Bioscience and Bioengineering

Project Highlights

 
FY2022

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Project Title Project Code Principal Investigator Project Type Project Status
Revealing Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis Through Multiscale Dynamic Imaging 21-ERD-038 Brent Segelke Exploratory Research Continuing
Biological Additive Manufacturing Capabilities for Enabling Rapid Response to Emerging Pathogens 21-ERD-039 Matthew Coleman Exploratory Research Continuing
Fungal Pneumonia: Understanding Immune Vulnerabilities that Cause Valley Fever 22-ERD-010 Gabriela Loots Exploratory Research Continuing
Controlling Access to the Brain: Fine-Tuning Permeability of the Blood-Brain Barrier 22-ERD-038 Dina Weilhammer Exploratory Research Continuing
High-Resolution Bioprinted Hierarchical Lung Tissue Model for Studying Respiratory Threats 22-ERD-044 Maxim Shusteff Exploratory Research Continuing
Engineering a Biosynthetic Pathway for Glycolonitrile, a High Energy Material Precursor 22-ERD-051 Mimi Yung Exploratory Research Continuing
Development of Advanced Terahertz Chiroptical Spectroscopy for Biological and Chemical Security 22-ERD-056 Wonjin Choi Exploratory Research Continuing
Carbon-14-Labeled Microbes to Track the Fates of Microbial Metabolites: A Potential Technical Approach to Define the Gut-Brain Axis in Animal Models 22-FS-002 Doris Lam Feasibility Study Continuing
Eavesdropping on Cancer: Developing Blood-Based Exosome Diagnostics 21-LW-028 Nicholas Hum Lab-Wide Continuing
Fiery Effects of Wildfire Smoke Inhalation 22-LW-001 Melanie Mendez Lab-Wide Continuing
Microbial Recycling of Plastic-Polymer-Bonded Rare Earth Magnets 22-LW-034 Nancy Merino Lab-Wide Continuing
Modulating Guanosine Triphosphate Hydrolysis Provides Novel Therapeutic Option to Treat Cancer and Bacterial Infections 22-LW-041 Yue Yang Lab-Wide Continuing
Next Generation Dialysis via Exploitation of Novel Fast Diffusion through Nanoscale Pores 22-LW-058 Steven Buchsbaum Lab-Wide Continuing
Cure the Incurable: Supercharged Immune Cells to Fight Disease 22-LW-061 Aimy Sebastian Lab-Wide Continuing
Rapid Fabrication of Engineered Gradient Tissue Scaffolds Using Cell-Embedded Microbeads 22-LW-081 Elisa Wasson Lab-Wide Continuing
Engineered Human Vascular Models to Study Endothelial Dysfunction in Infectious Disease 22-LW-088 Monica Moya Lab-Wide Continuing
Invisible Organ: The Next Level of Human Health and Resilience 22-SI-002 Nicholas Be Strategic Initiative Continuing
Rapid T Cell Engineering to Counter Emerging Threats 22-DR-001 Claire Robertson Disruptive Research Continuing
Battling Long Coronavirus Disease 2019 in the Brain: Elucidating Mechanisms of Neural Dysfunction 22-DR-007 Heather Enright Disruptive Research Continuing
Microbiome Controls on Harmful Algal Toxin Production in Lake Erie 20-ERD-061 Xavier Mayali Exploratory Research Continuing