The goal of this Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) is to stimulate research to define and characterize neural cell populations (e.g., neurons and glia), neural activity and circuits, structural and functional networks, and brain regions that are vulnerable (or resistant) in brain aging and AD and the mechanisms underlying such selective vulnerability. Genetic and molecular signatures of different types of neurons and glial cells across the adult lifespan, in AD compared to other dementias of aging, and in different stages of AD will implicate cell processes and pathways mediating selective vulnerability in AD. Defining cell types by physiological measures such as electrophysiology and connectivity and manipulating neural activity in circuits and networks will provide a functional index of selective vulnerability. Applicants are encouraged to use new approaches to generate sophisticated data on molecular signatures of brain cells and on structure and function of brain circuits and networks. Understanding the mechanisms underlying selective vulnerability from cells to networks in AD is critical to fully define the disease process and to develop effective therapies.
This notice applies to due dates on or after March 11, 2022 and subsequent receipt dates through November 13, 2024.
Application Due Date(s): March 11, 2022; July 8, 2022; Nov 14, 2022; March 10, 2023; July 10, 2023; Nov 13, 2023; March 11, 2024; July 9, 2024; Nov 12, 2024
NOT-AG-21-040
Sponsor Institute/Organizations: National Institutes of Health
Address: National Institutes of Health; 31 Center Drive; MSC 2220; Bethesda; MD 20892-2220; USA
Nov 12, 2024
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Affiliation: National Institutes of Health
Address: National Institutes of Health; 31 Center Drive; MSC 2220; Bethesda; MD 20892-2220; USA
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