Kickstarter Awards
This program aims to advance the careers of junior investigators and promote collaboration while testing new research ideas.
The Kickstarter Awards program provides one year of $25,000 funding to scientists to investigate a new research idea. The program aims to advance the careers of junior investigators and promote collaboration among other National Institutes of Health funded centers.
2025 Kickstarter Awards
Lisa Sharkey, PhD
Exploring UBQLN2 and Endogenous Retrotransposons in TDP-43-Linked Dementias
2024 KICKSTARTER AWARDS
Omar Ahmed, PhD
Human cell-type-specific alterations in a brain region contributing to wandering in Alzheimer’s disease
Kaston Anderson Jr., PhD, MPH
Social Determinants of Health and COVID-19 Impacts on Psychological Distress Risk among Diverse Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease
Amanda Maher, PhD
Taking EEG on the Road: Evaluation of EEG Task Aftereffect Following Real-World Driving as a Physiological Marker of Early Cognitive Decline and Alzheimer's Disease
Melissa Elafros, PhD, University of Michigan - Examining the burden of undiagnosed cognitive impairment in a predominantly Black, low-income primary care patient population in Flint, Michigan
Amanda Maher, PhD, University of Michigan - Evaluation of EEG signal in driving as a physiological marker of early Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders
Xin Wang, PhD, University of Michigan - Metals Exposure and Dementia
