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FY2024 NIH awards · Principal investigators

Neurology at Northwestern University

Chicago, IL

Funding
$33.8M
$33,820,471
Awards
63
FY2024 NIH awards in Neurology
Principal investigators
57
43 lead a grant here, 14 co-investigators
Department rank
#7
of 82 · Ranking
  • NIH names only the principal investigators on an award, so this page lists only them. The department is the award's: it is where ScienceDex counts the award, not a list of the department's members.
  • These are the awards in the Neurology row of the Northwestern University page.

Leads a grant in this department

43 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. Joseph R Mazzulli

    Leads 3 awards · $2,847,569

    • 1R61NS138063-01Department: NIH department code
      Synergistic Enhancement of ER proteostasis, trafficking, and lysosomes as treatments for Dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s disease-dementia
      $1,707,089
      award amount
    • 5R01NS092823-08Department: NIH department code
      The role of a-synuclein accumulation in lysosomal hydrolase trafficking and function
      $618,542
      award amount
    • 5R01NS118824-05Department: NIH department code
      Mechanisms of gene regulation and RNA processing in synucleinopathies
      $521,938
      award amount
  2. Marek-Marsel M Mesulam

    Leads 1 award · $2,100,342

    • 5R01AG077444-18Department: NIH department code
      ASYMMETRIC NEURODEGENERATION AND LANGUAGE IN PRIMARY PROGRESSIVE APHASIA

      Principal investigators: Marek-Marsel M Mesulam (contact PI), Emily J Rogalski

      $2,100,342
      award amount
  3. Brian J Popko

    Leads 3 awards · $2,051,507

    • 1R35NS137478-01Department: NIH department code
      CNS Demyelination: Initiation, Protection, and Correction
      $780,341
      award amount
    • 4R01AG072080-02Department: NIH department code
      Exploring the origins of myelin abnormalities in normal ageing and in vascular dementia

      Principal investigators: Brian J Popko (contact PI), Margaret E Flanagan

      $724,723
      award amount
    • 5R01NS034939-24Department: NIH department code
      Targeting the Integrated Stress Response to Protect Oligodendrocyte lineage Cells
      $546,443
      award amount
  4. Robert J Vassar

    Leads 3 awards · $2,029,899

    • 1R01AG081649-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Exploring annexin A6 for the prevention of dystrophic neurites and tau seeding and spreading in Alzheimer's disease

      Principal investigators: Robert J Vassar (contact PI), Katherine R. Sadleir

      $765,973
      award amount
    • 4R01AG068140-02Department: NIH department code
      The Role of RNA Binding Protein Networks in Tauopathy and Related Dementia
      $735,836
      award amount
    • 5T32AG020506-23Department: NIH department code
      Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Training Program in Aging and Dementia

      Principal investigators: Robert J Vassar (contact PI), Sandra Weintraub

      $528,090
      award amount
  5. Christina Maria Zelano

    Leads 3 awards · $1,568,483

    • 1R01DC021663-01Department: NIH department code
      Electrophysiological representations of odor in the human brain
      $680,384
      award amount
    • 5R01DC015426-09Department: NIH department code
      Principles of olfactory reward processing in the human brain
      $481,022
      award amount
    • 5R01DC018539-04Department: NIH department code
      Characterizing the primary olfactory subregions of the human amygdala
      $407,077
      award amount
  6. Pembe Hande Ozdinler

    Leads 1 award · $1,536,774

    • 2R01AG061708-06Department: NIH department code
      Investigations of the protein aggregation inhibitor NU-9 and its derivatives: mode of action and impact on Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias

      Principal investigators: Pembe Hande Ozdinler (contact PI), Richard B Silverman, William L Klein

      $1,536,774
      award amount
  7. Evangelos Kiskinis

    Leads 3 awards · $1,500,427

    • 5R01NS134166-02Department: NIH department code
      Investigating the Contribution of ALS/FTD-Associated Mutations in the NEK1 Kinase to Disease Pathophysiology

      Principal investigators: Evangelos Kiskinis (contact PI), Udai B Pandey

      $751,016
      award amount
    • 1R01AG086270-01Department: NIH department code
      Refining iPSC-Based Spinal Cord Model Systems by Fabricating Developmentally Programmed Extracellular Matrix Cues
      $559,496
      award amount
    • 5R21NS131713-02Department: NIH department code
      Defining the Mechanisms by Which Mutations in DNAJC7 Increase Susceptibility to ALS/FTD
      $189,915
      award amount
  8. Shi-Yuan Cheng

    Leads 3 awards · $1,388,907

    • 1R01NS133160-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Therapeutic Targeting in EGFR-amplified Glioblastoma
      $496,389
      award amount
    • 5R01NS125318-03Department: NIH department code
      Targeting RNA Splicing in Glioma
      $475,851
      award amount
    • 5R01NS115403-05Department: NIH department code
      Role of Protein Methylation in Cell Mitosis and Glioblastoma
      $416,667
      award amount
  9. Phyllis C. Zee

    Leads 2 awards · $1,340,579

    • 1R01AG081520-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Noradrenergic Dysregulation, Sleep and Cognition in Older Adults with Insomnia

      Principal investigators: Phyllis C. Zee (contact PI), Daniela Grimaldi

      $684,924
      award amount
    • 1R01HL174661-01Department: NIH department code
      Physiological and Behavioral Basis of Circadian Rhythm Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder

      Principal investigators: Phyllis C. Zee (contact PI), Sabra M Abbott

      $655,655
      award amount
  10. Dimitri Krainc

    Leads 1 award · $1,164,000

    • 5R35NS122257-04Department: NIH department code
      Mechanistic Analysis of Genetic Modifiers in Parkinson's Disease
      $1,164,000
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01NS117750-05, led by Gabriela Caraveopiso.

  11. Robert G Kalb

    Leads 2 awards · $1,124,797

    • 5R01NS124802-03Department: NIH department code
      Defining mechanisms underlying C9orf72-associated frontotemporal dementia with C. elegans and mammalian models

      Principal investigators: Robert G Kalb (contact PI), Samuel T Lamitina

      $736,797
      award amount
    • 5R01NS122908-04Department: NIH department code
      RAD23 Control of ALS phenotypes
      $388,000
      award amount
  12. John A Kessler

    Leads 3 awards · $981,195

    • 5R01NS128053-02Department: NIH department code
      Regulation of Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Behavior by Noggin
      $567,742
      award amount
    • 5R01NS117476-05Department: NIH department code
      Immune-modifying nanoparticles for the treatment of traumatic brain injury
      $413,452
      award amount
    • 5UE5NS070695-15Department: NIH department code
      Research Education Program for Trainees in Neurology

      Principal investigators: John A Kessler (contact PI), Tanya Simuni

      $1
      award amount
  13. Puneet Opal

    Leads 2 awards · $947,018

    • 5R01NS127204-03Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating cellular mechanisms underlying neurodegeneration
      $545,684
      award amount
    • 5R61NS127141-02Department: NIH department code
      VEGF-Mimetic Supramolecular Nanoparticles for Treating Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1

      Principal investigators: Puneet Opal (contact PI), Samuel I Stupp

      $401,334
      award amount
  14. Yvette Wong

    Leads 1 award · $935,251

    • 4DP2GM146322-02Department: NIH department code
      The dynamic architecture of living cells: Uncovering intra-organelle events at nanoscale levels
      $935,251
      award amount
  15. David Gate

    Leads 2 awards · $848,939

    • 5R01AG078713-03Department: NIH department code
      The role of apolipoprotein E in Alzheimer's adaptive immunity
      $607,408
      award amount
    • 5R00NS112458-05Department: NIH department code
      A novel blood-CSF adaptive immune response in Alzheimer's disease
      $241,531
      award amount
  16. Eyal Yaacov Kimchi

    Leads 1 award · $812,175

    • 1R01AG078261-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Delirium Dynamics: Understanding Causes and Effects
      $812,175
      award amount
  17. Igor J. Koralnik

    Leads 1 award · $790,000

    • 5DP1DA048493-06Department: NIH department code
      Contribution of the Virome to HIV/AIDS pathogenesis
      $790,000
      award amount
  18. Carson J Ingo

    Leads 1 award · $732,388

    • 5R01NS126509-02Department: NIH department code
      Post-stroke normal appearing white matter diffusion properties and cognitive trajectories across age
      $732,388
      award amount
  19. Farzaneh A Sorond

