Therapeutic Development at NINDS: Innovation from Academic & Small Business Investigators
October 7, 2024 | 6:30 — 9:00 PM CT
Marriott Marquis Hotel, Great Lakes Ballroom, Sections D, E, F & G. Entry through Ballrooms D and E
Posters & Discussion with Grantees & NIH Staff
Programs & Contacts
The mission of the NINDS Division of Translational Research (DTR) is to accelerate basic research findings towards patient use for neurological disorders and stroke by providing funding, expertise, and resources to the research community. For more information on the NINDS Division of Translational Research (DTR) and each of the programs below, please access the Division of Translational Research webpage.
Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE) Program
Program Contact: Rebecca Roof, Ph.D., rebecca.roof@nih.gov
Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network (BPN) – Small Molecules
Program Contact: Charles Cywin, Ph.D., charles.cywin@nih.gov
Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network (BPN) – Biologics
Program Contact: Lauren Friedman, Ph.D., lauren.friedman@nih.gov
Ultra-rare Gene-based Therapy (URGenT) Network
Program Contact: Chris Boshoff, Ph.D., christoffel.boshoff@nih.gov
HEAL Pain Therapeutics Development Program (PTDP)
Program Contact: Mary Ann Pelleymounter, Ph.D., mary.pelleymounter@nih.gov
HEAL Initial Translational Efforts
Program Contact: Julia Bachman, Ph.D., julia.bachman@nih.gov
Program Contact: Carol Taylor-Burds, Ph.D., carol.taylor-burds@nih.gov
Program Contact: Ram Arudchandran, Ph.D., ramachandran.arudchandran@nih.gov
NIH Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT)
Program Contact: Shardell M. Spriggs, Ph.D., shardell.spriggs@nih.gov
Office of Neural Exposome and Toxicology Research (ONETOX)
Program Contact: David A. Jett, Ph.D., jettd@ninds.nih.gov
Translational Devices Programs
Blueprint MedTech
BRAIN Neural Recording and Modulation (R18)
BRAIN Therapeutic Human Neuroscience Program (UG3/UH3 & UH3)
HEAL Translating Discoveries into Effective Devices to Treat Pain
Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC)
Program Contacts: Nick Langhals, Ph.D., Megan Frankowski, Ph.D., Brooks Gross, Ph.D., Eric Hudak, Ph.D., Elyse White, Ph.D., & Guangying Wu, Ph.D.
Team email: NINDS-Devices@nih.gov
Small Business Program (SBIR & STTR)
Program Contacts: Emily Caporello, Ph.D., Annette Gilchrist, Ph.D., & Taryn Aubrecht Ph.D.
Team email: ninds_sbir@ninds.nih.gov
Epilepsy Therapy Screening Program (ETSP)
Program Contact: Brian Klein, Ph.D., brian.klein@nih.gov
Preclinical Screening Platform for Pain (PSPP)
Program Contact: Smriti Iyengar, Ph.D., smriti.iyengar@nih.gov