The UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences, established by the extraordinary generosity of Joan and Sanford I. Weill, brings together world-class researchers with top-ranked physicians to solve some of the most complex challenges in the human brain.
The Weill 2017 Trailblazer Award Program seeks to fund compelling, high risk/high reward research in the neurosciences. The target for this program is clinical and translational research focused on a broad spectrum of neuroscience challenges, including therapeutics, diagnostics, imaging technology, biomarker discovery/validation, and computational methods.
The Institute’s 2017 Trailblazer Award Program is pleased to announce the results of the 2017 call for proposals. We received 55 excellent research proposals from the UCSF faculty. A committee of researchers representing basic, clinical, and translational sciences reviewed, discussed, and selected 7 projects for funding.
The awardees for the Weill 2017 Trailblazer awards are:
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Individual/Team |
Proposal Title |
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Vikaas S. Sohal |
Targeting VIP Interneurons to Ameliorate Anxiety |
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A. Jeremy Willsey |
Identifying Convergent Molecular Networks in Autism |
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Noah Zaitlen |
A Cell-free DNA Solution to the ALS Biomarker Dilemma |
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Felice A. Dunn Xin Duan |
New Genetic Approaches to Deciphering Neuronal Diversity, Function, and Dysfunction |
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Suzee Lee Maria Luisa Gorno Tempini |
Cognitive and Neuroimaging Features of Children Carrying Frontotemporal Dementia Genes |
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Daniel L. Minor, Jr. Adam Renslo |
Chemical Biology Probes for Thermo- and Mechano-sensitive K2p Channels |
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Scott S. Zamvil Bruce A.C. Cree 2016 UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences Program Awardees |
Role of the Gut Microbiome in NMO Pathogenesis |