Physiology at Northwestern University

Leads a grant in this department

25 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. Peter Penzes

   Leads 4 awards · $2,629,067

   • 5R01MH130838-03Department: NIH department code

     Targeting Postsynaptic Small G-protein Regulators

     Principal investigators: Peter Penzes (contact PI), Chi-Hao Luan

     $705,846

     award amount
   • 5R01MH071316-18Department: NIH department code

     Rac-GEF signaling in dendritic spines

     Principal investigators: Peter Penzes (contact PI), Maria V. Barbolina

     $650,204

     award amount
   • 5R01MH107182-08Department: NIH department code

     Postsynaptic roles of ankyrins
     $639,821

     award amount
   • 5R01NS114977-05Department: NIH department code

     Neuronal excitability and copy number variation disorders

     Principal investigators: Peter Penzes (contact PI), Jeffrey Nicholas Savas

     $633,196

     award amount

2. Anis Contractor

   Leads 4 awards · $1,584,651

   • 5R01MH130428-03Department: NIH department code

     Effectors of presynaptic cAMP dependent potentiation at mossy fiber synapses

     Principal investigators: Anis Contractor (contact PI), Jeffrey Nicholas Savas

     $638,446

     award amount
   • 1R21NS138721-01Department: NIH department code

     A dynamic synaptic sensor controlling hippocampal CA3 circuit function

     Principal investigators: Anis Contractor (contact PI), John Norman Armstrong

     $440,000

     award amount
   • 5R01NS115471-05Department: NIH department code

     Glutamate receptor signaling pathways in the circuit integration of adult-born neurons
     $428,512

     award amount
   • 3R01MH130428-03S1Department: NIH department code

     Effectors of presynaptic cAMP dependent potentiation at mossy fiber synapses

     Principal investigators: Anis Contractor (contact PI), Jeffrey Nicholas Savas

     $77,693

     award amount

3. Dalton James Surmeier

   Leads 2 awards · $1,407,442

   • 4R37NS034696-25Department: NIH department code

     Dopaminergic and Muscarinic Signaling in the Striatum
     $704,221

     award amount
   • 5R01NS121174-04Department: NIH department code

     Determinants of Basal Ganglia Pathology in Parkinson's Disease

     Principal investigators: Dalton James Surmeier (contact PI), Mark D Bevan

     $703,221

     award amount

4. Marco Martina

   Leads 2 awards · $1,131,228

   • 1R56MH135860-01Department: NIH department code

     NKCC1-KCC2 system modulation in rodent models relevant for psychiatric disorders
     $647,833

     award amount
   • 5R01NS112292-05Department: NIH department code

     Modulation of the prefrontal cortical network in neuropathic pain
     $483,395

     award amount

5. Charles Heckman

   Leads 2 awards · $957,959

   • 1R01NS132487-01A1Department: NIH department code

     The role of propriospinal neurons in the recovery of posture after spinal cord injury

     Principal investigators: Charles Heckman (contact PI), David James Bennett, Marin Manuel

     $569,959

     award amount
   • 1R37NS135820-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Neuromodulation of motoneuronal processing of dynamic synaptic inputs
     $388,000

     award amount

6. Gordon M Shepherd

   Leads 2 awards · $880,502

   • 2R37NS061963-16A1Department: NIH department code

     Synaptic circuit organization of motor cortex
     $526,950

     award amount
   • 1R34DA059723-01Department: NIH department code

     Multimodal behavioral analysis of oromanual food-handling in freely moving animals
     $353,552

     award amount

7. Alicia Dione Guemez Gamboa

   Leads 3 awards · $815,690

   • 5R01NS123163-03Department: NIH department code

     Identifying pathogenic mechanisms underlying PACS1 Syndrome: implications for neural development
     $494,281

     award amount
   • 1R21NS136889-01Department: NIH department code

     Pathogenic mechanisms of PACS2 syndrome variant in developing neurons
     $230,395

     award amount
   • 3R01NS123163-03S1Department: NIH department code

     Identifying pathogenic mechanisms underlying PACS1 Syndrome: implications for neural development - Research Supplement to PromoteDiversity in Health-Related Research #2
     $91,014

     award amount

8. Lee Miller

   Leads 1 award · $614,416

   • 5R01NS131953-02Department: NIH department code

     Development of an EMG-controlled BCI for biomimetic control of hand movement in humans

     Principal investigators: Lee Miller (contact PI), Jennifer L. Collinger, Nicholas G Hatsopoulos, Wendy M Murray

     $614,416

     award amount

9. Savio Chan

   Leads 1 award · $601,348

   • 1R01NS136123-01Department: NIH department code

     Investigation of Pallidal Neurons in Motor Inhibition
     $601,348

     award amount

10. Mark D Bevan

    Leads 1 award · $548,208

    • 5R01NS041280-23Department: NIH department code

      Resilience, Dysregulation, and Rescue of Basal Ganglia Indirect Pathway Function in Progressive Parkinsonism
      $548,208

      award amount

    Also a principal investigator on 5R01NS121174-04, led by Dalton James Surmeier.

