Research Grants
Funded research initiatives advancing our understanding of brain function and mental health
Current Grants
CentileBrain: A Normative Modeling Framework for Brain Health and Disease
Grant Number: NIH R01 MH114141084
Investigating neural mechanisms underlying treatment response in PTSD patients to improve therapeutic outcomes.
PI: Dr. Paul M. Thompson (USC) | Lab Role: Site-PI (Dr. Zhu)
Using Novel Virtual Reality Tasks to Identify Neural Mechanisms of Discrimination Learning in PTSD
Grant Number: NIH R01 MH131532
Developing computational models to better understand depression mechanisms and treatment responses.
PI: Dr. Benjamin Suarez-Jimenez (Univ. of Rochester) | Lab Role: Site-PI (Dr. Zhu)
Understanding Heterogeneity Across PTSD, MDD and Anxiety By Leveraging Large-scale Multimodal Neuroimaging Datasets
Grant Number: NIH R01 MH133840
Studying brain network dynamics to understand the underlying mechanisms of various psychiatric disorders.
PI: Dr. Xi Zhu | Lab Role: PI
Global Imaging Genetics Approach in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (GIGA-OCD), on Diversity and Predictive Modeling
Grant Number: NIH R01 MH133903
Identifying and validating neuroimaging biomarkers for mental health conditions.
PIs: Drs. Odile van den Heuvel (Univ. of Amsterdam), Helen Blair Simpson (Columbia Univ.), Paul M. Thompson (USC) | Lab Role: Site-PI (Dr. Zhu)
Targeting Dopamine-Mediated Social Reward Sensitivity to Remediate Social Disconnection
Grant Number: NIH R61/33 MH129380
Developing and testing innovative therapeutic approaches for PTSD treatment.
PIs: Drs. Charles Taylor (UC San Diego), Franklin Schneier (Columbia Univ.) | Lab Role: Co-Investigator (Dr. Zhu)
Effects of Maternal Diabetes on Early Brain Development
Grant Number: NIH R01 DK137899
Investigating the neural mechanisms underlying obesity and metabolic disorders.
PI: Dr. Shan Luo (USC) | Lab Role: Site-PI (Dr. Zhu)
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