PROPOSALS FUNDED 2023
I. Spinal Motoneuronal Resiliency During Aging
William Arnold, MD
Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
NextGen Precision Health
University of Missouri
Total funding: $100,000
The function of ZPR1 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4 (ALS4)
Laxman Gangwani, MSc, MTech, PhD
Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology
University of Missouri
Total funding: $100,000
Injectable Hydrogels for the Treatment of SCI Inflammation & Sublesional Osteoporotic Fractures
Bret Ulery, BS. BSE, PhD
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
University of Missouri
Total funding: $100,000
Autonomic cardiac function in subacute spinal cord injury: a quantitative study in real-world settings
Mihaela Carmen Cirstea, MD, PhD
Assistant Research Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
University of Missouri
Total funding: $100,000
Understanding the role of TNF-alpha for spinal respiratory neuroplasticity and
ventilatory function over the course of respiratory motor neuron loss
Nicole L Nichols, PhD
Biomedical Sciences
University of Missouri
Total funding: $100,000
Feasibility and Acceptability of the Spinal Cord Injury Self-Management (SCISM) Program
Bridget Comparato Kraus, B.S., MSOT, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
University of Missouri
Total funding: $100,000
PROPOSALS FUNDED 2022
I. Genetic Underpinnings of Chiari Malformation with or without Syringomyelia
Gabriel E. Haller, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Washington University School of Medicine
Total funding: $75,000
Cerebrospinal fluid drainage to reduce the inflammatory response after acute
spinal cord injury
Camilo Molina, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery
Washington University School of Medicine
Total funding: $75,000
III. Longitudinal Organization of Spinal Circuits
Martha W. Bagnall, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Washington University
Total funding: $75,000
Reviewed 2023-09-19