Seed Funding
Envision Research can be a catalyst in identifying qualified scientific investigators and healthcare
BRF Seed Funding Program
Envision Research’s BRF Seed Funding Program (
The BRF Seed Funding Program:
- supports proof-of-concept translational research projects
- supports projects of high potential for healthcare innovations and commercialization
- is open to faculty members and researchers from academic institutions and nonprofit research organizations in North Louisiana
- funds qualified research projects for one year
- funds projects that would allow investigators to generate preliminary data for future multi-year extramural grant proposals
Funded Projects:
2017 – 2018
“Pilot Alpha-syn Glymphatic Tau Stasis in Experimental Parkinson’s Disease”
PI: J. Steven Alexander, Ph.D., Professor, Molecular & Cellular Physiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport.
“Estrogen Neuroprotection Against Hypoglycemic Brain Injury”
PI: Karen P. Briski, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology, Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana, Monroe.
“Novel PCSK9-LDLR natural products-based inhibitor for the prevention of neurological disorders”
PI: Khalid El Sayed, Ph.D., Professor of Medicinal and Natural Products Chemistry, Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana, Monroe.
“Nanoclay Based Anti-Aging Drug Formulations”
PI: Yuri Lvov, PhD, Professor, Institute for Micromanufacturing, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston
“The use of novel electrochemical sensors to detect oxidative stress generated by macrophage in the brain”
PI: Scott Poh, Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Louisiana Tech University
2016 – 2017
“A Simple, Tunable System for Conducting Sleep Restriction Studies in Rodents”
PI: Bryant C. Hollins, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering and Science, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston.
“Pharmacoproteomics of Adenosine 2A Receptor Regulation in Alcoholism”
PI: Hyung Nam, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology
“Therapeutic Transdermal Duopa Delivery in a Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease”
PI: George Matthaiolampakis, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Louisiana, Monroe.
Envision Research will announce its third round of funding in early summer of 2019. Information will be posted here at that time.
