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PROPOSALS FUNDED 2023

I. Spinal Motoneuronal Resiliency During Aging

William Arnold, MD
Professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
NextGen Precision Health
ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ of Missouri
Total funding: $100,000

The function of ZPR1 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 4 (ALS4)

Laxman Gangwani, MSc, MTech, PhD
Professor, Veterinary Pathobiology
ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ of Missouri
Total funding: $100,000

Injectable Hydrogels for the Treatment of SCI Inflammation & Sublesional Osteoporotic Fractures

Bret Ulery, BS. BSE, PhD
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ of Missouri
Total funding: $100,000

Autonomic cardiac function in subacute spinal cord injury: a quantitative study in real-world settings

Mihaela Carmen Cirstea, MD, PhD
Assistant Research Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ of Missouri
Total funding: $100,000

Understanding the role of TNF-alpha for spinal respiratory neuroplasticity and
ventilatory function over the course of respiratory motor neuron loss

Nicole L Nichols, PhD
Biomedical Sciences
ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ of Missouri
Total funding: $100,000

Feasibility and Acceptability of the Spinal Cord Injury Self-Management (SCISM) Program

Bridget Comparato Kraus, B.S., MSOT, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist
ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ of Missouri
Total funding: $100,000

PROPOSALS FUNDED 2022

I. Genetic Underpinnings of Chiari Malformation with or without Syringomyelia

Gabriel E. Haller, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Washington ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ School of Medicine

Total funding: $75,000

Cerebrospinal fluid drainage to reduce the inflammatory response after acute
spinal cord injury

Camilo Molina, MD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Orthopedic Surgery
Washington ÐÓ°É´«Ã½ School of Medicine

Total funding: $75,000

III. Longitudinal Organization of Spinal Circuits

Martha W. Bagnall, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neuroscience
Washington ÐÓ°É´«Ã½

Total funding: $75,000