The Center requests research proposals for projects that examine a fundamental aspect of the health effects, bioavailability, mechanisms of action, identification and characterization of bioactive compounds, and safety of certain dietary botanical supplements that could be relevant in the strengthening/supporting of cognitive and psychological resilience, memory and/or better understanding the mechanisms associated with resilience to stress.
Principal Investigators applying for the funding opportunity must be full-time tenure or research track faculty at the institutions involved in this Botanical Center (Mount Sinai Medical Centers, Rutgers University, and University of North Texas). Pilot projects will be considered by tenure track and non-tenure track faculty involved in the current Center Grant and with NIH programmatic approval. As pilot programs are expected to be working with the Botanical Center Projects and Cores, applicants are encouraged to reach out and contact the Center Program Director, Dr. Giulio Maria Pasinetti (giulio.pasinetti@mssm.edu) prior to submitting an LOI.
Please contact Giulio Maria Pasinetti (giulio.pasinetti@mssm.edu) with any questions.
Current Funding 2015-2020 Pilot Projects
- Project Title: Promotional Resilience Against Overlinking of Memories with Dietary Polyphenols
Principal Investigator: Denise J Cai, PhD
Department of Neuroscience
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Budget: $50,000
Funding Period: 07/1/18 - 06/30/19 - Project Title: Dietary Polyphenols as Promoters of Resilience to Addiction-Like Behaviors
Principal Investigator: Drew D Kiraly, MD, PhD
Department of Psychiatry, Neuroscience
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Budget: $50,000
Funding Period: 06/01/2018-06/01/2019 - Project Title: Polyphenols to Improve Resilience to Spinal Injury and Chronic Low Back Pain
Principal Investigator: James Iatridis, PhD
Department of Orthopedics
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Budget: $50,000
Funding Period: 04/01/2017-03/31/2018 - Project Title: Antidepressant and Pro-cognitive Efficacy of Cocoa- and Grape-derived Polyphenols is Dependent on Hippocampal BDNF/TrkB Signaling
Principal Investigator: Stephen Salton, PhD
Department of Neuroscience
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai|
Budget: $100,000
Funding Period: 02/4/2016-02/4/2017