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Research Grants & Awards

October 17, 2024

The College of Human Medicine reports on research, public service and education/instructional awards as accepted by the MSU Board of Trustees. The following awards include those accepted by the board through September 6, 2024 and grants submitted to Med News.

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Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  • Jin He received $396,540 from National Institutes of Health for “Developing a clinically-relevant genetically engineered mouse model for Nut carcinoma” (1/5/2023 to 12/31/2027).
  • George Mias, PhD, received $396,540 from National Institutes of Health for “Developing a clinically-relevant genetically engineered mouse model for Nut carcinoma” (1/5/2023 to 12/31/2027).
  • Jin He received $22,031 from National Institutes of Health for “Developing a clinically-relevant genetically engineered mouse model for Nut carcinoma” (1/5/2023 to 12/31/2027).
  • Jin He received $466,406 from National Institutes of Health for “Epigenetic mechanisms of histone methyltransferase ASH1L in autism spectrum disorder” (6/15/2023 to 4/30/2028).
  • George Mias, PhD, received $22,031 from National Institutes of Health for “Developing a clinically-relevant genetically engineered mouse model for Nut carcinoma” (1/5/2023 to 12/31/2027).
  • George Mias, PhD, received $466,406 from National Institutes of Health for “Epigenetic mechanisms of histone methyltransferase ASH1L in autism spectrum disorder” (6/15/2023 to 4/30/2028).
  • Erich Grotewold, PhD, (PI) received $647,668 from US Department of Energy for “A Systems Framework to Enhance the Potential of Camelina as Oilseed Crop” (9/1/2022 to 8/31/2025).
  • Robert Quinn, PhD, (PI) received $603,193 from National Science Foundation for “ORCC: The Role of Betaine Lipid Biochemistry in Coral Thermal Tolerance” (8/15/2023 to 7/31/2026).
  • Amy Ralston, PhD, (PI) received $466,107 from National Institutes of Health for “Signaling-regulated establishment of pluripotency in vivo” (9/1/2022 to 6/30/2027).
  • Tommy Vo, PhD, (PI) received $400,000 from National Science Foundation for “Heterochromatin regulation by Elongator complex” (8/1/2024 to 7/31/2026).
  • Jin He (PI) received $51,823 from National Institutes of Health for “Epigenetic mechanisms of histone methyltransferase ASH1L in autism spectrum disorder” (6/15/2023 to 4/30/2028).
  • Robert Quinn, PhD, (Key Person) received $52,637 from National Institutes of Health for “Critical Role of the Gut Microbiota in Prunes' Prevention of Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis” (7/6/2023 to 7/5/2028).
  • George Mias, PhD, (Co-I) received $51,823 from National Institutes of Health for “Epigenetic mechanisms of histone methyltransferase ASH1L in autism spectrum disorder” (6/15/2023 to 4/30/2028).

Bioethics and Social Justice

  • Ariel Cascio, PhD, received $6,969 from Central Michigan University for “Towards improving healthcare for people with disabilities: increasing education and training for healthcare students with regard to patients with disabilities” (8/13/2023 to 8/31/2024).
  • Karen Kelly-Blake, PhD, received $643,731 from National Institutes of Health for “Improving Diabetic Patients Adherence to Treatment and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease” (7/15/2020 to 4/30/2025).
  • Jennifer McCurdy, PhD, received $3,000 from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation for “Community Narrative of Doulas of Color in Genesee County” (4/22/2024 to 4/21/2025).
  • Michelle Pham, PhD, received $105,058 from University of Washington for “Caring for BRAIN pioneers: Understanding and enhancing family and researcher support in neural device trials” (6/1/2023 to 5/31/2024).
  • Karen Kelly-Blake, PhD, (Co-I) received $57,219 from National Institutes of Health for “Improving Diabetic Patients' Adherence to Treatment and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease” (7/15/2020 to 4/30/2025).

Emergency Medicine

  • J. Adam Oostema, MD, and Chi Chang, PhD, received $150,000 from AcademyHealth and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for a study to improve Emergency Medical Services (EMS) care and patient outcomes (01/2024 - 12/2024).
  • John Oostema, MD, received $150,000 from AcademyHealth for “Using natural language processing techniques to understand EMS decision making that contributes to missed and delayed diagnosis of acute stroke” (11/15/2023 to 11/11/2024).

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

  • Danielle R. Gartner, PhD, received $99,942 from the Administration for Children and Families for work that seeks to understand what impact learning environments rich in Indigenous culture and language might have on child well-being (10/1/24 - 3/29/26).
  • Kelly Hirko, PhD, received $98,360 from Ohio State University for “Alcohol counter marketing as a breast cancer prevention strategy in young women” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2026).
  • Claire Margerison, PhD, received $2,687,186 from National Institutes of Health for “Maternal Health Multilevel Intervention/s for Racial Equity (MIRACLE) Center” (8/17/2023 to 7/31/2030).
  • Dawn Misra, PhD, received $70,000 from Wayne State University for “COVID-19 Vaccination for Underserved Population” (10/1/2023 to 6/30/2024).
  • Dawn Misra, PhD, received $56,885 from University of Central Florida for “Epigenetic aging, social factors, and preterm birth among Black women” (3/18/2023 to 11/30/2027).
  • Mathew Reeves, PhD, received $150,000 from AcademyHealth for “Using natural language processing techniques to understand EMS decision making that contributes to missed and delayed diagnosis of acute stroke” (11/15/2023 to 11/11/2024).
  • Ana Vazquez, PhD, received $29,979 from University of Alabama at Birmingham for “Functional and Integrative Omics of Recurrent Gout Flares” (8/1/2021 to 7/31/2024).
  • Honglei Chen, MD, PhD, received $500,773 from National Institutes of Health for “Poor sense of smell and the health of older adults” (6/15/2022 to 2/28/2027).
  • Mathew Reeves, PhD, received $59,381 from Massachusetts General Hospital for “Addressing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Stroke Care Access Using Hospital Transfer Networks” (9/1/2023 to 4/30/2028).
  • Dorothy Pathak, PhD, received $25,000 from Henry Ford Health System-Michigan State University Health Sciences for “Epigenetic effects of acculturation on increased breast cancer risk among Polish immigrant women to the U.S.” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Jean Kerver, PhD, received $23,884 from Munson Healthcare for “Rural Communities Opioid Response Program - Medication Assisted Treatment Access” (9/1/2023 to 8/31/2024).
  • Gayle Shipp, PhD, received $7,997 from Michigan Council for Maternal & Child Health for “Collaborative support and training of Birth Equity and Maternal Health Policy Specialist” (1/1/2023 to 6/30/2024).
  • Chenxi Li, PhD, (Co-I) received $55,640 from National Institutes of Health for “Poor sense of smell and the health of older adults” (6/15/2022 to 2/28/2027).
  • Chenxi Li, PhD, (Co-I) received $559,403 from National Institutes of Health for “Contraceptive DMPA-induced bone loss: A novel source of toxic metal lead exposure in young women” (9/1/2023 to 6/30/2027).
  • Elizabeth Lockhart, PhD, (PI) received $76,813 from National Institutes of Health for “A Multilevel, Multiphase Optimization Strategy for PrEP: Patients and Providers in Primary Care” (9/22/2023 to 3/31/2028).
  • Gayle Shipp, PhD, (Co-I) received $4,091,115 from National Institutes of Health for “Prenatal Exposures and Child Health Outcomes 2: Increasing ECHO Urban and Rural Diversity” (9/1/2023 to 5/31/2025).
  • Honglei Chen, MD, PhD, (PI) received $55,640 from National Institutes of Health for “Poor sense of smell and the health of older adults” (6/15/2022 to 2/28/2027).
  • Jean Kerver, PhD, (PI) received $120,795 from National Institutes of Health for “Supplemental Funding to RC115711” (9/1/2023 to 5/31/2025).
  • Jean Kerver, PhD, (PI) received $4,091,115 from National Institutes of Health for “Prenatal Exposures and Child Health Outcomes 2: Increasing ECHO Urban and Rural Diversity” (9/1/2023 to 5/31/2025).
  • Joseph Gardiner, PhD, (Co-I) received $57,219 from National Institutes of Health for “Improving Diabetic Patients' Adherence to Treatment and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease” (7/15/2020 to 4/30/2025).
  • Kelly Hirko, PhD, (Co-I) received $4,091,115 from National Institutes of Health for “Prenatal Exposures and Child Health Outcomes 2: Increasing ECHO Urban and Rural Diversity” (9/1/2023 to 5/31/2025).
  • Kipling Bohnert, PhD, (Co-I) received $574,233 from National Institutes of Health for “Cannabis use and cardiovascular health outcomes among patients with high blood pressure” (9/15/2023 to 7/31/2028).
  • Kristen Upson, PhD, (PI) received $559,403 from National Institutes of Health for “Contraceptive DMPA-induced bone loss: A novel source of toxic metal lead exposure in young women” (9/1/2023 to 6/30/2027).
  • Mathew Reeves, PhD, (PI) received $4,050 from University of Alabama at Birmingham for “Advancing the Study of Stroke in Women Through the Integration of Basic, Clinical, and Socioeconomic Perspectives” (9/11/2023 to 7/31/2024).
  • Mathew Reeves, PhD, (PI) received $57,469 from Massachusetts General Hospital for “Addressing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Stroke Care Access Using Hospital Transfer Networks” (9/1/2023 to 4/30/2028).
  • Mei Lu, PhD, (Co-I) received $431,168 from National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Strokes for “AcSDKP as a novel treatment for traumatic brain injury” (5/1/2024 to 2/28/2029).
  • Nicole Talge, PhD, (Co-I) received $4,091,115 from National Institutes of Health for “Prenatal Exposures and Child Health Outcomes 2: Increasing ECHO Urban and Rural Diversity” (9/1/2023 to 5/31/2025).
  • Nigel Paneth, MD, MPH, (Co-I) received $4,091,115 from National Institutes of Health for “Prenatal Exposures and Child Health Outcomes 2: Increasing ECHO Urban and Rural Diversity” (9/1/2023 to 5/31/2025).
  • Zhehui Luo, PhD, (Co-I) received $57,219 from National Institutes of Health for “Improving Diabetic Patients' Adherence to Treatment and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease” (7/15/2020 to 4/30/2025).

