Neurology at Northwestern University

Leads a grant in this department

45 contact PIs of these awards, by the funding they lead. Other principal investigators on an award are listed with it and under Co-investigators.

1. Vassar, Robert J

   Leads 3 awards · $4,223,229

   • 5P30AG072977-02Department: NIH department code

     NORTHWESTERN Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
     $3,443,521

     award amount
   • 2T32AG020506-21Department: NIH department code

     Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Training Program in Aging and Dementia
     $490,748

     award amount
   • 3P30AG072977-01S1Department: NIH department code

     Northwestern ADRC Non competing supplement application
     $288,960

     award amount

2. Mesulam, Marek-Marsel M

   Leads 1 award · $2,089,742

   • 9R01AG077444-16Department: NIH department code

     ASYMMETRIC NEURODEGENERATION AND LANGUAGE IN PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA
     $2,089,742

     award amount

3. Sorond, Farzaneh A

   Leads 1 award · $1,511,622

   • 2RF1NS085002-06Department: NIH department code

     Cerebral Small Vessels in Motor and Cognitive Decline: Neuroimaging Signatures of Vulnerability & Resilience
     $1,511,622

     award amount

4. Mazzulli, Joseph R

   Leads 3 awards · $1,380,480

   • 2R01NS092823-06Department: NIH department code

     The role of a-synuclein accumulation in lysosomal hydrolase trafficking and function
     $618,542

     award amount
   • 5R01NS118824-03Department: NIH department code

     Mechanisms of gene regulation and RNA processing in synucleinopathies
     $521,938

     award amount
   • 1R21NS125847-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Exploring the Pathogenic Mechanisms of Batten's disease MFSD8 mutations using patient iPSC derived neurons.
     $240,000

     award amount

5. Zelano, Christina Maria

   Leads 3 awards · $1,313,127

   • 5R01DC015426-07Department: NIH department code

     Principles of olfactory reward processing in the human brain
     $481,022

     award amount
   • 5R01DC018539-02Department: NIH department code

     Characterizing the primary olfactory subregions of the human amygdala
     $431,253

     award amount
   • 5R01DC016364-05Department: NIH department code

     The function of respiratory-linked local field potential oscillations in human olfactory and limbic brain regions
     $400,852

     award amount

6. Knutson, Kristen

   Leads 2 awards · $1,305,655

   • 5R01HL141881-04Department: NIH department code

     Leveraging a Unique existing Cohort to elucidate the Link between sleep and cardio-metabolic disease
     $674,098

     award amount
   • 3R01AG059291-04S1Department: NIH department code

     Pathogenic mechanisms of Neuro-PASC in older adults
     $631,557

     award amount

7. Krainc, Dimitri

   Leads 1 award · $1,200,000

   • 5R35NS122257-02Department: NIH department code

     Mechanistic Analysis of Genetic Modifiers in Parkinson's Disease
     $1,200,000

     award amount

8. Kalb, Robert G

   Leads 2 awards · $1,166,890

   • 1R01NS124802-01Department: NIH department code

     Defining mechanisms underlying C9orf72-associated frontotemporal dementia with C. elegans and mammalian models
     $766,890

     award amount
   • 5R01NS122908-02Department: NIH department code

     RAD23 Control of ALS phenotypes
     $400,000

     award amount

9. Cheng, Shi-Yuan

   Leads 3 awards · $1,160,120

   • 1R01NS125318-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Targeting RNA Splicing in Glioma
     $490,568

     award amount
   • 5R01NS115403-03Department: NIH department code

     Role of Protein Methylation in Cell Mitosis and Glioblastoma
     $429,552

     award amount
   • 1R21NS126810-01Department: NIH department code

     Cysteine Depletion-induced Ferroptosis as a Therapeutic Vulnerability i
     $240,000

     award amount

10. Opal, Puneet

    Leads 2 awards · $1,107,776

    • 1R01NS127204-01Department: NIH department code

      Elucidating cellular mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration
      $575,736

      award amount
    • 5R01NS082351-09Department: NIH department code

      Understanding the Cellular Basis of Movement Disorders
      $532,040

      award amount

11. Ozdinler, Pembe Hande

    Leads 2 awards · $1,049,584

    • 5R01AG061708-04Department: NIH department code

      Novel Protein Aggregation Inhibitors and Upper Motor Neuron Stabilizers for ALS and other Neurodegenerative Diseases
      $609,584

      award amount
    • 1R21NS125465-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Profiles of Common and Unique aspects of Upper Motor Neuron degeneration in HSP and ALS
      $440,000

      award amount

12. Popko, Brian J

    Leads 2 awards · $913,342

    • 5R01NS034939-22Department: NIH department code

      Targeting the Integrated Stress Response to Protect Oligodendrocyte lineage Cells
      $563,342

