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Preclinical trial for dysarthria treatment in Parkinson disease
NIH, NIDCD, R01 DC18584
PI: Michelle Ciucci, PhD
Role on Project: PI
Dates of Award: 12/01/2020-11/30/2025

 

Bioenergetic mechanisms of lingual and laryngeal muscle fatigue
NIH, NIDCD, R01DC017021
PI: Nadine Connor, PhD
Dates of Award: 07/15/2019-06/30/2024
Role on Project: Co-PI

 

University of Wisconsin Voice Research Training Program
NIH, NIDCD, T32 DC009401
PI: Susan Thibeault, PhD
Role on Project: Faculty Trainer
Dates of Award: 07/01/2008-06/30/2024

 

Mechanisms of swallowing dysfunction and rescue in a translational rat model of Alzheimer’s disease

NIH, NIA R01AG85564

PI: Nadine Connor, PhD; Michelle Ciucci, PhD

Role on Project: MPI

Dates of Award: 08/01/2023-07/31/2027

 

Preclinical trial for dysarthria treatment in Parkinson disease

NIH, NIDCD, R01 DC18584

PI: Michelle Ciucci, PhD

Role on Project: PI

Dates of Award: 12/01/2020-11/30/2025

 

Bioenergetic mechanisms of lingual and laryngeal muscle fatigue

NIH, NIDCD, R01DC017021

PI: Nadine Connor, PhD

Dates of Award: 07/15/2019-06/30/2024

Role on Project: Co-PI

 

Alzheimer’s disease supplement

NIH, NIDCD DC18071

PI: Nadine Connor, PhD

Dates of Award: 07/15/2019-06/30/2024

Role on Project: Co-I

 

University of Wisconsin Voice Research Training Program

NIH, NIDCD, T32 DC009401

PI: Susan Thibeault, PhD

Role on Project: Faculty Trainer

Dates of Award: 07/01/2008-06/30/2029

 

Pending

 

Vocal dysfunction and vagally mediated brainstem pathology in prodromal Parkinson disease

NIH, NIDCD F31DC022161

PI: Maryann N. Krasko

Role on Project: Sponsor

Dates of Award: 05/01/2024-04/30/2026

 

Proactive exercise-based tongue intervention on swallow function and intrinsic muscle pathology in a translational model of chemoradiation therapy

NIH, NCI F31 CA294878

PI: Nicole Schaen-Heacock

Role on Project: Sponsor

Dates of Award: 05/01/2024-04/30/2026

 

Tongue strengthening and motor imagery practice: Novel dysphagia rehabilitation for persons with Parkinson disease

NIH, NIHD HD112718

PI: Erin Karamunas

Role of Project: Consultant

Dates of Award: 08/16/2024-08/14-2027

 

Completed

Impact of socialization on communication deficits in Parkinson Disease

NIH, NIDCD, F31 DC018726

PI: Courtney Broadfoot

Dates of Award: 05/01/2020-04/30/2023 (ended 8/31/2022)

Role on Project: Sponsor

 

Influence of neuromuscular pathology on parkinsonian communication deficits

NIH, NIDCD, R01DC14358

PI: Michelle Ciucci, PhD; Nadine Connor, PhD

Role on Project: PI

Dates of Award: 07/01/2015-06/30/2022

 

Effects of primary sex hormones and hormone receptors on the vocal mechanism

NIH, NIDCD, F32 DC

PI: Charlie Lenell, PhD Dates of Award: 07/07/2021-06/30/2022

 

Impact of serotonin deficiency on speech and swallow function in a mouse model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

NIH, NIDCD, R21 DEC016071

PI: Teresa Lever, PhD

Role on Project: Subcontract PI

Dates of Award: 2018-04/30/2020 (no cost extention)

 

Lingual and Laryngeal Muscle Plasticity

NIH, NIDCD, R01 DC008149

PI: Nadine Connor, PhD

Role on Project: Co-Investigator

Dates of Award: 12/05/2006-06/30/2018

 

Multimodal clinical assessment of early cranial motor deficits in Parkinson disease

NIH, NIDCD, F31 DC018732

PI: Corinne Jones

Dates of Award: 10/30/2017-12/31/2018

Role on Project: Sponsor

 

Pathology and treatment of vocal deficits in Parkinson disease

NIH, NIDCD, F32 DC014399

PI: Cynthia Kelm-Nelson, PhD

Role on Project: Sponsor

Dates of Award: 09/01/2015 – 08/31/2018

 

Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

PI: Katie Ricks Yang

Role of Project: Mentor

Dates of Award: 09/01/2015-08/31/2018

 

Toward gene therapy for vocal deficits in Parkinson Disease

Cornell University

PI: Michelle Ciucci, PhD, Michael Kaplitt, MD, PhD

Role on Project: PI

Dates of Award 06/01/2015-12/31/2018

 

Pattern Recognition-Based Evaluation of Swallowing Disorders

University of Wisconsin, Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

PI: Timothy McCulloch, MD

Role on Project: Co-I

Dates of Award: 09/01/2015-08/31/2017

 

Exercise as a Treatment for Tongue Weakness

NIH, NIDCD, R01 DC005935

PI: Nadine Connor, PhD

Role on Project: Co-Investigator

Dates of Award: 06/01/2010-05/31/2015, no-cost extension

 

High Resolution Manometry: A Novel Pattern Recognition Method for Dysphagia

NIH, NIDCD, R21 DC011130; R33 DC011130

PI: Timothy McCulloch, MD

Role on Project: Co-Investigator

Dates of Award: 03/11/2011-02/28/2016

 

Time Course and Pathology of Cranial Sensorimotor Deficits in Parkinson Disease

American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation

New Century Scholars Award

PI: Michelle Ciucci, PhD Dates of Award: 11/30/2013-12/31/2014

 

Synaptotagmin 4: Role in Vocal Motor Function and Parkinson’s disease.

NIH, NINDS, R03 NS078511

PI: Julie Miller, PhD

Role on Project: Consultant

Dates of Award: 09/01/2012 – 08/31/2014

 

Fall Research Competition

Graduate School, University of Wisconsin

PI: Michele Ciucci, PhD

Role on Project: PI

Dates of Award: 02/01/2013-01/31/2014

 

Cranial sensorimotor deficits in PINK1 Knock-out Rats

Michael J Fox Foundation

PI: Michelle Ciucci, PhD

Role on Project: PI

Dates of Award: 04/01/2012-06/30/2013

 

Voice and Swallow Neuroscience Research Core

NIH, NIDCD, P30 DC010754

PI: Nadine Connor, PhD

Role on Project: Faculty Recruit for Core

Dates of Award: 09/17/09-08/31/12

 

High Resolution Manometry of the Pharyngeal Swallow in Aging and Disease

Department of Surgery

PI: Timothy McCulloch, MD

Role on Project: Co-Investigator

Dates of Award: 01/01/09-12/31/10

 

Vocalization deficits in Parkinson rats: Does levodopa harm or help therapy?

NIH, NIDCD, F32 DC009363

PI: Michelle Ciucci, PhD

Dates of Award: 05/01/2008-04/30/2010

 

Complex Enrichment in an Animal Model of Parkinson’s disease

Davis Phinney Foundation

PI: Tim Schallert, PhD

Role on Project: Co-Principal Investigator

Dates of Award: 01/01/08-12/31/08