Year 26 Faculty Awardees

Bridging Grant Recipients

Beck, Moriah (WSU)

R15 Bridge: Mechanistic Basis of Tunable Linkers in Palladin Ig3-4 Architecture and Actin Binding


Davido, David (KUL)

Role of CDK-1 in HSV-1 gene expression


Gao, Yuanyuan (WSU)

Development and validation of a multi-channel SCOS system


Lee, Yongkuk (WSU)

Transforming cardiovascular health monitoring with AI-driven non-invasive multimodal sensor system


Moskovitz, Jackob (KUL)

Methionine sulfoxide based immunization against Alzheimer's disease


Xu, Liang (KUL)

Achieving Intracellular Precision Medicine by Artificial-intelligence-powered Peptide-producing mRNAs


Zhang, Yuxia (KUMC)

Role of RNA-binding protein HuR in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis


Core Facility Recipients

Loganathan, Rajprasad (WSU)

Ventilation units in the Core Facility to support ICP-OES instrumentation


Lundquist, Erik (KUL)

Service contract for Illumina NextSeq2000 sequencing system


Prakash, Om (KSU)

Maintenance on Bruker BioNMR spectrometer


Ward, Christopher (PSU)

LN2 ultra-low temperature storage unit: purchase, training, support


Welti, Ruth (KSU)

Repair electrospray ionization triple quadrupole mass spectrometer


CURE Award Recipients

Boydston, Paige (PSU)

Increasing Adoptability Rates in Rural Shelters via Environmental Modifications and Basic Training


Hotze, Eileen (KUL)

vCURE: Expanding Access to Virology Research Through a Herpesvirus Focused CURE


Howard-Smith, Christianna (LU)

Environmental Toxin-Induced Modulation of GSK-3 Signaling and Neuroinflammatory Pathways: A Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience


Kshirsagar, Shruti (WSU)

Robust Sleep Stage Classification/p>


Neef, Jody (PSU)

Antibacterial Materials from Natural Sources


Simons, Kim (ESU)

Substrate Specificity Determinants of E coli and H sapiens PHGDH


Ward, Christopher (PSU)

Assessing Lung Function in Correlation with Lifestyle Determinants in a Semi-Rural University Cohort


Developmental Research Project Award Recipients

Brown, Denver (KSU)

Using Network Science to Examine Temporal Relationships between 24-Hour Movement Behaviors and Depression in College Students

Mentor: Forbush, Kelsie


Huang, Shijiao (KSU)

Defining the neural circuits and signaling in longevity

Mentor: Geisbrecht, Erika


Scheuermann, Britton (KSU)

Translational Development of POLθ Inhibitors for the Treatment of Cervical Cancer

Mentor: Wallace, Nicholas


Waugh, Katherine (KUMC)

Developmental origins of the distinct neurological trajectories among individuals with Down syndrome

Mentor: Wilkins, Heather


DSC-PUI Award Recipients

Ghosh, Anuradha (PSU)

Transcriptome analysis of tick populations in Kansas in relation to AGS

Mentor: Macdonald, Stuart (KUL)


Hendry, William (WSU)

RRBS Analysis of Golden Hamster Tissue Samples

Mentor: Koestler, Devin (KUMC)


Ward, Christopher (PSU)

Genetic Determinants and Prevalence of Early-Onset Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Mentor: Chalise, Prabhakar (KUMC)


Watanabe, Masa (FHSU)

Advanced Ancestral Sequence Reconstruction for Protein Engineering

Mentor: Chalise, Prabhakar (KUMC)


Recruitment Package Recipients

Chen, Keyu (ESU)


Kohno, Satomi (FHSU)


Liyanaarachchi, Surshee (WU)


SPRING Award Recipients

Abassah-Oppong, Samuel (FHSU)

Characterizing Predicted Shox2 Liver Enhancers in Hepatocyte Reporter Assays


Abraham, Susan (LU)

Microlearning as a Mediator of Academic Challenges Linked to Mental Health among College Students


Beck, Moriah (WSU)

Palladin-VASP Interactions in Condensates Governing Actin Network Dynamics


Blocker, Erin (ESU)

Miles for Mental Health: The Impact of Cardiovascular Fitness on Mental Health Outcomes


Davis, Lindsay (LU)

Dietary Nitrosamines as Triggers of Autoimmune-Associated Molecular Pathways


Fields, Stephen (ESU)

Characterizing expression and disparate effects of CluX allelic products.


Gress, Joanna (ESU)

Evaluating Phytocannabinoid-Mediated Neuroprotection in Honey Bees Using Whole-Hive PER


Lewis, Sharon (LU)

Variance of Cancer Mortality in the United States


Phelps, Jamie (PSU)

Ecotoxicology of Pearl Crescent butterflies in southeast Kansas


Reed, Benjamin (WU)

Linking personality traits, space-use, and habitat characteristics in Terrapene ornata