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2026 TNC Pilot Research Grant Awardees

Each year, the TNC sponsors up to four $100,000 awards to BCH investigators for one-year pilot projects, with the possibility for a renewal the subsequent year. Our Pilot Research Grants support translational research on neurodevelopmental disorders within the domains of Preclinical Research, Drug Discovery, Mechanism-based Therapeutic Development, Translational Biomarkers, and Gene-based Clinical Research and Trials. Congratulations to our four 2026 Pilot Research Grant awardees:

Wardiya Afshar-Saber, PhD, Department of Neurology

Alissa D’Gama, MD, PhD, Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

Brian Kalish, MD, Division of Newborn Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

Kiran Maski, MD, MPH, Department of Neurology

Read more about our four Pilot Grant projects for 2026!