Project Grant R01NS153765
- The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded Massachusetts Institute of Technology $651,069 on May 2, 2026, under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853) to develop spatially multiplexed imaging techniques for visualizing complex signaling networks in neurons and brain cells. The research advances a method called Signaling Reporter Islands (SIRIs) that enables simultaneous imaging of multiple cellular signals...
- The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded the University of Massachusetts Medical School $578,007 on August 1, 2026, for research on the gut-brain axis and microbial impact on neural function under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853). The project investigates mechanistic links between diet, gut microbiota, and neurological disorders including depression, migraine, anxiety, autism, schizophrenia, and...
- The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded The Washington University $618,077 on June 1, 2026, under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853) to develop next-generation tools for human cortical cartography. The award funds generation of a multi-modal atlas of human cortical areas with improved accuracy beyond the 2016 version, characterization of individual variability and subareal organization within cortical...
- The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, awarded Drexel University $547,255 on September 1, 2026, under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853). The award funds investigation of the functional organization of descending neuron networks that control collision-avoidance behavior. Using electron microscopy connectomes of the central nervous system at synaptic...
- The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York $639,875 on August 10, 2026, under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853, Assistance Listing Project Grant R01NS151292). The recipient will characterize the molecular steps that allow post-mitotic neurons to correctly integrate into neural circuits, focusing on motor neurons that target adult leg muscles in...
- The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded the President and Fellows of Harvard College $636,084 on May 12, 2026, under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853) to investigate structural, functional, and molecular remodeling of an adaptive sensorimotor circuit. The research uses C. elegans male mating behavior as a paradigm to understand experience-dependent plasticity across a sensorimotor circuit...
- The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded The Marine Biological Laboratory $259,815 on August 26, 2026, under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853) to deliver the Summer Program in Neuroscience, Excellence, and Success (SPINES). SPINES is a biomedical leadership program providing an immersive three-week summer course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, and sustained...
- The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded the University of Massachusetts Medical School $460,625 on August 1, 2026, under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853) to investigate time-dependent membrane proteomics in circadian pacemaker neurons. The recipient will use cutting-edge proteomic approaches combined with biotin proximity labeling to survey the membrane proteome of circadian neurons during the...
- The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded Trustees of Boston University $647,496 on June 1, 2026, under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853) to decode neural precursors' role in shaping the convoluted fetal cortex. The research investigates how spatiotemporal modulation of specific neural precursors in the ventricular and subventricular zones drives formation of the brain's convoluted cortical structure...
- The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded Brigham Young University $550,159 on June 2, 2026, under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853) to investigate the role of MAB-5, a Hox transcription factor, in establishing and maintaining neuronal identity and connectivity. The research uses C. elegans Q neuroblasts as a model system to elucidate mechanisms of neuronal cell fate generation and maintenance. The...
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke awarded the University of Massachusetts $202,066 on August 6, 2026, under the Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders program (CFDA 93.853, Assistance Listing R01NS153765) to develop computational algorithms that identify and track individual neurons in gastropod mollusk brains across developmental and evolutionary time. The project will expand the FishExplorer software platform from fish to molluscs, creating the first comprehensive molluscan cellular atlas while demonstrating a generalizable method to compare nervous systems across diverse taxa. By tracking neuron addition through developmental time, the research will elucidate how neuron identities have remained conserved across 350 million years of evolution despite continuous neuronal growth. The work addresses fundamental questions about brain organization and evolution relevant to understanding the human nervous system and will generate tools and promote Berghia as an accessible model system for the broader neuroscience research community. Performance occurs in Massachusetts through May 31, 2030.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $202.1k | 8/6/26 |