Since 2011, nine BPD researchers have each been awarded a NARSAD Young Investigator Grant of up to $70,000. Many of these awards were made possible by funding from Families for BPD Research.
 
The NARSAD Young Investigator Grant is a prestigious award that greatly enhances the researcher’s career path and access to additional funding, potentially leading to as much as 11 to 19 times the original amount of the grant.

Brad Reich, M.D.
(2012 - 2014)
McLean Hospital/Harvard University
Neurobiological distinction between
​BPD and Bipolar

Sarah K. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D.
​(2014 - 2016)
Yale University
Social learning in Borderline
Personality Disorder

Vanessa Nieratschker, Ph.D.
(2015 - 2016)
University of Tübingen, Germany
DBT treatment and epigenetic effects

 Ed Selby, Ph.D.
(2012 - 2014)
Rutgers University
Emotion dysregulation and
​self-damaging behaviors

Kate Saunders, B.M.
(2013 - 2015)
University of Oxford
Social cooperation after
​treatment for BPD

Anthony Ruocco, Ph.D.
(2014 - 2016)
University of Toronto
Magnetic seizure therapy as a
​new treatment for suicidality

Hyun-Jae Pi, Ph.D.
(2016 - 2018)
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Neuronal circuits underlying
​impulsivity

Emily Ansell, Ph.D.
(2015 - 2017)
Syracuse University
Pharmacotherapy to reduce
​impulsivity and suicidal behavior

Keith Bush, Ph.D.
(2017 - 2019)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Emotion regulation and measures to
​prognose regulation ability

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