Scaled reagent resources for brain cell type‐specific access across vertebrate species (NIH).

The National Institutes of Health is seeking research project cooperative agreement applications for the BRAIN Initiative. The initiative aims to support the scaling up of brain cell type-specific molecular or genetic access reagents to study circuit function across vertebrate species. The deadline for applications is June 14, 2024, and an estimated total of $14 million per year will be awarded for four to six projects. Eligible applicants include colleges and universities, for-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations, and government entities. The program objectives include scaling up the construction of molecular or genetic reagents for cell type-specific access and validating and cataloging these reagents. Examples of research activities include screening for cell type-selective access reagents, constructing atlases, and conducting toxicity and cytomorbidity studies. [Extracted from the article]