# Cognitive Neuroscience of Development and Aging (CoNDA) Center Supplement

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · 2021 · $249,978

## Abstract

This application for a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) would initiate a formal
Center to lead, support, and expand neuroimaging and clinical cognitive neuroscience research
in Nebraska, with an emphasis on lifespan development. It is an opportune moment for human
neuroscience research in the Omaha community, regionally, and across the world, with many
new research tools and government initiatives intended to illuminate the next frontier of
biomedicine. The proposed Cognitive Neuroscience of Development and Aging (CONDA) Center
will provide critical resources and support to faculty from four institutions: the University of
Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), the Boys Town National Research Hospital, the University of
Nebraska – Omaha, and Creighton University. The Administrative Core of the CONDA Center will
be housed at UNMC, which is less than two miles from each of the other institutions, and will be
comprised of Training, Evaluation, Engagement, Administration, and Mentoring areas (i.e., the
TEEAM Core). The new CONDA Center will also include a state- of-the-art Neuroimaging
Acquisition and Analysis Core, as well as extensive support for four primary COBRE research
projects led by a promising group of NIH-defined early-stage investigators. Upon initiation of the
Center, the TEEAM Core would immediately implement a series of new programs that are
designed to develop human cognitive neuroscience on the CONDA Campus and across the
region. The TEEAM Core would also rapidly implement a comprehensive research support
structure that includes the Neuroimaging Core facility, training opportunities, pilot projects and
mini-grants programs, a new seminar series, postdoctoral fellowships, intern- ships for growing
temporary and long-term laboratory staffing, and a participant registry to enhance recruitment. In
parallel, the TEEAM Core would promote the successful launch of the primary COBRE research
projects and, through a mentoring network approach, implement a career development and
evaluation support system to monitor progress and ensure Junior PIs and their mentoring teams
reach critical milestones. As per the new research core, the Neuroimaging Acquisition and
Analysis Core facility would be the only core dedicated to human brain research in the state of
Nebraska, and would provide regional scientists with state-of-the-art tools for neuroimaging and
neuromodulation, including research-dedicated MRI and MEG systems. The new Center would
also receive exceptional institutional support, including financial support for CONDA programs,
major equipment expenses, and Core staffing. The overall CONDA team includes an established
group of PIs in neuro- imaging, brain dynamics, aging, and brain and cognitive development, as
well as a strong cohort of emerging junior investigators using innovative cognitive and affective
neuroscience methods to address major questions in human neuroscience across the lifespan.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10400412
- **Project number:** 3P20GM130447-02S1
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Anna Dunaevsky
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $249,978
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2020-03-15 → 2025-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10400412

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10400412, Cognitive Neuroscience of Development and Aging (CoNDA) Center Supplement (3P20GM130447-02S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10400412. Licensed CC0.

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