Emergency Medicine

  • Ahnalee Brincks, PhD, received $35,133 from Seattle Childrens Hospital for “Using SMART Design to Identify an Effective and Cost-Beneficial Approach to Preventing OUD in Justice-Involved Youth. Phase II application. Transition from Phase I (UG3) to Phase II (UH3).” (9/1/2021 to 8/31/2024).
  • Joseph Gardiner, PhD, received $643,731 from National Institutes of Health for “Improving Diabetic Patients Adherence to Treatment and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease” (7/15/2020 to 4/30/2025).
  • Jean Kerver, PhD, received $45,345 from National Institutes of Health for “A Pre-, Peri-, and Post-natal Approach to Understanding the Risk and Mechanisms for Obesity” (5/1/2023 to 2/29/2028).
  • Jean Kerver, PhD, received $ 25,000 from University of Michigan for “ECHO Initiative year 5” (6/1/2017 to 8/31/2024).
  • Jean Kerver, PhD, received $319,771 from Food Bank Council of Michigan for “Michigan Hunger Study” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Elizabeth Lockhart, PhD, received $691,313 from National Institutes of Health for “A Multilevel, Multiphase Optimization Strategy for PrEP: Patients and Providers in Primary Care” (9/22/2023 to 3/31/2028).
  • Mei Lu, PhD, received $612,980 from National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases for “Imaging cerebral waste clearance responses during exosome treatment of diabetes” (4/15/2024 to 3/31/2029).
  • Mei Lu, PhD, received $864,728 from National Cancer Institute for “HFH-MSU CSRN ACCrual Enrollment and Screening Site” (2/1/2024 to 12/31/2027).
  • Zhehui Luo, PhD, received $643,731 from National Institutes of Health for “Improving Diabetic Patients Adherence to Treatment and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease” (7/15/2020 to 4/30/2025).
  • Zhehui Luo, PhD, received $746,296 from National Institutes of Health for “Meeting women where they are: Multilevel intervention addressing racial disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality” (9/14/2020 to 4/30/2025).
  • Zhehui Luo, PhD, received $63,838 from University of Colorado for “Implementing Obesity Treatment in Primary Care Utilizing Evidence-Based Structures” (3/1/2023 to 3/31/2026).
  • Claire Margerison, PhD, received $746,296 from National Institutes of Health for “Meeting women where they are: Multilevel intervention addressing racial disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality” (9/14/2020 to 4/30/2025).
  • Dawn Misra, PhD, received $33,994 from Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene Inc for “Contribution of maternal immune activation, viral infection and epigenetics to autism: a community-based case control study” (5/3/2023 to 4/30/2024).
  • Christine Neslund-Dudas, PhD, received $864,728 from National Cancer Institute for “HFH-MSU CSRN ACCrual Enrollment and Screening Site” (2/1/2024 to 12/31/2027).
  • Nigel Paneth, MD, MPH, received $50,643 from University of Michigan for “Systems modeling to address the social and biological drivers of disparities in infection and mortality from emerging infectious diseases” (7/20/2022 to 3/31/2027).
  • Mathew Reeves, BVSc, received $47,554 from US Department of Veterans Affairs for “Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center IPA agreement with Mathew Reeves” (4/15/2024 to 9/30/2024).
  • Evan Reynolds, PhD, received $249,000 from National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases for “Predicting complications of diabetes with longitudinal metabolic trajectories” (4/8/2022 to 3/31/2027).
  • Benjamin Rybicki, PhD, received $864,728 from National Cancer Institute for “HFH-MSU CSRN ACCrual Enrollment and Screening Site” (2/1/2024 to 12/31/2027).
  • Lixin Zhang, PhD, received $45,345 from National Institutes of Health for “A Pre-, Peri-, and Post-natal Approach to Understanding the Risk and Mechanisms for Obesity” (5/1/2023 to 2/29/2028).
  • Gustavo de los Campos, PhD, received $915,481 from National Institutes of Health for “Genetic Influences on Infant Brain Development: Understanding the Developmental Origins of Mental Illness” (5/17/2021 to 3/31/2026).
  • Gustavo de los Campos, PhD, received $233,045 from University of California Davis for “Platforms and methods for sharing and collaboration on AG2P using public and confidential data” (9/15/2023 to 9/14/2026).

Family Medicine

  • Bengt Arnetz, MD, PhD, received $50,000 from Michigan State Police for “Crisis Response and Intervention Training” (4/1/2023 to 9/30/2025).
  • Bengt Arnetz, MD, PhD, received $245,000 from Michigan State Police for “VIRTUAL REALITY DE-ESCALATION SITE-BASED INITIATIVE” (4/1/2024 to 9/30/2026).
  • Yasamean Zamani-Hank, PhD, received $1,000,000 from W K Kellogg Foundation for “Rx Kids: Prenatal and Infant Allowances in Flint, MI” (2/1/2024 to 1/31/2027).
  • Omayma Alshaarawy, PhD, (PI) received $574,233 from National Institutes of Health for “Cannabis use and cardiovascular health outcomes among patients with high blood pressure” (9/15/2023 to 7/31/2028).
  • Scott Counts, PhD, (PI) received $156,507 from University of Georgia for “Novel Reengineered Microbiome-based Biologic Therapy to Treat Cognitive and Behavioral Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias” (8/15/2022 to 4/30/2027).
  • Natoshia Cunningham, PhD, (PI) received $48,600 from Childhood Arthritis & Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) for “Enhancing understanding and care for youth with cSLE experiencing Adverse Childhood Events” (7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025).
  • Masako Morishita, PhD, (Co-I) received $680,304 from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for “Illuminating the role of historical structural racism in the neighborhood exposome and modern-day child mental health” (7/9/2024 to 4/30/2029).
  • Hend Azhary, MD, (Co-I) received $574,233 from National Institutes of Health for “Cannabis use and cardiovascular health outcomes among patients with high blood pressure” (9/15/2023 to 7/31/2028).
  • Omayma Alshaarawy, PhD, (Co-I) received $267,440 from National Institutes of Health for “Increasing Minority Physician and APRN Clinician-scientist Research Training To Equalize Addiction Medicine (IMPACT TEAM)” (8/15/2022 to 6/30/2027).
  • Scott Counts, PhD, (Co-I) received $62,470 from National Institutes of Health for “Development of soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease” (2/1/2023 to 1/31/2028).

Flint

  • Heatherlun Uphold, PhD, received $2,322,479 from Michigan Deptartment of Health & Human Services for “COVID-19 Genome Sequencing Response MSU-MI-SAPPHIRE (Year 3)” (10/1/2023 to 7/31/2024).

Human Medicine Dean

  • Joan Ilardo, PhD, received $41,698 from Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness for “Improving Health and Housing Outcomes for Older Adults in Oakland County” (12/18/2023 to 11/30/2024).
  • Mieka Smart, DrPh, received $42,569 from University of Michigan for “Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR)” (9/1/2023 to 6/30/2024).
  • Kevin Brooks, PhD, received $319,771 from Food Bank Council of Michigan for “Michigan Hunger Study” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Robert Malinowski, PhD, received $72,335 from Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for “MI-CARES (SOR3)” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Mark Trottier, PhD, received $3,000 from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation for “Development of an AI-assisted mobile application for improving polypharmacy management, medication adherence, and patient education in outpatient settings” (7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025).
  • Nagy Youssef, MD, PhD, (PI) received $31,243.25 from American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for “Efficacy of Low Amplitude Pulse Seizure Therapy (LAP-ST) versus standard Ultra-brief Right Unilateral (RUL) ECT in remission of Suicidal Ideation” (3/1/2024 to 3/31/2026).
  • Laura Carravallah, MD, (Co-I) received $1,228,171 from National Institute of Mental Health for “The ROSE Scale-Up Study: Informing a decision about ROSE as universal postpartum depression prevention” (9/1/2022 to 6/30/2027).
  • Mieka Smart, DrPH, MHS, (Co-I) received $15,140.52 from University of Michigan for “Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR)” (9/1/2023 to 6/30/2024).

Institute for Quantitative Health Sciene & Engineering

  • Joshua Heyza, PhD, received $125,000 from National Institutes of Health for “Molecular regulation of double-strand break repair by MDC1” (12/1/2023 to 11/30/2025).
  • Nureddin Shammakhi, PhD, received $18,026 from University of California Los Angeles for “Multi-organ-on-chip Device for Modeling Opioid Reinforcement and Withdrawal, and the Negative Affective Component of Pain: a Therapeutic Screening Tool” (8/1/2022 to 7/31/2025).
  • Nureddin Shammakhi, PhD, received $61,944 from University of Tartu for “Multifunctional composites of nanofiber-based 3D bioprinted constructs for bone tissue engineering” (10/1/2023 to 6/30/2024).
  • Nureddin Shammakhi, PhD, received $109,060 from Henry Ford Health System for “Development of a proregenerative oxygen releasing patch that can be used to enhance wound healing” (10/26/2023 to 5/31/2024).
  • Ripla Arora, PhD, (PI) received $29,395 from Duke University for “SIRT1 as a Therapeutic Target in Endometriosis” (8/1/2023 to 7/31/2026).

Medical Education Research and Development

  • Chi Chang, PhD, received $52,217 from US Department of Veterans Affairs for “Battle Creek VA Medical Center IPA agreement with Chi Chang (2023-2024)” (11/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Chi Chang, PhD, received $556,358 from National Institutes of Health for “Image-Guided Intraductal Ablative Procedure for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer” (12/14/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • Chi Chang, PhD, received $150,000 from AcademyHealth for “Using natural language processing techniques to understand EMS decision making that contributes to missed and delayed diagnosis of acute stroke” (11/15/2023 to 11/11/2024).
  • Chi Chang, PhD, received $30,909 from National Institutes of Health for “Image-Guided Intraductal Ablative Procedure for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer” (12/14/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • Chi Chang, PhD, (Co-I) received $574,233 from National Institutes of Health for “Cannabis use and cardiovascular health outcomes among patients with high blood pressure” (9/15/2023 to 7/31/2028).

