Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
Awarding agency: Department of Veterans Affairs / Department of Veterans Affairs
Funding agency: Department of Veterans Affairs / Department of Veterans Affairs
Period of performance: 2018-02-01 to 2022-04-30
Current total value of award: $76750
Description: THE VA MERIT AWARD TO DR. CATHERINE GALLAGHER REQUIRES STATE OF THE ART MRI IMAGING OF THE BRAIN USING RESEARCH-SPECIFIC SEQUENCES AT A RESEARCH-DEDICATED FACILITY.  THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN HAS RESEARCH MRI FACILITIES CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THIS SPECIALIZED IMAGING FOR HUMAN RESEARCH STUDIES, AS WELL AS SCAN OVERREADS REQUIRED BY THE INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD.  THIS FACILITY WAS USED TO COMPLETE WORK FOR DR. GALLAGHER'S PREVIOUS MERIT AWARD, LONGITUDINAL MRI BIOMARKERS IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE, OF WHICH THE CURRENT CONTRACT IS A CONTINUATION.