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Project Number: | I01RX003123-01A1 |
| Title: | Efficacy and safety of a new hexadentate iron chelator therapy for TBI-induced chronic disabilities in a rodent model |
| Principal Investigator: | Prodip Bose |
| Location: | Gainesville, FL |
| Congressional District Code: | 3 |
| Research Service: | Rehabilitation R&D |
| Project Period: | October 2019 - September 2023 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $204,647 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,199,958 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) care and rehabilitation presents significant current and future challenges to the Veterans Health System (VHS). In addition to specific disabilities, there is a growing concern that TBI may significantly elevate risk factors for long-term chronic inflammation-induced progressive disease. Currently, effective therapies to address both of these issues are hampered by the lack of a sufficient neurobiological foundation to guide refinement of therapy for disability, and... |