The National Institutes of Health (NIH) granted $2,177,313 to Dr. Erica Sanchez for her project on Molecular Mechanisms Drive Metabolic and Lipid Profiles that Define Cells in the Latent and Lytic Stages of Viral Infection. The research in her project supports how…
Dr. Rudi Fasan received $2,967,188 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his research project on Chemoenzymatic Strategies for Molecular Discovery and Asymmetric Synthesis. This five-year award supports the development of innovative chemoenzymatic platforms for discovering natural product–inspired macrocyclic peptides that…
The National Science Foundation (NSF) granted Dr. Filippo Romiti $678,600 through its CAREER program for his research project on the Innovative Strategies for the Synthesis of Unexplored Complex Bisindole Heterodimeric Alkaloids. While complex heterodimeric bisindole alkaloids are known to…
Dr. Ziwen Jiang received exactly $2,000,000 from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) for his study on Engineered Antibody Tools for Targeted Regulation of Cancer-associated Proteins and Organelles. This study focuses on the development of antibody-based tools…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Dr. Vladimir Gevorgyan $2,204,601 for his research on Novel Transition Metal Catalysis for Chemical Synthesis. Dr. Gevorgyan’s project focuses on developing a new platform for regio- and stereoselective functionalization of unactivated aliphatic C(sp³)–H…
Dr. Ivan Vasko received $524,875 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for his research on Statistical Analysis of Electrostatic Fluctuations in the Earth’s Magnetosheath. This project centers on electrostatic wave activity in the Earth’s magnetosheath, a turbulent plasma…
Dr. Sheena D’Arcy receives a $2,398,872 award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her project, The Role of Dynamics in Regulating Multi-Activity Protein Complexes and Chromatin, which will lead to a five-year examination into how cells control the…
The Strategic Environmental Research & Development Program (SERDP) awarded Dr. Mario Wriedt $581,027 for his research on High-Capacity Sustainable Sorbents for Treatment of PFAS. The main purpose of Dr. Wriedt’s research is to improve and evaluate new sorbent materials that…
Dr. Xintong Dong has been granted $2,804,716 from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for her research centered on Genetic Dissection of Defensin Signaling in Urinary Tract Infections. This grant will support Dr. Xintong Dong’s innovative investigation into the role…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Dr. Hedieh Torabifard $1,935,708 for her research project on Computational Framework to Investigate the Inorganic Ion Transporters. This project intends to address the critical gaps in our understanding of how ions, such…
