The CBC Affinity Groups are cross-institutional communities centered around specific topics, which promote collaborative exploration of the community’s delineated key scientific questions. Based on Team Science concepts, the Affinity Group will engender collaborations which the community funds through inter-institutional $250,000 awards.
Past:
Neuroscience Affinity Group (2023)
▸ Award Process & Overview
▸ Awardees
- PIs: Rui Gao (UIC) and Kaiwen Kam (RFUM) for the project:
Connectomic reconstruction of a hindbrain neural circuit controlling breathing across the lifespan - PIs: Sarah Lutz (UIC) and Brian Popko (NU) for the project:
Blood-brain barrier dysfunction in vascular dementia - PIs: Ruth Anne Eatock (UChicago) and Anna Lysakowski (UIC) for the project:
Visualizing evoked activity in vestibular inner ear and afferent projections to brain
Questions about the CBC Affinity Groups should be directed to:
| Michelle Hoffmann | Executive Director | michelle.hoffmann@northwestern.edu |
| Eleonora Gatta | Director, Translational Science Programs and Initiatives | eleonora.gatta@northwestern.edu |