Funded Projects

NIH

R01NS120929 (Janowski)
NIH/NINDS, 04/01/2021-03/31/2026
Title: Image-guided, intra-arterial delivery of antibodies to the central nervous system

R01DA056739 (Walczak)
NIH/NIDA, 09/01/2022-06/31/2027
Title: Image-guided intra-arterial administration of antibody-releasing glial progenitors to control the HIV CNS reservoir

R01 EB33354 (Ryan; Sub: Janowski)
UMD/NIH, 08/01/2022-07/31/2026
Title: 3D-Nanoprinted Soft Robotic Microcatheters with Integrated Microfluidic Circuitry for Cerebrovascular Surgery

R21NS133531-01 (Mayer & Janowski)
NIH/NINDS, 09/23-08/25
Title: Hyperpolarized 13C Metabolic Imaging in an Endovascular Swine Model of Ischemic Stroke

US Department of Veterans Affairs

5 I01BX005768 (Walczak)
VA, 10/23-10-25
Title: Image-Guided Intra-Arterial Delivery of Stem Cells to Repair Brain Damage after Traumatic Brain Injury

State of Maryland

Miroslaw Janowski, MD, PhD
Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund, 07/24-06/26
Title: Computational Approach to In Vivo Genome Editing in the Brain

Chengyan Chu, MD
Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund, 07/24-06/26
Title: Human GRPs ad Drug Factories for Local Modulation of Neuroinflammation in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease

Yajie (Kevin) Liang, MB, PhD
Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund, 07/24-06/26
Title: Smart Intravital Multiphoton Imaging iPSC-derived Cells Grafted into Ischemic Mouse Brain Assisted by Empowered Helper Cells

Shalini Sharma, PhD (Mentor: Dr. Janowski)
Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund, 07/24-06/26
Title: Magnetic and Radioactive Labeling of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Secreting P2X7-Blocking Nanobody for their Precise Intra-Arterial Delivery in Stroke

Jinghui Wang, PhD (Mentor: Dr. Liang)
Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund, 07/24-06/26
Title: Multiphoton Imaging iPSC Derived NPCs Co-Transplanted with Helper Cells Expressing VEGF for Stroke Treatment

American Cancer Society

125246-RSG-13-099-01-CCE (Janowski)
01/25-12/26
Title: Nanogel Radiocarrier-based Labeling and PET Imaging of T Cells to Capture Their Tumor Penetration

Geneva Foundation

Janowski
09/21-09/25
Title: Warfighter Brain Health

The Alavi Program on Image-Guided Neurointerventions in Cerebrovascular Disease

A generous gift from Abass Alavi, MD to Dr. Walczak is funding research to understand the chronic cerebrovascular consequences of metabolic syndrome and radiation therapy (RT), integrating multimodal imaging approaches to advance early detection and treatment strategies.