Emerging Ideas - Biosciences
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Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s) |
PI’s Department |
PI’s Affiliation |
Research Project Title |
Amount Awarded ($) |
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Lee Dugatkin
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Biology |
University of Louisville |
The evolution of intelligence in a model invertebrade system |
$19,385 |
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Douglas Dean
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Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences |
University of Louisville |
Adults stem cells and eye disease |
$20,000 |
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Lynne Rieske-Kinney
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Entomology |
University of Kentucky |
innovative approach for elucidating trophic relationships of an invasive forest pest |
$19,997 |
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Luke Bradley
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Anatomy & Neurobiology, Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry |
University of Kentucky |
Neuronal protein recognition, specificity, and design |
$20,000 |
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Michael Murphy
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Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry |
University of Kentucky |
Development of an Assay System for the Measurement of ß-Secretase |
$20,000 |
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Arthur Hunt
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Plant and Soil Sciences |
University of Kentucky |
Uncoupling the timing of flowering from stress in plants
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$19,970 |
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Janina Ratajczak
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Medicine |
University of Louisville |
Hematopoietic differentiation of VSEL stem cells |
$20,000 |
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Jian Sheng
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Mechanical Engineering |
University of Kentucky |
Development of Micro-actuated Artificial Mucus Layer for Drag Management and Flow Control for Unmanned Micro Vehicles |
$20,000 |
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Gregory Frolenkov
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Physiology |
University of Kentucky |
Imaging of surface nanostructures in a living cell |
$20,000 |
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Eric Grulke
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Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering |
University of Kentucky |
Scale-up of DNA encapsulation processes |
$19,999 |
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Robert Houtz
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Horticulture |
University of Kentucky |
Isolation and Identification of Plant-Specific Peptide Deformylase Inhibitors from Soil
Microorganisms for Use as Broad-Spectrum Herbicides and Selectable Markers. |
$19,976 |
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Richard Durtsche
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Biological Sciences |
Northern Kentucky University |
Development of technologies for the detection of trigger mechanisms of gastric activities using tadpoles as a model of vertebrate digestion |
$19,417 |
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David Hildebrand
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Department of Agronomy |
University of Kentucky |
Cyclopropane fatty acid production in plants |
$19,853 |
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Emerging Ideas - Environmental and Energy Technologies
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Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s) |
PI’s Department |
PI’s Affiliation |
Research Project Title |
Amount Awarded ($) |
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David Atwood
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Department of Chemistry |
University of Kentucky |
Gas Phase Phosphate Ester Binding |
$19,971 |
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Daniel Tao
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Mining Engineering |
University of Kentucky |
Selective Clay Agglomerant to Enhance Fine Coal Cleaning Efficiency and Recovery |
$20,000 |
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Qiaofeng "Robin" Zhang
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Geosciences |
Murray State University |
Detecting and Analyzing the Spatial Distribution of an Invasive Plant, Lonicera japonica, Using Remote Sensing and GIS: Comparing Two Watersheds in Western KY and TN |
$19,996 |
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Emerging Ideas - Human Health and Development
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Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s) |
PI’s Department |
PI’s Affiliation |
Research Project Title |
Amount Awarded ($) |
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Razvan Arsenescu
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Gastoenterology |
University of Kentucky |
Drug Eluting Biodegradable Seton for Treatment of Perianal Fistulas in Crohn’s Disease |
$19,829 |
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William Ehringer
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Physiology and Biophysics |
University of Louisville |
Altering the Paradigm of Delayed Wound Healing |
$19,492 |
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B. Peter Sawaya
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Internal Medicine |
University of Kentucky |
Characterization of parathyroid hormone peptides from plasma |
$19,250 |
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Carrie Pritchard
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Psychology |
Western Kentucky University |
Video Games for Social Skill Development in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
$20,000 |
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Partha Mukhopadhyay
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Molecular, Cellular, and Craniofacial Biology; Birth Defects Center |
University of Louisville |
Epigenetics and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
$20,000 |
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Dennis Warner
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Molecular, Cellular, and Craniofacial Biology |
University of Louisville |
Studies on the mechanisms of cleft palate |
$20,000 |
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Richard Cloud
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Kent School of Social Work |
University of Louisville |
Web Assisted Recovery (WAR) |
$19,250 |
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Michal Toborek
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Surgery/Neurosurgery |
University of Kentucky |
Nanoparticle-induced dysfunction of brain endothelial cells and disruption of the blood-brain barrier |
$20,000 |
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Emerging Ideas - Information Technology and Communications
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Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s) |
PI’s Department |
PI’s Affiliation |
Research Project Title |
Amount Awarded ($) |
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Lindsey Bryson
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Civil Engineering |
University of Kentucky |
Dynamic, distributed real-time system for geosystems health monitoring. |
$19,963 |
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Solomon Antony
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Computer Science and Information Systems |
Murray State University |
Designing database from reusable patterns |
$17,177 |
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Emerging Ideas - Materials Science and Advanced Manufacturing
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Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s) |
PI’s Department |
PI’s Affiliation |
Research Project Title |
Amount Awarded ($) |
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Madhu Menon
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Center for Computational Sciences |
University of Kentucky |
Nanoelectronics of two- and three- terminal junctions of graphene ribbons |
$20,000 |
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Lance De Long
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Physics and Astronomy |
University of Kentucky |
Studies of a Novel Class of High-Temperature
Ferromagnetic Semiconductors with Commercial Potential |
$20,000 |
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Shamus McNamara
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ECE |
University of Louisville |
Massively Parallel Optical Direct Write Lithography |
$20,000 |
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Dusan Sekulic
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Mechanical Engineering & UK Center for Manufacturing |
University of Kentucky |
Metallic and carbon foam micro bonding |
$19,602 |
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Thomas Balk
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Chemical and Materials Engineering |
University of Kentucky |
Microstructure-Property Relations in Osmium-Ruthenium Coatings for Porous Tungsten Dispenser Cathodes |
$19,999 |
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