U of Miami Granted $2.6M for Neuron Protein Studies

Dec 02, 2009

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The University of Miami has landed a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how proteins interact with each other to form signaling networks within neurons.

The Grand Opportunities grant, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will support studies using genetics, proteomics, molecular imaging, and high-performance computing to learn how these networks operate in live animals.

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