Bioscience and Bioengineering

Project Highlights

 
FY2023

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Project Title Project Code Principal Investigator Project Type Project Status
Harnessing Organic Phosphorus Scavengers to Mitigate Nutrient Scarcity 23-LW-068 Wei Li Lab-Wide Continuing
Towards Production of an Artificial Chloroplast Containing Cell 23-LW-059 Steven Hoang-Phou 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
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
Multi-Enzyme and Cofactor Co-Localization for Cell-Free Biocatalysis 23-LW-009 Ziye Dong Lab-Wide Continuing
Linking Protein Phase Separation to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Pathology with Physical Simulations 23-FS-056 Joel Berry Feasibility Study Continuing
Single-atom-catalyst membranes for chem/bio protection 23-FS-042 Francesco Fornasiero Feasibility Study Final
Investigating Fluorescent Amino Acids with Entangled Photon Pair Absorption 23-FS-022 Audrey Eshun Feasibility Study Continuing
Adverse Neurological Effects of Wildfire Smoke 23-ERD-020 Bruce Buchholz Exploratory Research Continuing
Host-Directed, Bioelectronic Immunomodulation for Protection Against Emerging Pathogens 23-ERD-013 Allison Yorita Exploratory Research Continuing
Invisible Organ: The Next Level of Human Health and Resilience 22-SI-002 Nicholas Be Strategic Initiative Continuing
Engineered Human Vascular Models to Study Endothelial Dysfunction in Infectious Disease 22-LW-088 Monica Moya Lab-Wide Final
Rapid Fabrication of Engineered Gradient Tissue Scaffolds Using Cell-Embedded Microbeads 22-LW-081 Elisa Wasson Lab-Wide Final
Cure the Incurable: Supercharged Immune Cells to Fight Disease 22-LW-061 Aimy Sebastian Lab-Wide Final
Next Generation Dialysis via Exploitation of Novel Fast Diffusion through Nanoscale Pores 22-LW-058 Steven Buchsbaum 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
Microbial Recycling of Plastic-Polymer-Bonded Rare Earth Magnets 22-LW-034 Nancy Merino Lab-Wide Final
Fiery Effects of Wildfire Smoke Inhalation 22-LW-001 Melanie Mendez Lab-Wide 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
Development of Advanced Terahertz Chiroptical Spectroscopy for Biological and Chemical Security 22-ERD-056 Wonjin Choi Exploratory Research Continuing