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Project Number: | I01BX003405-01A1 |
| Title: | mitoNEET as a therapeutic target for TBI |
| Principal Investigator: | Patrick G. Sullivan |
| Location: | Lexington, KY |
| Congressional District Code: | 6 |
| Research Service: | Biomedical Laboratory R&D |
| Project Period: | January 2017 - December 2020 |
| FY 2021 Funding Amount: | $124,047 |
| Total Award Amount (all years): |
$1,096,065 |
| Abstract: |
View full abstract and other project information on NIH RePORTER Go To NIH RePORTER Excerpt: Accumulating clinical evidence, as well as experience in contemporary military operations, suggests that traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the signature injury of this war making our troops a high-risk population for TBI. Among the 327,388 OEF/OIF veterans using VA services in 2009, 6.7% were diagnosed with TBI of which 73% of those were diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, to date there is no approved treatment for TBI, in part due to an incomplete understanding of the pa... |