1995 Seed Grants Archive

Dr. James R. Brorson
Presynaptic effects of the B-amyloid peptide
1995 Seed Grant
The University of Chicago

Dr. Philip H. Cogen
Allelotype analysis and etiologic studies of primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNETs)
1995 Seed Grant
The University of Chicago

Dr. Edwin H. Cook, Jr.
Fluoxetine effects on cerebral glucose metabolism in autistic disorder
1995 Seed Grant
The University of Chicago

Dr. Fernette Eide
Synaptic function of neurotrophin growth factors at the nueromuscular junction
1995 Seed Grant
The University of Chicago

Dr. William N. Green
Regions of neuronal acetylcholine and 5HT3 receptors involved in subunit assembly
1995 Seed Grant
The University of Chicago

Dr. Elizabeth A. Grove
Control of neuronal cell identity in the hippocampus
1995 Seed Grant
The University of Chicago

Dr. Un Jung Kang
Characterization of GTP cyclohydrolase 1 mutations found in patients with dystonia and parkinsonism
1995 Seed Grant
The University of Chicago

Dr. Dimitria A. Mangoura
U-opioid receptors activate tyrosine kinases to regulate neuronal focal adhesions
1995 Seed Grant
The University of Chicago

Dr. Peggy Mason
Physiological identification of afferents to pontomedullary serotonergic neurons
1995 Seed Grant
The University of Chicago

Dr. Yang Yi Peng
Presynaptic calcium oscillation and peptide release
1995 Seed Grant
The University of Chicago

Dr. Clifton W. Ragsdale, Jr.
Motif-biased RNA fingerprinting to identify novel brain regulatory genes
1995 Seed Grant
The University of Chicago

Dr. Raymond P. Roos   
Use of adenoviruses in gene therapy of neurological and neurosurgical disorders
1995 Seed Grant
The University of Chicago

Dr. Nancy B. Schwartz   
Response elements in the aggrecan promoter during neuronal differentiation
1995 Seed Grant
The University of Chicago

Dr. Wei-Jen Tang
Reconstitution of dopamine specific activation of adenylyn cyclase in E. coli
1995 Seed Grant
The University of Chicago

Dr. Vernon Leo Towle   
An empirical test of theories of cognitive function
1995 Seed Grant
The University of Chicago

Dr. Paul Vezina
D-1 and D-2 dopamine receptors and the behavioral expression of sensitization in brain dopamine neurotransmission
1995 Seed Grant
The University of Chicago

Other Grants

Rebekah C. Evans, Ph.D., Georgetown University
In Vivo and Ex Vivo Dissection of Midbrain Neuron Activity During Exercise
Exercise is important for the health of the body and the mind. Exercise promotes learning and reduces symptoms of brain-related diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. However, it…
William J. Giardino, Ph.D. Stanford University
Deciphering the Neuropeptide Circuitry of Emotional Arousal in Narcolepsy
This research project aims to investigate the neural mechanisms of a specific type of brain cell called neuropeptide neurons within a region of the brain’s amygdala network called the bed…
Howard Gritton, Ph.D., University of Illinois
Attention Mechanisms Contributing to Auditory Spatial Processing.
Our world is composed of a rich mixture of sounds. We often process sounds including speech in the presence of many other competing auditory stimuli (e.g., voices in a crowded…
Nora Kory, Ph.D., Harvard University
Elucidating the Fates and Functions of Lactate in the Brain
The human brain requires significant energy to function. Despite accounting for only 2% of our body weight, the brain consumes a substantial 20% of the body’s energy, relying on a…