UCSF Weill Awards

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Harnessing Novel Diagnostics to Advance Detection of Neurologic Infection

Adam Abate, PhD and Charles Chiu, MD, PhD
2024 - 2025 Weill Institute-Catalyst Award

Creating a Brain MRI Similarity Search Engine to Improve Patient Care

Andreas Rauschecker, MD, PhD
2024 - 2025 Weill Institute-Catalyst Award

Developing Personalized Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease

Doris Wang, MD, PhD; Hamid Fekri Azgomi, PhD; Rithvik Ramesh
2024 - 2025 Weill Institute-Catalyst Award

Working Towards a Safe and Effective Treatment for Human Herpesviruses

Charles Craik, PhD
2024 - 2025 Weill Institute-Catalyst Award

Designing a More Effective Therapy Delivery System for Glioma Patients

Jacob Young, MD; John de Groot, MD; Mitchel Berger, MD
2024 - 2025 Weill Institute-Catalyst Award

Towards a More Targeted Treatment for Autoimmune Diseases

Joseph Sabatino, Jr, MD, PhD and Eunice Yu Zhou, PhD
2024 - 2025 Weill Institute-Catalyst Award

Developing a More Accessible System for Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery

Luis Savastano, MD, PhD and Can Senol, MD
2024 - 2025 Weill Institute-Catalyst Award

An Innovative Approach to Minimally Invasive Closed-Loop Neuromodulation

Tommaso Di Ianni, PhD
2024 - 2025 Weill Institute-Catalyst Award

Identifying Barriers Underlying Vocal Affect Recognition Deficits in Autism

Carly Demopoulos, PhD
2022 - 2024 Weill Clinical Neuroscience Research Award

Unraveling the Biological Signature Driving Post-COVID Cognitive Changes

Joanna Hellmuth, MD, MHS
2022 - 2024 Weill Clinical Neuroscience Research Award

Optimizing Treatment of Chronic Pain Through Spinal Cord Stimulation

Prasad Shirvalkar MD, PhD
2022 - 2024 Weill Clinical Neuroscience Research Award

Defining the Pathogenesis of MOG Antibody Disease

Scott Zamvil, MD, PhD
2022 - 2024 Weill Clinical Neuroscience Research Award

Establishing Novel Biomarkers to Track Multiple Sclerosis

Ahmed Abdelhak, MD, MSc, MRCP
2021 - 2022 Weill Junior Investigator Award

Assessing Brain Changes Underlying Meditation Benefits for Adolescent Depression

Olga Tymofiyeva, PhD
2021 - 2022 Weill Junior Investigator Award

Mapping Cellular Migration in the Developing Brain

Jaeyeon Kim, PhD
2021 - 2022 Weill Junior Investigator Award

Deciphering the Origins of Diabetic Neuropathy

Lin Yuan, PhD and Muriel Babey, MD
2021 - 2022 Weill Junior Investigator Award

A New Way to Predict Cognitive Impairment after Anesthesia and Surgery

Odmara Barreto Chang, MD, PhD
2019 - 2020 Weill Pilot Award

Embracing Novel Technology to Diagnose and Treat Multiple Sclerosis

Caroline Guglielmetti, PhD
2019 - 2020 Weill Pilot Award

Pinpointing the Root of Seizure Activity in the Brain

Jonathan Kleen, MD, PhD
2019 - 2020 Weill Pilot Award

Getting to the Root of Obesity

Qili Liu, PhD
2019 - 2020 Weill Pilot Award

Searching for the Circuits Underlying Involuntary Facial Movements

Alexandra Nelson, MD, PhD
2019 - 2020 Weill Pilot Award

Unraveling the Mechanisms that Control Sleep

Kira Poskanzer, PhD
2019 - 2020 Weill Pilot Award

Increasing Access to Diagnostics for Tuberculous Meningitis

Prashanth Ramachandran, MBBS
2019 - 2020 Weill Pilot Award

Understanding Sleep Duration to Enhance Health

Guangsen Shi, PhD
2019 - 2020 Weill Pilot Award

Identifying the Signatures Underlying Social Attachment Behaviors

Shuyu Wang, MD, PhD
2019 - 2020 Weill Pilot Award

Decoding the Neural Basis of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease

