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NIH funding notice PAR-17-336

Discovery of in vivo Chemical Probes for Novel Brain Targets (R01)

Closed on September 7, 2020.

Posted
July 24, 2017
Close date
September 7, 2020
Activity codes
R01
Institutes taking part
NIMH, NEI, NIA, NIAAA, NIDCD, NIDA

Read the notice on Grants.gov · NIH Guide page

The notices it replaced

  1. Reissues: PAR-14-279 Discovery of in vivo Chemical Probes (R01)
  2. 2 steps back: PAR-12-060 Solicitation of Validated Hits for the Discovery of in vivo Chemical Probes (R01)

Replaced by PAR-21-029.

Who won it before

48 competing awards (new and renewals) from FY2014 to FY2025 under this notice and the notices it replaced: $28,373,781 in first-year total cost, median $524,914.

Most frequent study sections

  1. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 MDCN-C (58)]38
  2. Drug Discovery for the Nervous System Study Section[DDNS]7
  3. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1-MDCN-C(58)R]2
  4. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 MDCN-B (91)]1

Most frequent institutions

  1. VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY6
  2. SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE4
  3. SCRIPPS FLORIDA3
  4. UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL3
  5. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR3
Competing awards under PAR-17-336 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
2021Development of PET imaging probes for ROCK21R01AG069921-01CAI, ZHENGXINYALE UNIVERSITY, CT$836,532DDNS
2021Characterization of an 18F COX-2 PET ligand for in vivo brain imaging1R01AG070042-01PRABHAKARAN, JAYANEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC, NY$476,564DDNS
2020Novel allosteric activation of nicotinamide rescue1RF1AG067771-01THATCHER, GREGORY R. JUNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, AZ$2,264,368DDNS
2020Small molecule antagonist probes for the relaxin-3/RXFP3 system1R01AA028255-01BESHEER, JOYCEJIN, CHUNYANGRESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE, NC$594,334DDNS
2019Lead optimization of novel CRFBP-CRFR2 complex modulators for alcohol use disorder1R01AA026589-01A1SHEFFLER, DOUGLAS JSANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE, CA$865,843DDNS
2019In vivo Probe for ionotropic glutamate signaling system: AMPA receptors1R01MH120197-01LIANG, STEVEN HMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA$719,969DDNS
2019Evaluation Of Trk Probes In Models For Dry Eye Disease1R01EY029695-01BURGESS, KEVINTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY, TX$489,413DDNS
2018Targeting RIPK3 in Age-Related Inflammation and Injury1R56AG058642-01 · under PAR-14-279BALACHANDRAN, SIDDHARTHCUNY, GREGORY DDEGTEREV, ALEXEITUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON, MA$648,995ZRG1
2018Development of NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors towards Alzheimer's disease1R01AG058673-01 · under PAR-14-279SUN, DONGWANG, XIANG-YANG SHAWNZHANG, SHIJUNVIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, VA$609,347ZRG1
2018Expanding the Chemical Biology of K2P Channels with Selective Cellular and In vivo Probes1R01MH116278-01 · under PAR-14-279MINOR, DANIEL LRENSLO, ADAM RUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA$488,166ZRG1
2018DISCOVERY OF IN VIVO CHEMICAL PROBES FOR POLYCOMB CBX DOMAINS1R01CA218392-01A1 · under PAR-14-279FRYE, STEPHEN VERNONUNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL, NC$456,482ZRG1
2017Creation of in vivo active chemical probes for CAMKK2 to treat cancer1R01CA218442-01 · under PAR-14-279DREWRY, DAVID HAROLDUNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL, NC$691,617ZRG1
