Bridge Funding Program All Recipients

Updated as of April 24, 2023

2022

Name Department/School/College Title
Jian Wang Pathology, School of Medicine Metabolic mechanisms of diseases
Jared Schrader Biological Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Biomolecular Condensates as Organizers of Bacterial RNA Biology
Shunbin Xu Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine The miR-183/96/182 Cluster in Pseudomonas aeruginosa-induced Keratitis

2021

Name Department/School/College Title
Bruce Berkowitz Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences, School of Medicine Mitigating retinitis pigmentosa based on non-invasive rod energy ecosystem biomarkers
Samson Jamesdaniel Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Division of Research Targeting nitration for mitigating cisplatin-mediated ototoxicity
Maria Bykhovskaia Neurology, School of Medicine Molecular Dynamics of Protein-Lipid Complexes Regulating Synaptic Fusion
Noa Ofen Institute of Gerontology, Division of Research Development of Memory Networks in Children

2020

Name Department/School/College Title
Patrick Mueller Physiology, School of Medicine Inactivity and Enhanced Sympathoexcitation: Role of Neuroplasticity in the RVLM

 

Summer 2019

Name Department/School/College Title
Wen Li Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Exploiting Non-equilibrium Charge Dynamics in Polyatomic Molecules to Steer Chemical Reactions

 

December 2018

Name Department Title
Izabela Podgorski Pharmacology, School of Medicine Functional Role of Bone Marrow Adipocytes in Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Timothy Stemmler Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Structural Insights into the Function of Fataxin

 

August 2018

Name Department/School/College Title
Linda Hazlett Ophthalmology, School of Medicine Killing Multi-Drug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Anna Moszczynska Pharmaceutical Science, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences The role of E3 ligase parkin in vulnerability to develop methamphetamine addiction

 

April 2018

Name Departmen/School/College Title
Alan Dombkowski Pediatrics, School of Medicine The role of non-coding RNAs in epilepsy of tuberous sclerosis complex and focal cortical dysplasia type 2B
 

December 2017

Name Department/School/College Title
Bonnie Sloane Pharmacology, School of Medicine Tissue-engineered cancer avatars: An integrated predictive system for malignant progression and treatment response

 

July 2017

Name Department/School/College Title
Michaek Bannon Pharmacology, School of Medicine Long Noncoding RNAN in Opioid Abuse
Mark Cheng Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering Smart contact lenses for wireless diagnosis of infectious keratitis using transparent graphene bioelectronics
Stephan Patrick Oncology, School of Medicine Novel Mechanism of APOBEC3 Cytidine Deaminase Activation of BER in Mediating Cisplatin Efficacy
Malathy Shekhar Oncology, School of Medicine Delineating a novel mechanism of endocrine resistance in breast cancer

 

March 2017

Name Department/School/College Title
Aloke Dutta Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Novel Neuroprotective Treatment for Parkinson's Disease
Lori Pile Biological Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Role of Histone Deacetylation in Cell Cycle Progression and Development

 

November 2016

Name Department/School/College Title
Ashok Bhagwat Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Mapping uracils in mammalian genomes
Zhixian Zhou Physics and Astronomy, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Novel electronics and physics based on 2D atomic semiconductors

 

July 2016

None
 

March 2016

Name Department/School/College Title
Randall Armant Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine Noninvasive Investigation of Placental and Fetal Viability
Jin Cha Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Organic Synthesis Based on Cyclopropanols
Gilda Hillman Oncology, School of Medicine Soy Modulation of Inflammatory Responses Induced by Lung
Tomomi Ichinose Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine Modulation of Visual Processing in Retina Bipolar Cells by Dopamine

 

November 2015

Name Department/School/College Title
Bruce Berkowitz Ophthalmology, School of Medicine Novel Imaging of Rod Oxidative Stress in Disease and Treatment in Vivo
David Kessel Pharmacology, School of Medicine Sensitizing Malignant Cells to Apoptotic Death by Lysosomal Photodamage

 

