Funded Grants

The Role of the Hypocretin-Dorsal Raphe Nucleus Circuit in Chronic Social Isolation and Acute Social Stress

Contribution of stress-associated neurovascular alterations in Parkinson’s disease and high rates of depression

Sex effect on cortical neurodegeneration in isolated REM sleep behavior disorder and its association with clinical manifestations

Impairments in social cognition (SC), such as difficulties in understanding emotions, social cues, and maintaining meaningful interactions, are key contributors to the loss of social inclusion and quality of life in individuals with neurodegenerative diseases (ND).

Contribution of stress-associated neurovascular alterations in Parkinson’s disease and high rates of depression

Jenna Hanrahan, a Doctoral Student at Memorial University of Newfoundland, aims to characterize the brain of a humanized mouse model of Huntington’s disease.

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that causes muscle weakness and paralysis, partly due to the buildup of protein aggregates in nerve cells.

Using the mirror image of body’s main sugar glucose (so-called L-glucose), we plan to hijack the sugar addiction of glioblastoma (GBM) as a therapeutic target.