Grant Awards
Grants Awarded to Investigators in Human Genetics
| INVESTIGATOR | PROJECT TITLE | GRANT PERIOD | FUNDING AGENCY | TYPE OF GRANT | TOTAL FUNDING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladys Maestre, M.D., Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Michael Mahaney, Ph.D. Research Education Core Leader John Blangero, Ph.D. - Genomics Core Leader Sarah Williams-Blangero, Ph.D. - Population Neuroscience Core Leader Marcio Almeida, Ph.D. - Scholar |
South Texas Alzheimers Disease Research Center (STAC) | 09/01/2021 - 06/30/2026 | NIH | P30 AG066546 | $1,824,602 |
| Marcio Almeida, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator | Identification of Endophenotypes Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease Progression in a Hispanic Population | 08/01/2022 - 07/31/2025 | NIH | R21 AG077501 | $404,953 |
| John L. VandeBerg, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator | Creation of Knockout Laboratory Opossums | 04/21/2023 - 04/20/2026 | NIH | R21 OD026625 | $407,000 |
| John L. VandeBerg, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator | Gestation Bioanalysis | 05/15/2023 - 04/30/2028 | Colossal Biosciences Inc. | Sponsored Research Agreement | $397,840 |
| John Blangero, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator UTRGV Subcontract | Shared Genetic and Environmental Influences on Age-Related Hearing Loss, Cognitive Decline, and Dementia Risk | 08/15/2023 - 06/30/2028 | NIH | R01 AG078423 | $1,714,377 |
| Gladys Maestre, M.D., Ph.D. - Principal Investigator John Blangero, Ph.D. - Analysis Core Leader Michael Mahaney, Ph.D. - Research Education Core Leader |
Rio Grande Valley Alzheimer's Resource Center for Minority Aging Research: Partnerships for Aging | 08/15/2023 - 07/31/2028 | NIH | P30 AG059305 | $1,696,355 |
| John Blangero, Ph.D. - Contact Principal Investigator at UTRGV Sarah Williams-Blangero, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator |
Interactions of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Genetic Variation on the Risk of Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer’s Disease in Ancestral and Admixed Populations | 09/01/2023 - 01/31/2026 | NIH | U19 AG076581 | $3,231,440 |
| Joanne Curran, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator | Assessing the Influence of the Human Lipidome on Risk of Diabetes in a Minority Population (Supplement) | 09/07/2023 - 08/31/2028 | NIH | R01 DK127636 | $369,720 |
| Joanne Curran, Ph.D. - Contact Principal Investigator John Blangero, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Jacob Galan, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Satish Kumar, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator Jason Parsons, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator |
Experimental Cellular Approaches to Genotype × Environment Interaction | 09/18/2023 - 05/31/2028 | NIH | RM1 GM149403 | $8,007,078 |
| Sarah Williams-Blangero, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator | UTRGV Center for Genome Research | 09/30/2023 - 05/31/2028 | NIH | U54 HG013247 | $10,619,627 |
| Mark Kos, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator UTRGV Subcontract | DNA Methylation Signatures of Alzheimer's Disease in Aged Astrocytes | 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025 | NIH | R21 AG085428 | $29,313 |
| John L. VandeBerg, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator | Individually Ventilated Cage System for Laboratory Opossum Vivarium | 09/01/2024 - 06/30/2028 | NIH | R24 OD037714 | $349,788 |
| Tom Howard, M.D., Ph.D. - Contact Principal Investigator Sarah Williams-Blangero, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator |
Omic Approaches to Factor VIII Inhibitor Development in Hemophilia Patients of Mexican Descent | 09/18/2024 - 08/31/2028 | NIH | R01 HL169763 | $2,701,976 |
| Mark Kos, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator | Preclinical Modeling of Neural Regulatory Networks in Baboon Epilepsy | 12/01/2024 - 11/30/2026 | NIH | R56 NS135399 | $65,906 |
| John Blangero, Ph.D. - Contact Principal Investigator Jacob Galan, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator |
Experimental Cellular Approaches to Genotype × Environment Interaction (Supplement) | 09/01/2024 - 08/31/2025 | NIH | RM1 GM149403-02S1 | $122,685 |
| Anderson Winkler, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc. - Contact Principal Investigator | Enhancing PALM with novel statistical methods, cloud integration, parallelization, and imaging standards. | 09/01/2025 - 08/31/2028 | NIH | R01 MH139547 | $1,540,922 |
| Anderson Winkler, M.D., Ph.D., D.Sc. - Contact Principal Investigator | Understanding Heterogeneity Across PTSD, MDD, and Anxiety by Leveraging Large-Scale Multimodal Neuroimaging Data Sets | 07/31/2025 - 04/30/2030 | NIH | R01 MH138425 | $102,350 |
| Ms. Natasha Garcia-Rodriguez - Fellow Joanne Curran, Ph.D. - Sponsor |
CTSA Predoctoral T32 at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Fellowship | 01/01/2026 - 12/31/2026 | NIH | T32 TR004905 | $45,498 |