Work from the lab of Jeeyun Chung, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, on lipid droplets’ roles in neurodegenerative diseases will be supported by a Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) Collaborative Paris Pilot Project Award. The project, titled “Spatial and functional identities of lipid droplets in brains,” will be done in collaboration with Joongkyu Park, Assistant Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine, and will receive $200,000 for a pilot phase lasting 18 months with the goal of developing a Phase 2 project plan. Successful advancement to Phase 2 will see the team apply to an acceleration grant of $400,000 per year for four years. The entirety of the funding for phases 1 and 2 will total $1.8 million. The award is supported by CZI’s Neurodegeneration Challenge Network (NDCN), with the goal of supporting high risk/high reward work in the field.
