Noted concussion researcher Dr. Julian Bailes has been awarded new grant funding of up to $25 million for research on traumatic brain injury (TBI) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to an announcement on Sunday at the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) meeting in Denver.
Bailes was featured in the film "Concussion" and was instrumental in understanding the clinical evidence of CTE, according to the SNMMI. M1 Capital and Nucleus Bio are working with the SNMMI to fund the grants, which are part of a new effort called Brain Scanning to Assess for Traumatic Injury and Encephalopathy (SAFTIE). The Brain SAFTIE group gathered for the first time at a May symposium organized by the SNMMI's Clinical Trials Network and supported by Nucleus Bio.
The new grant programs will provide funding for preclinical and clinical diagnostic and therapeutic research, covering areas such as the development of new diagnostic imaging agents, clinical trials on the safety and efficacy of therapies, population-based studies, outcome measures, and networks that facilitate collaboration, according to the society. Further information on the specific grants, award amounts, and application details will be announced soon, the SNMMI said.