Medicine

  • Ling Wang, PhD, received $300,000 from American Heart Association for “Genetic polymorphisms as predisposed risk for apparent treatment-resistant hypertension in CKD” (7/1/2024 to 6/30/2027).
  • Craig Cole, MD, received $352 from Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc for “The PNH (Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria) Registry is a prospective, multi-center, multi-national non-interventional study for patients treated with Soliris (eculizumab)” (2/1/2009 to 9/6/2023).
  • Craig Cole, MD, received $51 from Glaxosmithkline for “Phase I/II Open label Dose Escalation & Expansion study to evaluate safety tolerability & clinical activity of the antibody drug Conjugate GSK2857916 administered in combination with Lenalidomide” (11/25/2019 to 9/30/2023).
  • Daniel Isaac, DO, received $256 from Seattle Genetics Inc for “A study of enfortumab vedotin (ASG-22CE) as monotherapy or in combination with other anticancer therapies for the treatment of urothelial cancer.” (8/7/2020 to 7/16/2025).
  • Indra Adrianto, PhD, received $569,477 from National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases for “Investigating the role of gut extracellular vesicles in diabetic peripheral neuropathy” (3/1/2024 to 1/31/2028).
  • Indra Adrianto, PhD, received $658,092 from National Cancer Institute for “VPS72 controls Treg cell stability and adaptation to tumor microenvironment” (9/19/2023 to 8/31/2028).
  • John Gerlach, PhD, received $261,955 from Health Resources & Services Administration for “SMiLeS: Support in Medical Laboratory Science” (7/1/2020 to 6/30/2025).
  • John Gerlach, PhD, received $303,805 from Health Resources & Services Administration for “SMiLeS: Support in Medical Laboratory Science” (7/1/2020 to 6/30/2025).
  • Laurel Harduar Morano, PhD, received $676,705 from National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health for “Expanded Program in Occupational Injury and Illness Surveillance” (7/1/2021 to 6/30/2026).
  • Charles Hong, MD, PhD, received $142,027 from University of Maryland for “GPR68 as a novel modulator of septic lung injury” (8/1/2023 to 7/31/2024).
  • Charles Hong, MD, PhD, received $466,635 from National Heart Lung & Blood Institute for “Mechanistic Insights into The Role of Microtubule Organizing Centers on Cardiomyocyte Structure and Function” (6/1/2024 to 5/31/2027).
  • Daniel Isaac, DO, received $792,000 from American Cancer Society Inc for “Nanoparticle antagonism of tumor-associated immunosuppression to improve breast cancer therapy” (4/1/2024 to 3/31/2028).
  • Daniel Isaac, DO, received $3,453 from Seattle Genetics Inc for “A study of enfortumab vedotin (ASG-22CE) as monotherapy or in combination with other anticancer therapies for the treatment of urothelial cancer.” (8/7/2020 to 7/16/2025).
  • Shuangtao Ma, MD, MSc, received $35,038 from American Heart Association for “Trpa1 in cognition and brain connectivity” (2/22/2024 to 6/30/2025).
  • Qing-Sheng Mi, PhD, received $658,092 from National Cancer Institute for “VPS72 controls Treg cell stability and adaptation to tumor microenvironment” (9/19/2023 to 8/31/2028).
  • Leif Neitzel, PhD, received $466,635 from National Heart Lung & Blood Institute for “Mechanistic Insights into The Role of Microtubule Organizing Centers on Cardiomyocyte Structure and Function” (6/1/2024 to 5/31/2027).
  • Adesuwa Olomu, MD, MS, received $643,731 from National Institutes of Health for “Improving Diabetic Patients Adherence to Treatment and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease” (7/15/2020 to 4/30/2025).
  • Adesuwa Olomu, MD, MS, received $746,296 from National Institutes of Health for “Meeting women where they are: Multilevel intervention addressing racial disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality” (9/14/2020 to 4/30/2025).
  • Kenneth Rosenman, MD, received $676,705 from National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health for “Expanded Program in Occupational Injury and Illness Surveillance” (7/1/2021 to 6/30/2026).
  • Michael Simoff, PhD, received $864,728 from National Cancer Institute for “HFH-MSU CSRN ACCrual Enrollment and Screening Site” (2/1/2024 to 12/31/2027).
  • Deimante Tamkus, PhD, received $175 from National Surgical Adjuvant Breast & Bowel Project Foundation for “NSABP T IND 090 B-50/BO27938: A randomized, multicenter, open-label phase III study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of trastuzumab emtansine vs trastuzumab as adjuvant therapy for patients with” (3/1/2013 to 12/30/2025).
  • Ling Wang, PhD, received $676,705 from National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health for “Expanded Program in Occupational Injury and Illness Surveillance” (7/1/2021 to 6/30/2026).
  • Ling Wang, PhD, received $319,771 from Food Bank Council of Michigan for “Michigan Hunger Study” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Charles Williams, PhD, received $142,027 from University of Maryland for “GPR68 as a novel modulator of septic lung injury” (8/1/2023 to 7/31/2024).
  • Charles Williams, PhD, received $466,635 from National Heart Lung & Blood Institute for “Mechanistic Insights into The Role of Microtubule Organizing Centers on Cardiomyocyte Structure and Function” (6/1/2024 to 5/31/2027).
  • Li Zhou, PhD, received $658,092 from National Cancer Institute for “VPS72 controls Treg cell stability and adaptation to tumor microenvironment” (9/19/2023 to 8/31/2028).
  • Adesuwa Olomu, MD, MS, (PI) received $57,219 from National Institutes of Health for “Improving Diabetic Patients' Adherence to Treatment and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease” (7/15/2020 to 4/30/2025).
  • Alan Baptist, MD, (PI) received $599,140 from National Institute of Nursing Research for “Asthma and Technology in Emerging African American Adults (The ATHENA Project)” (9/1/2021 to 5/31/2026).
  • Charles Hong, MD, PhD, (PI) received $23,760 from Vanderbilt University for “Mechanism of Wnt signal transduction” (10/1/2023 to 3/31/2027).
  • Charles Hong, MD, PhD, (PI) received $452,185.27 from National Heart Lung & Blood Institute for “Mechanistic Insights into The Role of Microtubule Organizing Centers on Cardiomyocyte Structure and Function” (6/1/2024 to 5/31/2027).
  • Charles Hong, MD, PhD, (Co-I) received $99,959 from American Heart Association for “Genetic polymorphisms as predisposed risk for apparent treatment-resistant hypertension in CKD” (7/1/2024 to 6/30/2027).
  • Charles Williams, PhD, (Co-I) received $452,185.27 from National Heart Lung & Blood Institute for “Mechanistic Insights into The Role of Microtubule Organizing Centers on Cardiomyocyte Structure and Function” (6/1/2024 to 5/31/2027).
  • Craig Cole, MD, (PI) received $404 from Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. for “The PNH (Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria) Registry is a prospective, multi-center, multi-national non-interventional study for patients treated with Soliris (eculizumab)” (2/1/2009 to 8/14/2024).
  • Craig Cole, MD, (PI) received $93 from Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. for “The PNH (Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria) Registry is a prospective, multi-center, multi-national non-interventional study for patients treated with Soliris (eculizumab)” (2/1/2009 to 8/14/2024).
  • Deimante Tamkus, MD, (PI) received $350 from National Surgical Adjuvant Breast & Bowel Project Foundation for “NSABP T IND 090 B-50/BO27938: A randomized, multicenter, open-label phase III study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of trastuzumab emtansine vs trastuzumab as adjuvant therapy for patients with” (3/1/2013 to 12/30/2025).
  • George Abela, MD, MBA, (Co-I) received $633,127 from National Institutes of Health for “Chrono-exercise is Medicine: Improving Blood Pressure and Vascular Function through Chronotherapy” (9/1/2023 to 7/31/2027).
  • Jatin Rana, MD, (PI) received $250 from National Surgical Adjuvant Breast & Bowel Project Foundation for “NSABP B-47 A randomized phase 3 trial of adjuvant therapy comparing chemotherapy alone (six cycles of docetaxel plus cyclophosphamide or four cycles of doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide followed by” (1/1/2011 to 12/31/2024).
  • Kenneth Rosenman, MD, (Co-I) received $57,600 from Michigan Deptartment of Health & Human Services for “Enhancement of Occupational/Environmental Medicine (partial faculty position) (MDHHS title: Occupational Health Surveillance (AT))” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Laurel Harduar Morano, PhD, MPH, (PI) received $57,600 from Michigan Deptartment of Health & Human Services for “Enhancement of Occupational/Environmental Medicine (partial faculty position) (MDHHS title: Occupational Health Surveillance (AT))” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Leif Neitzel, PhD, (Co-I) received $23,760 from Vanderbilt University for “Mechanism of Wnt signal transduction” (10/1/2023 to 3/31/2027).
  • Leif Neitzel, PhD, (Co-I) received $452,185.27 from National Heart Lung & Blood Institute for “Mechanistic Insights into The Role of Microtubule Organizing Centers on Cardiomyocyte Structure and Function” (6/1/2024 to 5/31/2027).
  • Ling Wang, PhD, MS, (PI) received $99,959 from American Heart Association for “Genetic polymorphisms as predisposed risk for apparent treatment-resistant hypertension in CKD” (7/1/2024 to 6/30/2027).
  • Sangbum Park, PhD, (Co-I) received $622,314 from National Institutes of Health for “Development of anti-inflammatory nanodrug for endometriosis treatment” (9/30/2022 to 6/30/2027).
  • Subhashis Mitra, MD, (PI) received $7,000 from MicuRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for “A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Contezolid Acefosamil and Contezolid Compared to Linezolid Administered Intravenously and Orally to Adul” (1/15/2024 to 9/30/2025).
  • Supratik Rayamajhi, MD, (Co-I) received $633,127 from National Institutes of Health for “Chrono-exercise is Medicine: Improving Blood Pressure and Vascular Function through Chronotherapy” (9/1/2023 to 7/31/2027).

Microbiology, Genetics, & Immunology

  • Robert Abramovitch, PhD, received $22,500 from Tarn Biosciences for “Development of the HC2099 series of MmpL3 inhibitors to treat tuberculosis” (7/2/2023 to 6/30/2024).
  • Victor DiRita, PhD, received $2,322,479 from Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for “COVID-19 Genome Sequencing Response MSU-MI-SAPPHIRE (Year 3)” (10/1/2023 to 7/31/2024).
  • Victor DiRita, PhD, received $211,950 from National Institutes of Health for “Role of the gut metabolite lactate on Campylobacter jejuni pathogenicity” (11/16/2023 to 10/31/2025).
  • BongJin Hong, PhD, received $ 15,000 from Henry Ford Health System Michigan State University Health Sciences for “Evaluation of Zn and Fe homeostasis in cancer and tumor-infiltrating immune cells in pancreatic cancer liver metastasis with iNKT cell immunotherapy” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Thomas O'Halloran, PhD, received $329,389 from National Institutes of Health for “Regulatory Roles of Zinc Fluxes in Metalloprotein Occupancy and Cell Cycle Progression” (1/1/2022 to 12/31/2025).
  • Thomas O'Halloran, PhD, received $15,000 from Henry Ford Health System Michigan State University Health Sciences for “Evaluation of Zn and Fe homeostasis in cancer and tumor-infiltrating immune cells in pancreatic cancer liver metastasis with iNKT cell immunotherapy” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Robert Abramovitch, PhD, received $8,529 from National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases for “Defining the antibacterial activities of ozonides” (2/22/2024 to 12/31/2025).
  • Jonathan Hardy, PhD, received $7,488 from National Institutes of Health for “Novel Antibiofilm Treatments for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection” (3/1/2023 to 2/28/2025).
  • Dohun Pyeon, PhD, received $590,633 from National Institutes of Health for “Chemokine-mediated antigen-specific T cell responses and immunotherapies to treat head and neck cancer” (7/1/2020 to 4/30/2025).
  • Kefei Yu, PhD, received $387,500 from National Institutes of Health for “Defining the mechanistic basis of ATMs impact on VDJ recombination” (5/20/2019 to 4/30/2025).
  • Lixin Zhang, PhD, received $45,345 from National Institutes of Health for “A Pre-, Peri-, and Post-natal Approach to Understanding the Risk and Mechanisms for Obesity” (5/1/2023 to 2/29/2028).
  • Christopher Contag, PhD, (Key Person) received $24,437.50 from University of Michigan for “An EV-based molecular screening platform to improve targeted delivery” (2/1/2024 to 1/31/2025).
  • Christopher Contag, PhD, (PI) received $5,000 from Eli Lilly & Co Foundation for “Great Lakes Advanced Molecular Sciences Summer Courses” (6/6/2024 to 6/5/2025).
  • Dohun Pyeon, PhD, (PI) received $52,500 from National Institutes of Health for “Chemokine-mediated antigen-specific T cell responses and immunotherapies to treat head and neck cancer” (7/1/2020 to 4/30/2025).
  • Margaret Petroff, PhD, (PI) received $383,160 from National Institutes of Health for “Maternal Central Immune Tolerance in Reproduction” (7/13/2020 to 4/30/2025).
  • Robert Abramovitch, PhD, (PI) received $359,866 from National Institutes of Health for “Chemical genetics of M. tuberculosis DosRST signaling and persistence” (9/22/2020 to 8/31/2025).
  • Robert Abramovitch, PhD, (PI) received $747,825 from National Institutes of Health for “Chemical biology studies of MmpL3 inhibition and resistance in mycobacteria” (7/13/2023 to 6/30/2028).
  • Thomas O'Halloran, PhD, received $36,601 from National Institutes of Health for “Regulatory Roles of Zinc Fluxes in Metalloprotein Occupancy and Cell Cycle Progression” (1/1/2022 to 12/31/2025).
  • Victor DiRita, PhD, (PI) received $23,550 from National Institutes of Health for “Role of the gut metabolite lactate on Campylobacter jejuni pathogenicity” (11/16/2023 to 10/31/2025).

