Chemistry Professor Dalibor Sames and his collaborator,
Professor David Sulzer of the Department of Neuroscience, have received a
2008-2009 McKnight Foundation Technical Innovations in Neuroscience Award for
their project “Development of Fluorescent False Neurotransmitters: Novel Probes
for Direct Visualization of Neurotransmitter Release from Individual
Presynaptic Terminals.”
The McKnight Foundation supports research on diseases of the brain and behavior. As part of that effort, it offers four awards annually in the Technical Innovations category. Each award can be up to $100,000 a year for two years. The foundation also offers up to 12 awards annually in two other categories.
More information about the awards can be found on the McKnight Foundation website. Information on Prof. Sames’ research program can be found here, and here for Professor Sulzer.
