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Dr. Wei Li Granted Over $740,000 from NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) granted Dr. Wei Li of The University of Texas at Dallas $748,958 for his project on Integrated Computational Materials Modelling Framework for Investigating the Process-structure-property Linkage of the Lunar Metal Welding with Internal Defects. The main goal of this project is to better understand and reduce welding defects…
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Investigator Onboarding and Offboarding
Investigators joining UTD It is recommended that investigators who are new to UTD and conducting human subjects research review the Investigator Onboarding Guidance and reach out to the OHSP for a New Investigator Meeting. The overall goal of this meeting is to: Additionally, the OHSP Investigator Manual is a comprehensive guide for investigators on policies…
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Amy Pinkham Receives Over $3,600,000 from NIH
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has granted Dr. Amy Pinkham $3,621,865 to support the development and research on the Social Cognition Battery for Psychosis-Risk (SCB-PR): A Psychometric and Validation Study. Aligned with Strategy 3.2.B of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)’s Strategic Plan, this research project aims to enhance how mental health treatments…
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Dr. Mario Wriedt Awarded Over $580,000 from SERDP
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 can effectively eliminate PFAS or Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances from contaminated water sources, especially water…
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Spring 2025 HIVE Award Recipient: Zachary Bynum
The Office of Human Subjects Protections (OHSP) is pleased to announce that Zachary Bynum, member of Dr. Michael Kilgard’s lab at the Texas Biomedical Device Center (TxBDC), has been selected as the recipient of the Spring 2025 HIVE Award! Zach holds a BS in Neuroscience, MS in Applied Cognition and Neuroscience, and is currently in…
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Dr. Julia Hsu Receives $1,900,000 from NSF
Dr. Julia Hsu, in addition to her team of co-principal investigators (Co-PIs), Dr. Howard Katz, Dr. Chih-Hao Chang, Dr. Kevin Brenner, and Dr. Cormac Toher have received $1,900,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Future of Semiconductors (FuSe) Program in support of their project on FuSe2 Topic 3: Co-designing Indium-based Sol-gel Precursors for…
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Dr. Gagan Wig Awarded Over $680,000 from CU
Columbia University has awarded Dr. Gagan Wig $688,295 for his innovative research project on CRCNS: Assessing Long-Term Impacts of Disruption to Large-Scale Brain Networks. This project concentrates on the decline of cognitive abilities linked to alterations in brain network function and intends to deliver critical insights into how large-scale brain networks change with age. Using…
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Dr. Leonidas Bleris Granted Over $1,000,000 from NIH
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded Dr. Leonidas Bleris $1,098,244 for his research initiative project within the Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (DMS), titled DMS/NIGMS 2: The Mathematics of Epigenetic Regulation in Human Cells. The purpose of this project is to address a major challenge at the intersection of mathematics and molecular biology…
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Dr. Robert Rennaker Awarded Over $2,300,000 from NIH
Dr. Robert Rennaker, along with his team of co-principal investigators (Co-PIs), Dr. Seth Hays, Dr. Michael Kilgard, and Chad Swank, have been awarded a $2,341,089 Phase II grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for their research on Enhancing Recovery of Lower Limb Function after Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). This award will support the…
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Dr. Pamela Rollins Receives Over $2,700,000 from CDMRP
The Congressional Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) awarded Dr. Pamela Rollins a $2,744,321 grant for her four-year project titled Meeting the Needs of Young Hispanic Autistic Children: Developing a Culturally and Linguistically Sensitive Intervention to Alleviate Core Social Challenges. This project intends to address the critical gaps in early autism intervention for Hispanic children, specifically…