Award
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 1R01DK147947-01
Unraveling Neural Circuits for Body Weight Control with Molecular Connectomics
Recipient
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
Award Amount
$717,030.00
Ceiling
$717,030.00
Awarded
May 01, 2026
Identifier
1R01DK147947-01
NIH research grant awarded to University of Virginia to study neural circuits controlling body weight using advanced transcriptomics and rabies tracing methods.
Description
Research grant focusing on identifying synaptically connected neurons in the hypothalamus related to energy balance and body weight control using novel molecular connectomics techniques.