July 2015

Name Department/School/College Title
Malik Huttemann Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, School of Medicine Regulation of Respiration and Apoptosis by Cytochrome c Phosphorylation
Hyeong-Reh Choi Kim Pathology, School of Medicine PDGF D and Prostate Cancer Bone Metastasis
Victoria Meller Biological Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Small RNA and Whole Chromosome Recognition in Drosophila Melanogaster
Jeffery Potoff Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering Development of a High Performance, Parallel Gibbs Ensemble Monte Carlo Simulation Engine

 

March 2015

Name Department/School/College Title
Jeffrey Withey Immunology, School of Medicine Vibrio Cholerae Pathogenesis in Humans and Fish


November 2014

Name Department/School/College Title
Randall Armant Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine Assessment of Human Placentas in Real Time
Xiaoyan Han Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering Bridge Funding on Sonic Infrared Imaging Non-destructive Evaluation of Advanced Composite Materials
Henry Heng Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, School of Medicine Linking Genomic Instability and ER Stress to Gulf War Illness

 

July 2014

Name Department/School/College Title
Christine Chow Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences The Role of Ribosomal RNA Modifications
David Cinabro Physics and Astronomy,College of Liberal Arts and Sciences R&D on CCD's for Astronomy at Lawrence Berkely National Lab
Tamara Hendrickson Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Ammonia Transport through a Hydrophilic Ammonia Tunnel

 

March 2014

Name Department/School/College Title
Patrick Mueller Physiology, School of Medicine Inactivity and Enhanced Sympathoexcitation: Role of Neuroplasticity in the RVLM
Zhengping Yi Pharmaceutical Sciences, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Human Skeletal Muscle Proteome and Phosphoproteome in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Ammonia Transport through a Hydrophilic Ammonia Tunnel
Ho-Sheng Lin Otolaryngology, School of Medicine Identification of Early Marker for Head and Neck Cancer through Antibody Profiling
Phillip Pellett Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine Biogenesis and Operation of the Human Cytomegalovirus Assembly Complex

 

July 2013

Name Department Title
Q Ping Dou Oncology Bortezomib Resistance and AMPK Signaling in Multiple Myeloma
Tamara Hendrickson Chemistry Ammonia Transport through a Hydrophilic Ammonia Tunnel
Kenneth Hohn Pathology 12-HETER1, a High-affinity Receptor or 12(S)-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid in Prostate Carcinoma
Mahendra Kavdia Biomedical Engineering Nitric Oxide-Superoxide Interactions in Endothelial Cell Dysfunction
Anjan Kowluru Pharmaceutical Sciences Protein Prenyltransferases in Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion
Ho-Sheng Lin Otolaryngology Identification of Early Marker for Head & Neck Cancer through Antibody Profiling
Enrique Ostrea Pediatrics Prevention of Pesticide and Lead Exposures in Mothers and their Children
Takeshi Sakamoto Physics and Astronomy Direct Imaging of Cooperative Movement of the Non-processive Motor, Myosin 5c
Malathy Shekhar Oncology Evaluation of Rad6 Small Molecule Inhibitor

 

March 2013

Name Department Title
Robert Akins Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Validation of a rapid tool for diagnosing and predicting bacterial vaginosis
Xiaoyan Han Electrical and Computer Engineering Sonic Infrared Imaging Non-destructive Evaluation of Advanced Composite Materials
Sandra Jacobson, Joseph Jacobson Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Etiology and Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Cape Town, South Africa
Menq-Jer Lee Pathology Lipid Signaling in Adipose Inflammation and Vascular Dysfunction
Li Li Internal Medicine The Role of SM22 in the Pathogenesis of Aortic Aneurysms
Jeffrey Taub, Yubin Ge Pediatrics, Oncology Molecular and Pharmacologic Correlates of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Down Syndrome
Gen Sheng Wu Oncology Developing Targeted Therapeutics for Triple-negative Breast Cancer

 

November 2012

Name Department Title
Donald DeGracia Physiology Ribonomics and Brain Ischemia
Miriam Greenberg Biological Sciences The Role of Cardiolipin in the TCA Cycle Implications for Barth Syndrome
Susil Putatunda Chemical Engineering Development of Nanostructured Austempered Ductile Iron (ADI)
Assia Shisheva Physiology Functions of Adipocyte PIKfyve and its Lipid Products

