Project Grant R44HD100247

This $213,750 federal 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 support a prospective, single-center, observational cohort study on the accuracy and feasibility of point-of-care, low-field brain magnetic resonance imaging (POC LF-MRI) for pediatric head trauma. The study aims to (1) determine the accuracy of POC LF-MRI for traumatic brain injury (TBI)...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (CFDA 93.433) provides $200,000 to Baylor Research Institute to implement an evidence-based educational resource for children with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) at Baylor Scott & White clinical sites. The key objectives are to: (1) partner with an advisory board to develop a post-MTBI educational resource for children and their parents, and (2) implement this resource...

This $1,386,518 federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), aims to examine the use of video-oculography (VOG) as a novel approach to measure vestibular function and recovery. The project will use the Video Head Impulse Test (VHIT) to assess semicircular canal function, and develop a VOG method to quantify ocular counter-roll (VOCR) for...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), under the Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders program (CFDA 93.173), provides $305,788 to Ubitrix International Inc. to develop an mHealth application called "MVOR" for assessing gaze stability and enabling telerehabilitation of vestibular dysfunction. The key objectives of this project are to create a user-friendly smartphone-based app that can...

This Project Grant award of $1,089,271 from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865) supports the development, implementation, and evaluation of the COACH (Communities Aligned to Reduce Concussion and Head Impact Exposure in Youth Football) intervention program. The key products and services to be delivered through this 5-year project include: 1) assessing the capacity of youth...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program totaling $100,000 aims to develop a computational solution to evaluate optic nerve function. Specifically, the University of Nevada, Reno will use the funding to potentially create an affordable, convenient head-mounted display capable of remotely and routinely assessing the health of the optic nerve through afferent pupillary defect tests. This screening tool may allow doctors,...

This $510,586 Project Grant award from the National Eye Institute (NEI) under the Vision Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.867) supports research to define the genetic determinants of extraocular motor neuron subtype development and understand the consequences of disrupting these processes. The research, conducted by New York University School of Medicine, uses a zebrafish model to establish an atlas of longitudinal transcriptional profiles from different extraocular motor neuron...

This Project Grant award from the National Eye Institute (NEI), under the federal Vision Research program (CFDA 93.867), provides $277,197 to investigate the social determinants of vision health in children. The key objectives are to: Evaluate existing vision screening policies in the U.S. Identify geospatial barriers to accessing eye specialty care Develop a predictive model to identify children at high risk of preventable vision loss from amblyopia (lazy eye). The primary awardee is The...

This Project Grant award from the National Eye Institute (NEI), under the Vision Research federal grant program (CFDA 93.867), aims to develop a novel, non-invasive, and sensitive diagnostic method for measuring retinal dysfunction in patients with retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and retinitis pigmentosa. The $491,466 award will fund the development of an optimized optokinetic reflex (OKR) test to assess localized cone densities and inner retinal function, which can provide more...

This federal Project Grant award from the National Eye Institute (CFDA 93.867 - Vision Research) provides $193,168 to Duke University to develop a novel, auto-aligning handheld optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) probe for routine and repeatable high-quality retinal imaging in infants and children. The goal is to advance the state-of-the-art in pediatric diagnostic retinal imaging and address the unmet need for low-stress, effective retinal screening methods for...