BHRI Pilot Grant 2019 Awardees

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Lique Coolen, PhD (Biological Sciences, Kent State University) and Margot Damaser, PhD (Cleveland Clinic)

• Dopamine D3 agonists: developing treatments for urogenital dysfunctions in chronic spinal cord injured male rats

*John Gunstad, PhD (Psychological Sciences, Kent State University), Lindsay Miller Scott, PhD (University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center) and Rachel Ostrand, PhD (IBM Research)

• Using automated speech analysis to predict cognitive decline and future Alzheimer’s disease

William Lechner, PhD (Psychological Sciences, Kent State University) and Amit Anand, MD (Lerner School of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic)

• Optimizing treatment for cognitive deficits in substance use disorders: testing new methods to individualize treatment and examining mediating neural pathways

Kristy Welshhans, PhD (Biological Sciences, Kent State University)

• Triplication of DSCAM impairs axon growth and guidance in Down syndrome

*Also recipient of Cleveland Brain Health Institute Scholars Award 2019.