NINDS R01/R21/R03 Research Project Grants — Investigator-Initiated
Funds neuroscience research in the United States through investigator-driven grants across basic, translational, and clinical areas.
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) funds investigator-initiated research on brain and nervous system disorders through the standard NIH research project mechanisms — R01, R21, and R03 — as well as translational, team, and clinical research instruments. NINDS's mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the brain and nervous system and to use that knowledge to r…
Brain and nervous system disorders including stroke, epilepsy, neurodegeneration, pain, traumatic brain injury, and rare neurological conditions.
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