Funding & Awards
The Department of Neuroscience nurtures a collaborative, cross-disciplinary approach to research which encourages dynamic funding efforts
Current Grants and Awards
| Principle Investigator | Funding Agency | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Burton, Michael | NIH-R21 | The Role of Cell-specific TLR4 in Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy |
| Burton, Michael | NIH-R35 | Mechanisms Involved in Postoperative Recovery: A Focus on Pain, Delirium, and Neuroinflammation |
| Burton, Michael | NIH-T34 | *MARC Program at the University of Texas at Dallas |
| Burton, Michael | Communities Foundation of Texas | *The University of Texas Foundation Grant Agreement, Enhance Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Experiences at UTD (ENSURE) |
| Dussor, Greg | NIH | STTR Phase I: Development of Selective Calpain-1 Inhibitors for Chronic Pain |
| Dussor, Greg | 1910 Genetics-SUB | Enhancing Speech Processing In a Rat Model of Autism Using Vagus Nerve Simulation |
| Dussor, Greg | Marine Biological Lab-Sub | Site-directed RNA Editing of Nav1.7 as a Novel Analgesic |
| Dussor, Greg | Univ. of Wisconsin/Madison-SUB | Profiling Translation in Nociceptor Plasticity |
| Dussor, Greg | RAFT Pharmaceuticals | STTR: Targeting Lipid Rafts for Treatment of Migraine |
| Dussor, Greg | PARmedics Inc. | STTR: Protease-activated Receptor 2 Antagonists for Treatment of Migraine Pain |
| Dussor, Greg | NIH R61/R33 | *High Content Analgesic Screening From Human Nociceptors |
| Engineer, Crystal | NIH R01-TxBDC | Enhancing Speech Processing In a Rat Model of Autism Using Vagus Nerve Simulation |
| Hong, Veronica | NIH-F31 fellowship | Sigma 2 Receptor (TMEM97): Investigating the Peripheral Role of this Novel Therapeutic Target for Pain |
| Kilgard, Michael – TxBDC | DARPA | Targeted Neuroplasticity Training to Accelerate Complex Skill Learning |
| Kilgard, Michael – TxBDC | Wings for Life – TxBDC | Enhancing Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury Patients with Vagus Nerve Stimulation |
| Kilgard, Michael – TxBDC | Flint Rehab | FitMi VNS: The First Automated Home Therapy System for Exercise-Paired Vagus Nerve Stimulation After Stroke |
| Kolber, Ben | NIH R01 | Impact of Amygdala Lateralization on Processing and Modulation of Bladder Pain |
| Kolber, Ben | Communities Foundation of Texas | *The University of Texas Foundation Grant Agreement, Enhance Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Experiences at UTD (ENSURE) |
| Kolber, Ben | NIH R61 | High Content Analgesic Screening from Human Nociceptors |
| Kolber, Ben | NIH-T34 | *MARC Program at the University of Texas at Dallas |
| Kolber, Ben | NIH UE5 | Crossroads: Using Decision Making Strategies to Develop High Impact Content for Training in Rigor and Transparency |
| Kolber, Ben | NIH R01 | Probing the Role of Serotonin in Neuropathic Pain With Flexible Carbon Microelectrode Arrays |
| Kolber, Ben | NIH R61/R33 | *High Content Analgesic Screening From Human Nociceptors |
| Kroener, Sven | NIH-R01 | Synaptic Changes in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex in the Development of Compulsive Alcohol Drinking |
| Kroener, Sven | NIH-R01 | Vagus Nerve Stimulation Modulates Synaptic Plasticity in the Rt Prefrontal Cortex During the Extinction of Drug-Seeking |
| Lenert, Melissa | NIH-F99 | Identification of Sex Differences in Monocytes and Metabolism in the Maintenance of Chronic Muscle Pain |
| Lewter, Lakeisha | NIH-F32 Fellowship | The Impact of Amygdala CGRP Receptors on the Development of Persistent Bladder Pain |
