Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty
The following is a list of new grants awarded to SOM faculty with project start dates in April and May of 2025 (the awards listed have a total award amount greater than $100,000):
| PI | Project Title | Sponsor | Award Amount | Project Begin Date |
| Weissman, Bernard | Identifying the effects of NRF2 signaling on lung squamous cell carcinoma development | NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) | 158365 | 01-Apr-25 |
| Corteselli, Elizabeth | Effects of vaping-induced oxidation on nicotine analogs e-cigarettes | NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | 265239 | 01-Apr-25 |
| Farel, Claire | UNC Ryan White Part C Outpatient EIS Program | DHHS HRSA Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program | 213630 | 01-Apr-25 |
| Esther, Charles | Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Core | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | 139876 | 01-Apr-25 |
| Donaldson, Scott | Mucociliary Clearance NRC | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | 196000 | 01-Apr-25 |
| Downs, Anthony | Impact of fentanyl consumption on noradrenergic plasticity in the basolateral amygdala | NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | 184706 | 01-May-25 |
| Burclaff, Joseph | Transcriptional regulation of mitochondrial metabolism in human intestinal stem cells | NIH National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) | 115288 | 15-May-25 |
| O’Neal, Wanda | Hypoxia Signaling: A Therapeutic Target for Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | 168000 | 01-May-25 |
| Magness, Scott | The role of human BEST4+ cells in small intestine mucus properties | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | 167999 | 01-May-25 |
| Snider, Natasha | Regenerative Strategies Targeting Retinoic Acid Signaling in Giant Axonal Neuropathy | NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) | 479397 | 14-May-25 |
| Hill, David | Mucus Swelling in the HEMT Era | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | 168000 | 01-May-25 |
| Doerschuk, Claire | Migration and resolution, lung microenvironment and mechanisms: examining the diverse responses of neutrophils during S. pneumoniae pneumonia and acute lung injury | NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | 759983 | 15-May-25 |
| Gower, Emily | Maximizing Outcomes of Repeat Trichiasis Surgery performed by Integrated Eye Care Workers | NIH National Eye Institute (NEI) | 1709606 | 01-May-25 |