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NIH funding notice RFA-NS-18-020

BRAIN Initiative: New Technologies and Novel Approaches for Large-Scale Recording and Modulation in the Nervous System (R01 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
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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

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

Past awards
31
31 new
Median first-year cost
$2,080,187
$67,256,162 in all
Institutions
23
29 contact PIs

Awards by fiscal year

Fiscal years 2014 to 2026.

Most frequent institutions

  1. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY2
  2. CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY2
  3. MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2
  4. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY2
  5. ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY2

and 18 other institutions

Most frequent study sections

  1. Special Emphasis Panel (ZNS1 SRB-O (16))7
  2. Special Emphasis Panel (ZNS1 SRB-O (01))6
  3. Special Emphasis Panel (ZNS1 SRB-O (09))5
  4. Special Emphasis Panel (ZNS1 SRB-O (03))4
  5. Special Emphasis Panel (ZNS1 SRB-O (11))4

and 2 other study sections

31 awards under RFA-NS-18-020 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
FY2022Miniaturized silicon neurochemical probe to monitor brain chemistry1RF1NS126061-01Vlasov, YuriiUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, ILFirst-year cost $3,219,130Study section ZNS1
FY2022High-resolution bidirectional optical-acoustic mesoscopic neural interface for image-guided neuromodulation in behaving animals1RF1NS126102-01Campbell, Robert E.Razansky, DanielShoham, ShyNEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NYFirst-year cost $2,525,614Study section ZNS1
FY2022Two-Photon All-Optical Electrophysiology in Behaving Mice1RF1NS126043-01Cohen, Adam EzraHARVARD UNIVERSITY, MAFirst-year cost $2,190,918Study section ZNS1
FY2022Fast Multichannel Magneto-thermal Genetics1RF1NS126063-01Robinson, Jacob T.RICE UNIVERSITY, TXFirst-year cost $2,145,529Study section ZNS1
FY2022Development of opioid and ketamine probes for in vivo photopharmacology1RF1NS126073-01Banghart, Matthew R.Liston, Conor MUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CAFirst-year cost $1,905,752Study section ZNS1
FY2022Robot assisted brain-wide neural recordings and comprehensive behavioral monitoring in freely behaving mice1RF1NS126044-01Ebner, Timothy JKodandaramaiah, Suhasa BUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MNFirst-year cost $1,866,191Study section ZNS1
FY2022Rapid brain-wide optogenetic screening with a noninvasive, dynamically programmable in vivo light source1RF1NS126076-01Butts-Pauly, KimChen, XiaokeHong, GuosongSTANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAFirst-year cost $1,800,000Study section ZNS1
FY2021The power of positivity: a novel class of voltage indicators for high-fidelity brain activity imaging1R01NS123681-01Lin, Michael Z.STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAFirst-year cost $3,578,964Study section ZNS1
FY2021Minimally Invasive Ultrasonic Brain-Machine Interface1R01NS123663-01Andersen, Richard AShapiro, MikhailTanter, MickaelCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAFirst-year cost $3,290,830Study section ZNS1
FY2021Selective Control of Synaptically-Connected Circuit Elements by Interluminescence1R01NS120832-01Hochgeschwender, Ute HMoore, Christopher ICENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, MIFirst-year cost $3,208,469Study section ZNS1
FY2021Development of 3D-FAST Optical Interface for Rapid Volumetric Neural Sensing and Modulation1R01NS123665-01Gibson, EmilyWelle, Cristin GUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, COFirst-year cost $2,665,761Study section ZNS1
FY2021Simultaneous functional MRI and Micro-Magnetic Nervous System Stimulation1R01NS120594-01Ay, IlknurBonmassar, GiorgioYu, XinMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MAFirst-year cost $2,178,059Study section ZNS1
FY2021Ultrasonic Genetically Encoded Calcium Indicators for Whole-Brain Neuroimaging1R01NS120828-01Shapiro, MikhailCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAFirst-year cost $2,142,089Study section ZNS1
