Funding

Wu lab research has been funded by following institutes listed below. We appreciate very much their generosity and support. If you are interested in supporting Wu lab research to battle brain diseases, please contact Long-Jun Wu directly.    


National Institutes of Health R35 grant (NINDS, R35NS132326)

05/15/2023-04/30/2031, PI (Wu)

Title: How microglia sense and regulate neuronal activity in the adult brain

 

National Institutes of Health R01 grant (NIEHS, R01ES033892)

03/04/2022-12/31/2026, PI (Richardson, Wu)

Title: Microglial Hv1 proton channel as a mediator of environmentally-induced neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration

 

National Institutes of Health U19 grant (NIA, U19AG069701)

06/01/2021-05/31/2026, Project PI (Wu)

Title: Astrocytic and microglial apoE in aging and AD

 

National Institutes of Health R33 grant (NCCIH, R33AT012544)

06/08/2023-05/31/2026, PI (Zhao, Goldstein, Wu)

Title: Identification of botanical hHv1 channel blockers as analgesics for neuropathic pain

 

Preclinical Research Contract (Abbott Inc.)

06/01/2025-05/31/2026, PI (Wu)

Title: Microglial mechanism of neuromodulation on neuropathic pain

 

National Institutes of Health R01 grant (NIA, RF1AG082314)

05/15/2023-04/30/2026, PI (Wu)

Title: Microglial regulation of neuronal activity in TDP-43 neurodegeneration

 

National Institutes of Health R01 grant (NINDS, R01NS088627)

05/01/2014-02/28/2026, PI (Wu)

Title: The role of microglia in epilepsy 

 

National Institutes of Health R01 grant (NINDS, R01NS120877)

09/01/2021-08/31/2025, PI (Scarisbrick)

Title: Targeting protease activated receptors for repair of injured spinal cord

 

National Institutes of Health R01 grant (NINDS, R01NS110825)

05/15/2020-04/30/2025, PI (Wu J, Wu LJ)

Title: The function and mechanisms of voltage-gated proton channel Hv1 in spinal cord injury

 

National Institutes of Health R01 grant (NINDS, R01NS110949)

06/01/2020-04/20/2025, PI (Wu, Lennon)

Title: The role of microglia in neuromyelitis optica

 

National Institutes of Health R01 grant (NIA, R01AG066395)

02/01/2020-12/31/2024, PI (Bu, Zhao)

Title: TREM2-mediated microglial dynamic function in Alzheimer’s disease 

 

National Institutes of Health R01 grant (NINDS, R01NS112144)

09/01/2019-07/31/2024, PI (Worrell, Wang, Wu)

Title: The glial mechanism for electrical brain stimulation

 

Mayo Clinic Center for Biomedical Discovery

03/01/2022-02/28/2024, PI (Wu, Burns)

Title: Interrogation of Hv1 proton channel in myeloid landscape and glioma progression

 

BrightFocus Foundation grant

12/01/2022-08/31/2023, PI (Wu)

Title: Modulation of peripheral apoE for Alzheimer disease therapy

 

National Institutes of Health R01 grant (NIA, R56AG068047)

09/15/2022-08/31/2023, PI (Zhu)

Title: Investigating the impact of peripheral senescent cells on the brain

 

Mayo CCaTS Translational Product Development Fund 

08/01/2022-07/31/2023, PI (Wu)

Title: Targeting TREM2 for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

 

Preclinical Research Contract (Abbott Inc.)

03/15/2021-03/14/2023, PI (Wu)

Title: Microglial mechanism of neuromodulation on neuropathic pain

 

National Institutes of Health R21 grant (NIA, R21AG064159)

10/01/2020-08/31/2022, PI (Wu)

Title: Neuroprotective function of microglial TREM2 in TDP43-related neurodegeneration

 

National Institutes of Health R56 grant (NINDS, R56NS114117)

09/15/2020-08/31/2021, PI (Scarisbrick)

Title: Role of protease activated receptors in spinal cord injury repair