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NIH precision neurorehabilitation center grant at MUSC

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  • NIH awarded $6.5M to a MUSC researcher for a precision neurorehab center.1
  • Federal funding supports precision approaches to neurorehabilitation.1
  • The center is relevant to neurorehab and BCI/neuroprosthetics translation.1 1

Weekly enrichment (2026-07-20)

  • The $6.5M NIH grant was awarded to Steven Kautz, Ph.D., chair of MUSC’s Department of Health Sciences and Research, to establish “Neuro-PRECISE: Center for Advancing Precision Neural Circuit-Based Rehabilitation.”2
  • It is a five-year award and joins the NIH Medical Rehabilitation Research Resource (MR3) Network.2
  • The center focuses on using neuromodulation technology and methods to examine, change, and improve neural circuits in people affected by strokes and other neurological conditions, while imaging the brain’s response to optimize interventions.2
  • Planned activities include more than 10 research projects, state-of-the-art core facility services, pilot-project funding, and training of researchers across the country.3
  • Announced October 21, 2025, the grant builds on Kautz’s earlier $7.9M NIH federal construction grant (2024) to build the 15,000-square-foot RENEW clinical research center for restoration of neural-based function in the real world.4
  • MUSC’s College of Health Professions rose to No. 3 in NIH research funding among allied-health schools, up from No. 27 when Kautz was recruited in 2010, having obtained more than $60 million in research funding.4
  • The center plans to share findings publicly, collaborate with other MR3 Network centers, and incorporate input from people who have experienced neurological injury.2
  • Its precision-neurorehabilitation focus (targeted neuromodulation paired with neural-circuit readouts) is directly decision-useful for BCI and neuroprosthetics translation.2

Footnotes

  1. https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiswFBVV95cUxOa3h0SnJqbDZjejB6ZFNVRFlzNDltSENrbDhkR25wb3l5VXgwNGJjOFh0bmd3dWNGZkk0dTRGSll2ZE5wbzRxZWdSaEJCR3EtbkFiVU9QOWNKTmFBN2QwU2ZHaUFIUzByQmh2TDNJVVZTQkx6Y0xGeFNNa0FKRlhsa2Q2S1VDOXBzd0xTSjlQZ0Zkbi05YkRjUDBVczkzWVVIc25icndKY2xLZ0k1dTBhX2dyUQ?oc=5 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  2. https://www.musc.edu/content-hub/News/2025/10/21/nih-awards-musc-researcher-grant-for-precision-neurorehab-center ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  3. https://www.scbio.org/nih-awards-musc-researcher-6-5m-grant-for-precision-neurorehab-center/ ↩

  4. https://www.musc.edu/content-hub/News/2024/02/12/stroke-researcher-to-lead-south-carolinas-first-neural-function-rehabilitation-research-facility ↩ ↩2

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