PRESENT Support

Ventral hippocampal circuitry underlying neuropsychiatric symptoms in AD (Hunsberger, PI)
March 3, 2024 - February 28, 2027
The impact of VCD-induced menopause on behavior and neural activity in Alzheimer’s disease mice (Hunsberger, PI)
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Loan Repayment Grant (NIA- Health Disparities) 1L60AG084117-01
August 1, 2023 - July 31, 2025
The sex-specific impact of anxiety on Alzheimer’s disease progression (Hunsberger, PI)
April 1, 2019 - March 31, 2025

past support

Cognitive training to enhance cognitive reserve in aging mice (Hunsberger, PI)
September 1, 2020 - March 31, 2022
Identification and Manipulation of neural ensembles mediating sundowning in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model (Denny, PI)
September 1, 2019 - May 31, 2021
Translational Neuroscience Training Grant (Hen, PI)
November 1, 2016 - October 31, 2018

awards

Chicago Medical School Junior Faculty Investigator Award
2023
R00AG059953 “The sex-specific impact of anxiety on Alzheimer’s disease progression”
2022
Winter Conference on Brain Research (WCBR) Travel Award, Snowmass, CO
2021
Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA: New Investigator Award, Alzheimer’s Association
2021
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP) Travel Award, Puerto Rico
2021
Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), Travel Award, Denver, CO
2021
Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP) Travel Award, San Diego, CA
2020
Butler-Williams Scholar (NIA)
2020
American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology New Investigator Award Program, Miami Beach, FL
2020
Plexon Postdoctoral Travel Award, IBNS, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
2020
NIA Research for Collaborative Center Network Workshop Travel Award, Los Angeles, CA
2019
Leadership Development Program, SfN
2019
K99AG05995 “The sex-specific impact of anxiety on Alzheimer’s disease progression”
2019
Trainee Professional Development Award, SfN, Chicago, IL
2019
Reserve and Resilience research definitions Workshop Travel Award, Bethesda, MD
2019
BrightFocus Foundation Travel Award (International Learning & Memory Conference), Huntington Beach, CA
2018
Postdoctoral Research Symposium First Place Presenter, Columbia University
2018
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Translational Neuroscience Workshop Award Recipient
2017
ADDF Young Investigator Scholarship (Jersey City Conference)
2017
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Travel Award, West Virginia University
2016
Academic Affairs Travel Award, West Virginia University
2016
ADDF Young Investigator Scholarship (Miami Conference)
2016
Doctoral Student Travel Program, West Virginia University
2016
ADDF Young Investigator Scholarship (San Diego Conference)
2015
Behavioral and Biomedical Training Scholarship, West Virginia University
2015
Academic Affairs Funding, West Virginia University
2015
STEM Mountains of Excellence Scholarship, West Virginia University
2015
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Dissertation Award, West Virginia University
2015
Behavioral and Biomedical Training Scholarship, West Virginia University
2014
ADDF Young Investigator Scholarship (Jersey City Conference)
2014
Department of Psychology Student Research Fund, West Virginia University
2013
Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Travel Award, West Virginia University
2013
Academic Affairs Travel Award, West Virginia University
2013