Selected Grants
Neurobiology Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029Duke-NCCU Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Training Program in Child Psychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Conditions Program (DN-IPT)
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029Duke Preparing Research Scholars in Biomedical Sciences- Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2022 - 2027Medical Scientist Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2022 - 2027How do astrocytes participate in demyelination and myelin repair?
ResearchSponsor · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2027Training Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2001 - 2027CIRCUIT MECHANISMS FOR DOPAMINE NEURON VULNERABILITY AND RESILIENCE IN PD - Extension
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research · 2021 - 2026How does neuronal contact mediate astrocyte transcriptional maturation?
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2026Linking Neuron-Astrocyte Communication to Long-Term Changes in Neural Circuit Function and Behavior
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Salk Institute Biotechnology/Industrial Associatio · 2021 - 2026Exploring Astrocytic Maintenance of the Blood Brain Barrier Under Developmental Stress
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Schmidt Futures · 2024 - 2026Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2026Targeting tumor-neural cell interactions to inhibit lung cancer brain metastasis
ResearchCollaborating Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2026Neuron-Microglia Crosstalk in Development: A new role for the neuron-derived cytokine IL34 in microglial function
FellowshipMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025Duke Creating ADRD Researchers for the Next Generation - Stimulating Access to Research in Residency Program (CARiNG-StARR)"
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2025Astrocyte-synapse interactions in demyelination and myelin repair
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Burroughs Wellcome Fund · 2024 - 2025Role of astrocytes in demyelination and myelin repair
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Adelson Foundation · 2022 - 2025Genetic and Genomics Training Grant
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2025Mitochondria Regulation of Astrocyte Development and Synaptogenic Function
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Howard Hughes Medical Institute · 2021 - 2024How do Astrocytes Control Inhibitory Synapse Formation and Function?
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Pew Charitable Trusts Latin American Fellows Prog · 2018 - 2024A novel role for astrocyte-secreted synaptogenic factor Hevin/SPARCL1 in microglia-mediated synaptic pruning in response to visual experience
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2024Heat Shock Factors and Protein Misfolding Disease
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2023Control of Astrocyte Development and Astrocyte-Synapse Interactions
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2023Dissecting the link between astrocyte diversity and PD risk
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative · 2021 - 2022Role of Dysfunction Astrocyte-Neuron Signaling in Parkinson's Disease
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative · 2021 - 2022Discovering the Astrocytic Compartment of Dopaminergic Synapses in Health and PD.
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Ruth K. Broad Biomedical Research Foundation · 2021 - 2022Zeiss Lightsheet Upgrade to Expand Imaging Capabilities
EquipmentMajor User · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2022CZI Neurodegeneration Community Projects
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative · 2021 - 2022Control of Astrocyte Morphogenesis and Synaptogenesis by Astrocytic Neuroligins
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2022CZI Neurodegeneration Community Projects
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Chan Zuckerberg Initiative · 2019 - 2021New Proteomic and Genome Engineering Approaches to Decipher Astrocyte Function at Synapses
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2021Control of Astrocyte Function by Parkinsonism Gene LRRK2
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research · 2019 - 2021Transmission electron microscope (TEM)
EquipmentMajor User · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2021Environmental Toxins and Microglia-Synapse Interactions in Autism
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2021Super-resolution Imaging via Multiple Modalities with the Zeiss Elyra 7
EquipmentMajor User · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2021The Regulation of Synaptic Connectivity and Homeostasis by Huntingtin
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2020Genetics Training Grant
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1979 - 2020Organization and Function of Cellular Structure
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1975 - 2020How Does Huntingtin Control Synaptic Development?
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2020Control of Excitatory Synapse Formation by Huntingtin
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2020How Do Muller Glia Control Circuit-Specific Retinal Synaptogenesis?
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2019Environmental Toxins and Microglia-Synapse Interactions in Autism
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Massachusetts General Hospital · 2016 - 2019Control of Excitatory Synaptogenesis by Huntingtin
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Ruth K. Broad Biomedical Research Foundation · 2017 - 2018Basic predoctoral training in neuroscience
Inst. Training Prgm or CMETraining Faculty · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1992 - 2018Targeting Autonomic Dysreflexia to Restore Immune Function After Spinal Injury
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Ohio State University · 2014 - 2018Serial Block Face Scanning Electron Microscope
EquipmentMajor User · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2018Control of synapse formation and maturation by astrocytes
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2018Sex Differences in Developing Microglia: Implications for Synaptic Pruning
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Massachusetts General Hospital · 2016 - 2018Investigation of the effects of hUTC on Mueller glia
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Janssen Research & Development, LLC · 2017 - 2018Control of Tripartite Synapse Formation by Astrocytic Neuroligins
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2018Sex Differences in Developing Microglia: Implications for Synaptic Pruning
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2013 - 2016Training in Fundamental &Translational Neuroscience
Inst. Training Prgm or CMETraining Faculty · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2016Control of Excitatory Synapse Formation and Maturation by Astrocytes
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2013 - 2015External Relationships
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