Neurology and Ophthalmology

  • Rajeel Imran, MD, received $13,260 from Janssen Research & Development LLC for “Janssen_Librexia protocol 70033093STR3001” (10/4/2023 to 12/31/2027).
  • David Kaufman, DO, received $11,167 from Viridian Inc for “A randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled safety, tolerability, and efficacy study of VRDN-001, a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against the IGF-1 receptor, in participants with chroni” (2/1/2024 to 1/1/2028).
  • David Kaufman, DO, (PI) received $2,520 from Viridian Inc for “A multiple ascending dose (MAD) safety, tolerability & efficacy study of VRDN-001, a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against the IGF-1 receptor, in subjects with thyroid eye disease (TED)” (3/30/2022 to 2/28/2025).
  • Swathi Beladakere Ramaswamy, MD, (PI) received $783 from Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. for “Long-Term, Observational, Registry of Patients With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis Who Have Received Treatment With Complement C5 Inhibition Therapies” (3/17/2022 to 12/31/2026).
  • Swathi Beladakere Ramaswamy, MD, (PI) received $395 from Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. for “Long-Term, Observational, Registry of Patients With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis Who Have Received Treatment With Complement C5 Inhibition Therapies” (3/17/2022 to 12/31/2026).
  • Larry Charleston, MD, MSc, (PI) received $50 from Amgen Inc for “Competitive Grant Program in Migraine Research” (4/12/2022 to 9/30/2024).
  • Swathi Beladakere Ramaswamy, MD, (PI) received $52 from Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. for “Long-Term, Observational, Registry of Patients With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis Who Have Received Treatment With Complement C5 Inhibition Therapies” (3/17/2022 to 12/31/2026).

Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

  • Jose Teixeira, PhD, received $431,750 from the National Institutes of Health for “Developing a baboon model for uterine fibroids” (8/1/2024 to 7/31/2025).
  • Cara Poland, MD, received $900,000 from Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for “MI CARES Expansion” (9/30/2024 to 9/29/2027).
  • Asgerally Fazleabas, PhD, received $193,536 from the National Institutes of Health for “Noninvasive and early detection of endometriosis using a biological neural circuit-based novel gas sensor” (8/7/2024 to 8/6/2025).
  • Ripla Arora, PhD, received $11,555 from Rutgers University for “Innate Immune Mechanisms at the Maternal-Fetal Interface in Normal and Superovulatory Pregnancy” (8/1/2022 to 7/31/2024).
  • Bin Gu, PhD, received $396,540 from National Institutes of Health for “Developing a clinically-relevant genetically engineered mouse model for Nut carcinoma” (1/5/2023 to 12/31/2027).
  • Barbara Luke, ScD, MPH, received $100,750 from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for “In Vitro Fertilization Outcomes After Cancer” (8/5/2019 to 7/31/2024).
  • Madhavi Kulkarni, PhD, received $312,998 from the Department of Defense for “A Longitudinal Study of the Epidemiology of Endometriosis” (08/2024 - 08/2026).
  • Cristian Meghea, PhD, received $699,786 from Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for “Michigan Pay-for-Success Demonstration: Reaching Black and Hispanic Women at Greatest Risk to Improve Outcomes (AKA: Strong Beginnings Initiative)” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Cristian Meghea, PhD, received $2,687,186 from National Institutes of Health for “Maternal Health Multilevel Intervention/s for Racial Equity (MIRACLE) Center” (8/17/2023 to 7/31/2030).
  • Leeanne Roman, PhD, received $699,786 from Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for “Michigan Pay-for-Success Demonstration: Reaching Black and Hispanic Women at Greatest Risk to Improve Outcomes (AKA: Strong Beginnings Initiative)” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Leeanne Roman, PhD, received $2,687,186 from National Institutes of Health for “Maternal Health Multilevel Intervention/s for Racial Equity (MIRACLE) Center” (8/17/2023 to 7/31/2030).
  • Asgerally Fazleabas, PhD, received $492,304 from National Institute of Child Health & Human Development for “Regulation of Endometriotic Lesion Development by NOTCH1” (4/1/2021 to 2/28/2026).
  • Barbara Luke, ScD, received $593,322 from Baylor College of Medicine for “A US-UK Collaborative Study of the Health of Children Born from In Vitro Fertilization: From Conception Through Young Adulthood” (9/1/2023 to 5/31/2028).
  • Madhavi Kulkarni, PhD, received $312,998 from US Department of the Army for “A Longitudinal study of the epidemiology of endometriosis after menopause” (8/15/2024 to 8/14/2026).
  • Asgerally Fazleabas, PhD, received $216,773 from Comanche Biopharma Corp for “S-Flt siRNA Therapy for Pre-eclampsia” (4/5/2022 to 8/31/2024).
  • Barbara Luke, ScD, MPH, received $119,607 from Baylor College of Medicine for “A US-UK Collaborative Study of the Health of Children Born from In Vitro Fertilization: From Conception Through Young Adulthood” (9/1/2023 to 5/31/2028).
  • Stacey Missmer, ScD, received $96,380 from Boston Children’s Hospital for “The Boston Center for Endometriosis / Women's Health Study: from Adolescence to Adulthood” (1/1/2022 to 12/31/2024).
  • Ripla Arora, PhD, received $45,703 from University of Missouri for “The role of cholesterol biosynthesis in metastatic and recurrent endometrial cancer” (9/23/2022 to 1/31/2027).
  • Ripla Arora, PhD, received $49,229 from National Institute of Child Health & Human Development for “Regulation of Endometriotic Lesion Development by NOTCH1” (4/1/2021 to 2/28/2026).
  • Ripla Arora, PhD, received $514,555 from National Institutes of Health for “Transcriptional regulation of mammary gland development” (7/1/2022 to 3/31/2027).
  • Ripla Arora, PhD, received $51,457 from National Institutes of Health for “Transcriptional regulation of mammary gland development” (7/1/2022 to 3/31/2027).
  • Ripla Arora, PhD, received $420,780 from National Institutes of Health for “Signaling mechanisms that modulate uterine 3D structure for pregnancy success” (9/1/2022 to 5/31/2027).
  • Hannah Bolder, PhD, received $55,000 from Spectrum Health System for “Strong Beginnings” (10/1/2022 to 3/31/2025).
  • Hannah Bolder, PhD, received $50,000 from Spectrum Health System for “Strong Beginnings” (10/1/2022 to 3/31/2025).
  • Asgerally Fazleabas, PhD, received $49,229 from National Institute of Child Health & Human Development for “Regulation of Endometriotic Lesion Development by NOTCH1” (4/1/2021 to 2/28/2026).
  • Asgerally Fazleabas, PhD, received $68,207 from Burroughs Wellcome Fund for “Reproductive and Developmental Sciences Summer Undergraduate Research Program for Diverse Trainees” (2/1/2024 to 8/31/2026).
  • Asgerally Fazleabas, PhD, received $203,911 from National Institutes of Health for “Reproductive and Developmental Sciences Training Program - T32” (5/1/2024 to 4/30/2027).
  • Bin Gu, PhD, received $22,031 from National Institutes of Health for “Developing a clinically-relevant genetically engineered mouse model for Nut carcinoma” (1/5/2023 to 12/31/2027).
  • Jae Jeong, PhD, received $420,780 from National Institutes of Health for “Signaling mechanisms that modulate uterine 3D structure for pregnancy success” (9/1/2022 to 5/31/2027).
  • Christine Johnson, PhD, received $864,728 from National Cancer Institute for “HFH-MSU CSRN ACCrual Enrollment and Screening Site” (2/1/2024 to 12/31/2027).
  • Jeffrey MacKeigan, PhD, received $9,145 from National Institutes of Health for “ULK1 Inhibitor in Combination with Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Pancreatic Cancer” (12/9/2022 to 11/30/2024).
  • Katie Martin, PhD, received $9,145 from National Institutes of Health for “ULK1 Inhibitor in Combination with Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Pancreatic Cancer” (12/9/2022 to 11/30/2024).
  • Cristian Meghea, PhD, received $30,404 from Spectrum Health System for “Alliance For Innovation On Maternal Health Community Care Initiative (AIM CCI)” (4/1/2020 to 9/30/2024).
  • Cristian Meghea, MD, received $746,296 from National Institutes of Health for “Meeting women where they are: Multilevel intervention addressing racial disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality” (9/14/2020 to 4/30/2025).
  • Cara Poland, MD, received $72,335 from Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for “MI-CARES (SOR3)” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Leeanne Roman, PhD, received $8,332 from Spectrum Health System for “Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health” (4/1/2019 to 4/30/2024).
  • Leeanne Roman, PhD, received $30,404 from Spectrum Health System for “Alliance For Innovation On Maternal Health Community Care Initiative (AIM CCI)” (4/1/2020 to 9/30/2024).
  • Leeanne Roman, PhD, received $746,296 from National Institutes of Health for “Meeting women where they are: Multilevel intervention addressing racial disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality” (9/14/2020 to 4/30/2025).
  • Leeanne Roman, PhD, received $50,000 from Spectrum Health System for “Strong Beginnings” (10/1/2022 to 3/31/2025).
  • Leeanne Roman, PhD, received $55,000 from Spectrum Health System for “Strong Beginnings” (10/1/2022 to 3/31/2025).
  • Asgerally Fazleabas, PhD, (Co-I) received $333,110 from National Institutes of Health for “Epigenetic regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities in endometriosis” (8/15/2021 to 6/30/2026).
  • Bin Gu, PhD, (Co-I) received $466,107 from National Institutes of Health for “Signaling-regulated establishment of pluripotency in vivo” (9/1/2022 to 6/30/2027).
  • Cara Poland, MD, MEd, (PI) received $267,440 from National Institutes of Health for “Increasing Minority Physician and APRN Clinician-scientist Research Training To Equalize Addiction Medicine (IMPACT TEAM)” (8/15/2022 to 6/30/2027).
  • Cara Poland, MD, MEd, (PI) received $7,500 from International Society for the Study of Womens Sexual Health for “Assessing sexual function among women receiving medication for opioid use disorder in an obstetrics and gynecological clinic.” (6/1/2024 to 5/31/2025).
  • Christine Johnson, PhD, MPH, (Co-I) received $4,091,115 from National Institutes of Health for “Prenatal Exposures and Child Health Outcomes 2: Increasing ECHO Urban and Rural Diversity” (9/1/2023 to 5/31/2025).
  • Jae Jeong, PhD, (Co-I) received $333,110 from National Institutes of Health for “Epigenetic regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities in endometriosis” (8/15/2021 to 6/30/2026).
  • Jennifer Straughen, PhD, (Co-I) received $4,091,115 from National Institutes of Health for “Prenatal Exposures and Child Health Outcomes 2: Increasing ECHO Urban and Rural Diversity” (9/1/2023 to 5/31/2025).
  • Leeanne Roman, PhD, (PI) received $91,667 from Corewell Health for “Strong Beginnings, federal Healthy Start” (5/1/2024 to 3/31/2029).
  • Ripla Arora, PhD, (PI) received $29,395 from Duke University for “SIRT1 as a Therapeutic Target in Endometriosis” (8/1/2023 to 7/31/2026).
  • Ripla Arora, PhD, (PI) received $55,080.53 from University of Missouri for “Molecular mechanisms of endometrial progesterone resistance” (9/1/2022 to 4/30/2025).
  • Ronald Chandler, PhD, (PI) received $333,110 from National Institutes of Health for “Epigenetic regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities in endometriosis” (8/15/2021 to 6/30/2026).
  • Stacey Missmer, ScD, (Co-I) received $333,110 from National Institutes of Health for “Epigenetic regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities in endometriosis” (8/15/2021 to 6/30/2026).
  • Emmanuel Paul, PhD, received $235,935 from the National Institutes of Health for “Understanding the functional role of fibroid subtype mutations for drug discovery” (9/1/2024 - 8/31/2026).

