NINDS K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award Recipients

Photo of Huaye Zhang, Ph.D. - NINDS K99/R00 Awardee – January 2009
Huaye Zhang Ph.D.
The PAR-6/aPKC Polarity Complex in Synaptic Assembly and Function
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
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Photo of Benjamin R. Arenkiel, Ph.D. - NINDS K99/R00 Awardee – October 2008
Benjamin R. Arenkiel Ph.D.
Activity Influence on Adult-Born Neuron Circuit Integration
Duke University
Durham, NC
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Photo of Mark Beenhakker, Ph.D. - NINDS K99/R00 Awardee – January 2009
Mark Beenhakker Ph.D.
Enhanced excitation and epilepsy with chloride channel dysfunction
Stanford University
Palo Alto, CA
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Photo of William Cafferty, Ph.D. - NINDS K99/R00 Awardee – January 2008
William B. Cafferty Ph.D.
Plasticity of intact circuits restores function after a spinal cord injury
Yale University
New Haven, CT
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Photo of Joanna Chiu, Ph.D. - NINDS K99/R00 Awardee – January 2008
Joanna Chiu Ph.D.
The role of clock protein phosphorylation and degradation in circadian biology
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
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Photo of David W. Colby, Ph.D. - NINDS K99/R00 Awardee – October 2008
David W. Colby Ph.D.
Detection and structural analysis of misfolded proteins causing neurodegeneration
University of California
San Francisco, CA
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Photo of C. Andrew Frank, Ph.D. - NINDS K99/R00 Awardee – May 2008
C. Andrew Frank Ph.D.
How Ephexin Signaling Promotes Neuronal Stability
University of California
San Francisco, CA
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Photo of Janghoo Lim, Ph.D. - NINDS K99/R00 Awardee – October 2008
Janghoo Lim Ph.D.
The role of Nemo-like kinase in neurodegeneration
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
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Photo of Kathleen O'Connor-Giles, Ph.D. - NINDS K99/R00 Awardee – May 2008
Kathleen O'Connor-Giles Ph.D.
Regulation of synaptic growth and plasticity in Drosophila
University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI
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Michael Orger Ph.D.
Revealing neural circuits that control visually guided behavior
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
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photo of David Prober
David Prober Ph.D.
Genetic analysis of sleep disorders in zebrafish
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
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Photo of Mladen-Roko Rasin, M.D., Ph.D. - NINDS K99/R00 Awardee – October 2008
Mladen-Roko Rasin M.D.,Ph.D.
Molecular Control of Corticospinal System Formation by Intermediate Targets
Yale University
New Haven, CT
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Photo of Renee D. Read, Ph.D. - NINDS K99/R00 Awardee – May 2009
Renee D. Read Ph.D.
Revealing new regulators of EGFR-P13K driven glioma proliferation and migration
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
La Jolla, CA
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Photo of Daniel S. Reich, M.D., Ph.D. - NINDS K99/R00 Awardee – October 2008
Daniel S. Reich M.D.,Ph.D.
Discovery of Functionally Relevant Imaging Biomarkers in Multiple Sclerosis
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
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photo of Avital Rodal
Avital Rodal Ph.D.
Structure and regulation of synaptic architecture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
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Orie Shafer Ph.D.
Circuitry and Modulation of the Circadian Clock Network of D. melanogaster
Washington University
St. Louis, MO
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Photo of Debra L. Silver, Ph.D. - NINDS K99/R00 Awardee – October 2008
Debra L. Silver Ph.D.
National Human Genome Research Institute
Bethesda, MD
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Photo of Justin W. Taraska, Ph.D. - NINDS K99/R00 Awardee – October 2008
Justin W. Taraska Ph.D.
Structural dynamics of the proteins involved in calcium-triggered exocytosis
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
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Photo of Takako Makita, Ph.D. - NINDS K99/R00 Awardee – May 2008
Takako Makita Ph.D.
Role of endothelins in SCG axon guidance
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
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photo of Anastassios Tzingounis
Anastassios Tzingounis Ph.D.
Molecular components of the calcium-activated slow afterhyperpolarization
University of California
San Francisco, CA
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