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Emerging Ideas - Biosciences

Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s)

PI’s Department  

 PI’s Affiliation

Research Project Title

 Amount Awarded ($)

Lee Dugatkin

Biology Department

University of Louisville

The evolution of intelligence in a model invertebrade system

$19,385


Douglas Dean

Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Department

University of Louisville

Adults stem cells and eye disease

$20,000


Lynne Rieske-Kinney

Entomology Department

University of Kentucky

innovative approach for elucidating trophic relationships of an invasive forest pest

$19,997


Luke Bradley

Anatomy and Neurobiology, Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Department

University of Kentucky

Neuronal protein recognition, specificity, and design

$20,000


Michael Murphy

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Department

University of Kentucky

Development of an Assay System for the Measurement of ß-Secretase

$20,000


Arthur Hunt

Plant and Soil Sciences Department

University of Kentucky

Uncoupling the timing of flowering from stress in plants

$19,970


Janina Ratajczak

Department of Medicine

University of Louisville

Hematopoietic differentiation of VSEL stem cells

$20,000


Jian Sheng

Mechanical Engineering Department

University of Kentucky

Development of Micro-actuated Artificial Mucus Layer for Drag Management and Flow Control for Unmanned Micro Vehicles

$20,000


Gregory Frolenkov

Physiology Department

University of Kentucky

Imaging of surface nanostructures in a living cell

$20,000


Eric Grulke

Chemical and Materials Engineering Department

University of Kentucky

Scale-up of DNA encapsulation processes

$19,999


Robert Houtz

Horticulture Department

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


Richard Durtsche

Biological Sciences Department

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


David Hildebrand

Agronomy Department

University of Kentucky

Cyclopropane fatty acid production in plants

$19,853



Emerging Ideas - Environmental and Energy Technologies

Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s)

PI’s Department  

 PI’s Affiliation

Research Project Title

 Amount Awarded ($)

David Atwood

Chemistry Department

University of Kentucky

Gas Phase Phosphate Ester Binding

$19,971


Daniel Tao

Mining Engineering Department

University of Kentucky

Selective Clay Agglomerant to Enhance Fine Coal Cleaning Efficiency and Recovery

$20,000


Qiaofeng "Robin" Zhang

Geosciences Department

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



Emerging Ideas - Human Health and Development

Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s)

PI’s Department  

 PI’s Affiliation

Research Project Title

 Amount Awarded ($)

Razvan Arsenescu

Gastroenterology Department

University of Kentucky

Drug Eluting Biodegradable Seton for Treatment of Perianal Fistulas in Crohn’s Disease

$19,829


William Ehringer

Physiology and Biophysics Department

University of Louisville

Altering the Paradigm of Delayed Wound Healing

$19,492


B. Peter Sawaya

Department of Internal Medicine

University of Kentucky

Characterization of parathyroid hormone peptides from plasma

$19,250


Carrie Pritchard

Psychology Department

Western Kentucky University

Video Games for Social Skill Development in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

$20,000


Partha Mukhopadhyay

Molecular, Cellular and Craniofacial Biology, and Birth Defects Center

University of Louisville

Epigenetics and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

$20,000


Dennis Warner

Molecular, Cellular, and Craniofacial Biology Department

University of Louisville

Studies on the mechanisms of cleft palate

$20,000


Richard Cloud

Kent School of Social Work

University of Louisville

Web Assisted Recovery (WAR)

$19,250


Michal Toborek

Surgery and Neurosurgery Department

University of Kentucky

Nanoparticle-induced dysfunction of brain endothelial cells and disruption of the blood-brain barrier

$20,000



Emerging Ideas - Information Technology and Communications

Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s)

PI’s Department  

 PI’s Affiliation

Research Project Title

 Amount Awarded ($)

Lindsey Sebastian Bryson

Civil Engineering Department

University of Kentucky

Dynamic, distributed real-time system for geosystems health monitoring.

$19,963


Solomon Antony

Computer Science and Information Systems Department

Murray State University

Designing database from reusable patterns

$17,177



Emerging Ideas - Materials Science and Advanced Manufacturing

Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s)

PI’s Department  

 PI’s Affiliation

Research Project Title

 Amount Awarded ($)

Madhu Menon

Center for Computational Sciences

University of Kentucky

Nanoelectronics of two- and three- terminal junctions of graphene ribbons

$20,000


Lance De Long

Physics and Astronomy Department

University of Kentucky

Studies of a Novel Class of High-Temperature Ferromagnetic Semiconductors with Commercial Potential

$20,000


Shamus McNamara

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

University of Louisville

Massively Parallel Optical Direct Write Lithography

$20,000


Dusan Sekulic

Mechanical Engineering and UK Center for Manufacturing

University of Kentucky

Metallic and carbon foam micro bonding

$19,602


Thomas John Balk

Chemical and Materials Engineering Department

University of Kentucky

Microstructure-Property Relations in Osmium-Ruthenium Coatings for Porous Tungsten Dispenser Cathodes

$19,999