Pediatrics and Human Development

  • Andre Bachmann, PhD, received the Falk Medical Research Trust Catalyst Award of $350,000 for “Development of New ODC Inhibitors to Treat Neuroblastoma, a Childhood Cancer” (12/1/24 - 11/30/26).
  • Bin Chen, PhD, received $145,000 from Spectrum Health System for “Delineating Cellular and Molecular Pathways in different Stages of Cariogenic Shock” (11/21/2023 to 1/31/2025).
  • Boyce English, MD, received $47,400 from Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for “MC3- Community” (11/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Shawn Jobe, MD, received $80,000 from Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for “Sickle Cell Clinic Expansion and Enhancement Program” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Shawn Jobe, MD, received $61,158 from Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan for “Operating Support Grant 2023-2024 for Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorder” (9/30/2020 to 9/9/2025).
  • Barbara Thompson, PhD, received $658,038 from National Institutes of Health for “Congolese mother and child mental health in response to early child development interventions” (12/1/2023 to 11/30/2028).
  • Jane Turner, MD, received $70,000 from Wayne State University for “COVID-19 Vaccination for Underserved Population” (10/1/2023 to 6/30/2024).
  • Andre Bachmann, PhD, received $611,302 from National Institutes of Health for “Leveraging modulation of polyamine metabolism for therapeutic advantage in genetic disorders” (2/1/2023 to 1/31/2028).
  • Jeffrey MacKeigan, PhD, received $120,067 from Spectrum Health - MSU Alliance Corp for “ALPHA vs. BETA: A Preclinical Study of Astatine-211-Labeled and Lutetium-177-Labeled Brentuximab Vedotin in the Treatment of Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma” (2/28/2024 to 8/27/2025).
  • Robert Vaughan, PhD, received $103,474 from National Cancer Institute for “Characterizing genetic modifiers in tumor burden of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex” (3/1/2021 to 2/28/2025).
  • Jeffrey MacKeigan, PhD, received $90,000 from Corewell Health for “Novel CD30 Radiopharmaceutical Development” (11/29/2023 to 7/31/2025).
  • Jane Turner, MD, received $64,000 from Wayne State University for “Michigan Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (MI-LEND)” (7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024).
  • Ryan Thomas, MD, received $33,116 from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for “Program for Adult Care Excellence (PACE)” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2026).
  • Bin Chen, PhD, received $21,846 from Henry Ford Health System Michigan State University Health Sciences for “Interrogating the phenotype and function of T cells in pancreatic cancer liver metastases” (1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024).
  • Lucas Pozzo-Miller, PhD, received $15,494 from Virginia Tech for “T1 signaling in astrocytes” (12/1/2023 to 11/30/2025).
  • Jane Turner, MD, received $5,248 from University of Michigan for “Training New Leaders in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics” (7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024).
  • Andre Bachmann, PhD, received $100,000 from MSU’s Targeted Support Grant for Technology Development for a project that will produce additional data using in vivo mouse models of alopecia in support of a U.S. patent application that seeks to protect treatment methods alopecia treatment. (5/01/2024 to 4/30/2025).
  • Andre Bachmann, PhD, received $75,000 from Orbus Therapeutics, Inc. for "Treatment of Alopecia Areata” (5/01/2024 to 4/30/2025).
  • Andre Bachmann, PhD, received $61,131 from National Institutes of Health for “Leveraging modulation of polyamine metabolism for therapeutic advantage in genetic disorders” (2/1/2023 to 1/31/2028).
  • Andre Bachmann, PhD, received $75,000 from Orbus Therapeutics for “Treatment of Alopecia Areata with DFMO” (4/1/2024 to 3/31/2025).
  • Bin Chen, PhD, received $420,807 from National Institutes of Health for “virtual compound screening using gene expression” (8/1/2022 to 5/31/2026).
  • Bin Chen, PhD, received $60,249 from University of Toledo for “Dormancy mimicking to inhibit prostate cancer metastasis progression and recurrence” (2/15/2024 to 2/14/2027).
  • Shawn Jobe, MD, PhD, received $8,000 from Hemophilia Alliance for “Hemophilia Alliance Foundation” (4/1/2024 to 3/31/2025).
  • Shawn Jobe, MD, PhD, received $403,000 from Cascade Hemophilia Consortium for “Cascade Hemophilia Consortium” (6/1/2024 to 5/31/2025).
  • Rebecca Knickmeyer-Santelli, PhD, received $915,481 from National Institutes of Health for “Genetic Influences on Infant Brain Development: Understanding the Developmental Origins of Mental Illness” (5/17/2021 to 3/31/2026).
  • Xiaopeng Li, PhD, received $7,500 from Spectrum Health - MSU Alliance Corp for “Pilot Studies for Fibrosing Lung Disease Therapeutics Center of Excellence” (10/1/2021 to 6/30/2024).
  • Jeffrey MacKeigan, PhD, received $9,145 from National Institutes of Health for “ULK1 Inhibitor in Combination with Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Pancreatic Cancer” (12/9/2022 to 11/30/2024).
  • Lucas Pozzo-Miller, PhD, received $109,332 from Augusta University for “The Role of CHD7 in ACC neurons” (12/1/2023 to 7/31/2027).
  • Yakov Sigal, MD, received $3,300 from Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for “Pediatric Epilepsy Access Project -2024” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Barbara Thompson, PhD, received $69,949 from National Institutes of Health for “Congolese mother and child mental health in response to early child development interventions” (12/1/2023 to 11/30/2028).
  • Jane Turner, MD, received $7,500 from Wayne State University for “Michigan Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (MI-LEND)” (7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024).
  • Jane Turner, MD, received $3,300 from Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for “Pediatric Epilepsy Access Project -2024” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Andrea Cassidy-Bushrow, PhD, (Co-I) received $4,091,115 from National Institutes of Health for “Prenatal Exposures and Child Health Outcomes 2: Increasing ECHO Urban and Rural Diversity” (9/1/2023 to 5/31/2025).
  • Keith English, MD, (Co-I) received $514,607 from National Institutes of Health for “Role of disrupted ASL pH regulation in small airways in CF lung disease pathogenesis” (8/15/2021 to 7/31/2025).
  • Brad Upham, PhD, (Co-I) received $2,064,068 from National Institutes of Health for “Environmental, Microbial and Mammalian Biomolecular Responses to AhR Ligands” (8/30/2022 to 6/30/2027).
  • Charles Barone, MD, (Co-I) received $4,091,115 from National Institutes of Health for “Prenatal Exposures and Child Health Outcomes 2: Increasing ECHO Urban and Rural Diversity” (9/1/2023 to 5/31/2025).
  • Jeffrey MacKeigan, PhD, (PI) received $24,752 from Corewell Health for “Novel CD30 Radiopharmaceutical Development” (11/29/2023 to 7/31/2025).
  • Laura Carravallah, MD, (Co-I) received $1,228,171 from National Institute of Mental Health for “The ROSE Scale-Up Study: Informing a decision about ROSE as universal postpartum depression prevention” (9/1/2022 to 6/30/2027).
  • Roshni Kulkarni, MD, (PI) received $3,056.40 from Sanofi Pharmaceutical for “LTS16294: A Phase 3 open-label, multicenter study of the long-term safety and efficacy of IV rFVIIIFc-VWF-XTEN; BIVV001 in Previously Treated Patients with severe hemophilia A” (9/30/2021 to 9/29/2026).
  • Roshni Kulkarni, MD, (PI) received $3,186.40 from Sanofi Pharmaceutical for “LTS16294: A Phase 3 open-label, multicenter study of the long-term safety and efficacy of IV rFVIIIFc-VWF-XTEN; BIVV001 in Previously Treated Patients with severe hemophilia A” (9/30/2021 to 9/29/2026).
  • Roshni Kulkarni, MD, (PI) received $415 from Sanofi Pharmaceutical for “LTS16294: A Phase 3 open-label, multicenter study of the long-term safety and efficacy of IV rFVIIIFc-VWF-XTEN; BIVV001 in Previously Treated Patients with severe hemophilia A” (9/30/2021 to 9/29/2026).
  • Ryan Thomas, MD, (PI) received $84,140 from Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for “Michigan State University Cystic Fibrosis Center Grant 2024” (7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025).
  • Shawn Jobe, MD, (PI) received $3,000 from Novo Nordisk for “NN7769-4728: Open-label safety study in adults and adolescents with haemophilia A with and without FVIII inhibitors switching directly from emicizumab prophylaxis to NNC0365-3769 (Mim8) prophylaxis” (8/7/2023 to 6/30/2025).
  • Shawn Jobe, MD, (PI) received $30,000 from Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan for “Hemophilia Treatment Centers (SPRANS)” (6/1/2024 to 5/31/2025).
  • Shawn Jobe, MD, (PI) received $3,165 from Novo Nordisk for “NN7769-4728: Open-label safety study in adults and adolescents with haemophilia A with and without FVIII inhibitors switching directly from emicizumab prophylaxis to NNC0365-3769 (Mim8) prophylaxis” (8/7/2023 to 6/30/2025).
  • Xiaopeng Li, PhD, (PI) received $514,607 from National Institutes of Health for “Role of disrupted ASL pH regulation in small airways in CF lung disease pathogenesis” (8/15/2021 to 7/31/2025).
  • Xiaopeng Li, PhD, (PI) received $75,027 from National Heart Lung & Blood Institute for “Role of disrupted ASL pH regulation in small airways in CF lung disease pathogenesis” (8/15/2021 to 7/31/2025).
  • Rama Shankar, PhD, received $1,000,000 from Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for “Pathway to Independent Award” (08/07/2024 - 08/06/2029).

