Programs
The mission of the NINDS Division of Translational Research (DTR) is to accelerate basic research findings towards patient use for neurological disorders and stroke by providing funding, expertise, and resources to the research community. For more information on the NINDS Division of Translational Research (DTR) and each of the programs below, please access the Division of Translational Research webpage.
Innovation Grants to Nurture Initial Translational Efforts (IGNITE) Program
Program Contact: Rebecca Roof, Ph.D., rebecca.roof@nih.gov
Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network (BPN) – Small Molecules
Program Contact: Charles Cywin, Ph.D., charles.cywin@nih.gov
Blueprint Neurotherapeutics Network (BPN) – Biologics
Program Contact: Chris Boshoff, Ph.D., christoffel.boshoff@nih.gov
Ultra-rare Gene-based Therapy (URGenT) Network
Program Contact: Chris Boshoff, Ph.D., christoffel.boshoff@nih.gov
HEAL Initial Translational Efforts
Program Contact: Julia Bachman, Ph.D., julia.bachman@nih.gov
HEAL Pain Therapeutics Development Program (PTDP)
Program Contact: Mary Ann Pelleymounter, Ph.D., mary.pelleymounter@nih.gov
Program Contact: Carol Taylor-Burds, Ph.D., carol.taylor-burds@nih.gov
Program Contact: Ram Arudchandran, Ph.D., ramachandran.arudchandran@nih.gov
NIH Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT)
Program Contact: Shardell Spriggs, Ph.D., shardell.spriggs@nih.gov
Office of Neural Exposome and Toxicology Programs (ONETOX)
Program Contact: David Jett, Ph.D., jettd@ninds.nih.gov
Program Contact: Nick Langhals, Ph.D., nick.langhals@nih.gov
HEAL Translating Discoveries into Effective Devices to Treat Pain
Program Contact: Eric Hudak, Ph.D., eric.hudak@nih.gov
Stimulating Peripheral Activity to Relieve Conditions (SPARC)
Program Contact: Brooks Gross, Ph.D., brooks.gross@nih.gov
Program Contact: Elyse White, Ph.D., elyse.white@nih.gov
BRAIN Therapeutic Human Neuroscience Program
Program Contact: Megan Frankowski, Ph.D., megan.frankowski@nih.gov
Small Business Program (SBIR & STTR)
Program Contact: Emily Caporello, emily.caporello@nih.gov
Epilepsy Therapy Screening Program (ETSP)
Program Contact: Brian Klein, Ph.D., brian.klein@nih.gov
Preclinical Screening Platform for Pain (PSPP)
Program Contact: Smriti Iyengar, Ph.D., smriti.iyengar@nih.gov