Grant
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
$49,538
Department of Health and Human Services
Award ID
F31NS147715
Action Date
2026-09-06
Fiscal Year
FY 2026
Award Type
Grant
Place of Performance
HOUSTON, Texas
Period of Performance
2026-09-06 → 2029-07-05
Funding Agency
Department of Health and Human Services
Description
THE ROLE OF SLC4A4 IN VASCULAR DEMENTIA - ABSTRACT VASCULAR DEMENTIA (VAD), THE SECOND MOST COMMON SUBTYPE OF DEMENTIA, IS A NEUROLOGICAL BRAIN DISORDER IN WHICH COGNITIVE DEFICITS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO CEREBROVASCULAR PATHOLOGIES. COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT AND NEURONAL DYSFUNCTION ARE TWO OF THE MAJOR HALLMARKS OF VAD. THROUGHOUT DISEASE PROGRESSION, VASCULAR PATHOLOGIES CHANGE THE INTEGRITY OF THE NEUROVASCULAR UNIT (NVU), A COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT OF CELLS THAT REGULATE BRAIN HOMEOSTASIS SUCH AS BLOOD-BRA
Recipient
Name
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
State
TX
UEI
FXKMA43NTV21