Review a listing of recent competitive grants awarded to UNC School of Medicine faculty.

The following is a list of new grants awarded to SOM faculty with project start dates from 9/1/2021 -9/15/2021 (the awards listed have a total award amount greater than $100,000):
PI | Project Title | Sponsor | Award Amount | Project Begin Date |
Hoadley, Katherine | Specialized RNA analysis center for integrative genomic analyses | NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) | $376,349 | 9/1/2021 |
Asrican, Brent | Altered Diversity of Astrocyte sub-types and Signaling Capabilities in Alzheimer’s Disease | NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) | $233,250 | 9/1/2021 |
Conlon, Frank | FELLOW:W EDWARDS TBX20/TLE Interaction Is Essential for Mammalian Heart Development | American Heart Association (AHA) | $136,756 | 9/1/2021 |
Ritola, Kimberly | BRAIN Viral Vector Services and Distribution Core | NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) | $385,639 | 9/1/2021 |
Shpargel, Karl | Enhancer activation mechanisms in cranial neural crest osteoblast differentiation | NIH National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) | $363,749 | 9/1/2021 |
Flick, Matthew | Mechanisms linking the plasminogen/fibrinogen axis to the pathogenesis of COVID-19 | NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | $580,295 | 9/1/2021 |
Tan, Ray | Personalizing kidney cancer communication to support patient-centered decision-making | Department of Defense (DOD) | $929,618 | 9/1/2021 |
Der, Channing | Targeting KRAS-dysregulated metabolism for novel therapeutic approaches | Department of Defense (DOD) | $331,074 | 9/1/2021 |
Bryant, Kirsten | Targeting KRAS-dysregulated metabolism for novel therapeutic approaches | Department of Defense (DOD) | $657,868 | 9/1/2021 |
Won, Hyejung | Systematic in vivo characterization of disease-associated regulatory variants | NIH National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) | $924,412 | 9/1/2021 |
Ting, Jenny | Role and Mitigation of Inflammasomes and Inflammation During COVID-19 | NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | $768,215 | 9/1/2021 |