Pedro Brugarolas, PhD

Can it be that the average budget per grant was substantially higher? Larger grants without an increase in overall funding necessarily means fewer grants. My experience is limited but I feel that before lots of R01s were modular (<$250k/y) and now most are ~$490k/y

Also, in my (limited) experience as a reviewer I noticed tha many innovative grants w/ bold ideas often don't get discussed as there inevitably is a reviewer who thinks it won't work and gives it 7 putting the grant automatically in the bottom half of the pile

I wonder if this is to maintain a manageable load for discussion since (i believe) the number of grants being submitted has increased a lot in the last couple of years. It'd be nice to see hard data on this

Awesome! Does it also work in reverse? 😄

PET tracer offers new insights into spinal cord injuries A novel PET technique that visualizes spinal cord injuries provides critical information about which patients may be able to regain mobility, according to new research.

A newly developed #PET #radiotracer could help diagnose injuries of the #spine more precisely, monitor #recovery, and evaluate #therapy effectiveness, according to research led by Clas Linnman, PhD, and @pbrugarolas.bsky.social from 🇺🇸 @harvardmed.bsky.social, and published by @snm-mi.bsky.social.

Novel PET tracer reveals potential for recovery in spinal cord injuries A novel PET technique that visualizes spinal cord injuries provides critical information about which patients may be able to regain mobility, according to new research published in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

A novel PET tracer, 18F-3F4AP, offers insights into spinal cord injury recovery by detecting intact nerve connections, aiding in precise diagnosis and monitoring of therapeutic effectiveness. doi.org/g85sxf