2013-14 Faculty Awardees
Fall 2013
Innovative Research Awards & Directed Gifts
(Total Awarded: $373,500 — Total Requested: $441,000)
Stefan Bossmann, Chemistry
Deryl Troyer, Anatomy & Physiology ($200,000)
Development of novel blood tests for early detection of several types of cancer
Mark Weiss, Anatomy & Physiology ($117,000)
Use of human umbilical cord matrix stem cells to ameliorate negative effects of transplanted immune cells on host tissues
Viktor Chikan, Chemistry ($3,000)
Generating ultrasound via pulsed magnetic field to increase drug penetration at the blood-brain barrier for treatment of brain cancer
Annelise Nguyen, Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology ($25,000)
Targeting gap junction intercellular communication for triple negative breast cancer treatment
David Poole, Kinesiology ($9,500)
Effects of dietary nitrate supplementation on tumor oxygenation and microcirculation
Robert Szoszkiewicz, Physics ($19,000)
Towards fast and quantitative detection of protease-based cancer biomarkers
Spring 2014
Innovative Research Awards
(Awarded: $124,200 - Requested: $232,045)
Richard Todd, Plant Pathology ($9,000)
Dual function transcription factors: how prevalent is co-activator function for DNA-binding transcription factors.
Jianhan Chen, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics ($20,000)
Mechanism or facile binding of BH3-only proteins to the pro-survival protein Bcl-w
John Tomich, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics ($25,000)
Targeting of branced amphiphilitc peptide capsules: a tunable delivery system for radiation therapy
Katsura Asano, Biology ($12,000)
Role of non-AUG initiation in cancer development
Stefan Rothenburg, Biology ($22,000)
Oncolytic potential of squirrel fibroma virus and recombinant myxoma viruses
John Schlup, Chemical Engineering ($20,900)
Development of a prompt capture gamma-ray neutron activation analysis methodology for use in boron neutron capture therapy research
Bhupinder Bawa, Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology ($9,300)
Nectin-4 expression in canine mammary carcinoma: potential role as serum biomarker and targeted therapy for cancer
Minyoung Suh, Apparel, Textiles and Interior Design ($6,000)
Wearable hyperthermia device for breast cancer treatment
Equipment Awards
(Awarded: $31,787 - Requested: $50,787)
Anna Zolkiewska, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics ($6,000)
Tissue culture hood
Zhilong Yang, Biology ($12,240)
BR-188 density gradient fractionation system
Richard Rosenkranz, Human Nutrition ($7,350)
Actical waterproof physical activity monitors
Masaaki Tamura, Anatomy & Physiology ($6,197)
Water jacketed CO2 incubator with humidity control