Neuroscience research projects receive CIHR funding
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More than $12 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research has been awarded to UM researchers. Three neuroscience projects were among the 19 U of M studies selected to receive funding from the Spring 2021 competition.
The lead investigators include Dr. Marcus Ng, Dr. James Nagy, and Dr. Tabrez Siddiqui. Learn more below.
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Dr. Marcus Ng
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine
Grant: $548, 890 (5 years)
Research will focus on seizure mapping in epilepsy.
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Dr. James Nagy
Professor, Physiology & Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine
Grant: $742, 050 (5 years)
Research will focus on electrical synaptic transmission and involvement of gap junction proteins in normal and disease conditions.
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Dr. Tabrez Siddiqui
Associate Professor, Physiology & Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine
Grant: $983,026 (five years)
Research will investigate altered biochemical signaling in the brain and develop targeted drug treatments in neuropsychiatric disorders.
Contributor | —Crystal Acosta |