2012 Grant Recipients

Albeanu, Dinu Florin, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, “Decoding of Odorant Features by Specialized Neuronal Circuits in the Mouse.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Barnes, Anthony Paul, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, “Molecular Mechanisms of Cortical Development.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Cao, Xinwei, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, “Regulation of Cortical Hem Development.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Cardin, Jessica A, Yale University, “Role of Inhibition in Visual Gain Modulation and Perception.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Celikel, Tansu, University of Southern California, “Laminar Contributions to Tactile Decision-Making.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Chalasani, Sreekanth H., Salk Institute for Biological Studies, “Developmental Analysis of the Neuronal Circuits in C.elegans.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Cohen, Marlene R., University of Pittsburgh, “Relating Groups of Visual Neurons to Perceptual Decisions.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Costa-Mattioli, Mauro, Baylor College of Medicine, “Molecular Mechanisms of Long-Lasting Plasticity and Memory.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Cui, He, Georgia Health Sciences University, “Cortical Mechanisms of Translating Motor Intention into Action.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Dahanukar, Anupama Arun, University of California, Riverside, “Decoding the Logic of Gustatory Input Diversity to Behavioral Output.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Dhaka, Ajay, University of Washington, Seattle, “Circuit Assembly in the Somatosensory Nervous System.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Do, Michael Tri Hoang, Harvard University, “Regulation of Physiology and Behavior by Light.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Doetzlhofer, Angelika, Johns Hopkins University, “Regulatory Mechanisms of Auditory Hair Cell Differentiation.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Dombeck, Daniel, Northwestern University, Evanston, “Dissecting the Cellular and Circuit Mechanisms Underlying Place Field Firing.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Emonet, Thierry, Yale University, “Dynamics of Odor Encoding by Olfactory Receptor Neurons.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Fortin, Norbert, University of California, Irvine, “Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Temporal Context of Episodic Memory.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Futai, Kensuke, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, “The Roles of Trans-Synaptic Adhesion Molecules in Synapse Validation.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Gandhi, Sunil P., University of California, Irvine, “The Role of GABAergic Interneurons in Cortical Plasticity.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Golshani, Peyman, University of California, Los Angeles, “Alterations in Inhibitory Synaptic Input During Decision Making in Mice Performing a Visual Discrimination Task.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Green, Kim N., University of California, Irvine, “The Role of Microglia in Brain Function and Cognition.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Hawkins, Robert D., Columbia University, “Mechanisms of New Synapse Formation During Long-Term Plasticity.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Kerschensteiner, Daniel, Washington University in St.Louis, “Circuit Integration of Rod Bipolar Cells in the Developing Retina.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Kim, Tae-Kyung, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, “Epigenetic Regulation in Memory Circuitry.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Konishi, Masakazu, California Institute of Technology, “Towards a Complete Neural Circuit Diagram for the Control of Birdsong.” Two Year Renewal Grant totaling $150,000.

Leutgeb, Stefan, University of California, San Diego, “The Contribution of Hippocampal Theta Oscillations to Spatial Learning.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Lin, Dayu, New York University, New York, “Dissecting the Aggression Circuits in Mice” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Liu, Guofa, University of Toledo, “Coordination of Neuronal Guidance in the Developing Nervous System.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Lyon, David C., University of California, Irvine, “Functional Roles of Orientation Maps in Early Visual Cortex.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Ma, Yong-Chao, Northwestern University, Chicago, “Regulation of Dopaminergic Neuron Fate Specification.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Mehta, Mayank R., University of California, Los Angeles, “Cortico-Hippocampal Interaction during Learning and Sleep.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Morishita, Hirofumi, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, “Mechanisms Balancing Plasticity and Stability in the Adult Cortex.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Mu, Xiuqian, State University of New York, Buffalo, “Molecular Mechanism for the Formation of Retinal Ganglion.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Nakagawa, Yasushi, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, “Regulation of Cortical Development by Thalamocortical Axons.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Nimmerjahn, Axel, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, “Astrocytes' Role in Modulating Brain Dynamics and Behavior.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $223,000.

Nishimune, Hiroshi, University of Kansas, Kansas City, “Synaptic Formation by Presynaptic Calcium Channels.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Osborne, Leslie C., University of Chicago, “Population Coding of Target Motion in Smooth Pursuit.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Padoa-Schioppa, Camillo, Washington University in St.Louis, “The Role of Orbitofrontal Cortex in Economic Choice Behavior.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Potter, Christopher John, Johns Hopkins University, “Neuronal Dissection of Olfactory Behaviors in Drosophila.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Puthanveettil, Sathyanaryanan V., Scripps Research Institute, “Communication Between Nucleus and Synapses During Memory Storage.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Rosenberg, Paul A., Harvard University, “The Role of Glutamate Transporter GLT1 in Myelination.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Ross, Sarah E., University of Pittsburgh, “Dissecting the Neural Mechanisms of Itch and Scratching Behavior.” One Year Research Grant totaling $75,000.

Sahay, Amar, Harvard University, “Linking Connectivity of Adult-Born Neurons with Encoding Functions.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Shea, Stephen David, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, “Optogenetic Analysis of Inhibition and Vocal Perception.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Shumyatsky, Gleb, Rutgers University, Piscataway, “Genetic Tracing and Functional Analysis of Amygdala Microcircuits.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Stowers, Steve Ronald, Montana State University, “Optogenetic Interrogation of a Mechanosensory Neural Circuit.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Tang, Shao-Jun, University of Texas, Galveston, “Retrograde Wnt Secretion at Synapses.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Tye, Kay M., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, “Synapse-Specific Plasticity to Induce Lasting Changes in Anxiety.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Volkan, Pelin Cayirloglu, Duke University, “Epigenetic Mechanisms in Drosophila Odorant Receptor Choice.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Walikonis, Randall, University of Connecticut, Storrs, “Regulation of Dendritic Spines by the BRAG Arf-GEFs.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $218,000.

Wei, Wei, University of Chicago, “Synaptic Mechanisms of Motion Detection in the Retina.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Wenner, Peter Andrew, Emory University, “Identifying Critical Periods for Homeostatic Plasticity.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

West, Anne E., Duke University, “Transcriptional Regulation of Immediate-Early Genes by MeCP2.” One Year Grant-in-Aid totaling $30,000.

Williams, Megan E., University of Utah, “The Interplay of Synaptic Form and Function in Learning and Memory” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Wiltgen, Brian Joseph, University of California, Davis, “The Contribution of Calcium-Permeable AMPA Receptors to Synaptic Plasticity.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Wu, Jiang, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, “Chromatin Regulation of Neuronal Gene Expression and Function.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Yang, Guang, New York University, New York, “The Role of Microglia in Learning-Associated Synaptic Remodeling.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Zhang, Chun-Li, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, “Cellular Plasticity of the Adult Brain.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Zhong, Jian, Cornell University, “RAF Signaling in Sensory-Motor Circuit Function.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.

Zou, Jenny Hongyan, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, “Transcriptional Regulation of the Intrinsic Axon Growth Capacity During Development.” Three Year Research Grant totaling $225,000.