NINDS K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award Recipients

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Huanghe Yang Ph.D.
Calcium Activated TMEM16 Channels and Their Physiological Roles in the Brain
University of California
San Francisco, CA
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Ye Zhang Ph.D.
Identification of Transcription Factors that Regulate Astrocyte Differentiation
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
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Onanong Chivatakarn Ph.D.
Analysis of the tumor suppressor gene Tsc1 in motor neuron patterning
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
La Jolla, CA
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Megan Y. Dennis Ph.D.
Characterization of Human-Specific Duplicated Genes Implicated in Neurocognitive Traits
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
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Robert Hunt Ph.D.
Functional Engraftment of Stem Cell-Derived Cortical Interneurons
University of California
San Francisco, CA
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Jianxiong Jiang Ph.D.
Prostaglandin signaling following seizures
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
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Paschalis Kratsios Ph.D.
Columbia University
New York City, NY
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Sandra Maday Ph.D.
Mechanisms of autophagosome biogenesis and maturation in primary neurons
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
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Florian Merkle Ph.D.
Cellular models of hypocretin neuron loss in narcolepsy
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
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Adam Miller Ph.D.
Molecular Mechanisms of Electrical Synapse Formation In Vivo
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA
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Polyxeni Philippidou Ph.D.
Hox Genes in the Development of Respiratory Circuits
New York University School of Medicine
New York City, NY
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Fabienne Poulain Ph.D.
Functions of Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans in Axon Guidance and Degeneration
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
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Jacob Schwartz Ph.D.
Analysis of the RNA-Binding Protein FUS and Its Role in Neurodegenerative Disease
University of Colorado
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Derek A. Wainwright Ph.D.
The interaction of IDO and Tregs Leads to Immunosuppression in Glioma
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
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Orin Bloch M.D.
B7-H1 Expressing Macrophages Mediate Immunosupression in Glioma
University of California
San Francisco, CA
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Michael Bonaguidi Ph.D.
Mechanisms Underlying Neural Stem Cell Heterogeneity in the Adult Hippocampus
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
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Todd J. Cohen Ph.D.
TDP-43 acetylation as a pathogenic modification in ALS & related proteinopathies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
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Omar El Gharbawie Ph.D.
Organization of the parietal-frontal network that mediates grasping in monkeys
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
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Michael M. Halassa M.D.,Ph.D.
Causal examination of TRN role in neocortical spindle generation and function
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
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Kazuhide Hayakawa Ph.D.
CD200 as a monocyte/macrophage switch for brain repair after stroke
Massachusetts General Hospital
Cambridge, MA
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