# Characterizing the gut microbiome in schizophrenia: Relationship to age, cognition, & disease-related factors

> **NIH NIH K23** · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · 2020 · $187,345

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The proposed K23 application will strongly support Dr. Tanya Nguyen’s long-term career goal of becoming an independent clinical scientist using innovative microbiome techniques to improve our understanding of biological and cognitive aging in persons with schizophrenia (SZ), in order to identify treatment targets to improve cognitive functioning. This proposal has considerable

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9952422
- **Project number:** 5K23MH118435-02
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
- **Principal Investigator:** Tanya T Nguyen
- **Activity code:** K23 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $187,345
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-07-01 → 2022-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9952422

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9952422, Characterizing the gut microbiome in schizophrenia: Relationship to age, cognition, & disease-related factors (5K23MH118435-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9952422. Licensed CC0.

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