# Inflammatory Mechanisms Linking Sleep Disturbances and Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia in Later Life

> **NIH NIH K23** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · 2021 · $201,264

## Abstract

SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The proposed K23 application will strongly support Ellen Lee, MD’s long-term career goal of becoming an independent clinical-translational physician-scientist in geriatric mental health. This project investigates inflammatory mechanisms underlying sleep and cognition in middle-aged and older adults (41-70 years old) with schizophrenia (SZ). The proposal has considerable

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10159125
- **Project number:** 5K23MH119375-03
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
- **Principal Investigator:** Ellen Eun-Ok Lee
- **Activity code:** K23 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $201,264
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-05-07 → 2024-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10159125

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10159125, Inflammatory Mechanisms Linking Sleep Disturbances and Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia in Later Life (5K23MH119375-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10159125. Licensed CC0.

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