2017-2018 Faculty Awardees
Fall 2017
INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AWARDS
(Awarded: $151,000 – Requested: $184,609)
Santosh Aryal, Chemistry ($21,000)
Natural killer cell membrane infused biomimetic liposome for tumor targeted drug delivery
Katsura Asano, Biology ($12,000)
Biological targets of eIF5-mimic protein (5MP)—an emerging oncogenic protein that controls mRNA translation
Amir Bahadori, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering ($20,000)
Miniaturized Neutron Spectrometer for Characterizing Cancer Risk
Rob DeLong, Anatomy & Physiology ($11,000)
Inhibiting melanoma metastasis with physiological metal oxide nanoparticle RNA conjugates
Peying Fong, Anatomy & Physiology ($11,000)
LRRC8 channels: a target for potentiation of cancer therapy
Dong Lin, Industrial & Manufacturing Systems Engineering ($24,000)
3D printing biomimetic bone structure with hierarchical and interconnected porosity for breast cancer metastasis
Masaaki Tamura, Anatomy & Physiology ($21,000)
Cancer-targeted immunotherapy with PD-L1 inhibitory peptide secretory genes and oncolytic virus for the treatment of lung cancer
Anna Zolkiewska, Biochemistry ($31,000)
The role of Protein ADP-ribosylation in Anti-tumor Immunity
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE PLANNING GRANTS
(Awarded: $12,000)
Raelene Wouda, Clinical Sciences - COE for Translational & Comparative Oncology Research
Stefan Bossman, Chemistry - COE for Early Diagnosis & Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
TRAVEL AWARDS
(Awarded: $2,500 – Requested: $2,500)
Katsura Asano, Biology ($1,000)
Domestic Travel within Japan
Duy Hua, Chemistry ($1,500)
Travel to Japan
Spring 2018
INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AWARDS
(Awarded: $50,000 – Requested: $73,000)
Ryan Rafferty, Chemistry ($25,000)
Synergist Therapy for Enhanced Anticancer Agent Delivery: Magnetic Field Facilitated Nanoparticle Microporation
Kathrin Schrick, Biology ($25,000)
Mechanistic Action of a Dietary Flavonoid on a Transcriptional Regulator
EQUIPMENT AWARDS
(Awarded: $19,000 – Requested: $183,888)
John Tomich, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics ($10,000)
Automatic Tray for MALDI Mass Spectrometer
John Tomich, BMB ($9,000)
Upgrade of current Circular Dichroism Spectrometer
FACULTY TRAVEL AWARD
(Awarded: $2,665 – Requested $3,665)
Ping Li, Chemistry ($1,500)
China
Om Prakash, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics ($1,165)
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Ma.