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Development of novel genomic approaches for profiling cellular temporal-spatial dynamics of neurogenesis in Aging and Alzheimer's disease

Award Number: R01AG076932
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2027

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Development of novel genomic approaches for profiling cellular temporal-spatial dynamics of neurogenesis in Aging and Alzheimer's disease - PROJECT SUMMARY Adult neurogenesis is emerging as an important player in maintaining brain homeostasis and normal functions. The dysfunctions of neurogenesis have been associated with aging and neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The ability to systematically map the molecular dynamics of neurogenesis at single- cell resolution could serve as a foundation for a systematic effort to better understand the molecular events that give rise to abnormal cell states in aging and diseases. While the rapid advances in single-cell genomics are creating unprecedented opportunities to explore molecular heterogeneity in mammalian brains, nearly all such methods are restricted to low throughput and fail to recover the heterogeneity and dynamics of the profoundly rare cell states in adult neurogenesis (e.g., less than 0.1% of the cell population in the brain). Herein, we propose to develop novel methodologies that enable a comprehensive view of temporal-spatial dynamics of neurogenesis during aging and Alzheimer's disease (AD) in both human and mouse brains. Specifically, we will first develop a novel high-throughput, low-cost single-cell genomics approach, sciNext1000, to profile the molecular heterogeneity of four million cells from post-mortem human hippocampal samples. This approach will be powerful because we can not only quantitatively characterize the frequency of human adult hippocampal neurogenesis at single-cell resolution, but also identify the transcriptome features associated with impaired neurogenesis in aging and AD at isoform resolution. In addition, we will develop another novel single-cell genomic technique, sci-Div- seq, to enhance the detection of newborn neurons, and identify the cellular differentiation trajectories and associated transcriptomic features of adult neurogenesis in young and aged mouse brains. The resulting dataset will advance our understanding of gene regulation in neurogenesis across different neural lineages and constitute a significant step towards a comprehensive characterization of the molecular mechanism underlying neurogenesis impairment in aging. In addition to the internal molecular programs, the neurogenesis process is controlled by aspects of environmental signals from the neural stem niche. We will apply a high-throughput spatial transcriptomic strategy to identify the cellular interactions and local microenvironment involved in adult neurogenesis in both human and mouse brains. These multi-pronged approaches will open a new paradigm for understanding the global molecular programs and environmental regulation of adult neurogenesis, thereby informing potential therapeutic targets to restore cell population homeostasis in aging and brain disorders.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $765,255 )
2025	2025	ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY	1230 YORK AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10065	NEW YORK	USA	Aging Research	001	4	6/18/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$62,471
2025	2025	ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY	1230 YORK AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10065	NEW YORK	USA	Aging Research	000	4	3/14/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$702,784
														Subtotal = $765,255

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $824,047 )
2024	2024	ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY	1230 YORK AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10065	NEW YORK	USA	Aging Research	001	3	6/28/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$82,405
2024	2024	ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY	1230 YORK AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10065	NEW YORK	USA	Aging Research	000	3	3/12/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$741,642
														Subtotal = $824,047

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $824,323 )
2023	2023	ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY	1230 YORK AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10065	NEW YORK	USA	Aging Research	000	2	2/27/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$824,323
														Subtotal = $824,323

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $856,906 )
2022	2022	ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY	1230 YORK AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10065	NEW YORK	USA	Aging Research	000	1	5/19/2022	NEW	$856,906
														Subtotal = $856,906

Grand Total All Awards = $3,270,531

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Development of novel genomic approaches for profiling cellular temporal-spatial dynamics of neurogenesis in Aging and Alzheimer's disease

Award Number: R01AG076932

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 02/28/2027

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