 

July 2012

Name Department Title
Karen Beningo Biological Sciences Calpains and Mechanical Forces
David Gorski Surgery Glutamatergic Signaling as a Therapeutic Target for Breast Cancer
Peter Hoffmann Physics and Astronomy Nanomechanics and Dynamics of Confined Water Layers
Nathan McCaughtry Kinesiology Detroit Healthy Youth Initiative
Takeshi Sakamoto Physics and Astronomy The Structure and Function of Actin Bundle Protein TRIOBP
Christopher Steiner Biological Sciences The Impacts of Dispersal and Clonal Diversity on the Stability of Environmentally-forced Metacommunities

 

March 2012

Name Department Title
Sandro da Rocha Chemical Engineering Nanocarriers for the Delivery of siRNA to the Lungs
Chunying Li Biochemistry and Molecular Biology EPC Homing and Angiogenesis: a Role of CXCR2 Macromolecular Complex
Li Li  Internal Medicine Genetic Control of Smooth Muscle Inflammation in Response to Vascular Injury
Phillip Pellett Immunology and Microbiology Biogenesis and Operation of the Human Cytomegalovirus Assembly Complex
John Reiners Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Targeting Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 Receptor as a Therapy for NF1 Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
Youming Xie Oncology Proteasomal Degradation of Rpn4

 

November 2011

Name Department Title
David Randall Armant Obstetrics and Gynecology Defects in Mitochondria Impacting Primate Oocyte Quality
Nabanita S. Datta Internal Medicice/Endocrinology Role of MAP Kinase Phosphatase-1 in the Anabolic Actions of PTH in Osteoblasts
Venuprasad K. Poojary Oncology Ubiquitination in the Regulation of Inflammation and Cancer

 

July 2011

Name Department Title
Ikuko Kato Oncology and Pathology Luminal Bacterial Markers and Colorectal Cancer Risk
Nicholas Davis Pharmacology Protein Palmitoylation in Yeast and Mammals
Kenneth Honn Pathology Role of GPR31, a High-affinity Receptor of 12(S)-HETE, in Prostate Cancer Progress
Tiffany Mathews Chemistry The Interplay between Ethanol, Dopamine, and BDNF
Gen Sheng Wu Oncology The Mechanisms of TRAIL Resistance in Cancer Cells
Guojun Wu Oncology and Pathology Forkhead-Box Q1 in Breast Cancer Metastasis and Chemoresistance

 

March 2011

Name Department Title
Robert Akins Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Development and Validation of New PCR Tools for Human Vaginal Microbiome Analysis
Sandra Jacobson Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience Exploratory Trial of Choline Supplementation for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Youming Xie Oncology Proteasomal Degradation of Rpn4
Alexander Gow Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics Trb3-Mediated Modulation of Oligodendrocyte Stress
Tamara Hendrickson Chemistry Substrate Divergence in Aminoacyl-tRNA Biosynthesis
Sharon Ackerman Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Biophysics of Neurofilament Compaction: The Hallmark of Traumatic Axonal Injury
Ashis Mukhopadhyay Physics and Astronomy Nanoscale Dynamics of Confined Fluids by Time-Correlated Fluorescence Spectroscopy within an Atomic Force Microscope

 

November 2010

Name Department Title
Andrew Feig Chemistry Investigations of RNA-Hfq Interactions
Russell Finley Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics Defining Genetic Networks Required for Cell Division and Viability
Leonard Lipovich Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics Differential Expression and Regulatory Functions of Long Non-coding RNA Molecules in the Nucleus Accumbens of Human Cocaine and Heroin Abusers
Raymond Mattingly Pharmacology Regulation of Ras through the Ras-GRF Exchange Factor
Lori Pile Biological Sciences Role of Histone Deacetylation in Cell Cycle Progression and Development
Jeffrey Withey Immunology and Microbiology Mechanisms for Control of Vibrio cholerae Virulence

 

