MSCRF Awardees 2019
University of Maryland
Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund
Discovery Grant
2019 Recipients:
Dr. Seth Ament, PhD
Assistant Professor
Psychiatry, SOM Institute of Genome Science, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center
"Molecular, Neurodevelopmental, Connectomic, and Behavioral Consequences of a Psychiatric Risk Gene in a Population Isolate"
Dr. Ola Awad, PhD
Assistant Professor
Microbiology & Immunology
"Enhancing TFEB Activity to Ameliorate Neurodegenerative Changes in iPSC Models of Parkinson's Disease"
Dr. Charles Hong, MD, PhD
Professor, Director of Cardiology Research
Medicine, Physiology
"Reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO)-Mattress System for High-Throughput iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocyte-Based Screening Platform"
Dr. Marta Lipinski, PhD
Associate Professor
Anesthesiology, Anatomy Neurobiology, Shock,Trauma and Anesthesiology Research (STAR) Center, Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics
"Inhibition of the PARK10 gene USP24 As A Neuroprotective Treatment in Parkinson's Disease"
For More Information
For a complete list of all MSCRF 2019 Awardees, visit the Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund website.