Award
NIH Reporter #5K01TW011772-05
Modulatory Effects of the Functional Gut Microbiome in Relation to Cassava Associated Motor and Neurocognitive Deficits
Recipient
Children's Research Institute, Washington, DC, United States
Award Amount
$137,672.00
Ceiling
$137,672.00
Awarded
August 06, 2025
Identifier
5K01TW011772-05
NIH funded research investigating how the gut microbiome affects motor and neurocognitive deficits related to cassava consumption, aiming to identify disease biomarkers and understand host-microbiome interactions.
Description
Research project funded by NIH focusing on the role of the gut microbiome in cassava neurotoxicity, including metagenomic and transcriptomic sequencing, identification of biomarkers for disease susceptibility, advanced metabolomic analysis, and training components on non-communicable diseases.