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NIH funding notice PAS-15-029

Promoting Research in Basic Neuroscience (R01)

Closed on December 8, 2017.

Posted
November 4, 2014
Close date
December 8, 2017
Activity codes
Not stated on the notice page
Institutes taking part
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The notices it replaced

Its page was not saved, so the notices it replaced are not known.

Who won it before

94 competing awards (new and renewals) from FY2014 to FY2025 under this notice and the notices it replaced: $37,732,608 in first-year total cost, median $380,802.

Most frequent study sections

  1. Neurodifferentiation, Plasticity, Regeneration and Rhythmicity Study Section[NDPR]11
  2. Synapses, Cytoskeleton and Trafficking Study Section[SYN]10
  3. Neurogenesis and Cell Fate Study Section[NCF]9
  4. Cellular and Molecular Biology of Glia Study Section[CMBG]7
  5. Neurotransporters, Receptors, and Calcium Signaling Study Section[NTRC]7

Most frequent institutions

  1. DUKE UNIVERSITY5
  2. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY4
  3. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON4
  4. YALE UNIVERSITY4
  5. AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY3
Competing awards under PAS-15-029 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
2019Molecular mechanisms of electrical synapse formation in vivo1R01NS105758-01MILLER, ADAM CUNIVERSITY OF OREGON, OR$401,367SYN
2019The impact of synaptic cleft pH fluctuations on short-term synaptic plasticity1R01NS103906-01MACLEOD, GREGORY TALISKERFLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, FL$321,538NTRC
2018Genomic mechanisms of firing rate homeostasis1R01MH116223-01GRAY, JESSE MICHAELHARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, MA$647,838MNG
2018Progenitor Regulation Underlying Cortical Interneuron Specification1R01NS105477-01A1ROSS, MARGARET ELIZABETHSHI, SONG-HAIWEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV, NY$580,357ZRG1
2018Molecular Genetics of Synaptic Plasticity1R01NS106951-01BIANCHI, LAURAMILLER, DAVID MRICHMOND, JANET EVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, TN$495,264SYN
2018Mechanisms of GABAergic Signaling in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Network1R01NS103842-01A1ALLEN, CHARLES NOREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, OR$480,224NNRS
2018Androgen receptors and sex differences in the biological clock1R01NS102962-01A1BUTLER, MATTHEW POREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, OR$460,907NNRS
2018Binding of synGAP to PDZ domains of PSD-95 and its role in Intellectual Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorders caused by synGAP haploinsufficiency1R01MH115456-01A1KENNEDY, MARY BCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CA$449,405ZRG1
2018Epigenetic reprogramming of behaviors with sensory experience1R01NS109401-01JONES, CORBIN DVOLKAN, PELIN CWANG, JING WDUKE UNIVERSITY, NC$438,196ZRG1
2018Synaptic and circuit mechanisms of learned motor sequences2R01NS075044-06A1LONG, MICHAEL ANEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NY$426,033SMI
2018Role and Regulation of Neural Stem Cells in Remyelination1R01NS100867-01A1SALZER, JAMESNEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NY$424,733CMBG
2018Impact of excitatory synapse maturation on synaptic plasticity and stability1R01NS105640-01HIGLEY, MICHAEL JAMESKOLESKE, ANTHONY JYALE UNIVERSITY, CT$421,658NDPR
2018Probing Microtubule Function in Neuronal Development1R01NS107480-01WITTMANN, TORSTENUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA$414,676SYN
2018Integration of Experience-Induced Gene Expression and Circuit Functions1R01NS105200-01A1JACKSON, MEYER B.ZHAO, XINYUUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, WI$407,497MNG
2018Homeostatic control of the NMDA receptor co-agonist D-serine by SLC1A41R01MH110646-01A1KAVANAUGH, MICHAEL PATRICKMC LAUGHLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE, MT$405,000NTRC
2018Cellular and molecular mechanisms that modulate synaptic function and plasticity2R01NS076558-06A1COLON-RAMOS, DANIEL AYALE UNIVERSITY, CT$404,812SYN
2018Thalamic Circuits for Prosocial Behaviors in Mice1R56MH116904-01CHEN, XIAOKESTANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA$404,313NMB
