Inaugural Thomas A. Reynolds III Return to Function Challenge Grant Recipients Selected
(January 14, 2026) — Two multidisciplinary teams have been selected as the inaugural recipients of the Thomas A. Reynolds III Return to Function Challenge Grants from several high-quality proposals. The grants support translational science research centered around one of our designated pillars of excellence: “Return to Function.” This pillar aims to lift up Georgetown as a world leader in restoring neurological function through research, education, care and systems change.
Selected Teams
Project Title: “Circulating Molecular Biomarkers to Monitor Cellular and Organ Remodeling During Stroke Recovery”
- Anton Wellstein, MD, PhD, professor, oncology and pharmacology
- Jaeil Ahn, PhD, associate professor, biostatistics, bioinformatics, and biomathematics
- Matthew Edwardson, MD, assistant professor, neurology
- Barbara Bregman, PhD, professor and chair, rehabilitation medicine
- Ming Tan, PhD, professor and chair, biostatistics and bioinformatics
Project Title: “Cellular Senescence as a Driver of Parkinson’s Disease Pathogenesis and Functional Decline”
- Kathleen Maguire-Zeiss, PhD, professor and chair, neuroscience
- Hong-Yuan Chu, PhD, associate professor, pharmacology and physiology
- Rebekah Evans, PhD, assistant professor, neuroscience
- Patrick Forcelli, PhD, professor and chair, pharmacology
- Galam Khan, MD, associate professor, neurology
- Ming Tan, PhD, professor and chair, biostatistics and bioinformatics