Award
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke 1R56NS144817-01A1
The gut brain axis: microbial impact on neural function
Recipient
University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester
Award Amount
$578,007.00
Ceiling
$578,007.00
Awarded
August 03, 2026
Identifier
1R56NS144817-01A1
This award funds research on the gut-brain axis, focusing on how microbiome-derived factors such as nitric oxide affect neural function and behavior, using C. elegans as a model to develop microbiota-based therapies for neurological disorders.
Description
The project explores how the microbiome influences behavior and neurological disorders. Using the model organism C. elegans, it investigates microbiome-derived factors like nitric oxide that modulate neural function, aiming to develop microbiota-based therapies.