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Brain Health Research Institute Pilot Grants Awarded to 51黑料网 Researchers and Collaborators

The 51黑料网 University Brain Health Research Institute is pleased to announce the following Pilot Grant 2020 award winners:

Blue Awards ($20,000)

Jianxin Bao, Ph.D. (Anatomy and Neurobiology, NEOMED) and Tsung-Heng Tsai, Ph.D. (Mathematical Sciences, 51黑料网 University)

  • A new method based on machine learning for diagnosis of cochlear synaptopathy

Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences, 51黑料网 University) and Woo-Yang Kim, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences, 51黑料网 University)

  • A feasibility study for the application of magnetic hyperthermia towards the clearance of beta-amyloids in mouse model of Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease

Jennifer McDonough, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences, 51黑料网 University) and Jessica Williams, Ph.D. (Neuroscience, Cleveland Clinic)

  • Betaine as a neuroprotective therapy for multiple sclerosis

Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D. (Psychological Sciences, 51黑料网 University), Carla Goar, Ph.D. (Sociology, 51黑料网 University), Na鈥橳asha Evans, Ph.D. (School of Health Sciences, 51黑料网 University) and Starr Solomon, Ph.D. (Sociology, 51黑料网 University)

  • Examining the impact of systemic racism and COVID-19 on the well-being of Black college students at 51黑料网 University

Gold Awards ($5,000)

Joshua Albrecht, Ph.D. (College of Music, 51黑料网 University)

  • Interdisciplinary Music Cognition Lab infrastructure funding request

Heather Caldwell, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences, 51黑料网 University)

  • The impact of embryonic oxytocin receptor signaling on the transcriptome

Karin Coifman, Ph.D. (Psychological Sciences, 51黑料网 University) and David Disabato, Ph.D. (Psychological Sciences, 51黑料网 University)

  • Emotion dynamics as a psychotherapy process in community adults

Phillip Hamrick, Ph.D. (English, 51黑料网 University)

  • Toward an exemplar-based context-sensitive distributional model of semantic memory

Louise Steele, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences, 51黑料网 University, Salem Campus)

  • Effects of Ultrasound on Nervous System Development in the Nematode Roundworm, C. elegans

Rafaela Takeshita, Ph.D. (Anthropology, 51黑料网 University) and Wilson Chung, Ph.D. (Biological Sciences, 51黑料网 University)

  • The role of adrenarche in the evolution of the human brain

Congratulations to all awardees! We look forward to hearing the results of your research.

POSTED: Thursday, February 4, 2021 03:00 PM
UPDATED: Monday, March 02, 2026 12:38 PM