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Department of Neurological Surgery

FACULTY

 

Nedergaard

 

Maiken Nedergaard, MD., DMSc.

Professor

 

Contact Information:

Department of Neurological Surgery
University of Rochester
601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 645
Rochester, NY 14642
Phone: (585)273-2868
e-mail: Nedergaard@urmc.rochester.edu

 

Faculty Rank:

Professor

Graduate School:

University of Copenhagen

 

Research Projects:

1. NIH/ NINDS— RO1 NS30007
Principal Investigator: M. Nedergaard
7/92-6/06: $4,200,000/15yrs. total direct cost
Title: Astrocyte Mediated Propagation of Ischemic Brain Damage

2. NIH/NINDS— RO1 NS38073
Principal Investigator: Maiken Nedergaard
12/98-11/06: $2,600,000 /8 years total direct cost
Title: Control of Astrocytic Calcium Signaling

3. NIH/NINDs— RO1 NS41031
Principal Investigator: Maiken Nedergaard
7/01-6/05: 1,252,000/5 yrs. total direct cost
Title: Calcium Signaling among Non-Neuronal Brain Cells

4. NIH/NCRR— S10 RR14661
Principal Investigator: Maiken Nedergaard
4/1/2002-3/31/04: $500,000
Title: Multi-Photon Confocal Microscope (Core facility for multi-photon imaging)

5. The Brain Tumor Society
Principal Investigator: Maiken Nedergaard
10/2002-9/2004: $200,000/2 yrs total direct cost
Title: Glutamate receptor antagonists in malignant gliomas

6. New York State Spinal Cord Injury Program
Principal investigator: Maiken Nedergaard
4/2003-3/2007: $1,250,000/4 yrs total direct cost
Title: Purinergic signaling in Spinal Cord Injury