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
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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 |