$95,000 Awarded to Project Mentored by Dr. Prabhakaran

Posted on June 2011

We are proud to share that Research Associate Veena Nair, who works with UW Radiology’s Dr. Vivek Prabhakaran, has received an American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship.

Veena Nair was awarded the 2-year project grant for her work, “Plasticity changes associated with stroke.” The grant amounts to a total of approximately $95,000, covering salary/fringe and project support.

Dr. Prabhakaran, of the Neuroradiology section, will serve as Veena’s mentor along with Dr. Dorothy Farrar Edwards, a Professor in the Departments of Kinesiology, Occupational Therapy, Neurology, and Medicine.