| Lewter, Lakeisha | Burroughs Wellcome Fund | The Contribution of the Left and Right Amygdala on the Development of Chronic Bladder Pain |
| Lewter, Lakeisha | NIH-F32 | The Impact of Amygdala CGRP Receptors on the Development of Persistent Bladder Pain |
| McIntyre, Christa | NIH R01 | Vagus Nerve Stimulation Targets Fear Pathways to Enhance Etinction of Conditioned Fear |
| Price, Ted | SRA-Merck Sharp & Dohme | SRA: In Situ Hybridization on Human DRG |
| Price, Ted | NIH-R01 | Sex-specific Regulation of Local Translation and Chronic Pain Mechanisms in Females |
| Price, Ted | NIH-R01 | Translation Control of Pain Plasticity |
| Price, Ted | UTD-NRUF | SEED: SCI award:Center for Advanced Pain Studies |
| Price, Ted | Thomas Jefferson University – Subaward | Extracellular Mechanism Regulating Synaptic Function and Pain Plasticity |
| Price, Ted | Thomas Jefferson University – Subaward | Novel Mechanisms Regulating Protein Interaction and Pain |
| Price, Ted | MD Anderson Cancer Center | Anatomic, Physiologic and Transcriptomic Mechanisms of Neuropathic Pain in Human DRG |
| Price, Ted | MD Anderson Cancer Center-Subaward | Validation of Fibroblast-derived PI16 as a Novel Target for Pain Treatment |
| Price, Ted | UTSW-Subaward | Mechanisms of Cough in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Transmission |
| Price, Ted | Grunenthal GmbH | SRA: Advancement of Translational Pain Research Through the Transcriptomic Analysis of the Dorsal Root Ganglia Using Cutting Edge Sequencing Technologies |
| Price, Ted | Grunenthal GmbH | IPA SRA: Testing Agreement: Insights Into the Function of PRDM12 Through Ranscriptomic Analysis of Human Neuronal Cultures Derived From DRG After Knowck-Down of PRDM12 Using ASOs |
| Price, Ted | 4E Therapeutics | SBIR: Development and Optimization of MNK Inhibitors for the Treatment of Neuropathic Pain |
| Price, Ted | Hoba Therapeutics ApS | IPA SRA: Testing Agreement: Profiling of Human Meteorin (HB-086) Activity in Human DRGs |
| Price, Ted | University of Washington-Subaward | Identifying Novel Therapeutic Targets for Chronic Neck Pain: RNA-Sequencing in Human Painful Atlanto-Axial Arthropathy |
| Price, Ted | Allergan Inc. | IPA SRA: Evaluation of Novel Recombinant Molecules in Primary Human DRGs |
| Price, Ted | Bellus Helath Cough Inc. | SRA: P2RX2 and P2RX3 Expression in Human Gustatory Neurons |
| Price, Ted | Doloromics | SRA: Human DRG Target Validation |
| Price, Ted | NIH-U19 | Human Nociceptor and Spinal Cord Molecular Signature Center |
| Price, Ted | NIH-R01-Supplement | Diversity Supplement-project 6793 |
| Price, Ted | Univ. of Cincinnati-SUB | Neuromodulatory Regulation of Synaptic Plasticity in Spinal Nociceptive Circuits |
| Rennaker, Robert — TxBDC | NIH R01 | Enhancing Recovery after Chronic Bilateral Cervical Spinal Cord Injury with Targeted Plasticity Therapy |
| Rincón-Cortés, Millie | NIH-K01 | Environmental Modulation of Maternal Behavior and Mesolimbic DA Function |
| Rincón-Cortés, Millie | NIH-R03 | Impact of Early Life Adversity on Caregiving Behaviors and Reward-related Brain Function: Testing a Mechanistic Role for Corticosterone |
| Sadler, Katelyn | NIH-R00 | Sickle Cell Disease Gut Dysbiosis Effects on CNS Pain Processing |
| Thorn, Catherine | UTD-NRUF | SPIRe: Inferring Effective Connectivity of Sparsely Sampled Neuronal Networks |
| Thorn, Catherine | NIH-R01 | Noradrenergic Mechanisms of Vagus Nerve Stimulation Mediated Stroke Rehabilitation |
| Thorn, Catherine | NIH-R21 | Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Control of the Mesolimbic Dopamine System |
| Thorn, Catherine | NIH-R01 | Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Activation of Dopaminergic Nuclei |
