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Semi-Annual Notable News

Spring 2025

Biochemistry

Principal Investigator Award Sponsor Name Proposal Type Award Period
Conn, Graeme Leslie New insight into innate immune regulation through mechanistic studies of a novel oligoadenylate synthetase-like (OASL) gain-of-function variant NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Continuation 01-JUN-24 - 30-APR-26
Conn, Graeme Leslie Mechanisms and biological functions of SPOUT methyltransfereases OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY New 01-SEP-23 - 31-JUL-27
Kahn, Richard A Molecular mechanisms of ARF family GTPases NIH NATL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SC Continuation 01-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-27
Liang, Bo Structure and Regulation of The Respiratory Syncytial Virus Polymerase NIH NATL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SC Supplemental 25-SEP-24 - 31-JUL-28
Liang, Bo Metabolic control of human endothelial development via the COUP-TF/1-deoxysphingos UNIV OF GEORGIA New 01-MAR-24 - 29-FEB-28
Liang, Bo Functions and structures of the Nipah virus polymerase UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH Continuation 01-MAY-23 - 30-APR-25
Liang, Bo Production of Highly Purified Proteins and Structure Determination of  Antigen-ant CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL New 12-SEP-24 - 11-SEP-25
Ortlund, Eric A. Them1 Inhibitors for the Management of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease BRIGHAM AND WOMENS HOSPITAL New 01-JUL-23 - 30-APR-28
Ortlund, Eric A. Targeting the orphan nuclear receptor LRH-1 with small molecules NIH NATL INST OF DIABETES DIGESTIVE AND New 01-SEP-23 - 31-JUL-27
Ortlund, Eric A. THEM1-Mediated Metabolic Regulation and Pathogenic Role in NAFLD BRIGHAM AND WOMENS HOSPITAL Continuation 01-JUL-23 - 30-JUN-24
Ortlund, Eric A. Targeting LRH-1 for Ulcerative Colitis GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE New 31-AUG-23 - 31-MAR-24
Seyfried, Nicholas T. Risk Factors, Pathology, and Clinical Expressions of AD RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Continuation 15-JUL-19 - 30-APR-24
Seyfried, Nicholas T. Generation, Characterization, and Validation of Marmoset Models of Alzheimer's Disease UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH Continuation 01-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-27
Seyfried, Nicholas T. The IU/JAX Alzheimer's Disease Precision Models Center INDIANA UNIVERSITY Continuation 30-SEP-22 - 31-AUG-27
Seyfried, Nicholas T. Investigating the role of TMEM106b genetics and pathology in Alzheimer's disease MAYO CLINIC New 22-SEP-23 - 31-AUG-28
Sundberg, Eric J. Gatekeeping glycan metabolism in the human gut microbiome NIH NATL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SC Supplemental 08-APR-20 - 31-MAR-25


Cell Biology

Post-transcriptional mechanisms of centrosome regulation​
Principal Investigator Award Sponsor Name Proposal Type Award Period
Banks, Emily Interneuron dysfunction and the emergence of tau pathology in early Alzheimer’s disease NIH NATL INSTITUTE ON AGING Continuation 06-DEC-23 - 05-DEC-27
Bekele, Bethlehem Alemayehu Altered Inhibitory Neurotransmission in Mouse Models of Myotonic Dystrophy Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation New 01-JAN-24 - 31-DEC-25
Das, Sulagna Mechanism of mRNA Localization and Localized Translation in Neurons Albert Einstien College of Medicine Continuation 01-JAN-24 - 31-AUG-27
Emanuel, Alan J Contextual Representation of Tactile Information in Mouse Primary Somatosensory Cortex NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Continuation 01-JAN-23 - 31-DEC-25
Goldy, Jordan Nelson An Evolutionarily Conserved RNA Binding Protein Critical for Proper Neuronal Function Regulates Lipid Storage and Metabolic Pathways NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS New 01-SEP-24 - 31-AUG-27
Lerit, Dorothy Anne Post-transcriptional mechanisms of centrosome regulation NIH NATL INST OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCE Continuation 01-AUG-20 - 30-JUN-25
Lerit, Dorothy Anne Post-transcriptional mechanisms of centrosome regulation NIH NATL INST OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCE Supplemental 01-AUG-20 - 30-JUN-25
Moberg, Kenneth Harold Control of Drosophila intestinal homeostasis by RhoGap15b NIH NATL INSTITUTE ON AGING New 15-SEP-24 - 31-AUG-25
Pottorf, Tana Sue Microglial Activity on Injured Motoneurons NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Continuation 01-SEP-23 - 31-AUG-26
Sampson, Timothy Robert Interaction of Pyrethroid Exposure and the Microbiome on Parkinson's Disease related Pathologies NIH NATL INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL HLTH SCIE Continuation 09-FEB-22 - 30-NOV-26
Sampson, Timothy Robert Interaction of Pyrethroid Exposure and the Microbiome on Parkinson's Disease related Pathologies NIH NATL INST OF ENVIRONMENTAL HLTH SCIE Supplemental 09-FEB-22 - 30-NOV-26
Ward, Patricia Jill Tacrolimus eluting nanofiber constructs for nerve repair Axocell New 28-OCT-24 - 27-OCT-25
Ward, Patricia Jill Axonal G3BP1 aggregation as an UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA Continuation 01-JUL-20 - 30-JUN-25
Ward, Patricia Jill Sympathetic Function in Neural Injuries NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Renewal 01-DEC-24 - 30-NOV-26
Zhang, Shirley Circadian rhythm regulation of blood-brain barrier transport and inflammation NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Continuation 06-DEC-23 - 30-NOV-25
Zheng, James Q Actin Cytoskeleton in Postsynaptic Structure and Function NIH NATL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH Continuation 03-JUN-24 - 31-DEC-27


