USC Receives Huge Research Grants

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<p>Major research grants have been received by the university recently, including funds for two Centers of Excellence. Here is a partial list:</p>

<p>National Institute of Mental Health--$16 million, to be shared with the Broad Inst. and another university
National Institute of Health--$10 million for advanced craniofacial research, to be shared among Keck, Ostrow, Harvard and University of Chicago
Jewish Community Foundation--$250,000 to Davis School of Gerontology
National Science Foundation--$300,000 to Viterbi School of Engineering
Combined Grant from NSF and Moore Foundation--$3 Million to Dornsife School of LAS</p>

<p>Major Grants from NIH......</p>

<p>The largest grants of $23 million dollars were received from the National Institutes of Health. This award will create two Centers of Excellence and will add to SC's position as a leader in the neuroimaging and data mining field. Dr. Paul Thompson will head the ENIGMA Center for Worldwide Medicine, Imaging and Genomics. The ENIGMA center will be a global consortium to study nine major brain diseases. Dr. Arthur Toga will head the Big Data for Discovery Science Center, The goal of the BDDS center will be to develop database systems to help scientists and physicians mine complex data about the brain.</p>

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<p>Just awarded…
National Institutes of Health–$450,000 grant to occupational therapist in the field of patient care of diabetes.</p>

<p>Awarded earlier this fall
National Institutes of Health–$2 million grant to Keck School of Medicine for study of possible air pollution-autism link</p>

<p>National Institutes of Health–$1.5 million renewal grant to provide specialized training in hearing neuroscience</p>

<p>National Heart Lung and Blood Institute–$4 million grant to map the developing lung to Keck School of Medicine</p>

<p>Archstone Foundation–$122,000 to fund research on depression among elder Latinos</p>

<p>National Parkinson’s Foundation—$250,000 to Keck School of Medicine for Parkinson’s research</p>

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<p>U.S. Dept. of Education—$3.2 million to USC Rossier School of Education for Pullias Center for Higher Education</p>