The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) R25 mechanism supports the training of clinical residents and fellows to foster careers as physician-scientists. Since 2018, ten residents in our department have been supported by R25 grants.
Current R25 awardees
![Aimee Morris, MD, PhD](https://neurology.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MorrisAimee_1_5x7-280x386-1.jpg)
Aimee Morris, MD, PhD
Individual-specific precision function connectivity mapping of pathophysiologic and therapeutic mechanisms in focal hand dystonia
Mentors: Scott Norris, MD, Joel Perlmutter, MD
Years awarded: 2024
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Gabe Vazquez Velez, MD, PhD
Investigating deleterious effects of elevated long gene expression in medium spiny neurons derived from Huntington’s disease patients
Mentors: Andrew Yoo, PhD, Joel Perlmutter, MD
Years awarded: 2024
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BJ Heuermann, MD, PhD
MRI Correlates of Concussion and Inattention in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study
Mentors: Anne Cross, MD, Tammie Benzinger, MD, PhD
Years awarded: 2023-2024
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Emmanuel Perez, MD, PhD
Effect of astrocyte and microglial ApoE on TBI-mediated neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration.
Mentors: David Holtzman, MD, Terrance Kummer, MD, PhD
Years awarded: 2022-2023, 2023-2024
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Michelle Rudman, MD, PhD
Effect of Statins on Brain ApoE
Mentor: David Holtzman, MD
Years awarded: 2022-2023, 2023-2024
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Caroline Tang, MD, PhD
Modeling microglial-retinal ganglion cell loss in NF-1 optic gliomas
Mentor: David H. Gutmann, MD, PhD
Years awarded: 2022-2023
R25 Fellow Research Symposium
For more information…
David H. Gutmann, MD, PhD (gutmannd@wustl.edu)
![R25 Application Guide - Neurology](https://neurology.wustl.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/R25-Application-Guide_Neurology_Page_01-232x300.png)