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Igniting Hope in Buffalo New York communities: Training the Next Generation of Health Equity Researchers
The organizational and governance structure of our NIMHD Center of Excellence in Investigator Development and Community Engagement (Center of Excellence) is guided by its mission,...
Genetic and phenotypic adaptations of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium during recurrent bloodstream infection
ABSTRACT Enterococcus faecium is a normal member of the healthy human microbiota; however, it has become a concerning opportunistic pathogen. E. faecium is resistant to many first-...
Developing a novel vesico-amniotic shunt to treat fetal lower urinary tract obstruction
PROJECT SUMMARY Fetal lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO) is a severe birth defect that results in damage or malformation of the bladder, kidneys, and lungs. LUTO is associated...
Leveraging small molecule inhibitors to improve CD19 CAR T cell immunotherapy for KMT2A-rearranged ALL
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT This K08 mentored career development award proposal details a research and training plan that is designed to facilitate the career development and transiti...
Translation Regulation Contributes to Hypoxia Adaptation in Glioblastoma
PROJECT SUMMARY Glioblastoma (GBM) is a CNS tumor derived from glial cells. It is the most common and fatal primary malignant brain tumor in adults with a median survival of 15 mon...
Effect of obesity and diabetes in regulating pulmonary and extra-pulmonary anti-viral immune responses
ABSTRACT: Diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes (T2D), is associated with hyperglycemia (Hg) and obesity (Ob). Hg/Ob is associated with greater severity of disease and mortality i...
Regulation of the Vibrio cholerae MSHA Pilus Drives Host Colonization and Pathogenesis
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Development of multicellular biofilm communities is vital to the lifecycle of many bacterial species. Biofilm formation begins with the attachment of a mot...
SAI: Large-scale Planning for Electric Vehicle Public Charging Infrastructure
Strengthening American Infrastructure (SAI) is an NSF Program seeking to stimulate human-centered fundamental and potentially transformative research that strengthens America’s inf...
Collaborative Research: Plant-Inspired Growing Robots Operating in Multiple Time Scales
This award supports fundamental research to create plant-inspired robots for long-duration monitoring missions in congested and dynamically evolving environments. Such environments...
Developing model systems to understand the impacts of pollutants on lung health
In parallel data and/or samples (nasal swabs, blood, lung tissue, bronchial alveolar lavage) from human and mouse tissue exposed to defined pollutants (e.g. wood smoke) and/or resp...
Barley-legumes companion cropping for continuous grain and soil health
Project Description for Find-A-PhD Advert (max 400 words). This will be the text that is advertised to prospective students:Grain production faces significant challenges associated...
Designing social security around climate risks: an exploration of speculative futures
What if the government paid you because of climate change?Climate change poses significant challenges to communities worldwide, leading to various socio-economic impacts (Arnell et...
BII: Predicting the global host-virus network from molecular foundations
The Viral Emergence Research Initiative Biology Integration Institute (VERENA BII) will integrate data and biological theory across the fields of microbiology, immunology, ecology,...
IUCRC Phase I Baylor College of Medicine: Center to Stream Healthcare In Place (C2SHIP)
Chronic health conditions are financially and emotionally costly. Immediate action is needed to shift from current practice, in which frequently the patient is a passive recipient...
CAREER: Characterization of the Strain Rate-Dependent Mechanical Behavior of the Cell-Cell Adhesion Interface
This Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award supports research to characterize the mechanical behavior of single cell-cell adhesions. Cell-cell adhesions integrate cells in...
MARC U*STAR at Florida International University
ABSTRACT The proposed MARC at Florida International University (FIU) program is designed to address the national deficit of diversity in the biomedical workforce. While it will cer...
The role of serpins and LRP1 in the esophageal epithelium during eosinophilic esophagitis
PROJECT SUMMRAY Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic allergic disease of the esophagus, partly mediated by type 2 immunity and epithelial dysfunction. Patients with EoE suff...
Reducing Morbidity in Sickle Cell Disease-Prevent Acute Chest Syndrome system (PACSystem) pilot study
ABSTRACT Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is chronic hemolytic anemia that causes irreversible organ damage resulting in a shortened lifespan. As a pediatric hematologist, my...
Defining cerebellar computation and function during associative learning with two-photon optogenetics
Project Summary The cerebellum plays a significant role in cognitive, emotional, and social behaviors, but we lack a basic circuit- level understanding of how it contributes to the...
MIGHTIER: Movement in Heart Transplant patients: the Impact of Environmental factoRs
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT Long term survival of pediatric heart transplant (HT) patients remains unacceptably low and is driven in part by modifiable cardiovascular risk factors. Ch...