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Project Number: | IK6BX004982-01 |
| Title: | BLRD Research Career Scientist Award Application |
| Principal Investigator: | Kalipada Pahan |
| Location: | Chicago, IL |
| Congressional District Code: | 7 |
| Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
| Project Period: | October 2019 - September 2024 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $106,527 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$531,333 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Neurodegenerative disorders [e.g. Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD)] are a group of devastating conditions that are caused by progressive death of neurons in different regions of the brain. On the other hand, multiple sclerosis (MS) is the most common autoimmune disease of the central nervous system, resulting in oligodendrocytes death and demyelination. Our lab primarily focuses on central nervous system (CNS) cell signaling that leads to neuronal death in Parkinson's diseas... |