Pilot Grant Recipients - Round #96 Georgia CTSA (7/2020)

5 awards funded
  • Mechanism of Anti-Epileptic Action of Nanoparticle-Laden Oxytocin in Genetic Epilepsies ($41,250)
    • PI: Morris Benveniste, Ph.D. Professor of Neurobiology, Morehouse School of Medicine
    • Andrew Escayg, Ph.D. Professor of Human Genetics, Emory University School of Medicine
    • Kevin Murnane, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, Mercer University Health Science Center
    • Martin D’Souza, Ph.D. Professor, College of Pharmacy, Mercer University Health Sciences Center
  • Evaluating the effects of temporal discounting on adherence to behavioral treatments for problem behavior by caregivers of children with autism spectrum disorder ($41,250)
    • PI: Nathan Call, PhD, Associate Professor, Emory University School of Medicine; Clinical Director, Marcus Autism Center
    • Mindy Scheithauer, PhD, Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Program Manager, Marcus Autism Center
    • Megan Denham, MAEd, Senior Research Associate, Information and Communications Lab, GTRI, Center for Advanced Communications Policy, GA Tech, Pediatric Fellow, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Technology Center
    • Scott Gillespie, MSPH, Associate Director, Pediatrics Biostatistics Core, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Development of a Novel Passive Antibody to Treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections ($35,000)
    • PI: Joanna B. Goldberg, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Optimizing cerebral blood flow after subarachnoid hemorrhage: from monitoring to pharmacokinetics of intrathecal Nicardipine therapy ($41,250)
    • PI: Ofer Sadan, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor in Neurology and Neurosurgery, Division of Neurocritical Care, Emory University Hospital and Emory School of Medicine
    • Co-PI: Erin M. Buckley, PhD, Assistant Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Prem Kandiah, MD, Assistant Professor & Associate Neurocritical Care Fellowship Director, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Division of Neurocritical Care, Emory University Hospital
    • Bill Asbury, PharmD, Clinical Specialist-Neurocritical Care, Emory University Hospital
    • Owen Samuels, MD, Associate Professor of Neurology & Neurosurgery and Director, Neuroscience Critical Care, Emory University School of Medicine
    • Catharine A. White, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia
  • Longitudinal Assessment of Post-concussion Driving (LAPD): Developing Evidence-Based Driving Recommendations ($41,250)
    • PI: Julianne Schmidt, PhD, LAT, ATC (New Investigator), Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology; University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
    • L. Stephen Miller, PhD, Professor and Department Head, Department of Psychology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
    • Robert C. Lynall, PhD, LAT, ATC, Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology; University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA,
    • Russel Gore, M.D., Shepperd Center, Atlanta, GA, USA, Medical Director, Vestibular Neurology at Shepherd Center & SHARE Military Initiative, Director, Complex Concussion Clinic, Georgia Tech & Emory University, Adjunct Associate Professor in Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
    • Hannes Devos, PhD, DRS, Assistant Professor, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS