Recent Grants and Awards

June 28, 2024

The following research awards grants to TransNeuro faculty were accepted by the MSU Board of Trustees on June 28, 2024.

• Matthew Benskey, PhD, received $431,750 from National Institute on Aging for “Development and Validation of a Novel Anti-Pathogenic Tau Conformation (TNT2) scFv Immuno-Gene Therapy” (5/1/2024 to 4/30/2026).
• Matthew Benskey, PhD, received $49,321 from Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd for “Synucleinopathy Triggered NLRP3 Inflammasome” (4/6/2022 to 8/31/2024).
• Kathy Collier, PhD, received $66,341 from University of Arizona for “Mechanisms of Low-Dose Ketamine Treatment for Parkinson's Disease” (7/1/2021 to 6/30/2025).
• Marcia Gordon, PhD, received $300,000 from Coins for Alzheimers Research Trust (CART) Fund for “Role of Microglial Cellular Senescence in a Mouse Model With Amyloid-Induced Tauopathy” (7/1/2024 to 6/30/2026).
• Nicholas Kanaan, PhD, received $431,750 from National Institute on Aging for “Development and Validation of a Novel Anti-Pathogenic Tau Conformation (TNT2) scFv Immuno-Gene Therapy” (5/1/2024 to 4/30/2026).
• David Morgan, PhD, received $46,527 from Danaher Diagnostics LLC for “Plasma autoantibody signatures in older adults with cognitive decline” (10/15/2023 to 4/15/2024).
• Joseph Patterson, PhD, received $49,321 from Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd for “Synucleinopathy Triggered NLRP3 Inflammasome” (4/6/2022 to 8/31/2024).
• Shreesh Sammi, PhD, received $242,656 from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for “Elucidation of mitochondrial mechanisms critical to mediating PFAS Neurotoxicity” (4/1/2023 to 3/31/2026).
• Caryl Sortwell, PhD, received $49,321 from Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd for “Synucleinopathy Triggered NLRP3 Inflammasome” (4/6/2022 to 8/31/2024).
• Irving Vega, PhD, received $355,830 from National Institute of Health for “Bridge to the PhD in Neuroscience” (5/15/2021 to 3/31/2026).
• Irving Vega, PhD, received $39,537 from National Institute of Health for “Bridge to the PhD in Neuroscience” (5/15/2021 to 3/31/2026).
• Irving Vega, PhD, received $30,422 from University of Michigan for “Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer's disease” (8/15/2023 to 6/30/2024).
• Irving Vega, PhD, received $105,485 from University of Michigan for “Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center-Supplement” (9/1/2023 to 6/30/2026).