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NIH funding notice RFA-NS-18-019

BRAIN Initiative: Optimization of Transformative Technologies for Large Scale Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (U01-Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

Closed on May 4, 2021.

Posted
March 14, 2018
Close date
May 4, 2021
Activity codes
Not stated on the notice page
Institutes taking part
Not stated on the notice page

Read the notice on Grants.gov · NIH Guide page

The notices it replaced

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

Who won it before

25 competing awards (new and renewals) from FY2014 to FY2025 under this notice and the notices it replaced: $26,572,903 in first-year total cost, median $902,971.

Most frequent study sections

  1. Special Emphasis Panel[ZNS1 SRB-O (01)]7
  2. Special Emphasis Panel[ZNS1 SRB-O (16)]6
  3. Special Emphasis Panel[ZNS1 SRB-O (03)]4
  4. Special Emphasis Panel[ZNS1 SRB-O (07)]3
  5. Special Emphasis Panel[ZNS1 SRB-O (09)]3

Most frequent institutions

  1. BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE2
  2. ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY2
  3. STANFORD UNIVERSITY2
  4. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY2
  5. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2
Competing awards under RFA-NS-18-019 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
2022Optimization, application, and dissemination of imaging modules for high-speed mesoscopic volumetric recording of neuroactivity in scattering brains1U01NS126057-01VAZIRI, ALIPASHAROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, NY$1,586,030ZNS1
2022Optimization of Flexible Neural Probe Arrays for Multi-Region Recordings in Rodents and Nonhuman Primates1U01NS126046-01MENG, ELLISSONG, DONGUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CA$1,435,983ZNS1
2022Engineering the Neuronal Response to Electrical Microstimulation1U01NS126052-01ORAZEM, MARK E.OTTO, KEVIN J.UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, FL$1,163,145ZNS1
2022Optimization of Calcium and RNA multiplexed activity imaging for highly parallelized evaluation of cell type functions in deep-brain structures1U01NS126054-01CUI, MENGSTERNSON, SCOTT MUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA$842,795ZNS1
2022A robotic multi-armed two-photon microscope for imaging neural interactions across multiple brain areas1U01NS126055-01SCHNITZER, MARK JSTANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA$767,774ZNS1
2022Closed-Loop Systems for Large Scale Spatiotemporal Imaging and Actuation of Neural Activity in Freely Behaving Animals1U01NS126050-01AHARONI, DANIELBLAIR, HUGH TGOLSHANI, PEYMANUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES, CA$677,247ZNS1
2021Optimization of GPCR-based fluorescent sensors for large-scale multiplexed in vivo imaging of neuromodulation1U01NS120824-01HIRES, SAMUEL ANDREWLI, YULONGUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CA$959,908ZNS1
2021Multi-color optical voltage imaging of neural activity in behaving animals1U01NS120822-01SCHNITZER, MARK JVASAN, GANESHSTANFORD UNIVERSITY, CA$875,437ZNS1
2021Multiplex interrogation of neuromodulatory signaling in behaving animals with enhanced depth and resolution1U01NS120820-01TIAN, LINVONZASTROW, MARK EUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS, CA$869,559ZNS1
2021Neuro-CROWN:Optimized Ultra-Flexible CMOS Electrode Arrays for 3D, Low-Noise Neural Interfaces1U01NS123668-01FANG, HUIVIVENTI, JONATHANDUKE UNIVERSITY, NC$690,896ZNS1
2021Optimization of CaMPARI for large-scale, cellular-resolution activity recording in freely-moving mice1U01NS123658-01CAMPBELL, ROBERT E.DANA, HOD MICHAELPAQUET, MARIE-EVECLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU, OH$619,089ZNS1
2021Adaptive optical microscopy for high-accuracy recording of neural activity in vivo1U01NS118300-01JI, NAUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, CA$577,400ZNS1
2020Neuropixels NXT: Integrated Silicon Probes for Large Scale Extracellular Recording in Rodents and Primates1U01NS115587-01HARRIS, TIMOTHY DJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD$3,069,339ZNS1
2020Optimization, application and dissemination of high-speed hybrid multiphoton volumetric imaging technologies1U01NS115530-01LOSONCZY, ATTILAVAZIRI, ALIPASHAROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, NY$1,616,152ZNS1
2020Molecular Engineering of Natural Light-Gated Chloride Channels for Optogenetic Inhibition1U01NS118288-01SPUDICH, JOHN LEEST-PIERRE, FRANCOISXUE, MINGSHANBAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, TX$1,587,847ZNS1
2020Maximizing flexibility: Optimized neural probes and electronics for long term, high bandwidth recordings1U01NS115588-01FRANK, LOREN MXIE, CHONGRICE UNIVERSITY, TX$1,086,863ZNS1
2020Dissemination of 3-photon imaging for chronic cellular imaging across species1U01NS115585-01WATERS, JACKALLEN INSTITUTE, WA$916,785ZNS1
2020Optimization of Clear Optically Matched Panoramic Access Channel Technique (COMPACT) for large-scale deep-brain neurophotonic interface1U01NS118302-01CUI, MENGYANG, GUANGPURDUE UNIVERSITY, IN$443,140ZNS1
2019Designing and deploying an expanded color palette of voltage indicators engineered for multiphoton microscopy1U01NS113294-01ST-PIERRE, FRANCOISTOLIAS, ANDREASBAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, TX$1,498,876ZNS1
2019Novel fluorescent sensors for imaging neuromodulation1U01NS113358-01DAN, YANGDING, JUNLI, YULONGLIN, DAYUUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, CA$1,252,270ZNS1
2019NeuropixelsUltra: Dense arrays for stable, unbiased, and cell type-specific electrical imaging1U01NS113252-01HARRIS, TIMOTHY DOLSEN, SHAWN R.STEINMETZ, NICHOLASUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WA$1,066,212ZNS1
2019Next generation all-optical toolkits for functional analysis of neuropeptide dynamics in neural circuits1U01NS113295-01BANGHART, MATTHEW R.SABATINI, BERNARDO LTIAN, LINUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CA$902,971ZNS1
2019Optimization and dissemination of non-linear Acousto-Optic Lens two-photon microscopy for high speed multiscale 3D imaging1U01NS113273-01CARDIN, JESSICA ADIAMOND, JEFFREY SPETERKA, DARCY SSILVER, ROBIN ANGUSUNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON$825,919ZNS1
2019Close-loop, spatially addressable multiphoton functional imaging1U01NS113281-01XU, CHRISCORNELL UNIVERSITY, NY$719,921ZNS1
2019Optimization and Delivery of Bioactive Coating for High Yield and Stable Neural Recording1U01NS113279-01CUI, XINYAN TRACYUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH, PA$521,345ZNS1

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