Review a listing of recent competitive grant awards for UNC School of Medicine faculty.
The following is a list of new grants awarded to SOM faculty with project start dates from 9/1/2020 -9/15/2020 (the awards listed have a total award amount greater than $100,000):
|
PI |
Project Title |
Sponsor |
Award Amount |
Project Begin Date |
| Milner, Justin | Molecular Programming of CD8+ T Cell Accumulation and Activity in Tumors | NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
$248,997 |
9/1/2020 |
| Phanstiel, Douglas | Identifying Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Genes using 3D Chromatin Structure and Genome Editing in iPSC-derived Microglia | BrightFocus Foundation |
$199,041 |
9/1/2020 |
| Franco, Hector | Defining Enhancer RNA Function in the Pathogenesis of Breast Cancer | American Cancer Society (ACS) |
$119,500 |
9/1/2020 |
| Giovannucci, Andrea | An optical brain machine interface to track brain states and connectivity | Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation |
$600,000 |
9/1/2020 |
| Kafri, Tal | The circadian rhythm as a lentiviral vector restriction factor | NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) |
$770,756 |
9/1/2020 |
| Schrank, Travis | Mechanisms Determining Dysregulation of the NRF2 Oxidative Stress Response in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma | NIH National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) |
$173,993 |
9/1/2020 |
| Garcia-Martinez, J Victor | In Vivo Evaluation of HIV Latency Reversal Strategies | NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) |
$621,932 |
9/1/2020 |
| Fu, Haiyan | Facilitate by-stander effects by EV-mRNA cargo in AAV gene therapy for MPS IIIC | NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) |
$427,625 |
9/1/2020 |
| Hightow-Weidman, Lisa | Using EMA to developmentally tailor an intervention to support on-demand PrEP among YMSM | NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) |
$286,656 |
9/1/2020 |
| Erickson, Karen | PROJECT OPEN: IMPROVING IN-PERSON EXPRESSIVE COMMUNICATION WITH OPEN SOURCE TECHNOLOGIES | DHHS Administration for Community Living (ACL) |
$499,494 |
9/1/2020 |
| Girdler, Susan | Defining the neuropathophysiological mechanisms linking ovarian hormone variability with risk for depression in peripubertal girls | NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) |
$158,381 |
9/1/2020 |
| McElligott, Zoe | Probing central amygdala neurotensin neurons in alcohol consumption | NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) |
$397,117 |
9/10/2020 |