Development and Validation of Novel Tools to Probe Cell-Specific and Circuit-Specific Processes in the Brain
Funds new methods to study brain cells and circuits with tools for deeper neural research.
RFA-MH-26-170, issued under the NIH BRAIN Initiative with NIMH as lead Institute, funds R01 research grants to develop and validate novel tools for probing cell-type-specific and circuit-specific processes in the brain. The R01 is NIH's core investigator-initiated research mechanism, supporting hypothesis-driven projects that typically run three to five years and require substantial preliminary da…
Funds R01 research projects developing and validating novel tools to probe cell-type-specific and circuit-specific processes in the brain, led by NIMH under the BRAIN Initiative.
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