Neuroscience Seed Funding

Neuroscience seed funding fosters collaboration between researchers at Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University. These awards support exploratory and developmental research across areas including basic, preclinical, clinical, translational, behavioral and population studies, helping to spark innovative ideas and strengthen partnerships.

The next seed funding opportunity will be announced at a later date.

2025 Seed Funding Awards

In 2025, seven collaborative projects were selected that represent a diverse range of neuroscience-focused studies.

2025 Award Recipients

Clinical Neuroimmunology of Non-Allergic Rhinitis
- Principal Investigators: Geoffroy Laumet, Ph.D. (MSU) and John Craig, M.D. (Henry Ford)
Metasurfaces to Increase Visual Acuity in Retinal Prostheses and Validation via Spatial Transcriptomics
- Principal Investigators: Shashi Srivastava, Ph.D. (Henry Ford) and
  Erin Purcell, Ph.D. (MSU)
Directional Extracellular Vesicle Release and Vascular Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease
- Principal Investigators: Yi Zhang, Ph.D. (Henry Ford) and Nicholas Kanaan, Ph.D. (MSU)
Metabolic Programming of IL-10-Producing Monocytes/Macrophages During Chronic Pain Resolution
1. Principal Investigators: Shailendra Giri, Ph.D. (Henry Ford) and Geoffroy Laumet, Ph.D. (MSU)
Drivers of Fluid and Metabolite Transport in the Aging Brain
- Principal Investigators: Qingguang Zhang, Ph.D. (MSU) and Quan Jiang, Ph.D. (Henry Ford)
Extracellular Vesicles Carrying Mitochondrial DNA Cargo Translate Lewy Body Pathology into Microglial Activation
1. Principal Investigators: Joseph Patterson, Ph.D. (MSU) and Yi Zhang, Ph.D. (Henry Ford)
Advancing Clinical MEG/EEG Interpretation in Epilepsy Using AI Techniques
- Principal Investigators: Farid-Ahmed Badar, Ph.D. (Henry Ford) and
  Saiprasad Ravishankar, Ph.D. (MSU)

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