Research Projects & Grants

College/University

  • The Contribution of CD74 to Acquired Epilepsy, Role: Principal Investigator, Texas A&M University, (09/2016 - 11/2017) Status: Closed
  • Epileptogenesis following FSE Mechanisms Biomarkers Prevention, Role: Principal Investigator, University of California, Irvine, (09/2014 - 07/2017) Status: Closed
  • Cognitive Deficits after Experimental Febrile Seizures: Neurobiology & Biomarkers, Role: Principal Investigator, University of Vermont, (07/2013 - 06/2015) Status: Closed
  • Fragmented Early Life Experiences and Cognitive and Emotional Vulnerabilities, Role: Principal Investigator, University of California, Irvine, (06/2013 - 04/2017) Status: Closed
  • Prevention of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Role: Principal Investigator, University of California, Irvine, (09/2012 - 06/2015) Status: Closed
  • Cognitive Deficits After Experimental Febrile Seizures: Neurobiology & Biomarkers, Role: Principal Investigator, Dartmouth College, (09/2011 - 04/2013) Status: Closed
  • Febrile Seizure Model - Neuronal Injury and Mechanisms, Role: Principal Investigator, University of California, Irvine, (11/2009 - 08/2010) Status: Closed
  • Mechanism of Action of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Brain Injury, Role: Principal Investigator, Louisiana State University, (09/2009 - 09/2011) Status: Closed
  • Inflammation in the Brain after Particulate Irradiation Predisposes the Hippocampus to a Heightened Vulnerability after a Secondary Insult, Role: Principal Investigator, University of California, San Francisco, (08/2005 - 05/2010) Status: Closed
  • MRI of Cortical Contusion Injury Induced Neurotrauma: Diffusion Weighted Imaging and Oxygen Extraction Imaging for Assessment of the Evolution of Injury, Role: Principal Investigator, University of California, (02/2004 - 12/2006) Status: Closed

Federal

  • LLU-NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Development, Role: Other Significant Contributor, National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH/DHHS, (01/2018 - 12/2023) Status: Closed
  • Center for Brain Hemorrhage Research, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (01/2014 - 12/2019) Status: Closed
  • Harness Germinal Matrix Hemorrhage, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (09/2012 - 06/2017) Status: Closed
  • Cooperative Research in Proton Space Radiation, Role: Director, MR Imaging, National Aeronautics & Space Administration, (01/2011 - 06/2013) Status: Closed
  • (NSCOR): Carcinogenesis and Central Nervous System Risks from Space Radiation, Role: Co-Investigator, National Aeronautics & Space Administration, (01/2010 - 06/2016) Status: Closed
  • Cooperative Research in Proton Space Radiation, Role: Director, MR Imaging, National Aeronautics & Space Administration, (01/2010 - 12/2010) Status: Closed
  • AQP4 and JNK Inhibition Together Reduce Edema and Excitotoxic Injury in jTBI, Role: Co-I, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH/DHHS, (07/2009 - 06/2015) Status: Closed
  • Neuroprotective strategies after repetitive mild traumatic brain injury, Role: Principal Investigator, Department of Defense, (06/2009 - 06/2011) Status: Closed
  • Neonatal Brain Ischemia: Neuroimaging as a Basis For Rational Stem Cell Therapy, Role: Co-investigator, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS, (03/2009 - 02/2014) Status: Closed
  • Gene therapy prevents edema formation in the brain after juvenile traumatic brain injury, Role: Principal Investigator, National Medical Technology Testbed, Inc., (02/2009 - 03/2011) Status: Closed
  • Automated MRI qualification of therapeutic neuronal stem cell activity, Role: Co-investigator, National Medical Technology Testbed, Inc., (02/2009 - 03/2011) Status: Closed
  • Cooperative research in proton space radiation, Role: Co-PD/PI, National Aeronautics & Space Administration, (10/2008 - 12/2009) Status: Closed
  • Cooperative research in proton space radiation, Role: Imaging Director, National Aeronautics & Space Administration, (10/2006 - 09/2008) Status: Closed
  • Neurovascular Protection for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS, (06/2006 - 05/2011) Status: Closed
  • Cooperative research in proton space radiation, Role: PD/PI, National Aeronautics & Space Administration, (10/2005 - 09/2009) Status: Closed
  • Iron Metabolism alterations in Alzheimer's disease, Role: Research Associate, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (07/2005 - 06/2006) Status: Closed
  • Iron metabolism alterations in Alzheimer's Disease, National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS, (07/2004 - 06/2005) Status: Closed
  • Non-invasive assessment of neuropathology following CNS radiation exposure, National Aeronautics & Space Administration, (05/2004 - 06/2008) Status: Closed
  • Progressive Alterations of Central Nervous System Structure and Function are Caused by Charged Particle Radiation, Role: Co-PD/PI, National Aeronautics & Space Administration, (01/2004 - 12/2009) Status: Closed
  • Cooperative research in proton space radiation, Role: Key, National Aeronautics & Space Administration, (01/2002 - 04/2006) Status: Closed

Internal

  • Pediatric traumatic brain injury dysregulates the molecular cues of white matter, Role: Principal Investigator, LLU School of Medicine, (06/2014 - 12/2016) Status: Closed

Non-Profit Organization

  • Transcritptional Mechanisms Underlying Hypoxia-induced White Matter Injury During Early Postnatal Development, Role: Mentor, Pediatric Epilepsy Research Foundation, (11/2012 - 10/2015) Status: Closed