July 2010

Name Department Title
Bhaunu Jena Physiology Chemistry of Calcium-Lipid Interactions: Implication in Life Processes
Jianjun Wang Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Structural Studies of apoE and its Interaction with LDL Receptors
John Cavanaugh Biomedical Engineering Prevention of Blast-Related Injuries
David Oupicky Pharmaceutical Sciences Gene Delivery Modulated by Redox Potential Gradients
Malathy Shekhar Pathology, Karmanos Cancer Institute Delineating the Origin of Triple Negative Basal-like Breast Cancer

 

March 2010

Name Department Title
Gen Sheng Wu Pathology Role and Regulation of the Phosphatase CL100/MKP1 in Human Cancer
Melody Neely Immunology and Microbiology Analysis of the Virulence Mechanism of a lantibiotic Locus
Sean Wu Mechanical Engineering Path to Intelligent Noise Control
Gyula Acsadi Pediatrics, Neurology Inherited Neuropathy Consortium: An integrative Approach Leading to Therapy
George Borszcz Psychology Emotion of Pain: A Neurobiological Analysis
Tamara Hendrickson Chemistry GPI Anchor Attachment: Substrate Specificity and Tumorigenicity
Hasan Jamil Computer Science Automatic Tools for the Integration and Analysis of Life Sciences Data

 

November 2009

Name Department Title
Lori Pile Biology Role of Histone Deacetylation in Cell Cycle Progression and Development
Sandra Jacobson Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Choline Supplementations for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention in Cape Town, South Africa
Todd Leff Pathology Regulation of skeletal muscle metabolism by PPAR-gamma
Bonnie Sloane Pharmacology Cathepsins in Malignant Progression
Andrew Feig Chemistry Investigations of Hfq-RNA Interactions and Related RNA Chaperones

 

July 2009

Name Department Title
Louis Romano Chemistry Effect of DNA Adducts on dNTP Binding to E. coli DNA Polymerase I
Judith Whittum-Hudson Immunology and Microbiology Biodegradable Nanoparticles for Targeted Antibiotic Delivery
Wen Li Mechanical Engineering SBIR Phase I: Non-invasive vibro-acoustic diagnostic and prognostic system

 

March 2009

Name Department Title
Gyula Acsadi Pediatrics The Effects of SMN Depletion on the Expression of Genes Participating in Axonal Growth and Transport
Mary Ann Kosir Surgery Targeting Breast Cancer Metastasis: Role of Chemokine Heparanase
Mark VanBerkum Biology Signal Transduction Mechanisms Regulating Axon Guidance of Drosophila Pioneer Neurons
Michael Cher Urology Proteases in Prostate Cancer Bone Metastasis

 

November 2008

Name Department Title
David Evans Biochemistry Control of Pyrimidine Biosynthesis in Mammalian Cells
Hyeong- Reh Kim Pathology PDGF-regulation of Cell Growth and Death
Melody Neely Immunology and Microbiology Analysis of the Virulence Mechanism of a lantibiotic Locus
Abhilash Pandya Electrical and Computer Engineering Real-time Augmented Reality Development and Human Factors Assessment for the Special Purpose Dexterous manipulator
Jeffrey Stanley Psychiatry Spectroscopy and MRI in ADHD
Gen Sheng Wu Karmanos Cancer Institute Role and Regulation of the Phosphatase CL100/MKP1 in Human Cancer

 

July 2008

Name Department Title
Robert Akins Biochemistry Molecular Diagnostics of Pathogenic Fungi
Scott Bowen Psychology Self-Administration of Abused Inhalants in Mice
Dennis Drescher Otolaryngology Identification of Acoustico-Lateralis Transmitters
Miriam Greenberg Biological Sciences A Novel Mechanism of Regulation of Inositol Biosynthesis in Yeast
Ananda Prasad Internal Medicine Deficiency and Th1 Functions: Molecular Mechanisms
Judith Whittum-Hudson Immunology and Microbiology Pathogenic Mechanisms in Chlamydial Reactive Arthritis
Hai-Young Wu Pharmacology Genome Organization: Coordinated Gene Expression

 

