Project Grant R01MH138569

Award Date 12/2/24
Completion Date 10/31/29
Dollars Obligated $1.3M
Federal Grant Program
93.242
Assistance Type
Project Grant
Place of Performance
California, USA

The University of Southern California (USC) Department of Contracts and Grants Division is receiving a $1,330,840 Project Grant from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) under the Mental Health Research Grants program (CFDA 93.242). This 5-year grant, awarded on December 2, 2024, will fund the MEGA-OCD initiative - the largest global neuroimaging study to date on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The project aims to establish robust, multi-modal biosignatures of OCD that incorporate diversity in developmental stage, clinical profiles, and cultural backgrounds. Leveraging data from two international OCD research consortia, the study will use advanced neuroimaging and machine learning techniques to: 1) identify reproducible brain-based signatures of OCD, 2) develop predictive models for disease classification and treatment response, and 3) explore the genetic underpinnings of OCD-related brain alterations. The findings from this comprehensive, global investigation are expected to advance neurobiological models of OCD, inform the development of novel interventions, and lay the groundwork for precision psychiatry approaches.

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