A large team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has received nearly $8 million from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help determine the root causes of brain cell death in fatal pediatric neurodegenerative diseases.
The grant is part of the inaugural Collaborative Opportunities for Multidisciplinary, Bold, and Innovative Neuroscience (COMBINE) program, which provides funding to groups of investigators from diverse fields to tackle complex problems in neuroscience that exceed the limitations of a single laboratory. Six teams committed to collaborating, crossing technical and conceptual boundaries, and promoting equal opportunities for involved researchers and study participants receive funding support for five years.