NIH awarded Dr. Benedict J Kolber with $2,631,263 for his project on the Impact of Amygdala Lateralization on Processing and Modulation of Bladder Pain.
March 6th, 2024
Neuroscience Posts
February 14th, 2024
Dr. Muhammed Saad Yousuf Awarded Over $3,000,000 from the NIH
NIH awarded Dr. Muhammad Saad Yousuf $3,143,587 for his research on Targeting Methylglyoxal-induced Diabetic Neuropathic Pain via the Integrated Stress Response.
May 17th, 2022
Dr. Sven Kroener awarded over $1.7 million from the NIH
Dr. Sven Kroener received $1,764,500 from the National Institutes of Health for his research on Synaptic Changes in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex in the Development of Compulsive Alcohol Drinking. The experiments in this project will use an animal model of alcohol self-administration to study maladaptive changes in synaptic plasticity in specific prefrontal cortical networks that …read more
July 16th, 2021
Dr. Christa McIntyre Rodriguez Awarded Nearly $500,000 From NIH
Dr. Christa McIntyre Rodriguez received $498,116 from the the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her research on Vagus Nerve Stimulation Targets Fear Pathways to Enhance Extinction of Conditioned Fear. Dr. McIntyre-Rodriguez uses exposure-based therapies to get rid of conditioned fears through repeated, unreinforced exposures to reminders of traumatic events. Her development of an effective adjunctive …read more
July 9th, 2021
Dr. Rugg is Awarded Over $400,000 From NIH
Dr. Michael Rugg received $426,750 from the National Institutes of Health for his research on the Effects of Age on Control of Recollected Content. Dr. Rugg studies the significance of age-related episodic memory decline in healthy older individuals and how it can impact their quality of life. His team at Functional NeuroImaging of Memory Laboratory investigates why memory …read more
May 14th, 2021
NIH Grants Dr. Kristen Kennedy $420,750 for Exploratory Alzheimer’s Research
Dr. Kristen Kennedy received a $420,750 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her research on The Effects of Cognitive Map Building on the Development of Alzheimer’s Disease. Dr. Kennedy’s goal is to explore new research directions in mitigating Alzheimer’s disease development via spatial cognitive mapping. Dr. Kennedy hopes the project will shed …read more
March 23rd, 2021
Dr. Ted Price Receives Funding From UT’s MD Anderson Cancer Center
Dr. Ted Price received $638,145 from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for his research on the Validation of Fibroblast-derived PI16 as a Novel Target for Pain Treatment. The project focuses on testing behavioral validation in mice as well as tibial and sural nerves from patients of lower leg amputations due to diabetic …read more
May 21st, 2020
Dr. Price Secures Research Funding From NIH
Dr. Ted Price was awarded nearly $800 thousand from the National Institute of Health (NIH) in conjunction with Thomas Jefferson University to study extracellular mechanisms regulating synaptic functions and pain plasticity. His research aims to determine the mechanism mediating the EphB-NDMAR interaction, characterize molecules and other tools to disrupt this interaction, and determine whether preventing …read more
April 8th, 2020
NIH Awards Dr. Wig $2.9 Million To Continue Research on Socioeconomic Ties to Cognitive Decline
Dr. Gagandeep Wig, Associate Professor of Cognition and Neuroscience in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, received a $2.9 million grant from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institute of Health (NIH). The award will allow Dr. Wig and his team to continue their research on identifying mediators between an individual’s …read more
October 21st, 2019
NIH Funds Dr. Jonathan Ploski’s Research on Memories and Fear
The National Institute of Health awarded Dr. Jonathan Ploski of the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences $1.5 million for his research on Pharmacologically Enhancing the Modification of Strong Modification Resistant Memories. Dr. Ploski’s research focuses on developing methods to therapeutically attenuate maladaptive emotional memories. Students in Dr. Ploski’s lab investigate methods to enhance the …read more