MPower Announces Seed Grant Awards in Neuroscience and Aging

The Joint Steering Council of the University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State (MPower) a formal collaboration of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), has awarded funding to 17 targeted collaborative research seed grants led jointly by UMB and UMCP researchers.

After a review and ranking of 52 submissions by faculty peers from both UMB and UMCP, the Steering Council awarded a total of $3 million to invest in the future and kickstart new research in critical areas of paramount importance to the state and the nation.

Six awards were issued to past BBI seed grant recipients Pamela Abshire, Ricardo Araneda, D. J. Bolger, Michael Cummings, Matthew Goupell and Anna Li. The four awarded projects in neuroscience and aging are as follows:

“Predicting Clinical Features of Parkinson Disease Using Machine Learning Analysis of Mobility Data from a Wearable Sensor”, F. Rainer von Coelln, MD, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine, UMB, and Michael P. Cummings, PhD, Professor, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, UMCP
“A Patient Data-Driven Approach to Improve Counseling and Hearing Health”, Ronna Hertzano, MD, PhD, Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine, UMB, and Matthew Goupell, PhD, Professor, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, UMCP
“Ubiquitin-Proteasome System Mechanisms Underlying Abstinence-Dependent Methamphetamine Craving”, Marco Venniro, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine, UMB and Xuan (Anna) Li, PhD, Assistant Professor, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, UMCP
“Noradrenergic Dysfunction Impairs Olfaction-Mediated Social Interaction in Alzheimer’s Models”, Joseph Kao, PhD, Professor, and Adam Puche, PhD, Professor, both from University of Maryland School of Medicine, UMB, and Ricardo Araneda, PhD, Professor, College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences, UMCP

To find out more about all of the awards issued by MPower, click here.

Published March 2, 2022