ZI Friday Funding Monthly Digest: Dr. Abdus-Saboor won the One Mind Rising Star Award, and Dr. Kahn won a CRCNS R01!

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V. Zhuravleva and A. Uhimov
September 20, 2024
ZI Friday Funding Monthly Digest: Dr. Abdus-Saboor won the One Mind Rising Star Award, and Dr. Kahn won a CRCNS R01!
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Pre-Award and Research Development

September 20, 2024

News and Updates

Congratulations, Dr. Ishmail Abdus-Saboor!


Dr. Abdus-Saboor received a 2024 One Mind Rising Star Award in Mental Health Research to support "Activating neurons in the skin to relieve symptoms of chronic stress."

Congratulations, Dr. Itamar Kahn!


Dr. Kahn, won an NSF/NIH/NIA Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience CRCNS R01 (with Dr. Gagan Wig at UT Austin). The grant will support "Assessing long-term impacts of disruption to large-scale brain network."

Congratulations, Dr. Mickey Goldberg!


Dr. Goldberg received an NIH/NEI R01 to investigate "The Role of Oculomotor Proprioception in the Establishment of Long-Term Visuospatial Memory."

Congratulations, graduate students and postdocs!


Three ZI postdocs received awards from various organizations to support their excellent work. Four graduate students in the NB&B program received NIH fellowship awards to carry out their promising research. See the awards section below for more details!

NIH Loan Repayment Program

If your student loans are 20% or more of your institutional salary, NIH may repay up to $50,000 of qualified educational debt in return for a commitment to engage in NIH mission-relevant research. Must have obtained your doctoral degree.

See more information here, and reach out to us if you plan to apply!

Our Team

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Congratulations to our recent award recipients!

August 16 - September 20, 2024

Graduate Student Awards

Amanda Anqueira: NIH/NIMH 1F31MH138134-01A1 "Impact of developmental serotonin on prefrontal cortex parvalbumin interneuron excitability and cognitive behavior" (Canetta Lab)


Nick Bulthuis: NIH/NIA 1F31AG090071-01 "The impact of Alzheimer's disease on novel genetic signatures of hippocampal memory traces" (Denny Lab)


Ellie Brewer: NINDS/Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative D-SPAN 1F99NS141397-01 "Synaptic TDP43 in the Adult Mouse Brain" (Yamamoto Lab)


Natalie Edwards: NIH/NIA 1F31AG090091-01 "Synergistic contributions of cerebrovascular disease and neuroinflammation to Alzheimer's disease in adults with Down syndrome" (Brickman Lab)

Postdoc Awards

Jennifer Bussell: Young Investigator OCD Grant Activity (YOGA) "Neurocircuitry of OCD: Effects of Modulation" (Axel Lab)


Eunji Kong: Korea National Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship "Investigation of neural representational geometry in the dentate gyrus based on in vivo three photon microscopy" (Losonczy Lab)


Emiliano Zamponi: BrightFocus Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Alzheimer's Disease Research "The role of mitochondrial metabolism in fast-spiking interneuron vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease" (Polleux Lab)

Early Career Awards

Ishmail Abdus-Saboor: One Mind Rising Star Award "Activating neurons in the skin to relieve symptoms of chronic stress"

Established Investigator Awards

Mickey Goldberg: NIH/NEI 1R01EY036455-01 "The Role of Oculomotor Proprioception in the Establishment of Long-Term Visuospatial Memory"


Itamar Kahn: NIH/NIA 1R01AG092219-01 "CRCNS: Assessing long-term impacts of disruption to large-scale brain networks" (with Gagan Wig, UT Dallas)

Upcoming funding opportunities

Team Grants


Want to write a large, multi-investigator grant? Come talk to us about planning and executing team grant applications. Schedule a meeting with our team here!


New/Highlighted Team Grant Opportunities

  1. NINDS RM1: Collaborative Opportunities for Multidisciplinary, Bold, and Innovative Neuroscience (COMBINE). Integrated team effort from 3-6 PD/PIs who will each bring a distinct scientific viewpoint or expertise necessary to pursue the interdisciplinary approach. October 8
  2. BRAIN Initiative U01: Brain-Behavior Quantification and Synchronization – Transformative and Integrative Models of Behavior at the Organismal Level. Projects are expected to be designed with the capacity to integrate synchronously recorded neural data and/or inform existing models of neurobehavioral function, such as those developed with the support of the NIH BRAIN Initiative. For applications using non-human animal models. October 9

Established Investigators (view full list on our website)


New/Highlighted Funding Opportunities

  1. NSF/NIH Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS) Program. Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function. NSF deadline: November 13. 
  2. BRAIN Initiative R34: Targeted BRAIN Circuits Planning Projects -TargetedBCPP. October 2

Upcoming Funding Opportunities

  1. NIH Parent R01: New: October 5, February 5, June 5; Renewal/Resubmission: July 5, November 5, March 5
  2. NIMH Basic Neurodevelopmental Biology of Circuits and Behavior  -  R01/R21: R01: October 5. R21: October 16
  3. NIMH Temporal Dynamics of Coordinated Neural Activity - R01/R21: R01: October 5. R21: October 16
  4. NIH Parent R21: New: October 16, February 16, June 16; Renewal/Resubmission: July 16, November 16, March 16
  5. NIH Diversity Supplement: Salary/stipend support for trainees at all career stages. Deadline varies by funding agency. (Quarterly, monthly, rolling)

