# NIH Reporter #5K99HD115278-02

The world’s smallest vertebrate brain: A new model for nervous system function and regeneration research

**Recipient:** Not Specified

**Award Amount:** $135,864.00
**Ceiling:** $135,864.00

**Awarded:** May 22, 2025

**Identifier:** 5K99HD115278-02

NIH awarded a grant for research on nervous system function and regeneration using the smallest vertebrate brain model, Danionella cerebrum.

### Description

This is a grant opportunity from NIH for research on neural regeneration using the model Danionella cerebrum. The project involves single-cell RNA sequencing, live calcium imaging, and genetic manipulation to study nervous system regeneration in a vertebrate model.

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