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…
Dr. Adrianna Shembel has received $2,910,950 from National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further her research on Central Modulation-Paired Motor Rehabilitation for Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury. This award supports Dr. Shembel’s innovative approach to improving laryngeal motor function following recurrent…
Dr. Nikki Delk received $789,000 from the American Cancer Society for her research on IL-1-p62 Axis Regulation and Function in Castration Resistant PCa. The study identified how an inflammatory cytokine, interleukin-1 (IL-1), alters cancer cells to promote tumor progression. Dr. Delk…
Dr. Zachary Campbell was awarded $1,998,717 from the National Institute of Health (NIH) for his research on Profiling Translation in Nociceptor Plasticity. Dr. Campbell’s team probe the effects of methylglyoxal on translational control and determine if blocking the integrated stress…
Dr. Kelli Palmer received $2,467,449 from the National Institute of Health (NIH) for her research on Adaptive Alterations of Lipids in Mitis Group Streptococci. Streptococcus mitis is typically found in the human mouth and causes infections in the bloodstream and…
Dr. Li Zhang, professor of Biological Sciences in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, was awarded $900,000 from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) for her research on Optimizing Therapeutic Strategies Against Lung Cancer Using Multimodality…
Dr. Faruck Morcos received a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his research on Characterizing the Effects of Protein and RNA Variability in Molecular Function and Interactions. The project’s goal is to quantify and uncover…
Dr. Lawrence Reitzer is a Professor in the department of Biological Sciences of the School of Natural Sciences & Mathematics at the University of Texas at Dallas. In collaboration with Dr. Philippe Zimmern of the urology department at the University…
