The Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women's Health (CIRWH) and the Sealy Center on Aging (SCOA) are pleased to announce the recipients of the FY2027 Pilot Research Grant Program:
- Hemil Gonzalez, MD: "Monocyte-Associated Immune Activation and Neurovascular Mechanisms Underlying Cognitive Vulnerability Across the Menopausal Transition in Women with HIV."
- Nicha Puangmalai, PhD: "Sex-Biased Regulator of Tau Proteostasis in Alzheimer's Disease."
The purpose of this pilot funding is to support early career faculty in obtaining training and preliminary data for publication and external funding. Projects are funded up to $20,000 for the development of new research ideas.