11. Talia Newcombe Lerner

    Leads 1 award · $502,708

    • 5R01MH125885-02Department: NIH department code

      Plasticity and Function of Dopamine Circuits Regulating the Transition to Habit
      $502,708

      award amount

12. Gianmaria MacCaferri

    Leads 1 award · $466,548

    • 2R01NS096092-06A1Department: NIH department code

      Microcircuits of the Subiculum and Epilepsy
      $466,548

      award amount

13. Christina Maria Zelano

    Leads 1 award · $449,701

    • 5T32NS047987-17Department: NIH department code

      Training Program in the Neuroscience of Human Cognition

      Principal investigators: Christina Maria Zelano (contact PI), Rodrigo M Braga

      $449,701

      award amount

14. Jones G Parker

    Leads 1 award · $435,769

    • 5R01NS122840-04Department: NIH department code

      Dopamine, Synaptic Plasticity and Striatal Ensemble Dynamics Underlying Motor Learning
      $435,769

      award amount

15. Ana Maria Acosta

    Leads 1 award · $366,561

    • 5R25GM121231-08Department: NIH department code

      Northwestern University Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program
      $366,561

      award amount

16. Lucas Pinto

    Leads 1 award · $354,600

    • 1R34NS138022-01Department: NIH department code

      Inferring causality with spatiotemporally stochastic optogenetics
      $354,600

      award amount

17. Daniel A Dombeck

    Leads 1 award · $212,735

    • 5T32MH067564-22Department: NIH department code

      Training Program in Neurobiology of Information Storage
      $212,735

      award amount

18. Hannah S Wirtshafter

    Leads 1 award · $149,472

    • 1K99MH135062-01Department: NIH department code

      Identifying and manipulating behavioral and neural correlates of contextual learning
      $149,472

      award amount

19. Ashley Holloway

    Leads 1 award · $86,940

    • 8K00MH139084-02Department: NIH department code

      Glucocorticoid regulation of dopamine circuit function
      $86,940

      award amount

20. Michael Schaid

    Leads 1 award · $60,667

    • 5F32DK135313-02Department: NIH department code

      A role for hypothalamic dopamine in predicting homeostatic need
      $60,667

      award amount

21. Gabriela Carolina Lopez

    Leads 1 award · $44,187

    • 5F31DA056200-03Department: NIH department code

      Chronic Pain Modulation of Mesolimbic Dopamine Signaling for Natural and Opiate Rewards
      $44,187

      award amount

22. Jacob Andrew Nadel

    Leads 1 award · $44,187

    • 1F31DA060560-01Department: NIH department code

      The impact of adolescent stress on neural circuits underlying punishment resistant reward seeking
      $44,187

      award amount

23. Matthew Barraza

    Leads 1 award · $44,187

    • 1F31MH136704-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Synaptotagmin 7: A compartmentalized molecule for presynaptic short term plasticity
      $44,187

      award amount

24. Nkatha Karimi Mwenda

    Leads 1 award · $44,187

    • 1F31DA060615-01Department: NIH department code

      The role of dopamine in OFC-DMS plasticity in punishment-resistant reward-seeking behavior
      $44,187

      award amount

25. Justin Anair

    Leads 1 award · $43,353

    • 1F31MH136695-01Department: NIH department code

      Determining the nigrostriatal circuit basis of false auditory perceptions.
      $43,353

      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.

• Jeffrey Nicholas Savas

  Co-investigator on 5R01MH130428-03, led by Anis Contractor; 5R01NS114977-05, led by Peter Penzes; 3R01MH130428-03S1, led by Anis Contractor

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • Northwestern University · Neurology (NIH department code, 2 awards)

• Chi-Hao Luan

  Co-investigator on 5R01MH130838-03, led by Peter Penzes

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

• Maria V. Barbolina

  Co-investigator on 5R01MH071316-18, led by Peter Penzes

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

• Jennifer L. Collinger

  Co-investigator on 5R01NS131953-02, led by Lee Miller

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Pittsburgh · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (NIH department code, 4 awards)

• Nicholas G Hatsopoulos

  Co-investigator on 5R01NS131953-02, led by Lee Miller

  From the FY2024 awards this person leads

  • University of Chicago · Biology (NIH department code, 3 awards)

• Wendy M Murray

  Co-investigator on 5R01NS131953-02, led by Lee Miller

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

• David James Bennett

  Co-investigator on 1R01NS132487-01A1, led by Charles Heckman

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

• Marin Manuel

  Co-investigator on 1R01NS132487-01A1, led by Charles Heckman

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

• Rodrigo M Braga

  Co-investigator on 5T32NS047987-17, led by Christina Maria Zelano

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

• John Norman Armstrong

  Co-investigator on 1R21NS138721-01, led by Anis Contractor

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