2018Melatonin biosynthesis in neuronal mitochondria1R01NS100743-01A1FRIEDLANDER, ROBERT M.UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH, PA$399,519NOMD
2018The impact of synaptic cleft pH fluctuations on short-term synaptic plasticity1R56NS103906-01MACLEOD, GREGORY TALISKERFLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, FL$394,704NTRC
2018Arx Associated Transcriptional Networks in Neocortical Development1R01NS100007-01A1GOLDEN, JEFFREY ABRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, MA$385,009NCF
2018Control of Dendritic Spine Stability via Regulation of a Stable Actin Pool1R01MH115939-01KOLESKE, ANTHONY JYALE UNIVERSITY, CT$382,957ZRG1
2018The regulation and function of neuron-specific alternative splicing1R01NS104041-01ZHENG, SIKAUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE, CA$355,686NDPR
2018Elucidating the logic of proprioceptive networks1R01NS100741-01A1LAI, HELENUT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, TX$354,375SMI
2018Molecular Mechanisms of Semaphorin/Plexin-mediated Cytoskeletal Reorganization2R01NS073968-06A1TERMAN, JONATHAN RUT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, TX$354,375SYN
2018Glial ion channels in glia/neurons interactions.1R01NS105616-01A1BIANCHI, LAURAUNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, FL$335,781NTRC
2018Analyses of the Distributed Representation of Associative-Learning in an Identified Circuit Using a Combination of Single-Cell Electrophysiology and Multicellular Voltage-Sensitive Dye Recordings1R01NS101356-01A1BYRNE, JOHN HUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON, TX$334,519ZRG1
2018Biased randomness: a fundamental connectivity mechanism for associative brain centers1R01NS107970-01CARON, SOPHIEUNIVERSITY OF UTAH, UT$333,594MNG
2018Glycolipids of Neural Stem Cells1R01NS100839-01A1YU, ROBERT K.AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY, GA$332,500CMBG
2018Regulation of neural migration during brain development1R01NS104026-01A1RICCOMAGNO, MARTIN MIGUELUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE, CA$332,206NCF
2017Molecular, anatomic, and functional characterization of midbrain dopamine neuron subtypes1R01MH110556-01A1AWATRAMANI, RAJESHWAR BDOMBECK, DANIEL ANORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, IL$743,574SMI
2017Reprogramming Cell Fate for Repair1R01NS100514-01A1BRUESTLE, OLIVERPETERSON, DANIEL ALANSCHWARZ, MARTIN K.ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIV OF MEDICINE & SCI, IL$582,005CNNT
2017The connectome and neurobiology of a novel model chordate, Ciona intestinalis1R01NS103774-01MANJUNATH, BANGALORE SSMITH, WILLIAMUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA, CA$581,182ZRG1
2017Dissecting the assembly of vertebrate neurotransmitter release sites1R01MH113349-01KAESER, PASCAL SIMONHARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, MA$543,845ZRG1
2017Architecture and function of striatal dopamine release machinery1R01NS103484-01KAESER, PASCAL SIMONHARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, MA$514,715ZRG1
2017Patterning and Formation of the Neuromuscular Junction2R01NS055028-11A1LIN, WEICHUNUT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER, TX$501,388NDPR
2017Chromatin Mechanisms of Neuronal Maturation1R01NS098804-01A1WEST, ANNE ELIZABETHDUKE UNIVERSITY, NC$440,550ZRG1
2017Control of procedural learning by cortico-basal ganglia recurrent circuits1R56NS098744-01A1BOTTJER, SARAH WUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CA$412,500ZRG1
2017Molecular Analysis of Hindbrain Development2R01NS038183-18A1SAGERSTROM, CHARLES GUNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER, MA$406,805NCF
2017Store-Operated Channels in the Nervous System2R01NS057499-10PRAKRIYA, MURALINORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO, IL$403,159ZRG1
2017Sonic Hedgehog signaling in neocortical growth and folding1R01NS100939-01A1HAN, YOUNG-GOOST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, TN$391,086NCF
2017Coding and processing of error signals in inferior olivary-cerebellar networks2R01MH093727-07A1MEDINA, JAVIER FBAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, TX$388,236SMI