Pharmacology and Toxicology

  • Jamie Bernard, PharmD, PhD, received $107,653 from National Institutes of Health for “First Time Summer Research Experience in Environmental Health Sciences” (12/1/2014 to 11/30/2024).
  • Jamie Bernard, PharmD, PhD, received $2,424,341 from National Institutes of Health for “Perivascular Adipose Tissue (PVAT) as a Central Integrator of Vascular Health” (12/22/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • Bin Chen, PhD, received $145,000 from Spectrum Health System for “Delineating Cellular and Molecular Pathways in different Stages of Cariogenic Shock” (11/21/2023 to 1/31/2025).
  • Richard Neubig, MD, PhD, received $395,926 from National Institutes of Health for “Oxylipin Signaling in Congenital Heart Disease” (1/1/2021 to 11/30/2025).
  • Cheryl Rockwell, PhD, received $2,424,341 from National Institutes of Health for “Perivascular Adipose Tissue (PVAT) as a Central Integrator of Vascular Health” (12/22/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • Nathan Tykocki, PhD, received $2,424,341 from National Institutes of Health for “Perivascular Adipose Tissue (PVAT) as a Central Integrator of Vascular Health” (12/22/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • Nathan Tykocki, PhD, received $595,085 from National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases for “Bladder Wall Stiffness Drives Sensation of Fullness” (12/1/2023 to 11/30/2027).
  • Jamie Bernard, PhD, received $11,958 from University of Michigan for “Obesity, body fat distribution, and breast cancer risk: is visceral fat the culprit after menopause?” (2/1/2023 to 1/31/2028).
  • Jamie Bernard, PhD, received $10,000 from Society of Toxicology for “Adiposity Promotes Breast Cancer through Kynurenine-induced Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activity: Implications for Environmental AhR Agonists on Tumor Formation” (1/18/2024 to 5/30/2025).
  • Jamie Alan, PhD, received $72,335 from Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for “MI-CARES (SOR3)” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Susan Barman, PhD, received $9,000 from American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics for “Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship” (1/1/2022 to 12/31/2024).
  • Bin Chen, PhD, received $420,807 from National Institutes of Health for “virtual compound screening using gene expression” (8/1/2022 to 5/31/2026).
  • Bin Chen, PhD, received $60,249 from University of Toledo for “Dormancy mimicking to inhibit prostate cancer metastasis progression and recurrence” (2/15/2024 to 2/14/2027).
  • Bryan Copple, PhD, received $30,231 from National Institutes of Health for “Novel proteolytic mechanisms driving pathologic hepatic congestion in drug-induced hepatotoxicity” (5/11/2023 to 2/28/2027).
  • Anne Dorrance, PhD, received $9,000 from American Society for Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics for “Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship” (1/1/2022 to 12/31/2024).
  • Anne Dorrance, PhD, received $30,231 from National Institutes of Health for “Novel proteolytic mechanisms driving pathologic hepatic congestion in drug-induced hepatotoxicity” (5/11/2023 to 2/28/2027).
  • Norbert Kaminski, PhD, received $465,178 from National Institutes of Health for “Macrophage-specific nanotherapy for breast cancer” (9/4/2020 to 3/31/2027).
  • Norbert Kaminski, PhD, received $25,842 from National Institutes of Health for “Macrophage-specific nanotherapy for breast cancer” (9/4/2020 to 3/31/2027).
  • Masamitsu Kanada, PhD, received $550,319 from National Institutes of Health for “Evolution and optimization of synthetic <READ/WRITE> function from and into cells using genetic programming” (9/15/2021 to 5/31/2025).
  • Richard Neubig, PhD, received $7,500 from Spectrum Health - MSU Alliance Corp for “Pilot Studies for Fibrosing Lung Disease Therapeutics Center of Excellence” (10/1/2021 to 6/30/2024).
  • Richard Neubig, MD, PhD, received $420,807 from National Institutes of Health for “virtual compound screening using gene expression” (8/1/2022 to 5/31/2026).
  • Richard Neubig, MD, PhD, received $38,083 from National Institutes of Health for “Circuit-specific androgen receptor regulation of hippocampal neuronal excitability” (5/16/2024 to 5/15/2026).
  • Cheryl Rockwell, PhD, received $792,000 from American Cancer Society Inc for “Nanoparticle antagonism of tumor-associated immunosuppression to improve breast cancer therapy” (4/1/2024 to 3/31/2028).
  • Anne Dorrance, PhD, (PI) received $423,319 from National Institute of General Medical Sciences for “Integrative Pharmacological Sciences Training Program (IPSTP)” (7/1/2021 to 6/30/2026).
  • Anne Dorrance, PhD, (Co-I) received $62,470 from National Institutes of Health for “Development of soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease” (2/1/2023 to 1/31/2028).
  • Cheryl Rockwell, PhD, (Co-I) received $215,498 from National Institutes of Health for “Perivascular Adipose Tissue (PVAT) as a Central Integrator of Vascular Health” (12/22/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • Howard Crawford, PhD, (PI) received $630,684 from National Cancer Institute for “Collagen Signaling in Pancreatic Cancer” (5/1/2024 to 4/30/2029).
  • Jamie Alan, PharmD, PhD, (Co-I) received $267,440 from National Institutes of Health for “Increasing Minority Physician and APRN Clinician-scientist Research Training To Equalize Addiction Medicine (IMPACT TEAM)” (8/15/2022 to 6/30/2027).
  • Jamie Bernard, PhD, (Co-I) received $2,064,068 from National Institutes of Health for “Environmental, Microbial and Mammalian Biomolecular Responses to AhR Ligands” (8/30/2022 to 6/30/2027).
  • Jamie Bernard, PhD, (Co-I) received $215,498 from National Institutes of Health for “Perivascular Adipose Tissue (PVAT) as a Central Integrator of Vascular Health” (12/22/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • Jamie Bernard, PhD, (Co-I) received $39,060 from National Institutes of Health for “The Immunomodulatory Effects of Nrf2 Activation on Macrophages in the Lung Tumor Microenvironment” (8/16/2023 to 5/15/2025).
  • Ling Huang, PhD, (Co-I) received $630,684 from National Cancer Institute for “Collagen Signaling in Pancreatic Cancer” (5/1/2024 to 4/30/2029).
  • Masamitsu Kanada, PhD, (PI) received $190,239 from National Institutes of Health for “Ultrasound-assisted extracellular vesicle engineering and induced release: EVEiR” (9/1/2022 to 6/30/2025).
  • Nathan Tykocki, PhD, (Co-I) received $215,498 from National Institutes of Health for “Perivascular Adipose Tissue (PVAT) as a Central Integrator of Vascular Health” (12/22/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • Norbert Kaminski, PhD, (PI) received $2,064,068 from National Institutes of Health for “Environmental, Microbial and Mammalian Biomolecular Responses to AhR Ligands” (8/30/2022 to 6/30/2027).
  • Norbert Kaminski, PhD, (Co-I) received $448,097 from National Institutes of Health for “Integrative transcriptional and epigenomic modeling of xenobiotic-activated gene regulatory networks” (7/3/2020 to 6/30/2025).
  • Norbert Kaminski, PhD, (PI) received $514,512 from National Institutes of Health for “Cannabis use frequency and its impact on monocyte-mediated inflammation in HIV patients” (9/1/2021 to 7/31/2026).
  • Richard Neubig, MD, PhD, (Co-I) received $35,193 from National Institutes of Health for “Oxylipin Signaling in Congenital Heart Disease” (1/1/2021 to 11/30/2025).
  • Sachi Horibata, PhD, (PI) received $155,346.73 from Elsa U Pardee Foundation for “Study of transcriptomic landscape shift between pre- and post-chemotherapy treated acute myeloid leukemia” (5/15/2024 to 5/14/2025).

Physiology

  • Eran Andrechek, PhD, received $465,178 from National Institutes of Health for “Macrophage-specific nanotherapy for breast cancer” (9/4/2020 to 3/31/2027).
  • Eran Andrechek, PhD, received $25,842 from National Institutes of Health for “Macrophage-specific nanotherapy for breast cancer” (9/4/2020 to 3/31/2027).
  • Eran Andrechek, PhD, received $514,555 from National Institutes of Health for “Transcriptional regulation of mammary gland development” (7/1/2022 to 3/31/2027).
  • Eran Andrechek, PhD, received $51,457 from National Institutes of Health for “Transcriptional regulation of mammary gland development” (7/1/2022 to 3/31/2027).
  • Xianshuang Liu, PhD, received $569,477 from National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases for “Investigating the role of gut extracellular vesicles in diabetic peripheral neuropathy” (3/1/2024 to 1/31/2028).
  • Bruce Uhal, PhD, received $7,500 from Spectrum Health - MSU Alliance Corp for “Pilot Studies for Fibrosing Lung Disease Therapeutics Center of Excellence” (10/1/2021 to 6/30/2024).
  • Lei Wang, PhD, received $569,477 from National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases for “Investigating the role of gut extracellular vesicles in diabetic peripheral neuropathy” (3/1/2024 to 1/31/2028).
  • Li Zhang, PhD, received $612,980 from National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases for “Imaging cerebral waste clearance responses during exosome treatment of diabetes” (4/15/2024 to 3/31/2029).
  • Zhenggang Zhang, PhD, received $612,980 from National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases for “Imaging cerebral waste clearance responses during exosome treatment of diabetes” (4/15/2024 to 3/31/2029).
  • Charles Cox, PhD, (Co-I) received $590,233 from National Institutes of Health for “Transcriptional mechanisms in mast cells underlying immune function and disease” (9/20/2022 to 7/31/2027).
  • Narayanan Parameswaran, PhD, MS, (Key Person) received $52,637 from National Institutes of Health for “Critical Role of the Gut Microbiota in Prunes' Prevention of Glucocorticoid Induced Osteoporosis” (7/6/2023 to 7/5/2028).
  • Li Zhang, PhD, (Co-I) received $431,168 award National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Strokes for “AcSDKP as a novel treatment for traumatic brain injury” (5/1/2024 to 2/28/2029).
  • Michael Chopp, PhD, (Co-I) received $431,168 award National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Strokes for “AcSDKP as a novel treatment for traumatic brain injury” (5/1/2024 to 2/28/2029).
  • Ralph Francescone, PhD, (Co-I) received $630,684 from National Cancer Institute for “Collagen Signaling in Pancreatic Cancer” (5/1/2024 to 4/30/2029).
  • Yanlu Zhang, PhD, (Co-I) received $431,168 award National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Strokes for “AcSDKP as a novel treatment for traumatic brain injury” (5/1/2024 to 2/28/2029).
  • Ye Xiong, PhD, (PI) received $431,168 from National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Strokes for “AcSDKP as a novel treatment for traumatic brain injury” (5/1/2024 to 2/28/2029).

Psychiatry

  • Brian Ahmedani, PhD, received $431,750 from National Institutes of Health for “Implementation Strategies for Suicide Prevention among Youth in Nepal” (12/1/2023 to 11/30/2025).
  • Brian Ahmedani, PhD, received $691,313 from National Institutes of Health for “A Multilevel, Multiphase Optimization Strategy for PrEP: Patients and Providers in Primary Care” (9/22/2023 to 3/31/2028).
  • Anthony Reffi, PhD, (PI) received $145,142 from National Institute of Mental Health for “Identifying sleep-related risk factors for PTSD and their underlying mechanisms” (5/15/2024 to 4/30/2028).
  • Brian Ahmedani, PhD, (Co-I) received $76,813 award from National Institutes of Health for “A Multilevel, Multiphase Optimization Strategy for PrEP: Patients and Providers in Primary Care” (9/22/2023 to 3/31/2028).
  • Nagy Youssef, MD, PhD, (PI) received $31,243.25 from American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for “Efficacy of Low Amplitude Pulse Seizure Therapy (LAP-ST) versus standard Ultra-brief Right Unilateral (RUL) ECT in remission of Suicidal Ideation” (3/1/2024 to 3/31/2026).

