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The Robert Vitanza Memorial Grant

Contributed by: Michael Vitanza

This grant was established in 2022.

Research Grants Supported

Jakub Soukup, PhD

Grant Title: Higher-resolution visualization of prion fibrils in neurons and extracellular vesicles using state-of-the-art Cryo-TEM and FIB-SEM imaging

Location: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH

Grant Year: 2025

Dr. Pei Ying Lee

Grant Title: Assessing retinal function as a potential early biomarker for Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

Location: Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, The University of Melbourne

Grant Year: 2025

Jose Andres Alepuz Guillen, Ph.D.

Grant Title: Characterization of synaptic abnormalities in iPSC-derived neurons from E200K carriers

Location: Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Grant Year: 2025

Ignazio Cali, PhD

Grant Title: Investigating prion protein seeding activity in non-prion disease dementia

Location: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Kore of Enna, Italy; Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology, at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU); Associate Director at National Prion Disease Pathology Surveillance Center (NPDPSC), Cleveland, OH

Grant Year: 2025

Dr. Surabhi Mehra

Grant Title:
Understanding the molecular mechanism of spontaneous prion emergence in knock-in mouse models

Location:
Tanz Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto

Grant Year: 2024

Qingzhong Kong, PhD

Grant Title:
Development of ADAM8-based Gene Therapy for CJD

Location:
NPDPSC, Case Western Reserve University

Grant Year: 2024