2017Cellular and molecular mechanisms of peripheral nerve regeneration1R01NS097914-01A1GRANATO, MICHAELUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PA$385,674ZRG1
2017Investigating the mechanisms of Arc-dependent synaptic plasticity1R01MH112766-01A1SHEPHERD, JASON DUNIVERSITY OF UTAH, UT$378,646SYN
2017Glial control of sensory neuron receptive-ending shape and function1R01NS095795-01A1SHAHAM, SHAIROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, NY$370,781CMBG
2017Role of Piezo2 and Nav channels in rapidly-adapting neuronal mechanoreceptors1R01NS097547-01A1BAGRIANTSEV, SVIATOSLAVYALE UNIVERSITY, CT$366,406NTRC
2017Signaling pathways that modulate neuronal activity1R56NS100843-01A1AILION, MICHAELUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WA$365,718MNG
2017Stress Regulation of Synaptic Transmission1R01NS099414-01SIEBURTH, DEREKUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CA$360,938SYN
2017Role of Prokineticin 2 in Regulating Sleep in Zebrafish1R01NS095824-01A1PROBER, DAVID AARONCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CA$360,938NDPR
2017Regulation of Zebrafish Sleep by Neuromedin U1R01NS101158-01PROBER, DAVID AARONCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CA$360,938NNRS
2017The Role of Opponent Basal Ganglia Outputs in Behavior1R01NS094754-01A1YIN, HENRYDUKE UNIVERSITY, NC$347,813NMB
2017Molecular control of ependymal cell plasticity and its contribution to new neuron production in the mammalian brain2R01NS078192-06A1KUO, CHAY TITUSDUKE UNIVERSITY, NC$347,813ZRG1
2017Novel Autonomous Roles of CNS Angiogenesis1R01NS100808-01A1VASUDEVAN, ANJUMCLEAN HOSPITAL, MA$347,025VCMB
2017Role of CaMKII in memory storage1R01NS103168-01GRIFFITH, LESLIE CBRANDEIS UNIVERSITY, MA$345,078LAM
2017Cholinergic brainstem signaling in striatal circuits1R01NS100824-01MENA-SEGOVIA, JUANRUTGERS THE STATE UNIV OF NJ NEWARK, NJ$339,063SMI
2017Neural coding of leg proprioception1R01NS102333-01TUTHILL, JOHNUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WA$339,063SMI
2017CaMKII autophosphorylation in opposing directions of synaptic plasticity2R01NS081248-05BAYER, K. ULRICHUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO$337,486NTRC
2017The degradation of tau by selective autophagy1R01NS098769-01A1JOHNSON, GAIL V. W.UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, NY$336,875ZRG1
2017THE ROLE OF ADAMTS-A IN REGULATING CNS STRUCTURE AND RESTRICTING CELL MIGRATION2R01NS036570-19A1SKEATH, JAMES BENJAMINWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, MO$333,594ICI
2017Investigating the pro-aging role of B2M and MHC molecules on regenerative and cognitive function in the brain1R01AG055797-01VILLEDA, SAUL AUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA$324,925ASG
2017Ca2+ buffering in the regulation of secretion from peptidergic nerve terminals1R01NS103206-01A1JACKSON, MEYER B.UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, WI$315,298BPNS
2017Arx Associated Transcriptional Networks in Neocortical Development1R56NS100007-01GOLDEN, JEFFREY ABRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL, MA$313,079NCF
2017Synaptic signals that drive the long-term maintenance of homeostatic neuroplasticity1R01NS085164-01A1FRANK, CARL ANDREWUNIVERSITY OF IOWA, IA$266,875SYN
2016Mechanisms of synapse formation and axon termination in C. elegans2R01NS072129-06A1GRILL, BROCKSCRIPPS FLORIDA, FL$531,005NDPR
2016Neural Basis for Cerebellar Motor Learning1R01NS092623-01A1LISBERGER, STEPHEN GDUKE UNIVERSITY, NC$504,232SMI
2016Allosteric Modulation of the CB1 Receptor1R01DA040693-01A1ZHANG, YANANRESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE, NC$484,537MNPS
2016GABAergic Switches Control Wakefulness, NREM sleep and REM sleep1R01NS092383-01A1CHASE, MICHAEL HSZYMUSIAK, RONALDWEBSCIENCES INTERNATIONAL, CA$475,196ZRG1
2016Cellular and molecular mechanisms of peripheral nerve regeneration1R56NS097914-01GRANATO, MICHAELUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PA$464,011NDPR
2016Neural mechanism for the assembly of GABAergic circuits in the cerebral cortex1R01MH110553-01DE MARCO GARCIA, NATALIA VANESAWEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV, NY$423,750NDPR
2016CNS Functions of Calpain 51R01NS095229-01A1GEDDES, JAMES W.UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, KY$416,217ZRG1
