As portion of a UNC NeuroSpark event, 4 probe teams astatine the UNC School of Medicine won $25,000 aviator grants with the extremity of expanding collaborations passim the neurosciences.
As portion of the Forward Together Strategic Plan, the UNC School of Medicine committed $100,000 successful 2022 to money aviator neuroscience probe projects. The backing volition summation collaborations successful the neurosciences and incentivize module to make aviator information for usage successful grants to the NIH and different outer agencies. This is the 3rd twelvemonth of a five-year committedness for NeuroSpark from the School of Medicine.
Six neuroscience probe teams astatine the School of Medicine competed for 4 $25,000 aviator grants. Each squad gave a 12-minute pitch. Following the presentations, attendees voted for the apical 4 projects. The 4 teams that received the astir votes were selected arsenic winners.
The lawsuit was attended by postgraduate students, postdocs, laboratory members and faculty.
The winning teams are:
“Serum biomarker investigating to usher objective absorption successful terrible traumatic encephalon injury”
Brian Sindelar, subordinate professor, neurosurgery; and Dawn Kernagis, adjunct professor, neurosurgery
“Starry Night: The Role of Astrocyte-Synapse Interactions successful Sleep”
Katie Baldwin, adjunct professor, compartment biology and physiology; and Graham Diering, adjunct professor, compartment biology and physiology
“Spatial signatures of encephalon wellness and vulnerability successful aging and Alzheimer’s disease”
Todd Cohen, subordinate professor, neurology; and Natalie Stanley, adjunct professor, machine science
“Defining however somatosensory neuron stimulation triggers herpes microorganism reactivation”
Helen Lazear, adjunct professor, microbiology and immunology; and Greg Scherrer, subordinate professor, compartment biology and physiology, pharmacology
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