December 2022 Grants and Awards

Regulation of 22q11 Genes in Embryonic and Adult Forebrain

Principal Investigators:
Anthony LaMantia, Professor
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

Sponsor:
National Institute of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Exploiting Multi-Stability to Enable A Mechanical Intelligence for Soft Robotic Motion Coordination and State-Space Reconfiguration

Principal Investigator:
Suyi Li, Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering

Sponsor:
National Science Foundation

Faster, More Efficient, and Hybrid Computation in Microbial Bioelectronic Systems

Principal Investigator:
Emily Mevers, Assistant Professor
Chemistry, College of Science

Sponsor:
Department of Defense, with Rice University

Scaling Up Participatory Action Planning to Address the Opioid Epidemic in Rural Virginia Communities

Principal Investigators:
Carlin Rafie, Assistant Professor
Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Sponsor:
Corporation for National and Community Service

The Role of Mathematics in Epidemiological Modeling

Principal Investigator:
Omar Saucedo, Assistant Professor
Mathematics, College of Sciences

Sponsor:
The Simons Foundation

Haplotype-Resolved Genome Assemblies and Chromosomal Rearrangements in Arboviral Vector Aedes Albopictus

Principal Investigator:
Maria Sharakhova, Assistant Professor
Entomology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Sponsor:
National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases