The following is a list of new grants awarded to SOM faculty with project start dates in September of 2024 (the awards listed have a total award amount greater than $100,000):
PI | Project Title | Sponsor | Award Amount | Project Begin Date |
Phanstiel, Douglas | The role of 3D chromatin structure in response to environmental stress | Howard Hughes Medical Institute | 159000 | 01-Sep-24 |
Damania, Blossom | Therapy for Non-Hodgkin lympoma | NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) | 435506 | 01-Sep-24 |
Macdonald, Jeffrey | Validation of penta-omic assays in brain tissue and identification of markers of tissue and -omic data quality | NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) | 440079 | 01-Sep-24 |
O’Brien, Lori | Use of kidney organoids to investigate developmental programs and the effects of fetal exposures | NIH National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) | 421067 | 03-Sep-24 |
Buchbinder, Mara | Mental health and work-related wellbeing of U.S. obstetrician-gynecologists in a shifting policy climate | DHHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) | 493163 | 01-Sep-24 |
Nakamura, Zev | Memantine and Exercise for Chemotherapy-Related Cognitive Decline in Patients with Breast Cancer | NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) | 181626 | 10-Sep-24 |
Stein, Jason | AD GxE: In vivo and in vitro modeling of gene x environment interactions | NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) | 763225 | 15-Sep-24 |
Benhabbour, Soumya | Enhanced Delivery of Cytotoxic Neural Stem Cells for Treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme Using an Innovative In-situ Thermogelling Hydrogel and Focused Ultrasound | NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) | 609749 | 13-Sep-24 |
Damania, Blossom | Targeting EBV-associated lymphomas | NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) | 645012 | 10-Sep-24 |
Casey, Martin | Developing a foundation for a novel emergency department-based intervention to address inappropriate aspirin | NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) | 310120 | 17-Sep-24 |
Wu, Guorong | Understanding Mechanism of Functional Dynamics Through An Explainable Neural Network Landscape with Geometric Control | NIH National Institute on Aging (NIA) | 416750 | 24-Sep-24 |
Baldelli, Andrea | Peripubertal Social Motivation as a Novel Risk Factor Linking Childhood Threat Exposure and Suicidal Ideation and Behavior in Preteen Girls. | NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | 612712 | 01-Sep-24 |
Benhabbour, Soumya | Ultra-long-acting dolutegravir (DTG) in-situ forming implant (ISFI) as a once-a-year subcutaneous injection | Magee-Womens Research Institute Foundation | 163367 | 01-Sep-24 |
Cejas, Diana | UNCHe – UNC Whole Brain Health Demonstration Program for YAES with Epilepsy+ | HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau | 449928 | 01-Sep-24 |
Johnson, Elisabeth | Recovery Integration and Support for Empowered women (RISE) | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) | 400000 | 30-Sep-24 |
Wendlandt, Blair | Adaptation and pilot testing of a family-centered intervention to improve long-term outcomes for survivors of acute respiratory failure | NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | 182159 | 01-Sep-24 |
White, Becky | A Pilot Feasibility HIV prevention Study Linking Incarcerated Women to Post-Release Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) Services | NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | 677589 | 11-Sep-24 |
Hisada, Yohei | Mechanisms of coagulopathy and bleeding in acute promyelocytic leukemia | NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | 764817 | 17-Sep-24 |
Yap, Pew-Thian | Optimized High-Resolution Fast Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting with Cloud-Based Reconstruction | NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) | 621617 | 12-Sep-24 |
Kesimer, Mehmet | Mucin MUC5AC as the Molecular Driver of Airway Mucus Plugging and Obstruction | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | 125000 | 01-Sep-24 |
Coleman, Leon | 3D human neurocircuits to determine the role of microglia in AUD and Alzheimer’s neuronal pathology | NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) | 223531 | 20-Sep-24 |
Bahnson, Edward | Differential redox regulation of vein and arterial smooth muscle cells in AVF stenosis | NIH National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) | 200000 | 17-Sep-24 |
Smith, Will | Behavioral Economics and Financial Incentive-Based Strategies to Optimize Post-CSC Outcomes | NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | 194940 | 07-Sep-24 |
Doerschuk, Claire | The pulmonary immune response induced by single and multiple exposures to combustion products of burn pit constituents | NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) | 427625 | 17-Sep-24 |