    Leads 1 award · $714,885

    • 4R01NS085002-07Department: NIH department code
      Cerebral Small Vessels in Motor and Cognitive Decline: Neuroimaging Signatures of Vulnerability & Resilience
      $714,885
      award amount
  20. Jeffrey Nicholas Savas

    Leads 2 awards · $712,702

    • 5R01AG078796-03Department: NIH department code
      Understanding Amyloid Pathology - Multiomic Activity Imaging of Plaque Formation Dynamics (AmyMAP)

      Principal investigators: Jeffrey Nicholas Savas (contact PI), Jorg Hanrieder

      $542,590
      award amount
    • 5R21AG080705-02Department: NIH department code
      Insights into Amyloid Pathogenicity Dynamics

      Principal investigators: Jeffrey Nicholas Savas (contact PI), Jorg Hanrieder

      $170,112
      award amount
  21. Marc W. Slutzky

    Leads 1 award · $689,536

    • 1R01HD113270-01A1Department: NIH department code
      MINT conditioning to improve post-stroke gait

      Principal investigators: Marc W. Slutzky (contact PI), Yasin Yousef Dhaher

      $689,536
      award amount
  22. Lesli Elizabeth Skolarus

    Leads 1 award · $672,437

    • 1R01NS138072-01Department: NIH department code
      Advancing Community Connections and Calculating Risk to Optimize Stroke Survivorship (ACROSS)
      $672,437
      award amount
  23. Changiz Geula

    Leads 1 award · $667,921

    • 5R01NS085770-10Department: NIH department code
      Concordance of TDP-43 Inclusions with Cortical Atrophy and Clinical Phenotype
      $667,921
      award amount
  24. Benayahu Elbaz-Eilon

    Leads 2 awards · $659,501

    • 5R01NS067550-10Department: NIH department code
      ZFP24 Control of the myelination program of oligodendrocytes
      $339,501
      award amount
    • 1R03AG087284-01Department: NIH department code
      Development of new tools to explore the role of oligodendrocyte-derived carnosine in Alzheimer Disease
      $320,000
      award amount
  25. Andrew M Naidech

    Leads 1 award · $623,691

    • 5R01NS117608-02Department: NIH department code
      Precise Prediction and Treatment of Seizures After Intracranial Hemorrhage
      $623,691
      award amount
  26. Gemma Louise Carvill

    Leads 1 award · $588,486

    • 1R01NS134938-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Poison exons in epilepsy and neurodevelopment
      $588,486
      award amount
  27. Han-Xiang Deng

    Leads 1 award · $485,086

    • 5R01NS099623-08Department: NIH department code
      Mouse model studies of TMEM230-linked Parkinson's disease
      $485,086
      award amount
  28. Rajeshwar B Awatramani

    Leads 1 award · $458,697

    • 5R01NS119690-04Department: NIH department code
      Developmental underpinnings of substantia nigra vulnerability
      $458,697
      award amount
  29. Gabriela Caraveopiso

    Leads 1 award · $453,492

    • 5R01NS117750-05Department: NIH department code
      Neuronal roles of Parkinsons Disease Vps13C in regulating autophagy and calcium dynamics

      Principal investigators: Gabriela Caraveopiso (contact PI), Dimitri Krainc

      $453,492
      award amount
  30. Ayush Batra

    Leads 1 award · $440,000

    • 1R21AG086751-01Department: NIH department code
      Aging Exacerbates Neutrophil Persistence and Negatively Impacts Stroke Outcomes

      Principal investigators: Ayush Batra (contact PI), David Patrick Sullivan

      $440,000
      award amount
  31. Tanya Simuni

    Leads 1 award · $429,151

    • 5U24NS107213-07Department: NIH department code
      Clinical Research Site for the Network of Excellence in Neuroscience Clinical Trials (NeuroNEXT site)
      $429,151
      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5UE5NS070695-15, led by John A Kessler.