      award amount
    • 5R01NS109372-05Department: NIH department code

      Reversible mRNA methylation in oligodendrocyte development and CNS myelination
      $350,000

      award amount

13. Naidech, Andrew M

    Leads 2 awards · $907,715

    • 5R01NS110779-04Department: NIH department code

      Hemostasis, Hematoma Expansion, and Outcomes After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
      $607,570

      award amount
    • 3R01NS110779-04S1Department: NIH department code

      Hemostasis, Hematoma Expansion, and Outcomes After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
      $300,145

      award amount

14. Deng, Han-Xiang

    Leads 2 awards · $894,815

    • 2R01NS099623-06Department: NIH department code

      Mouse model studies of TMEM230-linked Parkinson's disease
      $518,815

      award amount
    • 5R01NS118928-03Department: NIH department code

      Development of a novel therapeutic strategy for treatment of SOD1-linked ALS by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated SOD1 promoter editing
      $376,000

      award amount

15. Kessler, John A

    Leads 3 awards · $880,374

    • 5R01MH114923-04Department: NIH department code

      BMP Signaling and Neurogenesis in Major Depressive Order
      $456,079

      award amount
    • 5R01NS117476-03Department: NIH department code

      Immune-modifying nanoparticles for the treatment of traumatic brain injury
      $424,294

      award amount
    • 5R25NS070695-13Department: NIH department code

      Research Education Program for Trainees in Neurology
      $1

      award amount

16. Gate, David

    Leads 2 awards · $856,408

    • 1R01AG078713-01Department: NIH department code

      The role of apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer's adaptive immunity
      $607,408

      award amount
    • 4R00NS112458-03Department: NIH department code

      A novel blood-CSF adaptive immune response in Alzheimer's disease
      $249,000

      award amount

17. Koralnik, Igor J

    Leads 1 award · $790,000

    • 5DP1DA048493-05Department: NIH department code

      Contribution of the Virome to HIV/AIDS pathogenesis
      $790,000

      award amount

18. Carnethon, Mercedes Renee

    Leads 1 award · $734,276

    • 5R01AG059291-04Department: NIH department code

      An Epidemiologic Study of Disparities in Sleep and Cognition in Older Adults (DISCO)
      $734,276

      award amount

19. Savas, Jeffrey Nicholas

    Leads 2 awards · $686,851

    • 5R01AG061787-05Department: NIH department code

      The role of activity induced exosome signaling in synaptic pathology of Alzheimer's Disease
      $446,851

      award amount
    • 1R21AG072343-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Long-lived proteins as pillars of mitochondrial architecture in rodent brains
      $240,000

      award amount

20. Kohtz, Jhumku Dutt

    Leads 2 awards · $673,900

    • 3R01MH111267-05S1Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms regulating lncRNA short and long range signaling
      $593,900

      award amount
    • 5R03MH126145-02Department: NIH department code

      Mouse models for live-cell imaging of endogenous Evf2 lncRNA
      $80,000

      award amount

21. Geula, Changiz

    Leads 1 award · $667,921

    • 5R01NS085770-08Department: NIH department code

      Concordance of TDP-43 Inclusions with Cortical Atrophy and Clinical Phenotype
      $667,921

      award amount

22. Burke, James Francis

    Leads 1 award · $624,558

    • 7R01AG059733-06Department: NIH department code

      Understanding Implications of End-of-life Preferences to Optimize Advance Care Planning Among Older Americans
      $624,558

      award amount

23. Wu, Jane Y

    Leads 1 award · $582,067

    • 5R01NS107396-05Department: NIH department code

      The Role of Mitochondria in TDP-43 Proteinopathy
      $582,067

      award amount

24. Hanrieder, Jorg

    Leads 1 award · $579,740

    • 1R01AG078796-01Department: NIH department code

      Understanding Amyloid Pathology - Multiomic Activity Imaging of Plaque Formation Dynamics (AmyMAP)
      $579,740

      award amount

25. Paller, Ken A

    Leads 1 award · $509,225

    • 5R01NS112942-04Department: NIH department code

      Combining myoelectric training with sleep-based memory reactivation to improve motor recovery after stroke
      $509,225

      award amount

26. Awatramani, Rajeshwar B

    Leads 1 award · $489,274

    • 5R01NS119690-02Department: NIH department code

      Developmental underpinnings of substantia nigra vulnerability
      $489,274

      award amount

27. Caraveopiso, Gabriela

    Leads 1 award · $467,518

    • 5R01NS117750-03Department: NIH department code

      Neuronal roles of Parkinsons Disease Vps13C in regulating autophagy and calcium dynamics
      $467,518

