Month August 2013

DOD/ARMY Alzheimer’s Disease Program (MRPRA)

Militarily-Relevant, Peer Reviewed Alzheimer’s Disease Program (MRPRA) – Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center. Convergence Science Research Award (CSRA): W81XWH-13-MRPRA-CSRA Military Risk Factor Research Award (MRFA): W81XWH-13-MRPRA-MRFA DEADLINES Pre-application: 23 September 2013 Full Application: 16 December 2013 Application Instructions

Dr. Dan Johnston receives RO1 award from NIH

Dr. Dan Johnston renewed his NIH RO1 grant entitled “Cellular Information Processing in the Hippocampus”. This project will explore common neurobiological mechanisms in animal models for depression and epilepsy by focusing on an ion channel (the h channel) that has been…

Dr. Michael Mack receives NRSA award from the NIMH

Michael Mack, postdoctoral fellow in the Preston Lab, received a Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA award from NIMH for his project titled “The mutual influence of attention and learning during knowledge acquisition”. Using a novel methodology combining functional magnetic resonance imaging…