  32. Scott K. Adney

    Leads 1 award · $225,180

    • 5K08NS121601-03Department: NIH department code
      Multi-scale disease modeling of SCN2A-related epilepsy due to gain-of-function variants
      $225,180
      award amount
  33. Joshua I Glaser

    Leads 1 award · $219,661

    • 5R00NS119787-04Department: NIH department code
      Interpretable machine learning for understanding the neural control of movement
      $219,661
      award amount
  34. Niccolo E Mencacci

    Leads 1 award · $216,963

    • 1K08NS131581-01A1Department: NIH department code
      Understanding the role of BORCS5 in neuronal lysosomal function and neurodegeneration
      $216,963
      award amount
  35. Minjee Kim

    Leads 1 award · $191,700

    • 1K23AG088497-01Department: NIH department code
      Sleep Health and Cognitive Function among Middle-aged Adults: the SleepCog Study
      $191,700
      award amount
  36. Eric Michael Liotta

    Leads 1 award · $190,703

    • 5K23AG078705-02Department: NIH department code
      Cerebral Autoregulation, Metabolic derangement, and Edema in Encephalopathy Outcome (CAMEEO)
      $190,703
      award amount
  37. Deanna Marie Tiek

    Leads 1 award · $128,727

    • 5K99CA279896-02Department: NIH department code
      Ferroptosis in drug resistant glioma
      $128,727
      award amount
  38. Ewa Karolina Bomba-Warczak

    Leads 1 award · $123,660

    • 5K99NS126639-02Department: NIH department code
      Mitochondrial Fidelity in Mammalian Neurons
      $123,660
      award amount
  39. Sidhanth Chandra

    Leads 1 award · $53,974

    • 5F30AG079577-03Department: NIH department code
      The gut microbiome in Alzheimer's disease: exploring the role of astrocytes
      $53,974
      award amount
  40. Annie Zalon

    Leads 1 award · $48,974

    • 5F31NS131055-02Department: NIH department code
      The role of ER-phagy in maintaining protein homeostasis in PD patient derived neurons.
      $48,974
      award amount
  41. Nalini Rao

    Leads 1 award · $48,974

    • 5F31AG079653-02Department: NIH department code
      Elucidating the contribution of amyloidogenic APP processing to AD-relevant impaired synaptic protein turnover
      $48,974
      award amount
  42. Christopher McGraw

    Leads 1 award · $46,497

    • 7K08NS118107-06Department: NIH department code
      Developing a zebrafish model of Slc6a1/GAT1 hypofunction and an in vitro assay to identify novel treatments
      $46,497
      award amount
  43. Andrew Fleming

    Leads 1 award · $29,623

    • 5F31NS132580-02Department: NIH department code
      Defining the mechanisms by which mutations in DNAJC7 increase susceptibility to ALS/FTD
      $29,623
      award amount

Co-investigators

Named as principal investigators on these awards, which someone else leads. They may belong to another department or institution: their own, below, comes from the awards they lead.

  • Emily J Rogalski

    Co-investigator on 5R01AG077444-18, led by Marek-Marsel M Mesulam

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Richard B Silverman

    Co-investigator on 2R01AG061708-06, led by Pembe Hande Ozdinler

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • William L Klein

    Co-investigator on 2R01AG061708-06, led by Pembe Hande Ozdinler

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Katherine R. Sadleir

    Co-investigator on 1R01AG081649-01A1, led by Robert J Vassar

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Udai B Pandey

    Co-investigator on 5R01NS134166-02, led by Evangelos Kiskinis

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Samuel T Lamitina

    Co-investigator on 5R01NS124802-03, led by Robert G Kalb

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Margaret E Flanagan

    Co-investigator on 4R01AG072080-02, led by Brian J Popko

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Jorg Hanrieder

    Co-investigator on 5R01AG078796-03, led by Jeffrey Nicholas Savas; 5R21AG080705-02, led by Jeffrey Nicholas Savas

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Yasin Yousef Dhaher

    Co-investigator on 1R01HD113270-01A1, led by Marc W. Slutzky

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Daniela Grimaldi

    Co-investigator on 1R01AG081520-01A1, led by Phyllis C. Zee

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Sabra M Abbott

    Co-investigator on 1R01HL174661-01, led by Phyllis C. Zee

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Sandra Weintraub

    Co-investigator on 5T32AG020506-23, led by Robert J Vassar

    From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • David Patrick Sullivan

    Co-investigator on 1R21AG086751-01, led by Ayush Batra

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.

  • Samuel I Stupp

    Co-investigator on 5R61NS127141-02, led by Puneet Opal

    Own institution and department: not known. ScienceDex has no NIH award this person leads as contact PI.