      award amount

28. Kiskinis, Evangelos

    Leads 1 award · $369,956

    • 5R01NS104219-05Department: NIH department code

      Determining How Defective Nucleo-Cytoplasmic Trafficking Leads To Neurodegeneration In C9orf72-Related ALS And FTD
      $369,956

      award amount

29. Elbaz-Eilon, Benayahu

    Leads 1 award · $350,000

    • 5R01NS067550-08Department: NIH department code

      ZFP24 Control of the myelination program of oligodendrocytes
      $350,000

      award amount

30. Wong, Yvette

    Leads 3 awards · $348,824

    • 5R00NS109252-04Department: NIH department code

      Molecular mechanisms underlying mitochondria-lysosome membrane contact sites in neuronal function and neurodegeneration
      $249,000

      award amount
    • 3R00NS109252-04S2Department: NIH department code

      Defective mitochondria-lysosome contact formation and tethering in disease
      $56,133

      award amount
    • 3R00NS109252-04S1Department: NIH department code

      Molecular mechanisms underlying mitochondria-lysosome membrane contact sites in neuronal function and neurodegeneration
      $43,691

      award amount

31. Menichella, Daniela M

    Leads 1 award · $345,625

    • 5R01NS104295-05Department: NIH department code

      Cellular and Molecular Role of CXCR4 signaling in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
      $345,625

      award amount

32. Simuni, Tanya

    Leads 1 award · $332,238

    • 5U24NS107213-05Department: NIH department code

      Clinical Research Sites for the Network of Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials (NEXT Sites)
      $332,238

      award amount

33. Braga, Rodrigo M

    Leads 1 award · $249,000

    • 5R00MH117226-05Department: NIH department code

      CAUSAL MECHANISMS OF DISTRIBUTED BRAIN NETWORK FUNCTION DURING EPISODIC MEMORY RETRIEVAL
      $249,000

      award amount

34. Simkin, Dina

    Leads 1 award · $240,000

    • 1R21NS125503-01Department: NIH department code

      Investigating Divergent Disease Severity in Human Neuronal Models of KCNQ2-Related Developmental and Epilepsy Disorders
      $240,000

      award amount

35. Adney, Scott K.

    Leads 1 award · $157,545

    • 1K08NS121601-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Multi-scale disease modeling of SCN2A-related epilepsy due to gain-of-function variants
      $157,545

      award amount

36. Tunc-Ozcan, Elif

    Leads 1 award · $98,659

    • 5K99MH125016-02Department: NIH department code

      Neural activity and circuitry-mediated hippocampal stress responses
      $98,659

      award amount

37. Tiek, Deanna Marie

    Leads 1 award · $94,013

    • 5K00CA234799-05Department: NIH department code

      Novel relationships of splicing factors in temozolomide-resistant glioblastoma
      $94,013

      award amount

38. Chandra, Sidhanth

    Leads 1 award · $51,752

    • 1F30AG079577-01Department: NIH department code

      The gut microbiome in Alzheimer's disease: exploring the role of astrocytes
      $51,752

      award amount

39. Peng, Wesley J.

    Leads 1 award · $51,752

    • 5F30AG066333-04Department: NIH department code

      Regulation of neuronal calcium transfer between mitochondria and lysosomes in health and neurodegeneration.
      $51,752

      award amount

40. Rawat, Radhika

    Leads 1 award · $51,752

    • 5F30MH124269-02Department: NIH department code

      Neurogenesis, BMP signaling, and mechanisms of Ketamine's antidepressant effects
      $51,752

      award amount

41. Linden, Anne Kathryn

    Leads 1 award · $46,752

    • 1F31AG079540-01Department: NIH department code

      The role of APOE and Bone Morphogenic protein 4 (BMP4) in early cellular pathophysiology of Alzheimer's Disease
      $46,752

      award amount

42. Rao, Nalini

    Leads 1 award · $46,752

    • 1F31AG079653-01Department: NIH department code

      Elucidating the contribution of amyloidogenic APP processing to AD-relevant impaired synaptic protein turnover
      $46,752

      award amount

43. Gaertner, Zachary Aaron

    Leads 1 award · $40,164

    • 5F31NS115524-03Department: NIH department code

      A subtype-specific ablation of dopamine neurons to mimic human Parkinson's disease
      $40,164

      award amount

44. Pereira Luppi, Maria Milagros

    Leads 1 award · $33,576

    • 5F31NS122481-02Department: NIH department code

      The role of transcription factor SOX6 in midbrain dopamine neuron lineage and molecular diversity
      $33,576

      award amount

45. Lamar, Kay-Marie

    Leads 1 award · $19,575

    • 5F32HD101280-03Department: NIH department code

      Cerebral organoid models of CHD2-associated intellectual and developmental disabilities
      $19,575

      award amount