Early Career Investigators (view full list and timeline on our website)

  1. Edward Mallinckrodt Scholar Program: must be within 4 years of faculty appointment; high risk/high reward proposal. Limited submission - call for submissions expected: Mid-October. Internal application due: November
  2. Moore Inventor Fellowship: No more than 10 years since terminal degree received. Internal application for nomination. Call for submissions expected: Early-Mid September. Internal application expected deadline: Early-Mid October
  3. Irma T. Hirschl Research Awards: Tenure-track assistant professor for at least a year; Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Appointment. Call for submissions expected: Early – Mid October. Internal application expected deadline: Late October

Post-Docs (view full list and timeline on our website)

  1. Life Sciences Research Foundation Postdoctoral Research Award: Must apply within 5 years of receiving Ph.D. or M.D.; must have begun (or will begin) working in your proposed postdoc lab between August 1 of the previous year and July 31 of the upcoming year; Post-doc must be in different lab than Ph.D. October 1
  2. NYAS Leon Levy Scholarships in Neuroscience: Must have no more than 2 years of postdoc experience (can request eligibily extension). October 18
  3. NIH F32 NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship
    • NIH Parent F32 NRSA: U.S. citizen/permanent resident; 1st - 3rd year postdocs. , December 8, April 8, August 8,

    • NIH/NINDS F32 NRSA: U.S. citizen/permanent resident; 1st year postdocs. October 10
  4. NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence (1-2 years of postdoc + 3 years of faculty funding)
    • NIH Parent K99/R00: Transition to faculty. International applicants eligible. 3rd - 4th year postdocs. New: October 12, February 12, June 12. Resubmission: November 12, March 12, July 12

    • NIH MOSAIC K99/R00 : Transition to faculty. 3rd - 4th year postdocs under-represented in sciences (all women included). New: October 12, February 12, June 12. Resubmission: November 12, March 12, July 12

    • NIH BRAIN Initiative K99/R00: Transition to faculty. 3rd - 4th year postdocs under-represented in sciences (all women included). New: October 11, February 13, June 13; Resubmission: November 13, March 13, July 15
    • NIH HEAL Initiative K99/R00 or HEAL Initiative K99/R00 to Promote Diversity: Transition to faculty. International applicants eligible. Pain and substance use disorder research. 3rd - 4th year postdocs. For diversity track application, must be from a group under-represented in sciences (all women included), and U.S. citizen/permanent resident. New: October 11, February 11

  5. NIH K01 Career Development Award
    • NIH/NINDS K01: 2nd - 4th year postdocs. New: October 12, February 12, June 12. Resubmission: November 12, March 12, July 12

    • NIH Parent K01: 2nd - 5+ year postdocs. New: October 12, February 12, June 12. Resubmission: November 12, March 12, July 12

  6. NIH Diversity Supplement: Salary/stipend support. For all career stages. Deadline varies by funding agency. (Quarterly, monthly, rolling)

   *Check with us regarding eligibility window extensions for NIH grants

Graduate Students (view full list and timeline on our website)

  1. NIH F31 or F31 Diversity NRSA: For U.S. citizens/permanent residents. December 8, April 8, August 8
  2. NIH Dissertation Grants
    • NIMH R36: Mental health research. Must be: U.S. Citizen/Permanent resident; from a background under-represented in the health sciences (race/ethnicity, disability, disadvantaged background); at the dissertation stage of training (must have an approved dissertation proposal at the time of award). December 10, April 10
    • NIDA R36: For substance-use disorder related dissertation research. Must be at the dissertation stage of training (must have an approved dissertation proposal at the time of award). October 16, February 16
    • NIA R36: For aging-related dissertation research. Must be: U.S. Citizen/Permanent resident; from a background under-represented in the health sciences (race/ethnicity, disability, disadvantaged background); at the dissertation stage of training (must have an approved dissertation proposal at the time of award). October 16, February 16
  3. NIH F99/K00 Pre-doc to post-doc transition award
  • NIH F99/K00 D-SPAN: Blueprint and BRAIN Initiative Diversity Specialized Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Advancement in Neuroscience; must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident; for grad students from an under-represented backgrounds, with 1.5-2 years left of PhD (typically 3rd or 4th year students). October 8, March 20, October 7
  • NIH/NIA F99/K00: Transition to Aging Research for Predoctoral Students. must be a U.S. citizen/permanent resident OR non-U.S. citizen with a valid U.S. visa; for grad students with 1.5-2 years left of PhD (typically 3rd or 4th year students). October 18
  • NIH ARC F99/K00:
  1. NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP): Pre-grad, first or second year Ph.D.; U.S. citizen/permanent resident; Cannot have a master’s degree. October 16
  2. Hertz Foundation Fellowship: Pre-grad or first year; U.S. citizen/permanent resident. Expected deadline: Mid - late October
  3. Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans: First or second year Ph.D.; Less than 31 years old; Must be an immigrant or child of immigrants; U.S. citizen/permanent resident, DACA, asylee, refugee. October 31
  4. NIH Diversity Supplement: Salary/stipend support. For all career stages. Deadline varies by funding agency. (Quarterly, monthly, rolling)