Below, explore the school's active grants:

Long Term Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease

Principal Investigator: Brach Poston
Funding Agency: NIH R15
Amount Awarded: $420,881
Period: 08/01/2017 – 07/31/2021

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension-UNLV Food Pantry

Principal Investigator: Laura Kruskall
Funding Agency: University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
Amount Awarded: $100,000
Period: 07/1/2019 – 06/30/2021

Governor's Office of Economic Development - UNLV Sports Research and Innovation Initiative - Sports Equipment for Endurance Performance: Testing, Developing, and Commercialization of Products

Principal Investigator: John Mercer
Funding Agency: GOED:  State of Nevada
Amount Awarded: $200,000
Period: 07/01/2019 – 12/31/2021

The Effects of Fresh Blood Donation on Human Performance in US Special Forces

Principal Investigator: Brian Schilling
Funding Agency: Department of Defense
Amount Awarded: $169,632
Period: 01/08/2020 - 01/07/2022

Governor's Office of Economic Development - UNLV Sports Research and Innovation Initiative Catalyst Grant Program-Proof of Concent - FightPace Mobile Application for Combat Sports Interval Training

Principal Investigator: Brian Schilling
Funding Agency: GOED:  Catalyst Grant Program
Amount Awarded: $49,991
Period: 07/01/2020 – 12/31/2021

Diet Intervention for Woman at Risk of Developing AD

Principal Investigator: Laura Kruskall
Funding Agency: Subaward Cleveland Clinc Foundation
Amount Awarded: $26,000
Period: 05/01/2020 – 07/29/2023

Temporal, Environmental, and Genetic Factors Regulating Exercise and Migraine

Principal Investigator: James Navalta / Graham McGinnis
Funding Agency: Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine / COBRE
Amount Awarded: $37,375
Period: 07/01/2020 – 06/30/2021

Governor's Office of Economic Development - UNLV Sports Research and Innovation Initiative Catalyst Grant Program-Proof of Consent - The Healthy Runner (Run Healthy Mobile Application)

Principal Investigator: Julia Silvernail
Funding Agency: GOED:  Catalyst Grant Program
Amount Awarded: $47,779
Period: 07/01/2020 – 12/31/2021

Governor's Office of Economic Development-UNLV Sports Research and Innovation Initiative Catalyst Grant Program- Proof of Consent- Healing the Everyday Athlete-Evaluating the Impact of Incrediwear Use on Musculoskeletal Health in an Occupational Setting

Principal Investigator: Kara Radzak
Funding Agency: GOED:  Catalyst Grant Program
Amount Awarded: $26,887
Period: Pending

The Effects of Circadian Rhythm Disruption on the Inflammatory Response to Particulate Matter Exposure form Woodsmoke

Principal Investigator: Graham McGinnis
Funding Agency: Regional Alliance of INBRE Networks (Rain) Univ of Nevada Reno Pilot Grant
Amount Awarded: $29,529
Period: Pending

Biophysical Description of Age and Dose Dependent Changes of Dendritic Morphology that Impact Cognition Following Radiation Cancer Therapy

Principal Investigator: Francias Cucinotta
Funding Agency: NIH R01
Amount Awarded: $2,358,072
Period: 08/01/2016 – 07/31/2022

Microgravity Affects on Mammary 3D Tissue Architecture and Role of Stem Cells and Genetics

Principal Investigator: Janice Pluth
Funding Agency: NASA
Amount Awarded: $299,188
Period: 07/26/2018 – 07/25/2021

Motor Learning in Individuals with and at Risk of Lower Limb Loss: Implications for Amputee Rehabilitation

Principal Investigator: Szu-Ping Lee
Funding Agency: NIH K01
Amount Awarded: $654,535
Period: 08/05/2018 – 07/31/2023

Mobility and Patient-Perceived Outcomes of Rehabilitation after Lower Extremity Amputation Surgery

Principal Investigator: Szu-Ping Lee
Funding Agency: Encompass Health
Amount Awarded: $5,795
Period: 10/01/2019 – 06/30/2021

Examining Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Functional Outcomes of People with Dysvascular Lower Limb Amputation and the Effect of Socioenvironmental Factors

Principal Investigator: Szu-Ping Lee
Funding Agency: Florida International University Subaward
Amount Awarded: $3,731
Period: 07/01/2020 – 06/30/2021

The Effect of Weight-Shifting Balance Training Intervention on Balance Recovery Response in Individuals with Below the Knee Imputation - Student Award

