Grants Funded in 2008

 

Understanding Human Cognition

SCHOLAR AWARDS (5)
Carnegie Mellon University
John R. Anderson, Ph.D.
Theoretical methodology for using fMRI to understand complex cognition
Carnegie Mellon University
David J. Danks, Ph.D.
Integrating causal cognition, concepts and decision-making
Duke University
Elizabeth M. Brannon, Ph.D.
Developmental and evolutionary foundations of mathematical cognition
Weizmann Institute of Science
Noam Sobel, Ph.D.
From percept to molecule: Human olfactory cognition as a key to the neurobiology of olfaction
Yale University School of Medicine
Nenad Sestan, M.D., Ph.D.
Evolutionary specializations and development of the human frontal cortex
COLLABORATIVE ACTIVITY AWARDS (4)
Brain Trauma Foundation
Jamshid Ghajar, M.D., Ph.D.
Attention Dynamics Consortium in Traumatic Brain Injury (ADC-TBI)
Rotman Research Institute of Baycrest Centre Hospital
A. Randall McIntosh, Ph.D.
Network mechanisms underlying cognition and recovery of function in the human brain
Washington University in St. Louis
Henry L. Roediger, III, Ph.D.
Applying Cognitive Psychology to Enhance Educational Practice: II
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Nicholas D. Schiff, M.D.
Recovery of Consciousness After Severe Brain Injury
SPECIAL INITIATIVE AWARDS (1)
Washington University
Abraham Z. Snyder, Ph.D., M.D.
Noninvasive activation imaging of the nonhuman primate brain using microPET

Studying Complex Systems

RESEARCH AWARDS (9)
Duke University
Katia Koelle, Ph.D.
Derivation and application of a dimensionless quantity for understanding viral evolution
Georgia Institute of Technology
Joshua S. Weitz, Ph.D.
Mechanisms and evolution of complex life history traits in bacterial viruses
Harvard Medical School
Roy Kishony, Ph.D.
The world in a grain of soil: From species interactions to community structure
Ohio State University
Elena G. Irwin, Ph.D.
Multiscale dynamics and emergent patterns in urban spatial systems
Santa Fe Institute
Cristopher Moore, Ph.D.
Statistical inference and machine learning for complex networks
University of Georgia
John M. Drake, Ph.D.
Evolutionary epidemiology of multi-transmission pathogens in multi-host networks
University of Houston
Tim F. Cooper, Ph.D.
Predicting evolutionary trajectories of computational and biological populations
University of Michigan
Robert D. Deegan, Ph.D.
Interactions in pattern forming systems: Bridging the gap between laboratory and large scale open systems
University of Oxford
Mason A. Porter, Ph.D.
Coevolution, interconnections and communities of social and political networks in the United States Congress
SPECIAL INITIATIVE AWARDS (1)
Indiana University
Katy Börner, Ph.D.
Mapping the emergence and development of scientific disciplines

Researching Brain Cancer

RESEARCH AWARDS (6)
City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute
Behnam Badie, M.D.
Role of Receptor for Advanced Glycation End product (RAGE) pathway in brain tumor macrophage function
Monash Institute of Medical Research
Terrance G. Johns, Ph.D.
Establishing efficacious combinations of targeted therapies for the treatment of glioma
Northwestern University
Jane Y. Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Designing new therapy by blocking brain tumor invasion and metastasis
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Dafna Ben Bashat, Ph.D.
Advanced dynamic vascular imaging for high-grade gliomas
University of California - San Francisco
Manish K. Aghi, M.D., Ph.D.
Identifying and overcoming glioblastoma resistance to treatments targeting vascular endothelial growth factor
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Wei Zhang, Ph.D.
Control of glioma cell migration by IIp45 and HDAC6