2017Isozyme-selective ALDH Inhibitors for Sensitizing Ovarian Cancer Stem-like Cells to Chemotherapy1R01CA214567-01 · under PAR-14-279BUCKANOVICH, RONALD JLARSEN, SCOTT DUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR, MI$636,181ZRG1
2017Chemical Inhibitors of 15-prostaglandin dehydrogenase Potentiate Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation1R01CA216863-01 · under PAR-14-279GERSON, STANTON L.MARKOWITZ, SANFORD D.READY, JOSEPH MUT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, TX$520,706ZRG1
2017USP7 inhibitors for the treatment of multiple myeloma1R01CA211681-01 · under PAR-14-279BUHRLAGE, SARA JDANA-FARBER CANCER INST, MA$504,721ZRG1
2017Development of a Selective Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 7 Allosteric Modulator Probe1R01MH113543-01 · under PAR-14-279LINDSLEY, CRAIGNISWENDER, COLLEEN MVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, TN$400,356ZRG1
2017Non-Covalent Nrf2 Activators for the Treatment of Chronic Wounds1R01AR069541-01A1 · under PAR-14-279MOORE, TERRY WILLIAMUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, IL$347,552ZRG1
2016Discovery of probes that enhance expression of the neuroprotective protein Klotho1R56AG051638-01A1 · under PAR-14-279ABRAHAM, CARMELA RHODGETTS, KEVINBOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS, MA$855,556ZRG1
2016Lead optimization of novel ML-IAP antagonists to treat lung cancer1R01CA195227-01A1 · under PAR-14-279COSFORD, NICHOLAS DAVIDFINLAY, DARRENSANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE, CA$808,701ZRG1
2016NPQ/Spexin the Endogenous Ligand for the Galanin Receptor 31R01DA040882-01A1 · under PAR-14-279OZAWA, AKIHIKOTOLL, LAWRENCE RTORREY PINES INST FOR MOLECULAR STUDIES, FL$742,361ZRG1
2016Optimization of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) passive antagonists for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)1R01MH109655-01 · under PAR-14-279JACKSON, MICHAELPINKERTON, ANTHONY BRUCESANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE, CA$611,804ZRG1
2016Discovery of in vivo small molecules for hearing protection against cisplatin and noise1R01DC015444-01 · under PAR-14-279ZUO, JIANST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, TN$595,909ZRG1
2016Optimization of S1P3 antagonists for fibrotic disease1R01AR069877-01 · under PAR-14-279ROSEN, HUGHSCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE, CA$592,901ZRG1
2016ERRgamma Agonists to Treat Muscular Dystrophy1R01AR069280-01A1 · under PAR-14-279BURRIS, THOMAS PWALKER, JOHN K.SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, MO$580,666ZRG1
2016Microbiome-Targeted Probes to Eliminate Chemotherapy-Induced GI Toxicity1R01CA207416-01 · under PAR-14-279REDINBO, MATTHEW RUNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL, NC$552,404ZRG1
2016Development of an mGlu2/4 heterodimer-selective allosteric modulator1R01MH108498-01 · under PAR-14-279LINDSLEY, CRAIGNISWENDER, COLLEEN MVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, TN$516,805ZRG1
2016Optimization of RORgamma-specific agonists as immune activators for a new immunotherapy approach for cancer1R01CA206493-01 · under PAR-14-279GRIFFIN, PATRICK ROBERTKAMENECKA, THEODORE MSCRIPPS FLORIDA, FL$439,200ZRG1
2016Optimization of ERRg-specific ligands as in vivo Chemical Probes1R01HD087046-01 · under PAR-14-279GRIFFIN, PATRICK ROBERTKAMENECKA, THEODORE MSCRIPPS FLORIDA, FL$398,400ZRG1
2015Discovery of Chemical Probes for RNA-Binding Protein Host Defense Factors1R01GM110119-01A1 · under PAR-12-060SMITH, HAROLD COYAGEN, INC., NY$601,514ZRG1
2015Probes to target the 3-way hotspot of IL1RacP to abolish aberrant interleukin inflammation1R01AR068436-01 · under PAR-14-279LIOTTA, LANCE ALLENGEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY, VA$595,160ZRG1
