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Mapping of chemosensory neuron function to uncover changes in neuronal fates

Award Number: SC1GM140970
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/02/2021
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2025

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Mapping of chemosensory neuron function to uncover changes in neuronal fates - Project Summary Parasitic nematodes infect more than 150 million people worldwide and up to 1.3 billion people benefit from preventative treatment annually. Many parasitic nematodes require insect hosts for transmission to human hosts in their complex life cycles. We use a genetically tractable nematode Pristionchus pacificus that is associated with insects as a comparative model to study how diverse behaviors arise from a limited set of neurons. Our proposed research addresses a fundamental question on how nervous systems evolve to accommodate new behaviors, specifically how and which transcription factors are required to designate the developmental fates of chemosensory neurons in host- seeking behavior. We will use reverse genetics to target candidate transcriptional factors, known as terminal selector genes, as well as inducible transgenes to knock down neuronal function at the single cell level. We will also use forward genetics to investigate unbiasedly which genes are responsible to switch the preferences for taste and smell when the nematodes develop into reproductive adults or host-seeking infectious larvae. A detailed understanding of how neuronal remodeling affects chemosensation could reveal the basic blueprint for sensory neurons found in diverse nematodes, which could inform ways to disrupt the transmission of parasitic nematodes between insect and human hosts.


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: 2024 ( Subtotal = $362,500 )
2024	2024	THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION	18111 NORDHOFF ST	NORTHRIDGE	CA	91330	LOS ANGELES	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	4	5/17/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$362,500
														Subtotal = $362,500

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $362,500 )
2023	2023	UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, THE	18111 NORDHOFF ST	NORTHRIDGE	CA	91330	LOS ANGELES	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	3	7/14/2023	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$362,500
														Subtotal = $362,500

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $362,500 )
2022	2022	UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, THE	18111 NORDHOFF ST	NORTHRIDGE	CA	91330	LOS ANGELES	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	2	6/6/2022	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$362,500
														Subtotal = $362,500

Issue Date FY: 2021 ( Subtotal = $344,500 )
2021	2021	UNIVERSITY CORPORATION, THE	18111 NORDHOFF ST	NORTHRIDGE	CA	91330	LOS ANGELES	USA	Biomedical Research and Research Training	000	1	8/2/2021	NEW	$344,500
														Subtotal = $344,500

Grand Total All Awards = $1,432,000

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Mapping of chemosensory neuron function to uncover changes in neuronal fates

Award Number: SC1GM140970

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

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

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/02/2021

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2025

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