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 Amount Awarded ($)

Chang-Guo Zhan

Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, College of Pharmacy

University of Kentucky

Microscopic and Phenomenological Binding of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors with Ligands

$49,988

David Horohov

Veterinary Science Department

University of Kentucky

Development of Gene Delivery Approaches to Treat Equine Respiratory Diseases

$49,573

Michael Voor

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

University of Louisville

Alternative Bone Graft Solutions

$98,254

Kimberly Anderson

Chemical and Materials Engineering Department

University of Kentucky

A Cell-Based Biosensor for Early Screening of Cancer

$49,996

Mark Farman

Plant Pathology Department

University of Kentucky

Protein Secretion by Fungal Pathogens: Delivery into the Host Cell Cytoplasm

$49,651

David Hildebrand

Plant Sciences Department

University of Kentucky

Enhanced Production of Jasmonic Acid and its Derivatives in Plant Tissues

$48,733

Emerging Ideas - Biosciences - Astrobiology

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Robert Lodder

Pharmaceutical Sciences Department

University of Kentucky

In Situ Biofilm Metabolism Studies

$60,000

Emerging Ideas - Human Health and Development -

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Michal Toborek

Department of Surgery and Neurosurgery

University of Kentucky

Cell-specific Drug Delivery into the Brain

$50,000

Joseph Holtman, Jr.

Anesthesiology Department

University of Kentucky

S(-)-Norketamine-Morphine Combination Drug for Treatment of Chronic Pain

$45,411

Gary Van Zant

Department of Internal Medicine

University of Kentucky

Manipulation of Adult Stem Cells to Improve Human Aging Patterns

$49,995

Wenke Feng

Department of Medicine

University of Louisville

Molecular Mechanisms of Copper Regulation of Hypoxia-inducible Factor 1

$49,725

Emerging Ideas - Information Technology and Communications -

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Miroslaw Truszczynski

Computer Science Department

University of Kentucky

Programming Environment for Solving Hard Optimization Problems

$61,965

Emerging Ideas - Materials Science and Advanced Manufacturing -

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Stephen Lipka

Center for Applied Energy Research

University of Kentucky

Power Sources for MEMS using Modified Carbon Nanotube Arrays

$49,613

Wayne Bresser

Physics and Geology Department

Northern Kentucky University

Search for the Rigidity Transition and Intermediate Phase in Lithium Oxide and Aluminum Oxide Silicate Glass Systems Prepared by Containerless and Container Methods Using Raman and Infrared Spectroscopies

$49,985

Francis "Frank" Zamborini

Chemistry Department

University of Louisville

Nanoscale Electronic-Based Vapor, Gas, and Biochemical Sensors

$99,998

Emerging Ideas - Materials Science and Advanced Manufacturing - Astrobiology

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I.S. Jawahir

Mechanical Engineering Department

University of Kentucky

Establishing the Influence of Drill Materials, Drill Geometry and Coatings on Drill-wear and Drilling Performance for Sustainable Dry Drilling on Mars

$60,000

Emerging Technologies - Biosciences -

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Angelika Fath-Goodin

ParaTechs Corp.

ParaTechs Corp.

Enhancement of Recombinant Protein Production by an Insect Virus Protein

$49,796

Jeff Ebersole

Center of Oral Health Research, College of Dentistry

University of Kentucky

Expression of Antimicrobial Peptides in Plants to Treat Human/Animal Microbial Oral Infectious Diseases

$49,999

John Trent

Departments of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

University of Louisville

Cancer Drug Discovery using Distributed Computing

$100,000

Bruce Webb

Agricultural Biotechnology Department

University of Kentucky

Somatic Cell Expression of Densovirus Vectors for Gene Over-expression and Suppression

$53,981

William Douglas

University of Kentucky

Development of Method for Sealing an Implantable Medical Device

$34,494

Emerging Technologies - Human Health and Development -

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Douglas D. Taylor

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Women's Health

University of Louisville

Development of Specific Protein Microarrays for Early Cancer Diagnosis

$52,680

Emerging Technologies - Information Technology and Communications -

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Hichem Frigui

Speed School of Engineering

University of Louisville

Developing Robust and Adaptive HMM Parameter Estimation Algorithms with Application to Landmine Detection.

$104,040

Emerging Technologies - Materials Science and Advanced Manufacturing -

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Mark Watson

Chemistry Department

University of Kentucky

Highly Cost-Effective and Environmentally Benign Synthesis of Organic Materials for Consumer Micro-electronics

$50,000