2021 PRMRP Awarded Projects

In 2020, Congress for the first time included “peripheral neuropathy” as an eligible condition for study through a $370 million fund administered by the Department of Defense (DoD) known as the “Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP).” This important breakthrough was a direct result of the nationwide advocacy of the peripheral neuropathy community. This accomplishment has allowed our research community to apply for funding from a federal program to which they previously did not have access. The PRMRP is specifically focused on high-risk, high-reward research that will lead to new, tangible outcomes such as new therapeutics and treatments. Every year, Congress determines the conditions that are eligible for study through the PRMRP by listing them in the Senate version of the annual Defense Appropriations Act. Below are the peripheral neuropathy-related projects that will receive funding as part of the 2021 bill.

Principal Investigator: ZHANG, YAN
Institution Receiving Award: TEXAS, UNIVERSITY OF, HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO
Program: PRMRP
Proposal Number: PR210388
Award Number: W81XWH-22-1-0076
Funding Mechanism: Discovery Award
Award Amount:  $310,000.00

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Principal Investigator: PRZEDBORSKI, SERGE
Institution Receiving Award: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Program: PRMRP
Proposal Number: PR210956
Award Number: W81XWH-22-1-0127
Funding Mechanism: Discovery Award
Award Amount:  $322,958.00

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Principal Investigator: DORTCH, RICHARD
Institution Receiving Award: ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER
Program: PRMRP
Proposal Number: PR211292
Award Number: W81XWH-22-1-0483
Funding Mechanism: Investigator-Initiated Research Award – Partnering PI Option
Partnering Awards: PR211292P1
Award Amount: $1,628,512.00

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Principal Investigator: THAYER, WESLEY P
Institution Receiving Award: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
Program: PRMRP
Proposal Number: PR211292P1
Award Number: W81XWH-22-1-0484
Funding Mechanism: Investigator-Initiated Research Award – Partnering PI Option
Partnering Awards: PR211292
Award Amount: $1,730,000.00

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Principal Investigator: SALISBURY, ELIZABETH
Institution Receiving Award: TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH, UNIVERSITY OF, GALVESTON
Program: PRMRP
Proposal Number: PR211377
Award Number: W81XWH-22-1-0004
Funding Mechanism: Discovery Award
Award Amount: $316,000.00

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Principal Investigator: ELBAZ-EILON, BENAYAHU
Institution Receiving Award: NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
Program: PRMRP
Proposal Number: PR212048
Award Number: W81XWH-22-1-0386
Funding Mechanism: Discovery Award
Award Amount: $291,332.00

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Principal Investigator: TUFFAHA, SAMI
Institution Receiving Award: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
Program: PRMRP
Proposal Number: PR212195
Award Number: W81XWH-22-1-0257
Funding Mechanism: Clinical Trial Award – with Planning Phase
Award Amount: $362,700.00

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Principal Investigator: MALI, PRASHANT
Institution Receiving Award: CALIFORNIA, UNIVERSITY OF, SAN DIEGO
Program: PRMRP
Proposal Number: PR210085
Award Number: W81XWH-22-1-0401
Funding Mechanism: Investigator-Initiated Research Award
Award Amount: $2,528,000.00

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