Principal Investigator: Hui-Ting Shih / Szu-Ping Lee
Funding Agency: International Society of Biomechanics
Amount Awarded: $2,500
Period: 02/24/2021 – 12/31/2021

Central & Peripheral Blood Flow Regulation in Individuals with Down Syndrome

Principal Investigator: Thessa Hilgenkamp
Funding Agency: NIH NICHD R00
Amount Awarded: $746,637
Period: 09/20/2019 – 08/31/2022

Improving Hospital Efficiency: Predicting Post-Acute Care Facility Placement Using Machine Learning and Patient Mobility Scores form the Electronic Medical Record

Principal Investigator: Daniel Young
Funding Agency: Johns Hopkins University Subaward
Amount Awarded: $6,793
Period: 09/30/2020 – 09/29/2021

An International Collaboration to Understand & Promote Hospitalized Patient Activity and Mobility in Jiangsu Shengze Hospital

Principal Investigator: Daniel Young
Funding Agency: Cyrus Tang Foundation
Amount Awarded: $33,500
Period: 02/01/2020 – 11/30/2021

COBRE: CNTN Center for Neurodegeneration and Translational Neuroscience

Principal Investigator: Jefferson Kinney
Funding Agency: NIH COBRE Via Cleveland Clinic Foundation Subaward
Amount Awarded: $529,118.80
Period: 09/01/2015 – 08/31/2021

Nevada Exploratory Alzeimer's Disease Research Center (NVeADRC)

Principal Investigator: Jefferson Kinney
Funding Agency: NIH R01 Via Cleveland Cliniic Foundation Subaward Yr 1
Amount Awarded: $29,900
Period: 08/01/2020 – 07/31/2021

Aging and Hyperglycemia Alter Molecular Mechanisms and Hippocampal Oscillations Consistent with Alzheimer's Disease

Principal Investigator: Jefferson Kinney
Funding Agency: NIH NIA R01
Amount Awarded: $453,603.36
Period: 09/15/2020 – 05/31/2022

Governor's Office of Economic Development-UNLV Sports Research and Innovation Initiative-"Characterization of Protein and Genetic Biomarkers to Detect, Predict, Treat, and Best Prevent Traumatic Brain Injury in Multiple Sports

Principal Investigator: Jefferson Kinney
Funding Agency: GOED:  State of Nevada
Amount Awarded: $200,000
Period: 07/01/2019 – 12/31/2021

Towards Generating a Multimodal and Multivariate Classification Model from Imaging and Non-Imaging Measures for Accurate Diagnosis and Monitoring of Dementia in Parkinson Disease

Principal Investigator: Jefferson Kinney
Funding Agency: NIH NIA R01
Amount Awarded: $29,900
Period: 01/01/2021 – 12/31/2021

Global Alzheimer's Platform Trial-Ready Cohort

Principal Investigator: Jefferson Cummings
Funding Agency: NIH NIA R01 Via USC Subaward
Amount Awarded: $454,345
Period: 09/01/2020 – 08/31/2023

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Detection, Diagnosis, Course, and Risk Factors

Principal Investigator: Jefferson Cummings
Funding Agency: NIH U01 Via Boston Univ. Subaward
Amount Awarded: $17,300
Period: 12/01/2020 – 11/30/2021

5th Annual Goodes Prize for Excellence in Alzheimer's Drug Discovery: Rasagiline Rescur (R2) of Alzheimer's Disease: A Double Blind, Placebo Controlled, Randomized, Parallel Group Clinical Trial in Mild-to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease

Principal Investigator: Jefferson Cummings
Funding Agency: Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation
Amount Awarded: $125,699.08
Period: 01/01/2021 – 12/31/2021

Nevada Exploratory Alzeimer's Disease Research Center (NVeADRC)

Principal Investigator: Jefferson Cummings
Funding Agency: NIH R01 Via Cleveland Cliniic Foundation Subaward Yr 1
Amount Awarded: $19,158
Period: 08/01/2020 – 07/31/2021

Alzheimer's Clinical Trial InnOvatioN (ACTION) Initiative

Principal Investigator: Jefferson Cummings
Funding Agency: NIH NIA
Amount Awarded: $597,625
Period: 04/15/2021 – 03/31/2026

Nevada Exploratory Alzeimer's Disease Research Center (NVeADRC)

Principal Investigator: Samantha John
Funding Agency: NIH R01 Via Cleveland Cliniic Foundation Subaward Yr 1
Amount Awarded: $14,950
Period: 08/01/2020 – 07/31/2021