Faculty Pilot Research Grant Recipients
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2008
Awards:
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| Recipient |
Institution |
Project Title |
Award |
| Dr.
Tesfaye Belay |
Bluefield State College |
Immune response
analysis of a stress mouse model during Chlamydia infection. |
$15,000 |
| Dr.
David Chambers |
Concord University |
Recombinant production and biochemical characterization of D.
melanogaster and C. elegans ERM/merlin proteins. |
$10,000 |
| Dr.
Darrell Crick |
Concord University |
Bioactivity of compounds from Appalachian Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae
and Solanaceae. |
$15,000 |
| Dr.
Luke Huggins |
WV
Wesleyan College |
C.
Elegans as a model system for determining drug action. |
$5,000 |
| Dr.
Nina Koldzic-Zivanovic |
University of Charleston |
Estroen regulation of serotonin transporter and serotonin
autoreceptors in vitro. |
$10,000 |
| Dr.
Rebecca Meyers |
University of Charleston |
Expression and functional studies of Burkholderia cenocepacia LlpE. |
$10,000 |
| Dr.
Daniel Phillips |
Bethany College |
Synthesis and characterization of C8-substituted guanine modified
DNA oligonucleotides. |
$5,000 |
| Dr.
Dean Reardon |
University of Charleston |
Inhibition of metastasis via somatostatin signaling in breast cancer
cell lines. |
$10,000 |
2007
Awards:
|
| Recipient |
Institution |
Project Title |
Award |
| Dr.
Tesfaye Belay |
Bluefield State College |
Effect of stress on gene expression of cytokines during Chlamydia
infection. |
$25,000 |
| Dr.
Nathaniel Chambers |
Concord University |
Cloning and recombinant production of D. melanogaster and C. elegans
ERM/merlin. |
$9,500 |
| Dr.
Darrell Crick |
Concord University |
Isolation and evaluation of bioactive compounds from Euphorbia &
Euonymus species. |
$15,000 |
| Dr.
Rebecca Myers |
University of Charleston |
Expression and functional studies of Burkholderia cenocepacia LlpE. |
$10,000 |
2006
Awards:
|
| Recipient |
Institution |
Project Title |
Award |
| Dr. Tesfaye Belay |
Bluefield State College |
Early Expression
Profiles of Cytokines and Chemokines During Chlamydia Infection |
$22,850 |
| Dr. Darrell Crick |
Concord University |
Bioactivity Screening of
Euphoria maculate, E. corollata & Euonymous Americanus |
$10,000 |
| Dr. Robert Warburton |
Shepherd University |
Proteomics of Murine
H-2Kb Mutant Antigenic Peptides |
$30,000 |
2004
Awards:
|
| Recipient |
Institution |
Project Title |
Award |
| Dr. Yi Charlie Chen |
Alderson-Broaddus
College |
Role of P13K, AKT and ERK in ROS-Induced Cancer
Cells |
$30,000 |
| Dr. Robert Warburton |
Shepherd College |
Proteomics of Murine H-2kb Mutant Antigenic
Peptides |
$30,000 |
| Dr. Ben Whitlock |
West Virginia Wesleyan College |
Modulation of Survival Pathways in a Neutrophil-Like
Cell Line |
$10,000 |
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2003
Awards:
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| Recipient |
Institution |
Project Title |
Award |
| Dr. Jarrett Aguilar |
West Liberty State
College |
Dapson Activation of
DYP2C9: A Molecular Modeling Study |
$26,957 |
| Dr. Yi Charlie Chen |
Alderson-Broaddus
College |
Mechanism of HIF-1 and VEGF
Inhibition by Drugs |
$30,000 |
| Dr. Mark Flood |
Fairmont State
College |
Analysis of Cardiovascular
Disease Genes |
$30,000 |
| Dr. Robert Kreisberg |
West Liberty State
College |
Analysis of Cardiovascular
Disease Genes |
$27,600 |
| Dr. Huey Miin Lee |
Salem International
University |
Analysis of Cardiovascular
Disease Genes |
$30,000 |
| Dr. Ethel Gordon |
Bluefield State
College |
Therapeutic Interventions to
Accelerate Would Healing in Diabetic Mice |
$30,000 |
| Dr. Patrick Lai |
Salem International
university |
Do Carriers Impact CTL Priming
and/or Epitope Recognition? |
$30,000 |
| Dr. Albert Magro |
Fairmont State
College |
Gene Expression in Apoptic MCF-7
and C-2610 Cells |
$30,000 |
| Dr. Robert Shurina |
Wheeling Jesuit
University |
Can an AFAP Fusion Protein
Stimulate Angiogenesis? |
$30,000 |
| Dr. Robert Warburton |
Shepherd College |
Proteomics of H-2kb bm19
Antigenic Peptides |
$30,000 |
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2002
Awards:
|
| Recipient |
Institution |
Project Title |
Award |
| Dr. Patrick Lai |
Salem International
University |
Mapping of p10x Sequences
Important to Borna Disease |
$30,000 |
| Dr. Albert Magro |
Fairmont State
College |
Lipoxygenase and Apotosis in
Breast Cancer Cells |
$30,000 |
| Dr. Raj Narayanan |
Salem International
University |
Peptide Synthetase Genes in
Periodontal Disease |
$30,000 |
| Dr. Robert Harris |
West Virginia State
College |
Effects of Homocysteine on Rat
Aortic Muscle |
$30,000 |
| Dr. Mark Flood |
Fairmont State
College |
Analysis of
Cardiovascular Disease Genes |
$30,000 |
| Dr. Robert Kreisberg |
West Liberty State
College |
Analysis of
Cardiovascular Disease Genes |
$30,000 |
| Dr. Huey Miin Lee |
Salem International
University |
Analysis of
Cardiovascular Disease Genes |
$8,000 |
| Dr. Roger Seeber,
Jr. |
West Liberty State
College |
Extraction of Hypericin and
Hyperforin from Various St. John's Wort Sources |
$7,420 |
