Recent Awards and Proposals

FY 2025-2026 Awards

PIFellowship RecipientDepartmentProject TitlePrime SponsorSponsorNIH MechanismAward Type
Blurton-Jones, MathewNeurobiology & BehaviorApplication of novel, stem-cell based approaches to study the mechanism of protective microglial response in Alzheimer's DiseaseBRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATIONNew
Hammer, TobinEcology & Evolutionary BiologyCAREER: Determining drivers and life-history consequences of gut microbiome seasonalityNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNew
Kvon, EvgenyAlcantara, JoshuaDevelopmental & Cell BiologyDissecting how gene regulatory redundancy ensures robustness of mammalian developmentCHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OFF31New
Fowler, ChristieMogul, AllisonNeurobiology & BehaviorInvestigating the Interaction Between Nicotine and GPR3: Gene expression, cell activity and withdrawalDRUG ABUSE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE ONF30New
Blurton-Jones, MathewNeurobiology & BehaviorExamining the impact of peripheral monocyte-derived macrophage infiltration in AD pathogenesisTHE LARRY L. HILLBLOM FOUNDATIONNew
Gershon, PaulMolecular Biology & BiochemistryFrom hybrid to Tribrid: A refurbished Orbitrap Eclipse Tribrid Mass SpectrometerNATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORS10New
Tinoco, RobertoMolecular Biology & BiochemistryMetabolic Regulation by SAPS3 of Virus-specific T cell ImmunityNATIONAL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASESR01New
Martiny, AdamEcology & Evolutionary BiologyCollaborative Research: Large-scale nutritional ecology of diverse phytoplanktonNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNew
Martiny, AdamEcology & Evolutionary BiologyBio-GO-SHIP: A global genomic census of ocean lifeMINDEROO FOUNDATION LIMITEDNew
Lutterschmidt, DeborahEcology & Evolutionary BiologyPolyploidization, gene dosage, and the evolution of hormonal phenotypesNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONUNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPINew
Briscoe, AdrianaEcology & Evolutionary BiologyUnraveling the genetic tapestry of parallel red-green color vision evolution in butterfliesNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNew
Bohlson, SuzanneMolecular Biology & BiochemistryS-STEM: UC Irvine MS Incentive to Land Employment in STEM and Obtain Needed Experience (MILESTONE) in BiotechnologyNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNew

FY 2025-2026 Proposals

PIDepartmentProject TitlePrime SponsorSponsorNIH MechanismProposal Type
Drayman, NirMolecular Biology & BiochemistryIdentification of pan-Herpesviruses restriction factorsU.S.-ISRAEL BINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNew
Plikus, MaksimDevelopmental & Cell BiologyLong-range injury responses in skin of the super-regenerative axolotlNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSHARVARD UNIVERSITYNew
Rodriguez Verdugo, AlejandraEcology & Evolutionary BiologyCollaborative Research: The role of intraspecific diversity in shaping bacterial adaptive dynamicsNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNew
Stark, CraigNeurobiology & BehaviorOptimizing Digital Memory Assessments for Early Alzheimer's Disease DetectionNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSRenewal
Grill, JoshuaNeurobiology & BehaviorTraining in Translational ADRD Neuroscience (TITAN)NIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSRenewal
Wang, WenqiDevelopmental & Cell BiologyMechanistic analysis of core Hippo pathway genes in cancerNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSNew
Metherate, RajuNeurobiology & BehaviorUsing nicotine to reverse age-related auditory processing deficitsNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSRenewal
Martiny, AdamEcology & Evolutionary BiologyBio-GO-SHIP: A global genomic census of ocean lifeMINDEROO FOUNDATION LIMITEDNew
Goulding, CeliaMolecular Biology & BiochemistryDiscovery and preliminary characterization of proteins required for Mycobacterium tuberculosis heme degradationNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSNew
Mooney, KailenEcology & Evolutionary BiologyCollaborative Research: Bridging plant drought and herbivory stress adaptation through comparative multi-domain trait networksNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNew
Suetterlin, ChristineDevelopmental & Cell BiologyAnalysis of inclusion membrane microdomains in ChlamydiaNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSNew
Fowler, ChristieNeurobiology & BehaviorPsilocybin as a potential therapeutic for nicotine cessation: Behavioral mechanisms and neurocircuitry involvedNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSVIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITYNew
Sato, BrianMolecular Biology & BiochemistryCollaborative Research: Instructor Language in the Age of AI: Mapping how Communication Patterns Influence STEM Student OutcomesNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNew
Garcia Vedrenne, AnaEcology & Evolutionary BiologyCAREER: Scaling Up Success: Leveraging Cooperative Learning Strategies in Large-Enrollment, GTA-Facilitated Course-Based Undergraduate Research ExperiencesNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNew
Inlay, MatthewMolecular Biology & BiochemistryEx vivo graft conditioning of human donor cells to reduce alloreactivity and graft-versus-host disease upon allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantationNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSNew
Blurton-Jones, MathewNeurobiology & BehaviorStudying CD8+ T cells in APOE4 carriersNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITALNew
Thompson-Peer, KatherineDevelopmental & Cell BiologyCAREER: Microtubule repair and regrowth after injuryNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNew
Martiny, JenniferEcology & Evolutionary BiologyThe role of plasmids in the evolution and local adaptation of soil microbiomesNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNew
Mcnulty, ReginaldMolecular Biology & BiochemistryTargeting NLRP3 DNA-Cleavage Activity to Attenuate Inflammatory Muscle Degeneration in Duchenne Muscular DystrophyDOD/SEPARATE MISC AGENCIESNew
Allison, StevenEcology & Evolutionary BiologyRestoring plant and microbial communities altered by environmental changeNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNew
Kvon, EvgenyDevelopmental & Cell BiologyDissecting enhancer-promoter specificity in mammalian developmentNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSNew
Tinoco, RobertoMolecular Biology & BiochemistryRevitalizing the Melanoma Immune Microenvironment by Inhibiting the PSGL-1 PathwayNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSNew
Stark, CraigNeurobiology & BehaviorDeveloping novel cognitive measure for diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's diseaseNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSNew
Chrastil, LizNeurobiology & BehaviorFactors contributing to individual differences in path integration abilityNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSNew
Schechtman, EitanNeurobiology & BehaviorUsing a sleep manipulation for improving Coping Self-Efficacy to reduce post-traumatic intrusionsNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSNew
Thompson, LeslieNeurobiology & BehaviorInvestigating Microglial Clearance and Pathogenic Spread of Extracellular Vesicles in Huntington's DiseaseHUNTINGTON'S DISEASE SOCIETY OF AMERICANew
Bracken, MatthewEcology & Evolutionary BiologyCollaborative Research: Thermal refuge or cascading extinctions: evaluating the capacity of coastal foundation species to mitigate impacts of intensifying heat wavesNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNew
Nie, QingDevelopmental & Cell BiologyDMS/NIGMS: 2 An integrated mathematical and experimental study of high-dimensional cell state transitionNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNew
Morehouse, BenjaminMolecular Biology & BiochemistryDeciphering the function of an orphan enzyme in the human innate immune systemPEW CHARITABLE TRUSTSNew
Lodoen, MelissaMolecular Biology & BiochemistryDefining the Role of Piezo1 in Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow and Cerebrovascular Antimicrobial ResponsesAMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.New
Thompson-Peer, KatherineDevelopmental & Cell BiologyDendrite regenerationALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATIONNew
Hu, YilinMolecular Biology & BiochemistryCO2 activation by nitrogenase Fe proteinsNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNew
Grill, JoshuaNeurobiology & BehaviorNational Alzheimers Coordinating CenterNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUISNew
Edinger, Aimee LaraDevelopmental & Cell BiologyA novel strategy to improve the effectiveness of radiation therapy in breast cancerDOD/SEPARATE MISC AGENCIESNew
Thompson-Peer, KatherineDevelopmental & Cell BiologyDendrite Injury as Prevention: a Paradigm Shift for Neurodegenerative DiseasePERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATIONNew
Grill, JoshuaNeurobiology & BehaviorNational Alzheimer's Coordinating CenterNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONRenewal
Green, KimNeurobiology & BehaviorInvestigation of Metabolic Regulation and Vulnerability of Disease-Associated Microglia (DAM) in Alzheimer's DiseaseBRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATIONNew
Swarup, VivekNeurobiology & BehaviorBeyond Pathology: A Spatially Resolved Multi-Omic Atlas of Cognitive Resilience in Extreme AgingBRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATIONNew
Swarup, VivekNeurobiology & BehaviorEpitranscriptomic Control of Alzheimer's Pathogenesis: Defining YTHDF1's Role in m6A-Mediated Gene RegulationNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDANew
Thompson, LeslieNeurobiology & BehaviorUnleashing Neurogenesis with Programmable Immune Cells in Aging and Huntington's DiseaseAMERICAN BRAIN FOUNDATIONNEW YORK UNIVERSITYNew
Blurton-Jones, MathewNeurobiology & BehaviorEngineered microglia for the treatment of Adult-onset Leukoencephalopathy with Axonal Spheroids and Pigmented Glia (ALSP)NIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSSAVANNA BIOTHERAPEUTICS, INC.New
Blurton-Jones, MathewNeurobiology & BehaviorExamining the role of microglial-derived tau in Frontotemporal DementiaNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUISNew
Martinez, ChristopherEcology & Evolutionary BiologyCollaborative Research: Revisiting the rules of life in the abyss: evolutionary determinism in deep-sea fishesNATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNew
Stark, CraigNeurobiology & BehaviorADRC Consortium for Clarity in ADRD Research Through ImagingNIH/MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES & DEPARTMENTSUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEMNew
Swarup, VivekNeurobiology & BehaviorMapping Oligodendrocyte Centric Neurovascular-Immune Networks in the Human Alzheimer's brainBRIGHTFOCUS FOUNDATIONNew

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