Research & Creative Grant Recipients
Carla Lynn Van Den Berg
College/School: College of Pharmacy Department: College of Pharmacy Project Title: JNK2 mediates immune surveillance of micro-metastatic breast cancer
Donglei (Emma) Fan
College/School: Cockrell School of Engineering Department: Mechanical Engineering Project Title: Arrays of Rotary NEMS Devices Assembled on Nano-Magnets
Leslie Ann Mutchler
College/School: College of Fine Arts Department: Art and Art History Project Title: Modular Growth: Buenos Aires
Robert Matthew Brothers
College/School: College of Education Department: Kinesiology and Health Education Project Title: Mechanisms of altered blood pressure control in individuals with type II diabetes
Christopher John Ellison
College/School: Cockrell School of Engineering Department: Chemical Engineering Project Title: Synthesis and Characterization of Melanin Inspired Polymers and Nanocomposities
Nina Marie Fredland
College/School: School of Nursing Department: School of Nursing Project Title: Using an Interactive Theater Program to Promote Healthy Relationship Building Among Young Adolescents
Robert K. Jansen
College/School: College of Natural Sciences Department: Integrative Biology Project Title: Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Plant Diversification
Mathew A. Leibold
College/School: College of Natural Sciences Department: Integrative Biology Project Title: Spanning levels of organization from genes to ecosystems: Gene regulatory networks of ecologically-important traits in the waterflea
Paul Marshall Macdonald
College/School: College of Natural Sciences Department: Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology Project Title: Regulation of mRNA translation in trans
John H. Richburg
College/School: College of Pharmacy Department: College of Pharmacy Project Title: Deciphering the underlying mechanisms that account for cisplatin-induced male infertility
Sahotra Sarkar
College/School: College of Natural Sciences Department: Integrative Biology Project Title: Invasive Fish Species Models for Texas
Timothy Schallert
College/School: College of Liberal Arts Department: Psychology Project Title: Rat 50-kHz ultrasonic reward-related vocalization in response to first-time amphetamine exposure predicts the development of conditioned anticipatory vocalization with repeated treatment
Gerald Christopher Shank
College/School: College of Natural Sciences Department: Marine Science Project Title: Environmental factors controlling dissolution of organic carbon from salt marsh sediments
Cherie Elizabeth Simpson
College/School: School of Nursing Department: School of Nursing Project Title: Objective Assessment of Sleep in Informal Caregivers of Persons with Dementia
Bjorn Sletto
College/School: School of Architecture Department: School of Architecture Project Title: Social Dimensions of Integrated Watershed Management in the Maracaibo Basin, Venezuela
Nina I. Zuna
College/School: College of Education Department: Special Education Project Title: Understanding Family Quality of Life and Family Support Issues in Families of Children with Autism and other Developmental Disabilities
Beili Liu
College/School: College of Fine Arts Department: Art and Art History Project Title: Tro International Solo Exhibitions - Berlin, Germany, and Brusand, Norway, Summer 2010
Christine V. Hawkes
College/School: College of Natural Sciences Department: Integrative Biology Project Title: Resilience in Soil Microbial Communities Along Environmental Gradients in Tropical Rain Forests
Hal Samuel Alper
College/School: Cockrell School of Engineering Department: Chemical Engineering Project Title: Novel, Consortia-Based Processes for Biomass Utilization and Biofuels Production
Michael Leighton Beaman
College/School: School of Architecture Department: School of Architecture Project Title: Advanced Digital Mapping of Rwanda Using GIS
Alan Conrad Bovik
College/School: Cockrell School of Engineering Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Project Title: Stereo CAD for 3D Breast Imaging
Danelle Irene Briscoe
College/School: School of Architecture Department: School of Architecture Project Title: Milling Stone Using BIM Software and Digital Fabrication
Hsiang Iris Chyi
College/School: Moody College of Communication Department: Journalism Project Title: News on New Devices: Examining the Multiplatform News Experience in the Digital Age
René Marie Dailey
College/School: Moody College of Communication Department: Communication Studies Project Title: Family Communication about Weight Management
Kevin N. Dalby
College/School: College of Pharmacy Department: College of Pharmacy Project Title: Targeting the Tumor's Stress Rsponse for Cancer Therapy