Research Projects

Current Research Projects

Current Pilot Projects

Current Supplement Project

Past Research Projects

Proangiogenic Microstructured Hydrogels for Chronic Wound Treatment - Linqing Li, Ph.D.

cAMP Signaling in Neuronal Primary Cillia - Xuanmao Chen, Ph.D.

Development of a Point-of-Care Metabolomic Diagnostic Sensor Towards Identification of Major Depressive Disorder - Jeffrey Halpern, Ph.D.

Implantable Sensor Array for In Vivo Real-Time Monitoring of Multiple Neurotransmitters - Edward Song, Ph.D.

Neural Pathways Underlying Learning with Nicotine Stimulus - Sergios Charntikov, Ph.D.

The critical role of bromodomain proteins TgBDP1 and TgBDP2 in regulating gene expression in the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii - Vicki Jeffers, Ph.D.

TLR-TRIF mediated induction of GLI3 modulates innate inflammatory responses - Sherine Elsawa, Ph.D.

Past Pilot Projects

Biological DNA based cellular scaffolds - Nate Oldenhuis, Ph.D.

Characterization of the gut microbiota-gut-brain axis in adult Bhutanese adults - Maria Carlota Dao, Ph.D.

Cryopreservation utilizing antifreeze proteins and polymers -  Krisztina Varga, Ph.D. & John Tsavalas, Ph.D.

Defining heroin use phenotype - Sergios Charntikov, Ph.D.

Development of Gdf-1 as a Ceramide-Regulating Therapeutic for Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Brian Barth, Ph.D.

Engineering Pro-angiogenic Biomaterials with Defined Microstructures and Micromechanics to Enhance Wound Healing - Linqing Li, Ph.D.

Investigation of an Elastin-Like Polymer Sensing Paradigm for Interleukin-2 - Jeffrey Halpern, Ph.D.

Multiscale computational approaches for allosteric targeting of signaling receptors - Harish Vashisth, Ph.D.

Probing the synergistic effect of inhibitor binding to multiple sites on signaling proteins - Harish Vashisth, Ph.D. & Krisztina Varga, Ph.D.

Role of GLI3 in mediating innate immunity - Sherine Elsawa, Ph.D.

Role of STAT3 in Advanced Ovarian Cancer - Sarah Walker, Ph.D.

The essential bromodomain proteins TgBDP1 and TgBDP2 regulate transcription in Toxoplasma gondii - Vicki Jeffers, Ph.D.  

The role of PRMT5 in DNA damage repair and alternative RNA splicing regulation in Merkel cell carcinoma - Jingwei Cheng, Ph.D.

Toward the inhibitor-bound structures of Regulators of G-protein Signaling Proteins - Krisztina Varga, Ph.D. & Harish Vashisth, Ph.D.

Past Supplement Projects

SARS-CoV-2 whole genome sequencing from large-scale campus testing and state-wide communities in NH - W. Kelley Thomas, Ph.D.

Targeting STAT3 in Ovarian Cancer - Sarah Walker, Ph.D.