Bioscience and Bioengineering

Project Highlights

 
FY2023

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Project Title Project Code Principal Investigator Project Type Project Status
Microbiome Controls on Harmful Algal Toxin Production in Lake Erie 20-ERD-061 Xavier Mayali Exploratory Research Final
Revealing Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis Through Multiscale Dynamic Imaging 21-ERD-038 Brent Segelke Exploratory Research Final
Biological Additive Manufacturing Capabilities for Enabling Rapid Response to Emerging Pathogens 21-ERD-039 Matthew Coleman Exploratory Research Final
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
Fiery Effects of Wildfire Smoke Inhalation 22-LW-001 Melanie Mendez Lab-Wide Final
Microbial Recycling of Plastic-Polymer-Bonded Rare Earth Magnets 22-LW-034 Nancy Merino Lab-Wide Final
Modulating Guanosine Triphosphate Hydrolysis Provides Novel Therapeutic Option to Treat Cancer and Bacterial Infections 22-LW-041 Yue Yang Lab-Wide Final
Next Generation Dialysis via Exploitation of Novel Fast Diffusion through Nanoscale Pores 22-LW-058 Steven Buchsbaum Lab-Wide Final
Cure the Incurable: Supercharged Immune Cells to Fight Disease 22-LW-061 Aimy Sebastian Lab-Wide Final
Rapid Fabrication of Engineered Gradient Tissue Scaffolds Using Cell-Embedded Microbeads 22-LW-081 Elisa Wasson Lab-Wide Final
Engineered Human Vascular Models to Study Endothelial Dysfunction in Infectious Disease 22-LW-088 Monica Moya Lab-Wide Final
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