Public Health, Charles Stewart Mott Department of

  • Amy Custack, PhD, received $169,000 from Stephanie H. & David A. Spina Family Foundation for “Flint Kids Cook” (1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024).
  • Mona Hanna, MD, received $75,000 from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation for “Rx Kids: Prenatal and Infant Allowances in Flint, MI” (1/1/2024 to 12/31/2025).
  • Carolyn Holden, received $109,807 from City of Flint for “Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma - Flint (ReCAST)” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Jennifer Johnson, PhD, received $2,687,186 from National Institutes of Health for “Maternal Health Multilevel Intervention/s for Racial Equity (MIRACLE) Center” (8/17/2023 to 7/31/2030).
  • Kent Key, PhD, received $42,569 from University of Michigan for “Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR)” (9/1/2023 to 6/30/2024).
  • Kent Key, PhD, received $2,687,186 from National Institutes of Health for “Maternal Health Multilevel Intervention/s for Racial Equity (MIRACLE) Center” (8/17/2023 to 7/31/2030).
  • Steven Ondersma, PhD, received $2,687,186 from National Institutes of Health for “Maternal Health Multilevel Intervention/s for Racial Equity (MIRACLE) Center” (8/17/2023 to 7/31/2030).
  • Dick Sadler, PhD, received $109,807 from City of Flint for “Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma - Flint (ReCAST)” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Heatherlun Uphold, PhD, received $131,534 from University of Michigan for “Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer's disease” (8/15/2023 to 6/30/2024).
  • Amber Woolford, PhD, received $12,500 from Henry Ford Health System Michigan State University Health Sciences for “Differential effects of air pollution on inflammatory responses by race: A pathway to cancer disparities” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Amber Pearson, PhD, received $196,985 from REI Cooperative Action Fund for the first-ever randomized control trial of nature-based interventions amongst BIPOC university students, with a focus on understanding their belonging needs in the outdoors.
  • Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, received $10,000,000 from Charles Stewart Mott Foundation for “Rx Kids: A Prenatal and Infant Allowance in Flint, MI” (5/1/2023 to 4/30/2026).
  • Gayle Shipp, PhD, received $259,882 from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for “Increasing evidence around Innovative Maternity Care Model in Flint, Michigan” (2/15/2024 to 2/14/2026).
  • Heatherlun Uphold, PhD, received $241,997 from Greater Flint Health Coalition for “Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)” (9/30/2023 to 9/29/2028).
  • Maji Debena, PhD, received $239,996 from National Institutes of Health for “MOthers' AdvocateS In the Community for Mothers with Experience of intimate partner violence” (9/1/2021 to 8/31/2024).
  • Jennifer Johnson, PhD, received $225,643 from George Mason University for “Evaluation of Stepping Up Efforts to Improve MH Services and Justice Utilization” (9/3/2019 to 7/31/2024).
  • Kent Key, PhD, MPH, received $112,110 from National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities for “Family Health Histories: Creating a culturally tailored tool to reduce health disparities in the African American Community” (5/1/2021 to 1/31/2026).
  • Karren Campbell, PhD, received $60,000 from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation for “Program Evaluation and Port-Huron Implementation Trial (PEPI) for SUD Pregnant and Postpartum Women” (12/1/2023 to 11/30/2025).
  • Steven Ondersma, PhD, received $54,078 from National Institutes of Health for “Accelerating collaborative, cumulative, and open intervention science with an e-intervention authoring platform” (8/16/2020 to 12/31/2024).
  • Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, received $50,000 from Children’s Foundation for “Rx Kids: Prenatal and Infant Allowances in Flint, MI” (1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024).
  • Todd Lucas, PhD, received $50,000 from American Cancer Society Inc for “Choice, Implementation Intentions, and At-home Colorectal Cancer Screening” (7/1/2021 to 6/30/2026).
  • Eric Finegood, PhD , received $25,000 from Community Foundation of Greater Flint for “Video Interaction Project” (3/1/2024 to 8/31/2024).
  • Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, received $25,000 from Max M & Marjorie S Fisher Foundation for “Rx Kids: Prenatal and Infant Allowances in Flint, MI” (1/1/2024 to 10/31/2024).
  • Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, received $15,000 from Community Foundation of Greater Flint for “Rx Kids: Prenatal and Infant Allowances in Flint, MI” (12/1/2023 to 11/30/2025).
  • Eric Finegood, PhD, received $1,000,000 from W K Kellogg Foundation for “Rx Kids: Prenatal and Infant Allowances in Flint, MI” (2/1/2024 to 1/31/2027).
  • Samantha Gailey, PhD, received $26,979 from University of Minnesota for “Housing policy, neighborhood context, and pathways to midlife mortality in a social experiment” (8/15/2023 to 7/31/2024).
  • Mona Hanna, MD, received $3,000,000 from Skyline Foundation for “Rx Kids: Prenatal and Infant Allowances in Flint, MI” (1/1/2024 to 12/31/2026).
  • Mona Hanna, MD, received $1,000,000 from W K Kellogg Foundation for “Rx Kids: Prenatal and Infant Allowances in Flint, MI” (2/1/2024 to 1/31/2027).
  • Mona Hanna, MD, received $1,000,000 from City of Flint for “Rx Kids: A Prenatal and Infant Allowance Pilot in Flint, MI” (4/16/2024 to 12/31/2026).
  • Mona Hanna, MD, received $16,500,000 from Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for “Rx Kids: Prenatal and Infant Allowances in Flint, MI” (1/1/2024 to 9/30/2028).
  • Mona Hanna, MD, received $1,000,000 from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation for “Rx Kids: Prenatal and Infant Allowances in Flint, MI” (3/1/2024 to 2/28/2027).
  • Jennifer Johnson, PhD, received $746,296 from National Institutes of Health for “Meeting women where they are: Multilevel intervention addressing racial disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality” (9/14/2020 to 4/30/2025).
  • Jennifer Johnson, PhD, received $613,476 from National Cancer Institute for “Managing symptoms and psychological distress during oral anti-cancer treatment” (5/4/2023 to 4/30/2028).
  • Kent Key, PhD, received $746,296 from National Institutes of Health for “Meeting women where they are: Multilevel intervention addressing racial disparities in maternal morbidity and mortality” (9/14/2020 to 4/30/2025).
  • Jonne McCoy White, DrPH, received $29,500 from Corewell Health for “Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health Community Care Initiative” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Steven Ondersma, PhD, received $300,000 from Michigan Department of Health & Human Services for “Michigan State Opioid Response 2 Project "HT2 Technology Proposal (HT2 MI) SAMHSA State Opioid Response” (10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024).
  • Dick Sadler, PhD, received $120,000 from Greater Flint Health Coalition for “Examination of Emergency Medical Services in Genesee County” (2/1/2024 to 1/31/2025).
  • Heatherlun Uphold, PhD, received $30,422 from University of Michigan for “Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer's disease” (8/15/2023 to 6/30/2024).
  • Heatherlun Uphold, PhD, received $120,000 from Greater Flint Health Coalition for “Examination of Emergency Medical Services in Genesee County” (2/1/2024 to 1/31/2025).
  • Amber Woolford, PhD, (PI) received $196,985 from REI Cooperative Action Fund for “University students' dose of nature and potential disparities at HBCUs” (5/31/2024 to 5/31/2026).
  • Amber Woolford, PhD, (PI) received $680,304 from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for “Illuminating the role of historical structural racism in the neighborhood exposome and modern-day child mental health” (7/9/2024 to 4/30/2029).
  • Amy Custack, PhD, MPH, (PI) received $50,000 from Community Foundation of Greater Flint for “Fresh Produce Prescriptions for Women and Children In Need” (5/1/2024 to 4/30/2025).
  • Jennifer Johnson, PhD, (PI) received $1,228,171 from National Institute of Mental Health for “The ROSE Scale-Up Study: Informing a decision about ROSE as universal postpartum depression prevention” (9/1/2022 to 6/30/2027).
  • Jennifer Johnson, PhD, (PI) received $623,828 from National Institute of Child Health & Human Development for “IPT for major depression following perinatal loss” (8/7/2020 to 7/31/2025).
  • Kent Key, PhD, MPH, (PI) received $12,457 from National Institute on Minority Health & Health Disparities for “Family Health Histories: Creating a culturally tailored tool to reduce health disparities in the African American Community” (5/1/2021 to 1/31/2026).
  • Kent Key, PhD, MPH, (Co-I) received $15,140.52 from University of Michigan for “Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research (MCUAAAR)” (9/1/2023 to 6/30/2024).
  • Kent Key, PhD, MPH, (Co-I) received $623,828 from National Institute of Child Health & Human Development for “IPT for major depression following perinatal loss” (8/7/2020 to 7/31/2025).
  • Kent Key, PhD, MPH, (Co-I) received $680,304 from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for “Illuminating the role of historical structural racism in the neighborhood exposome and modern-day child mental health” (7/9/2024 to 4/30/2029).
  • Mona Hanna, MD, MPH, (PI) received $4,827,197 from Centers for Disease Control & Prevention for “Flint Registry (FR) 2022-2027” (8/1/2022 to 7/31/2027).
  • Mona Hanna, MD, MPH, (PI) received $500,000 from Community Foundation of Greater Flint for “Rx Kids: Prenatal and Infant Allowances in Flint, MI” (12/1/2023 to 11/30/2025).
  • Nicole Jones, PhD, (Co-I) received $4,827,197 from Centers for Disease Control & Prevention for “Flint Registry (FR) 2022-2027” (8/1/2022 to 7/31/2027).
  • Richard Sadler, PhD, MPH, (Co-I) received $129,181 from Charles Stewart Mott Foundation for “Evaluating the Health and Equity Impacts of the New Flint State Park: Baseline Study” (8/1/2024 to 7/31/2025).
  • Richard Sadler, PhD, MPH, (Co-I) received $680,304 from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for “Illuminating the role of historical structural racism in the neighborhood exposome and modern-day child mental health” (7/9/2024 to 4/30/2029).
  • Samantha Gailey, PhD, (PI) received $129,181 from Charles Stewart Mott Foundation for “Evaluating the Health and Equity Impacts of the New Flint State Park: Baseline Study” (8/1/2024 to 7/31/2025).
  • Steven Ondersma, PhD, (PI) received $10,550 from United Way for Southeastern Michigan for “HT2 Tech Michigan” (4/1/2024 to 9/30/2024).
  • Steven Ondersma, PhD, (Co-I) received $4,091,115 from National Institutes of Health for “Prenatal Exposures and Child Health Outcomes 2: Increasing ECHO Urban and Rural Diversity” (9/1/2023 to 5/31/2025).

