Areas of research
Current research funding
1R35 HL140027-01 (Outstanding Investigator Award)
Capillaries as a sensory web that controls cerebral blood flow in health and disease
Nelson (PI) 01/01/19 – 12/30/26

12CVD01 Fondation Leducq-NCE
Pathogenesis of Small Vessel Disease of the Brain
This Transatlantic Network of Excellence aims to drive and boost research and training in the pathogenesis of cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) and to identify therapeutic targets for the treatment of SVD.
Nelson (PI), North American Coordinator
10/01/12 – 09/30/19
5UM1 HL120877
Central role of phospholipid scramblases in TIC
This proposal examines whether Ca2+-dependent TMEMB16F scramblase activity in platelets, RBCs and the endothelium is the focal point in the pathogenesis of TIC.
Role: Project PI
Morrissey (PI) 06/01/19 – 05/31/21

Horizon 2020-03 - European Union 666881
SVDs@target (Small vessel disease in a mechanistic perspective: Targets for intervention)
Affected pathways and mechanistic exploration for prevention of stroke and dementia.
Role: PI for Project 1, Co-PI for Projects 2-5 (Partnering with 11 European Institutions)
Dichgans (PI) 01/01/16 – 12/31/20

R01NS110656
Ion channel dysfunction in small vessel disease of the brain
Nelson (PI) 04/15/19 - 03/31/24
HU0001-18-2-0016
Uniformed Service University of Health Sciences via Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
“Cardiovascular Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury”.
Role: Project PI
Lockette (PI) 01/01/19-07/30/22
Research networks
and affiliations
The University of Vermont
Larner College of Medicine
Department of Pharmacology
89 Beaumont Avenue
Given Building B333
Burlington, Vermont 05405
2020