-immune and placental profile of a dual-hit Toll-Like Receptor 7 (TLR7) and stressor mouse model. The key objectives of this 2-year research project are to determine whether prenatal TLR7 stimulation induces maternal, placental, and...