Bioscience and Bioengineering

Project Highlights

 
FY2023

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Project Title Project Code Principal Investigator Project Type Project Status
Investigating Fluorescent Amino Acids with Entangled Photon Pair Absorption 23-FS-022 Audrey Eshun Feasibility Study Continuing
Linking Protein Phase Separation to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Pathology with Physical Simulations 23-FS-056 Joel Berry Feasibility Study Continuing
Multi-Enzyme and Cofactor Co-Localization for Cell-Free Biocatalysis 23-LW-009 Ziye Dong Lab-Wide Continuing
Graph-Based Modeling for Detection and Tracking of Sarin-Surrogate-Induced Neurotoxicity using a human-relevant in vitro brain model 23-LW-011 Jose Cadena Pico Lab-Wide Continuing
Engineering Bacillus Subtilis for Controlled Gaseous Nitrogen Fixation to Reduce Artificial Nitrogen Utilization and Enhance Microbial Community Function 23-LW-014 Cody Madsen Lab-Wide Continuing
Towards Production of an Artificial Chloroplast Containing Cell 23-LW-059 Steven Hoang-Phou Lab-Wide Continuing
Harnessing Organic Phosphorus Scavengers to Mitigate Nutrient Scarcity 23-LW-068 Wei Li 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
Fungal Pneumonia: Understanding Immune Vulnerabilities that Cause Valley Fever 22-ERD-010 Dina Weilhammer 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
Host-Directed, Bioelectronic Immunomodulation for Protection Against Emerging Pathogens 23-ERD-013 Allison Yorita Exploratory Research Continuing
Adverse Neurological Effects of Wildfire Smoke 23-ERD-020 Bruce Buchholz 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 Final
Single-atom-catalyst membranes for chem/bio protection 23-FS-042 Francesco Fornasiero Feasibility Study Final
Eavesdropping on Cancer: Developing Blood-Based Exosome Diagnostics 21-LW-028 Nicholas Hum Lab-Wide Final