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NIH funding notice RFA-NS-18-018

BRAIN Initiative: Biology and Biophysics of Neural Stimulation (R01 - Clinical Trials Optional)

Closed on January 10, 2020.

Posted
December 14, 2017
Close date
January 10, 2020
Activity codes
Not stated on the notice page
Institutes taking part
Not stated on the notice page

The notices it replaced

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

Who won it before

Competing awards, new and renewals, since FY2014, under this notice and the notices it replaced.

Past awards
17
17 new
Median first-year cost
$746,411
$15,424,503 in all
Institutions
14
17 contact PIs
Patents
6
from 3 funded projects

Awards by fiscal year

Fiscal years 2014 to 2026.

Most frequent institutions

  1. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE2
  2. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO2
  3. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2
  4. BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS)1
  5. CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK1

and 9 other institutions

Most frequent study sections

  1. Bioengineering of Neuroscience, Vision and Low Vision Technologies (BNVT)4
  2. Emerging Imaging Technologies in Neuroscience (EITN)3
  3. Neuroscience and Ophthalmic Imaging Technologies (NOIT)3
  4. Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1 ETTN-B (50))3
  5. Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1 ETTN-D (50))3

and 1 other study section

17 awards under RFA-NS-18-018 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
FY2020Neurostimulation by Ultrasound: Physical, Biophysical, and Neural Mechanisms1R01NS112152-01A1Baccus, Stephen AButts-Pauly, KimKhuri-Yakub, Butrus TMaduke, Merritt CSTANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAFirst-year cost $3,089,865Study section ZRG1
FY2020kHz frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation: Novel Temperature-Based Mechanisms of Action1R01NS112996-01A1Bikson, MaromCITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK, NYFirst-year cost $1,035,306Study section ZRG1
FY2020Biology and Biophysics of the Cortical Response to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation1R01NS117405-01Peterchev, Angel VSommer, Marc ADUKE UNIVERSITY, NCFirst-year cost $699,963Study section ZRG1
FY2020Non-invasive Radio Frequency Stimulation of Neurons and Networks1R01NS113782-01A1Buzsaki, GyorgySodickson, Daniel KNEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NYFirst-year cost $694,624Study section ZRG1
FY2020Optimizing oscillatory epidural electrical stimulation to selectively increase task-related population dynamics in motor areas1R01NS117406-01Ganguly, KaruneshRoberts, Jeffrey AUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CAFirst-year cost $694,376Study section ZRG1
FY2019Cellular mechanisms of hippocampal network neuroplasticity generated by brain stimulation1R01NS113804-01Disterhoft, John FVoss, Joel LNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO, ILFirst-year cost $1,468,239Study section ZRG1
FY2019Spinal Effects of Cortical Stimulation: Mechanisms and Functional Impact1R01NS110577-01A1Carp, Jonathan SaulWang, YuWolpaw, Jonathan RickelWADSWORTH CENTER, NYFirst-year cost $1,062,568Study section ZRG1
FY2019Investigating the response of CNS neurons to electric and magnetic stimulation1R01NS110575-01Fried, ShelleyMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MAFirst-year cost $1,001,102Study section BNVT
FY2019Integrated Biophysical and Neural Model of Electrical Stimulation Effects1R01NS109553-01A1Bazhenov, Maksim VHalgren, EricUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CAFirst-year cost $828,190Study section EITN
FY2019Investigating the molecular, cellular and circuit effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation1R01NS109498-01A1Falchier, Arnaud YOpitz, AlexanderVlachos, AndreasUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MNFirst-year cost $787,950Study section EITN
FY2019The glial mechanism for electrical brain stimulation1R01NS112144-01Wang, Hai-LongWorrell, Gregory AWu, Long-JunMAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER, MNFirst-year cost $758,317Study section EITN
FY2019Efficiency and Safety of Microstimulation Via Different Electrode Materials1R01NS110564-01Cui, Xinyan TracyUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH, PAFirst-year cost $624,431Study section BNVT
FY2019Interrogating Biophysical Mechanisms of Magnetogenetic Cell Stimulation at Radio Frequencies1R01NS110554-01Liu, ChunleiUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, CAFirst-year cost $500,392Study section NOIT
FY2019Mechanism underlying Nerve Conduction Block by High Frequency (kHz) Biphasic Stimulation1R01NS109198-01A1Tai, ChangfengUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH, PAFirst-year cost $234,750Study section BNVT
FY2018The biophysics and potential cell-type selectivity of acoustic neuromodulation1R01NS109885-01Froemke, Robert CrooksKimmel, EitanShoham, ShyNEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NYFirst-year cost $746,411Study section NOIT
FY2018Unveiling the mechanisms of ultrasound neuromodulation via spatially confined stimulation and temporally resolved recording1R01NS109794-01Cheng, Ji-XinHan, XueBOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS), MAFirst-year cost $679,100Study section NOIT
FY2018Mechanisms of electrical stimulation of a canonical motor microcircuit1R01NS109552-01Heckman, CharlesNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO, ILFirst-year cost $518,919Study section BNVT
Newest fiscal year first, then first-year cost.

Patents from its funded projects

6 patents name 3 of the 17 funded projects. The newest 5, by patent number.

  1. US 12,558,686 (opens the patent at USPTO, a PDF, in a new tab)Lamb wave mode-conversion based biological stimulation deviceGranted February 24, 2026 to The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityR01NS112152 · STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA
  2. US 12,318,136 (opens the patent at USPTO, a PDF, in a new tab)WIRELESS NEUROMODULATION VIA MICROWAVE SPLIT RING RESONATORGranted June 3, 2025 to Trustees of Boston UniversityR01NS109794 · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS), MA
  3. US 12,194,201 (opens the patent at USPTO, a PDF, in a new tab)SILICA NANOPARTICLE DOPED CONDUCTIVE POLYMERGranted January 14, 2025 to University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher EducationR01NS110564 · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH, PA
  4. US 11,883,344 (opens the patent at USPTO, a PDF, in a new tab)NEURAL STIMULATION IN VITRO AND IN VIVO BY PHOTOACOUSTIC NANOTRANSDUCERSGranted January 30, 2024 to Trustees of Boston UniversityR01NS109794 · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS), MA
  5. US 11,684,404 (opens the patent at USPTO, a PDF, in a new tab)METHODS AND DEVICES FOR OPTOACOUSTIC STIMULATIONGranted June 27, 2023 to Trustees of Boston UniversityR01NS109794 · BOSTON UNIVERSITY (CHARLES RIVER CAMPUS), MA

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