2015Development of a Novel Inducer for EBV Lytic Therapy1R01CA193624-01 · under PAR-12-060KENNEY, SHANNON CELESTELIEBERMAN, PAUL M.SALVINO, JOSEPH MWISTAR INSTITUTE, PA$591,954ZRG1
2015Development of an In Vivo, Brain-penetrant GIRK1/2 Potassium Channel Activator1R01MH107399-01 · under PAR-14-279HOPKINS, COREY R.WEAVER, C DAVIDWICKMAN, KEVIN DVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, TN$583,297ZRG1
2015Small molecule CXCR4 modulators as molecular probes for studying AML1R01CA189074-01A1 · under PAR-14-279MILLER, RICHARD JPLATANIAS, LEONIDAS C.SCHILTZ, GARY ENORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, IL$529,121ZRG1
2015Partial Agonists at Estrogen Receptor alpha for Breast Cancer Therapy1R01CA188017-01A1 · under PAR-12-060THATCHER, GREGORY R. JUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, IL$485,489ZRG1
2015Development of RORbeta-selective modulators as in vivo probes1R01MH108173-01 · under PAR-14-279GRIFFIN, PATRICK ROBERTKAMENECKA, THEODORE MSCRIPPS FLORIDA, FL$480,000ZRG1
2015Small molecule in vivo probe development targeting the IL-6/STAT3 pathway for potential multiple sclerosis therapy1R01NS088437-01A1 · under PAR-12-060LI, CHENGLONGYANG, YUHONGOHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, OH$471,114ZRG1
2015Chemical Probes for In Vivo Fibrin Imaging1R01CA197401-01 · under PAR-14-279ZHANG, ZHAODAMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA$466,961ZRG1
2015Discovery of mAChR5 Modulators for Use in Rodent Models of Drug Addiction1R01DA037207-01A1 · under PAR-12-060JONES, CARRIE KIMBERLYLINDSLEY, CRAIGVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, TN$353,142ZRG1
2014Lead Optimization of Novel Inhibitors of the Thioesterase Domain of FASN1R01CA188694-01 · under PAR-12-060COSFORD, NICHOLAS DAVIDSMITH, JEFFREY WSANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE, CA$755,282ZRG1
2014Inhibition of the Rho/MRTF/SRF Pathway as a New Treatment for Systemic Sclerosis1R01AR066049-01 · under PAR-12-060LARSEN, SCOTT DUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR, MI$655,452ZRG1
2014Development and Application of Selective Covalent Cdk7 Inhibitors1R01CA179483-01A1 · under PAR-12-060GRAY, NATHANAEL SCHIANDERMITSIADES, CONSTANTINE S.DANA-FARBER CANCER INST, MA$505,961ZRG1
2014Discovering Novel Atypical PKC Inhibitors as in vivo Chemical Probes1R01EY023725-01A1 · under PAR-12-060ANTONETTI, DAVIDUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR, MI$499,870ZRG1
2014Optimization of non-peptide probes for the NPFF receptor system1R01DA034777-01A1 · under PAR-12-060MCCURDY, CHRISTOPHER RUNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, MS$498,705ZRG1
2014Discovery of Potent 12-Lipoxygenase Inhibitors of Platelet Activation1R01AG047986-01 · under PAR-12-060HOLMAN, THEODORE RUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA CRUZ, CA$496,455ZRG1
2014Small molecules modulating RNA-binding protein Msi11R01CA178831-01A1 · under PAR-12-060AUBE, JEFFREYNEUFELD, KRISTI LXU, LIANGUNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KS$432,491ZRG1
2014In vivo probes for the APJ receptor.1R01HD079547-01A1 · under PAR-12-060MAITRA, RANGANRUNYON, SCOTT PRESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE, NC$427,829ZRG1
2014Optimization of modulators of Gbg-SNARE interaction1R01MH101679-01A1 · under PAR-12-060HAMM, HEIDI ESTAUFFER, SHAUN RVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, TN$400,752ZRG1
2014Allosteric modulators of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor1R01GM106232-01A1 · under PAR-12-060DANIELS, JOHN SCOTTLINDSLEY, CRAIGNISWENDER, KEVIN DVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, TN$297,379ZRG1

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