Congenital disorders
Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty
Latest awards include grants to School of Medicine faculty with project start dates in July 2023 and a total award amount greater than $100,000.
The following is a list of new grants awarded to SOM faculty with project start dates in July 2023 and a total award amount greater than $100,000:
| PI | Project Title | Sponsor | Award Amount | Project Begin Date |
| Ramsden, Dale | DNA Polymerases in Nonhomologous End Joining | NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) | $405,547 | 7/1/2023 |
| Fishbein, Diana | Developmental Pathophysiology of Adverse Patterns of Substance Use in Adolescents with Anxiety | NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) | $706,786 | 7/1/2023 |
| Der, Channing | Mechanistic Basis for ERK in driving KRAS-dependent pancreatic cancer | NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) | $111,438 | 7/1/2023 |
| Loeser, Richard | Small Molecule Discovery for Osteoarthritis Disease Modification | Rheumatology Research Foundation (American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation) | $399,999 | 7/1/2023 |
| Richardson, Daniel | Developing a patient-reported measure to identify treatment priorities of patients with advanced blood cancers | American Society of Hematology (ASH) | $150,000 | 7/1/2023 |
| Sanderson, Keia | Machine Learning Risk Prediction of Kidney Disease After Extremely Preterm Birth | NIH National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDKD) | $201,743 | 7/1/2023 |
| Capal, Jamie | Regulating Together in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: A Pilot Feasibility Study in Children and Adolescents with TSC-Associated Neuropsychiatric Disorder (TAND) | DOD DA Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity | $1,188,902 | 7/1/2023 |
| Schiro, Sharon | NC Trauma Data Analyst | NCDHHS Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR) | $119,567 | 7/1/2023 |
| Akinkuotu, Adesola | The Impact of Maternal Health Literacy on Postnatal Discharge Readiness and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Prenatally-diagnosed, Surgically Correctable Congenital Anomalies | American Surgical Association (ASA) Foundation | $150,000 | 7/1/2023 |
| Damania, Blossom | Elucidating the role of FAM72A in EBV-driven B cell lymphomagenesis | Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) | $210,000 | 7/1/2023 |
| Brown, Nicholas | Dissecting Macromolecular Complexes of Protein Quality Control in the Heart | American Heart Association (AHA) | $200,000 | 7/1/2023 |
| Rosen, David | Examining racial disparities in fatal overdose, self-harm, and perpetrating assaults following law enforcement-mediated involuntary commitment | NIH National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) | $578,565 | 7/15/2023 |
| Wirka, Robert | A transcriptomic barcoding approach to characterizing smooth muscle cell phenotypic modulation during atherosclerosis | American Heart Association (AHA) | $300,000 | 7/1/2023 |
| Gentzsch, Martina | Development and production of antibodies for CFTR detection | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | $278,822 | 7/1/2023 |
| Qian, Li | Protein engineering and functional genomics drive the optimization of direct cardiac reprogramming | American Heart Association (AHA) | $231,000 | 7/1/2023 |
| Doerschuk, Claire | UNC Research Training Program in Respiratory Diseases and Critical Care | NIH National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | $526,943 | 7/1/2023 |
| Roubinov, Danielle | From risk to resilience: understanding and altering profiles of multisystem stress physiology to protect children vulnerable to internalizing disorders | NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | $164,887 | 7/1/2023 |
| Elmore, Shekinah | Adapting and implementing a telehealth-enhanced navigator program to improve breast cancer care adherence and clinical outcomes in Malawi | American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) | $200,000 | 7/1/2023 |
| Hernandez, Michelle | Mentored Research Career Development Program Award in Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) Program (K12 Clinical Trial Optional) | NIH National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) | 1,620,000 | 7/6/2023 |
| Parcesepe, Angela | Enhancing HIV prevention and reducing alcohol use among people receiving STI care in Malawi: An HIV status neutral approach | NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) | $220,240 | 7/1/2023 |
| Benhabbour, Soumya | Ultra-long-acting Biodegradable and Tunable Polymeric Solid Implant for HIV Treatment | Merck Sharp Dohme LLC | $330,654 | 7/3/2023 |
| Damania, Blossom | Inhibition of NEK2 as a novel therapy for viral lymphomas | American Cancer Society (ACS) | $147,500 | 7/1/2023 |
| Scherrer, Greg | Engaging motor cortex antinociceptive circuits to treat chronic pain unpleasantness | DOD DA Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity | $1,122,000 | 7/15/2023 |
| Song, Juan | Regulation and functional contribution of hypothalamic modified adult hippocampal neurogenesis | NIH National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) | $757,874 | 7/6/2023 |
| Tilson, Hugh | NC Center for Healthcare Workforce Development | Duke Endowment | $985,000 | 7/1/2023 |
| Despotes, Katherine | The Effects of Hypertonic Saline on Mucociliary Clearance in Non-CF Bronchiectasis | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | $101,500 | 7/1/2023 |
| Swanstrom, Ronald | Biology and Molecular Biology of the Evolution of Macrophage-Tropic HIV-1 | NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | $382,192 | 7/25/2023 |
| Kasaro, Margaret | PRISMA 2.0 – Zambia | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation | $5,450,460 | 7/14/2023 |
| Steiner, Mike | Creating a Community-Connected Mental Health Network | Duke Endowment | $1,240,000 | 7/1/2023 |
| Cruz, Christina | Teachers Delivering Task-Shifted Mental Health Care to Adolescents in India | Doris Duke Charitable Foundation | $495,000 | 7/1/2023 |
| Ciccone, Emily | Leveraging Molecular Technologies to Improve Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Acute Respiratory Illness in Resource-Constrained Settings | NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | $203,759 | 7/27/2023 |
| Orr, Colin | Understanding and Addressing Food Insecurity and Obesity Among Infant-Parent Dyads. | NIH National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDKD) | $202,749 | 7/15/2023 |
| Milner, Justin | Tailoring CAR-T Cell Responses for Triple Negative Breast Cancer | Mary Kay Ash Foundation | $100,000 | 7/1/2023 |
| Kanyama, Cecilia | Adaption of the Transition of Care Model for Post-Discharge HIV-NCD care in Malawi | NIH Fogarty International Center (FIC) | $192,917 | 7/10/2023 |
| Benhabbour, Soumya | Ultra-long-acting Biodegradable and Tunable Polymeric Solid Implant for HIV Treatment Maintenance | NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | $733,909 | 7/10/2023 |