March 2008

Name Department Title
Michael Cher Urology Genome Organization: Coordinated Gene Expression
Robert MacKenzie Psychiatry and Bevaioral Neurosciences CREB Regulation of Gene Expression in NPY/AgRP Hypothalamic Neurons
Mairi Noverr Immunology and Microbiology The Role of Oxylipins in the Development of Pulmonary Allergy
Anders Sima Pathology The Effects of Various Modes of Administration of C-peptide on Diabetic Neuropathy
Yong Xu Electrical and Computer Engineering Novel Single Molecule DNA Sequencing Method
Albert King Biomedical Engineering  

 

November 2007

Name Department Title
Husam Abu-Soud Obstretrics and Gynecology Regulation of Myeloperoxidase Catalysis by Nitric Oxide and Ascorbate
Xiaoyan Han Electrical and Computer Engineering IR Crack Detection in Aircraft Structures Using Chaotic Sound Excitation
Daniel Rappolee Obstetrics and Gynecology Effects of microgravity on Preimplantation Mouse Development
Melissa Runge-Morris Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Sulfotransferase Expression: Implications for Toxicity

 

July 2007

Name Department Title
George Bush Pathology Mechanism of Mec1p in the Checkpoint Response
John Cavanaugh Biomedical Engineering Neurophysiology of Whiplash Pain
David Evans Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Control of Pyrimidine Biosynthesis in Mammalian Cells
Rafael Fridman Pathology Novel Nanoprobe Approach to Investigate Membrane Proteases in Live Cancer Cells
S. Helena Kuivaniemi Surgery Genetic Risk Factors in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Leslie Lundahl Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Cue Reactivity Model for Assessing Pharmacologic Intervention in Treatment of Cannabis Use Disorders
Ananda Prasad Hematology-Oncology Zinc Deficiency and Th1 functions: Molecular Mechanisms
Thipparthu Reddy Immunology and Microbiology Small Heat Shock Proteins as Novel HIV-1 Therapeutic Agents
Gabriel Sosne Anatomy and Cell Biology  
Chin-An Tan Mechanical Engineering Collaborative Research: A Novel Video-Assisted Integrated Approach for Enhancing Bridge Health Monitoring
Guri Tzivion Pathology Regulation of c-Raf-1 by Ras and Growth Factors
Fayth Yoshimura Immunology and Microbiology DNA Forms of Murine Leukemia Viruses

 

March 2007

Name Department Title
Donald DeGracia Physiology The Unfolded Protein Response After Brain Ischemia
Robert Freedman Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences Behavioral Treatment of Menopausal Hot Flashes
Sandra Jacobson Neurology Identification of FASD in South African Children
Jason Mateika Physiology Respiratory Chemoreflex Control in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Boris Nadgorny Physics and Astronomy The Development of the Multifunctional Scanning Nanoprobe and its Application to the New Spintronics Materials Development
Melody Neely Immunology and Microbiology Streptococcal-Zebrafish Model of Bacterial Pathogenesis
Daniel Rappolee Obstetrics and Gynecology, Anatomy and Cell Biology Impact of Stress and Stress Enzymes on Peri-implantation Embryonic Development
Jeffrey Taub Pediatrics GATA1, Chromosome 21 and Chemotherapy Sensitivity

 

November 2006

Name Department Title
Miriam Greenberg Biological Sciences Synthetic Lethal Interactions in Barth Syndrome
Enrique Ostrea Pediatrics Fetal Exposure to Environmental Toxins and Infant Outcome
Bonnie Sloane Pharmacology Validation of Proteases as Therapeutic Targets in Breast Cancer: Functional Imaging of Protease Expression, Activity, and Inhibition
Melissa Runge-Morris Institute of Environmental Health Sciences  

 

July 2006

Name Department Title
Stephanie Brock Chemistry Transition Metal Pnictides Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Assembly and Patterning of Novel Magnetic Materials
Li Li Internal Medicine Genetic Control of Smooth Muscle Gene Expression
Andrea Sankar Anthropology Living with HIV and Adhering to Treatment through Time
Malathy Shekhar Pathology, Karmanos Cancer Institute  
Shijie Sheng Pathology A Role of Maspin in Human Prostate Tumor Progression