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NIH funding notice RFA-MH-15-225

BRAIN Initiative: Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Analyze Cell-Specific and Circuit Specific Processes in the Brain (U01)

Closed on March 18, 2015.

Posted
November 18, 2014
Close date
March 18, 2015
Activity codes
U01
Institutes taking part
NIMH, NCCIH, NEI, NIA, NIAAA, NIBIB, NICHD, NIDA, NIDCD, NINDS

Read the notice on Grants.gov · NIH Guide page

The notices it replaced

  1. Reissues: RFA-MH-14-216 BRAIN Initiative: Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Analyze Cell-Specific and Circuit Specific Processes in the Brain (U01)

Replaced by RFA-MH-16-775.

Who won it before

25 competing awards (new and renewals) from FY2014 to FY2025 under this notice and the notices it replaced: $17,749,335 in first-year total cost, median $700,563.

Most frequent study sections

  1. Special Emphasis Panel[ZMH1 ERB-L (06)]15
  2. Special Emphasis Panel[ZMH1 ERB-L (04)]10

Most frequent institutions

  1. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY3
  2. COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY2
  3. BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL1
  4. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY1
  5. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES1
Competing awards under RFA-MH-15-225 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
2015AN INDUCIBLE MOLECULAR MEMORY SYSTEM TO RECORD TRANSIENT STATES OF CNS CELLS1U01MH109133-01MITRA, ROBI DWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, MO$1,146,862ZMH1
2015Intrabody-dependent activation of cell-specific gene expression in CNS1U01MH109102-01BLACKSHAW, SETHJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD$1,048,356ZMH1
2015SYNPLA: A scaleable method for monitoring circuit-specific learning-induced changes in synaptic strength1U01MH109113-01MALINOW, ROBERTOZADOR, ANTHONY MCOLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY, NY$1,005,931ZMH1
2015Tracing Brain Circuits by Transneuronal Control of Transcription1U01MH109147-01HONG, ELIZABETH JENNIFERLOIS, CARLOSZINN, KAI GCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CA$936,185ZMH1
2015Anion channelrhodopsin-based viral tools to manipulate brain networks in behaving animals1U01MH109146-01DRAGOI, VALENTINJANZ, ROGERSPUDICH, JOHN LEEUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON, TX$931,074ZMH1
2015BRAIN Initiative: Integrated Multimodal Analysis of Cell and Circuit-Specific Processes in Hippocampal Function1U01MH109062-01SWEEDLER, JONATHAN V.UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, IL$778,402ZMH1
2015A new strategy for cell-type specific gene disruption in flies and mice1U01MH109119-01CLANDININ, THOMAS ROBERTSHAH, NIRAO MAHESHSTANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA$750,263ZMH1
2015Anterograde monosynaptic tracing1U01MH109129-01WICKERSHAM, IAN RMASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MA$728,000ZMH1
2015Novel tools for cell-specific imaging of functional connectivity and circuit operations1U01MH109069-01ISACOFF, EHUDUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, CA$705,670ZMH1
2015Generating Multiple Circuit and Neuron Type Specific AAV Vectors With Cross-Species Applicability1U01MH109107-01HE, ZHIGANGBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, MA$700,563ZMH1
2015Sub-micrometer x-ray tomography for neuroanatomy1U01MH109100-01JACOBSEN, CHRIS JOHNSONKORDING, KONRAD P.NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, IL$677,177ZMH1
2015Sparse, Strong and Large Area Targeting of Genetically Encoded Indicators1U01MH109091-01ANTIC, SRDJAN DKNOPFEL, THOMASUNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCH OF MED/DNT, CT$549,797ZMH1
2015LIPS: A novel technology for spatial and temporal control of protein synthesis in dendritic spines1U01MH109087-01GAN, WENBIAOJAFFREY, SAMIE RWEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV, NY$525,875ZMH1
2015Genetic tools and imaging technology for mapping cholinergic engrams of anxiety1U01MH109104-01ROLE, LORNA WSTATE UNIVERSITY NEW YORK STONY BROOK, NY$479,913ZMH1
2015Engineered viral tropism for cell-type specific manipulation of neuronal circuits1U01MH109038-01SCHMIDT, DANIELTHOMAS, MARK JOHNUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MN$357,250ZMH1
2014DREADD2.0: AN ENHANCED CHEMOGENETIC TOOLKIT1U01MH105892-01 · under RFA-MH-14-216JIN, JIANKASH, THOMAS L.ROTH, BRYAN L.UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL, NC$997,398ZMH1
2014Mapping neuronal chloride microdomains1U01MH106013-01 · under RFA-MH-14-216STALEY, KEVIN J.MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA$913,294ZMH1
2014Ultra-Multiplexed Nanoscale In Situ Proteomics for Understanding Synapse Types1U01MH106011-01 · under RFA-MH-14-216BATHE, MARKBOYDEN, EDWARD S.YIN, PENGMASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MA$735,278ZMH1
2014Novel technologies for nontoxic transsynaptic tracing1U01MH106018-01 · under RFA-MH-14-216WICKERSHAM, IAN RMASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MA$699,916ZMH1
2014Developing drivers for neuron type-specific gene expression1U01MH105924-01 · under RFA-MH-14-216HOBERT, OLIVERCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES, NY$626,021ZMH1
2014Novel Genetic Strategy for Sparse Labeling and Manipulation of Mammalian Neurons1U01MH106008-01 · under RFA-MH-14-216YANG, XIANGDONG WILLIAMUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, CA$592,089ZMH1
2014In-vivo circuit activity measurement at single cell, sub-threshold resolution1U01MH106027-01 · under RFA-MH-14-216FOREST, CRAIGSTANLEY, GARRETT B.GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, GA$504,959ZMH1
2014Identification of enhancers whose activity defines cortical interneuron types1U01MH105948-01 · under RFA-MH-14-216RUBENSTEIN, JOHN L. R.SOHAL, VIKAAS SINGHUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA$487,159ZMH1
2014An optogenetic toolkit for the interrogation and control of single cells.1U01MH106035-01 · under RFA-MH-14-216HANNON, GREGORY JCOLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY, NY$452,400ZMH1
2014Remote regulation of neural activity1U01MH105941-01 · under RFA-MH-14-216STANLEY, SARAH AMYROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, NY$419,503ZMH1

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