Doris Wang, MD, PhD
2019 - 2020 Weill Pilot Award

Identifying New Causes of Neuro-Inflammatory Diseases

Joseph DeRisi, PhD; Sam Pleasure, MD, PhD; and Michael Wilson, MD
2016 - 2019 Weill Innovation Award

Finding Biological Clues to Fear and Anxiety

Lisa Gunaydin, PhD
2016 - 2019 Weill Innovation Award

Old Mice Swim to Safety Faster after Dosing with TBI Drug

Susanna Rosi, PhD; and Peter Walter, PhD
2016 - 2019 Weill Innovation Award

Accelerating Pediatric Neurology Research with a “Home-Based Trial” 

John Boscardin, PhD; Andrew Charles, MD; Steve Cummings, MD; and Amy Gelfand, MD
2016 - 2019 Weill Innovation Award

Putting All Medical Data in One Place

Riley Bove, MD; Kate Rankin, PhD; and Stephan Sanders, BMBS, PhD
2016 - 2019 Weill Innovation Award

Seeking the Cause of Parkinson's Disease

Robert Edwards, MD
2016 - 2019 Weill Innovation Award

Investigating the Risks of Neurodevelopmental Diseases

Arnold Kriegstein, MD, PhD; and Yin Shen, PhD
2016 - 2019 Weill Innovation Award

Identifying Biomarkers of Brain Injury

Daniel Lim, MD, PhD; and Geoffrey Manley, MD, PhD
2016 - 2019 Weill Innovation Award

In Search of Safer Analgesics

Nevan Krogan, PhD; Brian Shoichet, PhD; and Mark von Zastrow, MD, PhD
2016 - 2019 Weill Innovation Award

Finding a New Target to Treat Old Pains

Daniel Minor Jr., PhD, and Adam Renslo, PhD
2017 - 2018 Weill Trailblazer Award

Unlocking Diseases of Adulthood by Starting at the Beginning

Suzee Lee, MD, and Marilu Gorno Tempini, MD, PhD
2017 - 2018 Weill Trailblazer Award

Targeting VIP Neuron Cells to Ease Anxiety

Vikaas Sohal, MD, PhD
2017 - 2018 Weill Trailblazer Award

A Promising Clue to the Mystery of Autoimmune Diseases

Bruce Cree, MD, PhD, and Scott Zamvil, MD, PhD
2017 - 2018 Weill Trailblazer Award

Pursuing Proof of Lou Gehrig’s Disease

Noah Zaitlen, PhD
2017 - 2018 Weill Trailblazer Award

Mapping Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Jeremy Willsey, PhD
2017 - 2018 Weill Trailblazer Award

Eyes Offer an Entry Into the Brain

Felice Dunn, PhD, and Xin Duan, PhD
2017 - 2018 Weill Trailblazer Award

Creating a Cellular Map of the Human Brain

Michael Oldham, PhD
2016 - 2017 Weill Scholar Award

Tracking the Long-Term Consequences of Concussion

Raquel Gardner, MD
2016 - 2017 Weill Scholar Award

Embracing New Technology to Find Parkinson's Therapies

Alexandra Nelson, MD, PhD
2016 - 2017 Weill Scholar Award

Using Genetics to Identify New Treatments for Episodic Disorders

Louis Ptáček, MD
2016 - 2017 Weill Scholar Award

Identifying the Circuits Underlying Depression and Anxiety

Mazen Kheirbek, PhD
2016 - 2017 Weill Scholar Award

Getting to the Root of Migraines

Maggie Waung, MD
2016 - 2017 Weill Scholar Award