2016-2017
Thalamic role in integrating novel sensory data into adult rat somatosensory cortex
Gautam Nayar
Advisor: Miguel Nicolelis, MD, PhDD
Department of Neurobiology, Center for Neuroengineering
2015-2016
Behavioral and circuit-level characterization of a novel mouse model of Tourette’s Syndrome
Su Qiu
Advisor: Nicole Calakos, MD, PhD
Departments of Neurology and Neurobiology, Center for Translational Neuroscience
2014-2015
Not awarded
2013-2014
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) polymorphisms and neural volumes in aging and Alzheimer’s disease
Bharath Rathakrishnan
Advisor: Jeffrey Petrella, MD
Department of Radiology
2012-2013
Quinone Reductase II as a Novel Target for Neuroprotection in Vascular Dementia
Jesse K. Fitzpatrick
Advisor: Christopher Lascola, MD, PhD
Depts. Radiology & Neurobiology
Brain Imaging and Analysis Center
Modulating Occludin Expression on the Blood–brain Barrier to Augment Brain Tumor Drug Delivery
Lulit I. Price
Advisor: Gerald Grant, MD
Departments of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics
2011-2012
Characterization and manipulation of the TNF-R1 apoptotic pathway in a novel Alzheimer’s disease mouse model with proven disease progression
Gregory M. Sprung
Advisor: Carol A. Colton, PhD
Division of Neurology
