Tag: National Institute of Mental Health

Dr. Mary Patton Awarded $747K Grant to Study Why Motivation Fades in Mental Illness

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research
Headshot of Dr. Mary Patton

Mary Patton, PhD, an assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, has received a $747,000 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study why people with certain mental illnesses lose motivation and how that can be treated. The project focuses on a common… Read More

Research Team Receives $1.5 Million to Study Neurological Disorders Linked to Long COVID

Written by Lee Ferguson

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Research
Headshot of Dr. Jianyang Du

The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a significant grant of $1.5 million to Jianyang Du, PhD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, for a research study aimed at uncovering the cellular and molecular mechanisms that lead to neurological disorders caused by long COVID-19. Dr. Du is an associate professor at the… Read More