Microbiology and Immunology

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY​
Principal Investigator Award Sponsor Name Proposal Type Award Period
Ahmed, Rafi Vaccine Induced Immunity in the Young and Aged NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Renewal 28-AUG-24 - 31-JUL-29
Ahmed, Rafi Mt. Sinai - Emory Multi-institutional CIVIC MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Continuation 10-SEP-19 - 24-SEP-25
Ahmed, Rafi T Cell Memory to Viruses NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS New 12-JUN-24 - 30-APR-29
Ahmed, Rafi Exploiting the mechanobiology of PD-1 for cancer immunotherapy GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Continuation 01-JUN-20 - 31-MAY-25
Ahmed, Rafi Immunological Landscapes in Persistent HPV Infection in India BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION New 25-OCT-24 - 30-NOV-26
Basu Thakur, Poulami CDC IPA:  POULAMI BASU THAKUR GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Continuation 30-JUN-24 - 29-JUN-25
Boss, Jeremy M Epigenetic regulation of early B cell differentiation NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS New 01-JUL-24 - 31-MAY-29
Boss, Jeremy M Hydrogel-based Aged immune Organoids to Study Epiegentics and Trajectory of B cell GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY New 01-JUL-24 - 31-MAY-29
Lakdawala, Seema Flu Lab - Human Challenge Phase I NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TRUST Continuation 01-MAR-23 - 28-FEB-27
LaRock, Christopher N Proteolytic regulation of the Streptococcus pyogenes cell surface NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Continuation 15-JAN-21 - 31-DEC-25
LaRock, Christopher N GSDMA roles in skin innate immune defense NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Continuation 17-JUN-24 - 30-APR-29
Lowen, Anice C. Development of Oncolytic Reovirus for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Continuation 10-JAN-20 - 31-DEC-25
Lowen, Anice C. Impact of intra-host population structure on influenza virus antigenic evolution NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Continuation 09-DEC-21 - 30-NOV-26
Lowen, Anice C. CEIRR: SARS-CoV-2 Research Activities NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Continuation 01-APR-21 - 17-SEP-26
Mattingly, Cameron LaRue Robinson Duration and Function of Lung Tissue Resident CD8+ Memory T cells NIH NATL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUE Continuation 01-FEB-23 - 31-JAN-25
Medina, Christopher Defining the unique classes of inhibitory receptor molecules during CD8+ T cell HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE Continuation 01-OCT-22 - 30-SEP-25
Neufeldt, Christopher Host factor contribution to positive-strand RNA virus induced membrane reorganization NIH NATL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS Continuation 11-JUN-24 - 30-APR-29
Rather, Philip Understanding B-lactam resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY Renewal 15-MAY-24 - 31-MAR-29


Pharmacology and Chemical Biology

Principal Investigator Award Sponsor Name Proposal Type Award Period
Feng, Yue Regulation and function of human neural circular RNAs NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Continuation 15-MAR-21 - 31-DEC-25
Ganesh, Thota Development of EP2 Receptor Antagonist to Treat Alzheimer's Disease NIH NATL INSTITUTE ON AGING New 20-SEP-24 - 30-JUN-29
Golde, Todd E. A consortium effort to translate therapies for neurological diseases UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL Continuation 01-AUG-22 - 30-APR-25
Golde, Todd E. Searching for the Goldilocks Zone of Innate Immunity in Alzheimer's Disease NIH NATL INSTITUTE ON AGING New 26-SEP-24 - 30-JUN-29
Levites, Yona Amyloidosis associated proteins in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA New 01-SEP-24 - 31-AUG-26
Mo, Xiulei Discovery of small molecule mutant SMAD4-PPI inducers NIH NATL CANCER INSTITUTE Supplemental 01-AUG-21 - 31-JUL-25
Traynelis, Stephen F Evaluation of Radiprodil on GRIN GOF Variants In Vitro GRIN THERAPEUTICS Continuation 01-JAN-24 - 31-MAR-25
Varvel, Nicholas H Brain-invading monocytes promote the deleterious consequences of status epilepticus NIH NATL INST OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS Continuation 01-DEC-19 - 30-NOV-25
Spring 2025 News
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