2016Regulation of Zebrafish Sleep by Neuromedin U1R56NS094390-01A1PROBER, DAVID AARONCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CA$410,750NNRS
2016Role of the p75 neurotrophin receptor in the developing cerebellum1R56NS094589-01FRIEDMAN, WILMA JRUTGERS THE STATE UNIV OF NJ NEWARK, NJ$387,500NCF
2016The degradation of tau by selective autophagy1R56NS094086-01A1JOHNSON, GAIL V. W.UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, NY$383,750ZRG1
2016Mechanisms and Functions of NF-kB-Regulated Neuronal Gene Expression1R01MH109341-01MEFFERT, MOLLIE KATHERINEJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD$377,100SYN
2016Mechanisms underlying memory regulation by 17beta-estradiol, canonical Wnt signaling, and BDNF in male and female mice1R01MH107886-01A1FRICK, KARYN MUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE, WI$373,750NNRS
2016Regulation of symmetric and asymmetric cell division during brain development1R01NS096130-01LU, QIANGBECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE, CA$371,875NCF
2016Neural Basis of Behavioral Flexibility2R01NS070583-06A1CROPPER, ELIZABETH CWEISS, KLAUDIUSZ ROBERTICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI, NY$370,781LAM
2016Molecular Controls over Neurogenesis, Subtype Development, and Diversity of Cortical Output Projection Neurons2R01NS045523-12A1MACKLIS, JEFFREY DHARVARD UNIVERSITY, MA$369,688NCF
2016Genetic Analyses of Dendrite Development in Caenorhabditis elegans1R01NS096672-01A1BUELOW, HANNES ERICHALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC, NY$365,313NDPR
2016Regulation of cilia by ceramide1R01NS095215-01A1BIEBERICH, ERHARDAUGUSTA UNIVERSITY, GA$359,236CMBG
2016Mechanisms of the recognition of degenerating dendrites1R01NS099125-01HAN, CHUNCORNELL UNIVERSITY, NY$344,787NDPR
2016Permeation Mechanisms in NMDA receptors1R01NS097016-01POPESCU, GABRIELA KSTATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO, NY$343,209ZRG1
2016The epigenetic role of EGR1 during postnatal brain development and in neuronal activity1R01NS094574-01A1XIE, HEHUANGVIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INST AND ST UNIV, VA$338,791NCF
2016Genetic mechanisms controlling the visual pathway to the central complex of the Drosophila brain1R01NS096290-01HARTENSTEIN, VOLKERUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, CA$329,691NDPR
2016Role of ependyma in forebrain homeostasis1R01NS098370-01GHASHGHAEI, HOOMAN TROYNORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH, NC$325,211CMBG
2016Molecular mechanisms of growth cone invasion1R01NS099405-01GOMEZ, TIMOTHY MUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, WI$323,558NDPR
2016Microtubule Dynamics in Neuronal Dendrites1R01NS098372-01DENT, ERIK WUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, WI$301,205SYN
2015Heterogeneity of Forebrain Neural Precursors1R01NS095654-01HAYDAR, TARIK FSESTAN, NENADBOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS, MA$687,018ZRG1
2015Regulation of cilia by ceramide1R56NS095215-01BIEBERICH, ERHARDAUGUSTA UNIVERSITY, GA$419,392CMBG
2015Peptidergic modulation of thermoregulation and energy expenditure1R01NS094800-01TABAREAN, IUSTIN VIRGILSCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE, CA$414,531MNPS
2015Development and function of an adult locomotion circuit in Drosophila2R01NS070644-06A1MANN, RICHARD SCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES, NY$410,130DEV2
2015Transcription mechanism of Myrf for central nervous system myelination1R01NS094181-01PARK, YUNGKISTATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO, NY$371,133CMBG
2015Asymmetric Cell Division in Vertebrate Brain Development1R01NS095734-01GUO, SUUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA$346,719DEV1
2015Role of Human-Specific Cathepsin V Protease in the Production of Opioid and Related Peptide Neurotransmitters1R01NS094597-01HOOK, VIVIAN Y. HUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA$339,063MNPS
2015Elucidating interactions between behavior-generating circuits using functional and anatomical connectomics1R01NS094403-01WAGENAAR, DANIEL AUNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, OH$337,365NTRC

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