Current Grants
NIH-NINDS: R35 NS116835 – 05/01/2020-4/30/2029
Defining mechanisms of disease and repair in a viral model of multiple sclerosis
Major Goals: To identify an effective method for promoting remyelination that can ameliorate clinical symptoms associated with demyelination and restore motor function while limiting immune cell infiltration into the CNS.
Role: PI
NIH-NINDS: T32NS121727 – 07/2022-06/2027
Neuroimmunology Training Program at the University of California, Irvine
Major Goals: The major goals of the proposed Training Program is training of Ph.D. students in neuroimmunology research areas.
Role: Co-PI
Alzheimer’s Association: ALZDISCOVERY: 1051950 – 08/01/2023-07/31/2025
Use of MODEL-AD mice to assess effect of coronavirus infection on pathology
Major Goals: Assess how experimental infection of novel transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects the severity of AD neuropathology.
Role: Co-PI
NIH: U19 AI181968-01: 03/01/2024-02/28/2029
The UCI Vaccines for Pandemic Preparedness Center (VPPC)
Major Goals: To contribute to human health and well-being by developing agile, safe, effective and accessible vaccines that protect the vulnerable against future pathogens of pandemic importance and by educating the next generation of vaccine scientists that will tackle such challenges. The UC Irvine Vaccines for Pandemic Preparedness Center (VPPC) aims to conduct basic and translational research to develop vaccines against prototype members of the Bunyavirus, Paramyxovirus, and Picornavirus families of RNA viruses with demonstrated immunogenicity and efficacy in animal models.
Role: Investigator