Radiology

  • Lorenzo Sempere, PhD, received $556,358 from National Institutes of Health for “Image-Guided Intraductal Ablative Procedure for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer” (12/14/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • Erik Shapiro, PhD, received $395,926 from National Institutes of Health for “Oxylipin Signaling in Congenital Heart Disease” (1/1/2021 to 11/30/2025).
  • Erik Shapiro, PhD, received $556,358 from National Institutes of Health for “Image-Guided Intraductal Ablative Procedure for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer” (12/14/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • Ping Wang, MD, received $556,358 from National Institutes of Health for “Image-Guided Intraductal Ablative Procedure for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer” (12/14/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • Morteza Mahmoudi, PhD, received $366,318 from National Institutes of Health for “A Nanostructured Skin Patch to Heal Chronic Wounds” (2/1/2022 to 1/31/2027).
  • Ming Chen, PhD, received $37,500 from Henry Ford Health System Michigan State University Health Sciences for “Targeting miR-10b to Induce PTEN Expression: A Novel Therapeutic Strategy for PTEN-deficient GBM” (1/1/2024 to 12/31/2024).
  • Norman Scheel, PhD, received $11,921 from University of Michigan for “Michigan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center-Supplement” (7/1/2023 to 6/30/2025).
  • Adam Alessio, PhD, received $37,067 from National Institutes of Health for “Evaluation of tantalum oxide nanoparticles for in vivo X-ray computed tomography evaluation of implantable biomaterials” (1/6/2021 to 11/30/2024).
  • Edward Boyd received $612,980 from National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases for “Imaging cerebral waste clearance responses during exosome treatment of diabetes” (4/15/2024 to 3/31/2029).
  • Jinda Fan, PhD, received $792,000 from American Cancer Society Inc for “Nanoparticle antagonism of tumor-associated immunosuppression to improve breast cancer therapy” (4/1/2024 to 3/31/2028).
  • Brent Griffith, MD, received $864,728 from National Cancer Institute for “HFH-MSU CSRN ACCrual Enrollment and Screening Site” (2/1/2024 to 12/31/2027).
  • Morteza Mahmoudi, PhD, received $24,422 from National Institutes of Health for “A Nanostructured Skin Patch to Heal Chronic Wounds” (2/1/2022 to 1/31/2027).
  • Anna Moore, PhD, received $49,229 from National Institute of Child Health & Human Development for “Regulation of Endometriotic Lesion Development by NOTCH1” (4/1/2021 to 2/28/2026).
  • Anna Moore, PhD, received $7,817 from Henry Ford Health System for “siRNA-based gold nanoparticles as a therapeutic enhancer for TNBC radiotherapy” (7/10/2023 to 6/30/2025).
  • Galit Pelled, PhD, received $37,067 from National Institutes of Health for “Evaluation of tantalum oxide nanoparticles for in vivo X-ray computed tomography evaluation of implantable biomaterials” (1/6/2021 to 11/30/2024).
  • Galit Pelled, PhD, received $204,749 from National Institutes of Health for “Neural Basis of Stress-Derailed Motherhood” (4/1/2023 to 3/31/2025).
  • Galit Pelled, PhD, received $22,750 from National Institutes of Health for “Neural Basis of Stress-Derailed Motherhood” (4/1/2023 to 3/31/2025).
  • Galit Pelled, PhD, received $111,979 from Spectrum Health - MSU Alliance Corp for “Developing a Translational Precision Medicine Platform for Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury” (2/20/2024 to 8/20/2025).
  • Lorenzo Sempere, PhD, received $30,909 from National Institutes of Health for “Image-Guided Intraductal Ablative Procedure for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer” (12/14/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • Erik Shapiro, PhD, received $37,067 from National Institutes of Health for “Evaluation of tantalum oxide nanoparticles for in vivo X-ray computed tomography evaluation of implantable biomaterials” (1/6/2021 to 11/30/2024).
  • Erik Shapiro, PhD, received $30,909 from National Institutes of Health for “Image-Guided Intraductal Ablative Procedure for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer” (12/14/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • Ping Wang, MD, received $30,909 from National Institutes of Health for “Image-Guided Intraductal Ablative Procedure for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer” (12/14/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • Anna Moore, PhD, (PI) received $539,809 from National Institutes of Health for “Anti-miR-10b Nanodrug for Treatment of Breast Cancer Metastasis: Study in Companion Animals” (7/13/2021 to 6/30/2026).
  • Assaf Gilad, PhD, (PI) received $17,210 from Massachusetts General Hospital for “Artificial Intelligence Boosted Evolution and Detection of Genetically Encoded Reporters for In Vivo Imaging” (4/1/2021 to 12/31/2024).
  • Lorenzo Sempere, PhD, (PI) received $2,500 from American Society for Investigative Pathology for “combination treatment of miRNA and chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer models” (5/13/2024 to 5/12/2025).
  • Lorenzo Sempere, PhD, (Co-I) received $539,809 from National Institutes of Health for “Anti-miR-10b Nanodrug for Treatment of Breast Cancer Metastasis: Study in Companion Animals” (7/13/2021 to 6/30/2026).
  • Erik Shapiro, PhD, (Co-I) received $35,193 from National Institutes of Health for “Oxylipin Signaling in Congenital Heart Disease” (1/1/2021 to 11/30/2025).

Surgery

  • Harvey Bumpers, MD, (Co-I) received $539,809 from National Institutes of Health for “Anti-miR-10b Nanodrug for Treatment of Breast Cancer Metastasis: Study in Companion Animals” (7/13/2021 to 6/30/2026).
  • Asim Mahmood, MD, (Co-I) received $431,168 award from National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Strokes for “AcSDKP as a novel treatment for traumatic brain injury” (5/1/2024 to 2/28/2029).

Translational Neuroscience

  • Nicholas Kanaan, PhD, received $474,327 from National Institutes of Health for “Tau-Mediated Regulation and Dysregulation of Protein Phosphatase 1” (4/1/2020 to 12/31/2024).
  • Benjamin Combs, PhD, received $152,831 from Rutgers University for “Dieldrin-induced differential gene methylation and parkinsonian toxicity” (11/10/2022 to 10/31/2025).
  • Nicholas Kanaan, PhD, received $152,831 from Rutgers University for “Dieldrin-induced differential gene methylation and parkinsonian toxicity” (11/10/2022 to 10/31/2025).
  • Jack Lipton, PhD, received $2,322,479 from Michigan Deptartment of Health & Human Services for “COVID-19 Genome Sequencing Response MSU-MI-SAPPHIRE (Year 3)” (10/1/2023 to 7/31/2024).
  • Joseph Patterson, PhD, received $49,093 from University of Michigan for “Characterization and targeting of a novel pathway promoting Parkinson's Disease” (8/15/2023 to 7/31/2024).
  • Caryl Sortwell, PhD, received $49,093 from University of Michigan for “Characterization and targeting of a novel pathway promoting Parkinson's Disease” (8/15/2023 to 7/31/2024).
  • Irving Vega, PhD, received $131,534 from University of Michigan for “Michigan Center for Contextual Factors in Alzheimer's disease” (8/15/2023 to 6/30/2024).
  • Nicholas Kanaan, PhD, received $474,327 from National Institutes of Health for “Tau-Mediated Regulation and Dysregulation of Protein Phosphatase 1” (4/1/2020 to 12/31/2024).
  • Adam Alessio, PhD, received $37,067 from National Institutes of Health for “Evaluation of tantalum oxide nanoparticles for in vivo X-ray computed tomography evaluation of implantable biomaterials” (1/6/2021 to 11/30/2024).
  • Edward Boyd received $612,980 from National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases for “Imaging cerebral waste clearance responses during exosome treatment of diabetes” (4/15/2024 to 3/31/2029).
  • Jinda Fan, PhD, received $792,000 from American Cancer Society Inc for “Nanoparticle antagonism of tumor-associated immunosuppression to improve breast cancer therapy” (4/1/2024 to 3/31/2028).
  • Brent Griffith, MD, received $864,728 from National Cancer Institute for “HFH-MSU CSRN ACCrual Enrollment and Screening Site” (2/1/2024 to 12/31/2027).
  • Morteza Mahmoudi, PhD, received $24,422 from National Institutes of Health for “A Nanostructured Skin Patch to Heal Chronic Wounds” (2/1/2022 to 1/31/2027).
  • Anna Moore, PhD, received $49,229 from National Institute of Child Health & Human Development for “Regulation of Endometriotic Lesion Development by NOTCH1” (4/1/2021 to 2/28/2026).
  • Anna Moore, PhD, received $7,817 from Henry Ford Health System for “siRNA-based gold nanoparticles as a therapeutic enhancer for TNBC radiotherapy” (7/10/2023 to 6/30/2025).
  • Galit Pelled, PhD, received $37,067 from National Institutes of Health for “Evaluation of tantalum oxide nanoparticles for in vivo X-ray computed tomography evaluation of implantable biomaterials” (1/6/2021 to 11/30/2024).
  • Galit Pelled, PhD, received $204,749 from National Institutes of Health for “Neural Basis of Stress-Derailed Motherhood” (4/1/2023 to 3/31/2025).
  • Galit Pelled, PhD, received $22,750 from National Institutes of Health for “Neural Basis of Stress-Derailed Motherhood” (4/1/2023 to 3/31/2025).
  • Galit Pelled, PhD, received $111,979 from Spectrum Health - MSU Alliance Corp for “Developing a Translational Precision Medicine Platform for Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury” (2/20/2024 to 8/20/2025).
  • Lorenzo Sempere, PhD, received $30,909 from National Institutes of Health for “Image-Guided Intraductal Ablative Procedure for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer” (12/14/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • Erik Shapiro, PhD, received $37,067 from National Institutes of Health for “Evaluation of tantalum oxide nanoparticles for in vivo X-ray computed tomography evaluation of implantable biomaterials” (1/6/2021 to 11/30/2024).
  • Erik Shapiro, PhD, received $30,909 from National Institutes of Health for “Image-Guided Intraductal Ablative Procedure for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer” (12/14/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • Ping Wang, MD, received $30,909 from National Institutes of Health for “Image-Guided Intraductal Ablative Procedure for Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer” (12/14/2021 to 11/30/2026).
  • David Morgan, PhD, (PI) received $171,167 from University of Central Florida for “Investigating the role of Alzheimer's disease familial mutations in neuromuscular physiology” (5/15/2022 to 4/30/2027).
  • David Morgan, PhD, (PI) received $1,842 from University of Central Florida for “Investigating the role of Alzheimer's disease familial mutations in neuromuscular physiology” (5/15/2022 to 4/30/2027).
  • Irving Vega, PhD, (PI) received $156,896.37 from University of Michigan for “Brain Health and Ethnic Disparities in ADRD Risk: The Case of Arab Americans” (4/1/2024 to 3/31/2026).
  • Irving Vega, PhD, (Co-I) received $52,701 from National Institutes of Health for “Tau-Mediated Regulation and Dysregulation of Protein Phosphatase 1” (4/1/2020 to 12/31/2024).
  • Kathy Steece-Collier, PhD, (PI) received $952,368 from National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Strokes for “Genetic Silencing of Striatal CaV1.3 Calcium Channels as a Potent Antidyskinetic Therapy for PD” (9/30/2018 to 5/31/2029).
  • Margaret Caulfield, PhD, (Co-I) received $952,368 from National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Strokes for “Genetic Silencing of Striatal CaV1.3 Calcium Channels as a Potent Antidyskinetic Therapy for PD” (9/30/2018 to 5/31/2029).
  • Nicholas Kanaan, PhD, (PI) received $52,701 from National Institutes of Health for “Tau-Mediated Regulation and Dysregulation of Protein Phosphatase 1” (4/1/2020 to 12/31/2024).
  • Nicholas Kanaan, PhD, (Co-I) received $62,470 from National Institutes of Health for “Development of soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease” (2/1/2023 to 1/31/2028).
  • Nicholas Kanaan, PhD, (PI) received $68,880.48 from Kessler Foundation for “The Use of the KF Modified Story Memory Technique to Improve New Learning and Memory in Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment” (5/1/2024 to 4/30/2027).
  • Scott Counts, PhD, (PI) received $156,507 from University of Georgia for “Novel Reengineered Microbiome-based Biologic Therapy to Treat Cognitive and Behavioral Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias” (8/15/2022 to 4/30/2027).
  • Scott Counts, PhD, (Co-I) received $62,470 from National Institutes of Health for “Development of soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease” (2/1/2023 to 1/31/2028).
  • Shreesh Sammi, PhD, (PI) received $72,402.81 from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for “Elucidation of mitochondrial mechanisms critical to mediating PFAS Neurotoxicity” (4/1/2023 to 3/31/2026).
  • Timothy Collier, PhD, (Co-I) received $952,368 from National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Strokes for “Genetic Silencing of Striatal CaV1.3 Calcium Channels as a Potent Antidyskinetic Therapy for PD” (9/30/2018 to 5/31/2029).

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