FY2021Integration of High Definition Display Technologies with Platinum Nanorod Microelectrodes for Large Scale in-vivo Recording and Stimulation1R01NS123655-01Dayeh, ShadiUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, CAFirst-year cost $2,012,413Study section ZNS1
FY2021Real-time Aberration Sensor for Large-Scale Microscopy Deep in the Mouse and Adult Zebrafish Brain1R01NS120819-01Adie, Steven GrahamCORNELL UNIVERSITY, NYFirst-year cost $1,982,304Study section ZNS1
FY2021Nanosensors for sensitive brain-wide neurochemical imaging1R01NS120592-01Jasanoff, AlanMASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MAFirst-year cost $1,428,216Study section ZNS1
FY2020Sonogenetic control of neurons in a large volume of the rodent brain1R01NS115591-01Chalasani, Sreekanth H.SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES, CAFirst-year cost $2,643,404Study section ZNS1
FY2020Photoactivatable systems for controlling transcription and ablating synapses.1R01NS115610-01Arnold, Donald BUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CAFirst-year cost $2,135,623Study section ZNS1
FY2020Head-mounted Photoacoustic Imaging of Deep-brain Neural Activities in Freely Behaving Animals1RF1NS115581-01Verkhusha, VladislavYao, JunjieDUKE UNIVERSITY, NCFirst-year cost $2,007,240Study section ZNS1
FY2020Wireless Magnetomechanical Neuromodulation of Targeted Circuits1R01NS115576-01Anikeeva, Polina OMASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MAFirst-year cost $1,552,535Study section ZNS1
FY2020Large-field-of-view high-throughput two-photon endoscope to image neuronal activity1R01NS118289-01Yang, WeijianUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS, CAFirst-year cost $1,447,134Study section ZNS1
FY2020Novel transparent, ultra-soft neuroelectrode arrays based on nanomeshing conventional electrode materials1RF1NS118301-01Fagiolini, MichelaFang, HuiLiu, WentaiNORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, MAFirst-year cost $402,699Study section ZNS1
FY2019Lensless, high-speed and multi-region volumetric Ca2+ imaging of up to 1cm2 brain surface across model animals1RF1NS110501-01Robinson, Jacob T.Vaziri, AlipashaROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, NYFirst-year cost $2,813,360Study section ZNS1
FY2019Ultra-flexible μLED Optoelectrode Platform for Brain Circuit Mapping: a Longitudinal, Minimally Invasive Tool1RF1NS113283-01Buzsaki, GyorgySeymour, John PWise, Kensall DavidYoon, EuisikUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR, MIFirst-year cost $2,702,864Study section ZNS1
FY2019Development of new photo-releasable neuropeptide nano-vesicles for studying modulation in the brain1RF1NS110499-01Qin, ZhenpengSlesinger, Paul AUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DALLAS, TXFirst-year cost $2,399,777Study section ZNS1
FY2019In vivo Imaging of Neuroactivity in the Deep Forward Scattering Regime Using Speckle Identification and Demixing (SPID) Microscopy1RF1NS113251-01Gigan, SylvainVaziri, AlipashaROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY, NYFirst-year cost $2,080,187Study section ZNS1
FY2019A Fully Ultrasonic Approach for Combined Functional Imaging and Neuromodulation in Behaving Animals1RF1NS113285-01Caskey, Charles FOralkan, OmerPinton, GianmarcoUNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL, NCFirst-year cost $2,067,994Study section ZNS1
FY2019Develop a multi-modal cross-scale fMRI platform with laminar-specific cellular recordings through multi-channel tapered photonic crystal fiber array1RF1NS113278-01Yu, XinMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MAFirst-year cost $2,010,225Study section ZNS1
FY2019Opto-Crown: Transparent skulls with embedded optics for cortex-wide cellular resolution imaging in freely moving mice1RF1NS113287-01Boyden, Edward S.Kodandaramaiah, Suhasa BSherwood, John LUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MNFirst-year cost $1,994,176Study section ZNS1
FY2019Customizable, Ultra-high Density Optic Fiber-paired Multielectrode Array by 3D Nanoparticle Printing1RF1NS110483-01Panat, RahulCARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY, PAFirst-year cost $1,946,748Study section ZNS1
FY2019Multimodal Stainless Steel Neural Interfaces for Large-scale Recording and Modulation in Large Animals1RF1NS113303-01Chamanzar, MaysamrezaCARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY, PAFirst-year cost $911,957Study section ZNS1
Newest fiscal year first, then first-year cost.

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