1R01 NS127284 NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and National Institute on Aging 04/01/22 – 03/31/2027
“The Role of the Hippocampal Vasculature in Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia”
PI: Abbie Chapman, PhD
American Heart Association Career Development Award 20CDA35310239 07/01/2020-06/30/2024
"Hippocampal Vascular Function in Chronic Hypertension and Post-Stroke Dementia"
PI: Abbie Chapman Johnson, Ph.D.
Mentors: Mark Nelson, Ph.D., and Marilyn J. Cipolla, Ph.D.
Anduela Thaqi, Binghamton University Undergraduate Student
2025 Fall Undergraduate Research Award, "The Effects of Social Isolation on Regional Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability in a Model of Vascular Cognitive Impairment", Binghamton University
2025 Undergraduate Conference Presentation Award to present a poster at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. “Cognitive stimulation rescues vascular cognitive impairment and exerts long-lasting protective effects on memory function”, Binghamton University
Risa Kalish, Binghamton University Undergraduate Student
2025 Helen Bohmer Daly Memorial Award for research excellence, Department of Psychology, Binghamton University
2025 President's Award for Undergraduate Student Excellence honorable mention for enriching the Binghamton University community through leadership and accomplishment in academic, campus and community life
2024 Fall Undergraduate Research Award, "The Effects of Menopause and Chronic Hypertension on Hippocampal Function", Binghamton University
2024 Undergraduate Conference Presentation Award to present a poster at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. “Learning and Memory Impairment during Perimenopause: Effects of Accelerated Ovarian Failure in a Model of Vascular Dementia”, Binghamton University
Brian Deng, Binghamton University Undergraduate Student
2024 Fall Undergraduate Conference Presentation Award to present a poster at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. “Sex Differences in Learning and Memory Function during Chronic Hypertension”, Binghamton University
Jamie Reulbach, University of Vermont Neuroscience Graduate Program
2023 Dean’s Excellence in Research Showcase, Junior Graduate Research Presentation Runner-Up, “Effects of Chronic Hypertension and Sex on Spatial Reference and Working Memory”, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
2023 Travel Award to give oral presentation at American Heart Association Hypertension Scientific Sessions in Boston, MA. “Effects of chronic hypertension and sex on reference memory and spatial working memory”, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
Caity DeCara, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Medical Student
2023 Summer Research Fellowship “Investigation of Capillary Density Changes During Chronic Hypertension as an Underlying Mechanism of Reduced Hippocampal Perfusion and Memory Dysfunction”, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Nick Krant, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Medical Student
2023 Travel Award to give oral presentation at American Heart Association Hypertension Scientific Sessions in Boston, MA “Hippocampal neuroinflammation occurs after focal cerebral ischemic stroke that may contribute to post-stroke memory loss”, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
2021 Summer Research Fellowship “Hippocampal Dysfunction after Cerebral Ischemic Stroke”, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
Abbie Chapman, Ph.D.
2025 Career Champion for outstanding mentorship in the areas of career exploration and professional development, Fleishman Center for Career and Professional Development, Binghamton University
2023 Travel Award to attend the International Society for Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism Brain/Brain PET meeting, Brisbane, Australia, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
2020 Early Career Research Award, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
2019 Early Career Research Award, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
2018 Young Investigator Travel Award, International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2017 Outstanding Paper by an Associate Member Award, Perinatal Research Society
2016 Travel Award to attend and Best Oral Presentation at the International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy meeting, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
2016 Travel Award to attend and Best New Investigator Poster Award at the Society for Reproductive Investigation meeting, Montreal, Canada. Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont
2015 NIH Young Investigator, Perinatal Research Society
2014 Zuspan Award, International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy meeting, New Orleans, LA
2014 President's Presenter Award, Society for Gynecological Investigation meeting, Florence, Italy