Funding Opportunities
Ralph W. and Grace M. Showalter Research Trust Award Recipients
2011
Kinam Park, Distinguished Showalter Professor, Biomedical Engineering, “Drug-eluding Balloon for Cardiovascular Diseases,” $60,000
Bennett Elzey, Comparative Pathobiology, “A Synthetic Lethal Interaction between Plk1 and PTEN in Prostate Cancer,” $75,000
Chongli Yuan, Chemical Engineering, “Effects of Chromosome Structure on Gene Transcription Activity,” $75,000
M. Fernanda San Martin-Gonzalez, Food Science, “Bacteriophage Coatings of Seeds for Increased Food Safety,” $60,761
Xiaoqi Liu, Biochemistry, “Plk1 in Gemcitabine Resistance of Pancreatic Cancer,” $75,000
Corey Neu, Biomedical Engineering, “Magnetic Resonance Instrumentation for Single Cell Microscopy and Spectroscopy,” $75,000
David Colby, Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, “Fluorinated Molecules for the Treatment of Drug Addiction,” $75,000
Kee-Hong Kim, Food Science, “Role of Glycated Dietary Proteins in Lipid Dysfunction of Adipose Tissue and Muscle in Aging,” $75,000
Yulia Pushkar, Physics, “Analysis of Molecular Mechanisms of Adult Neurogenesis and Brain Repair by Synchrotron Based Biomedical X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy,” $66,000
Teimour Maleki, Birck Nanotechnology, Discovery Park, “Photo-Electrochemical oxygenation of retinal Ischemic Tissue through Targeted Metallic Nanowire Delivery to the Hypoxic Cell,” $66,000
2010
Kolapo M. Ajuwon, animal sciences, “The Role of Maternal and Infant Nutrition on Epigenetic Regulation of Metabolic,” $75,000
Gabriel J. Bowen, earth & atmospheric sciences, “Hydrological Controls on Nitrogen Dynamics in Artificially Drained Agricultural Watersheds,” $75,000
David A. Colby, medicinal chemistry & molecular pharmacology, “Natural Products and Structurally-Related Derivatives for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease,” $75,000
Jennifer L. Freeman, health sciences, “Alteration of Reelin — a Nerve Growth Regulatory Gene by Low Dose Lead (Pb) Exposure: A Novel Mechanism of the "Fetal Origin of Neurological Disorders,” $75,000
Joseph P. Garner, animal science, “A Novel Rat Model of Pre-Diagnosis Cognitive Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease,” $75,000
Julia Kirshner, biological sciences, “Nonlinear Optical Imaging to Measure Dynamics of Bone Marrow Colonization in a Novel 3-D Culture Model of Breast Cancer Metastasis,” $75,000
Yuk Fai Leung and Daisuke Kihara, biological sciences, computer science/biological sciences, “Elucidating Genetic Pathways for Curing Retinal Degeneration” $75,000
R. Timothy Bentley, veterinary clinical science, “Canine Glioma Cancer Stem Cells as a New Translational Cancer Model,” $72,000
This application was reduced by the amount of travel expenses claimed for a meeting in Aspen, Colorado, an upscale meeting location. The Selection Committee is sensitive, in a time of austerity, to avoid any appearance that Showalter funds are used for investigator recreation.
Brian R. Overholser, pharmacy practice, “Calcium-Dependent Regulation of a Cardiac Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel: Mechanisms Underlying a Trial Fibrillation during Heart Failure,” $63,000
This grant was made with funds remaining at the end of the analysis of Purdue proposals. There was not enough funding in the allocated $720,000 total to allow greater than the $63,000 grant. The Selection Committee assumed that adjustments could be made in the grant proposal and that useful and good work would result even though funding is slightly lower than requested.
Kinam Park, biomedical engineering, “Microcapsules for Long-Term Protein Delivery,” $60,000
2009
Kinam Park — $60,000, biomedical engineering, “In-vitro Drug Screening for Endothelial Growth.”
Joseph Ogas and Yuk Fai Leung — $75,000, biochemistry, biological sciences, “Role of the CHD5 Chromatin Remodeler in Zebrafish Development — a Potential Tumorigenesis Model.”
Kee-Hong Kim, Ji-Xin Cheng, and Mario Ferruzzi — $75,000, food sciences, biomedical engineering, “Anti-obese Function of Curcumin.”
David Umulis, Chang Lu, James Clemens, Ji-Xin Cheng, and Gregery T. Buzzard — $75,000, agricultural and biological engineering, biomedical engineering, mathematics, “Live Imaging and Computational Analysis of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins in Drosophila Embryos.”
Ji-Xin Cheng and Sophie Lelievre — $75,000, biomedical engineering, basic medical sciences, “High-Throughput Screening of Breast Cancer Risk Factors via Real Time Imaging of Three-dimensional Culture of Phenotypically Normal Epithelium.”
Julie Liu — $64,000, chemical engineering, “Spatially Patterned Vasculature for Tissue Engineering.”
Sean Newcomer and Christopher Bidwell — $75,000, health and kinesiology, animal sciences, “Influence of Gene Expression on the Development and Progression of Atherosclerosis.”
Laurie J. Parker and Jan-Christophe Rochet — $75,000, medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology, “Impact of Neuronal Microenvironment and Kinase Inhibitors on Apoptosis-related Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease.”
Ulrike Dydak and Wei Zheng — $50,000, health sciences, “New Therapeutic Treatment of Manganese Parkinsonism by Para-amino Salicylic Acid: Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Study,”
Erik Barton and Douglas J. LaCount — $75,000, biological sciences, medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology, “Functional Analysis of Interferon-stimulated Genes.”
Susan Mendrysa and Stephen F. Konieczny — $50,000, basic medical sciences, biological sciences, “MDM2 as a Therapeutic Target in Pancreatic Cancer.”
2008
Masaru Rao, Mechanical Engineering, $74,992, "Development of Advanced Multifunctional Brain- machine Interface Devices with Enhanced Reliability for Chronic Implantation Applications"
SRiyi Shi, Basic Medical Sciences, $43,000, "Functional and Anatomical Nerve Fusion by PEG and Chitosan-hydrogel"
Yoon Yeo, Industrial & Physical Pharmacy, $75,000, "Intracellularly Transformable Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery to Multi-drug Resistant Cells"
Roman Pogranichniy, Comparative Pathobiology, $75,000, "Development of an Efficient, Safe Vaccine against Influenza Virus Group A (H1N1 Spanish-like flu virus) Using a Novel Plasmid Delivery Method into Swine Antigen Presenting Cells"
James Fleet, Foods and Nutrition, $75,000, "Genome-wide Examination of Binding Sites for Transcription Factors Responsible for Prostate Cancer Prevention"
Dor Ben-Amotz, Chemistry/Bindley, $75,000, "High Speed Chemical Imaging of Live Cells using a Compressive Sampling Spectrometer"
Greg Hockerman, Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, $75,000, "Chiral g- substituted, g- Aminobutyric Acids as Potential Drugs to treat Epilepsy and Neuropathic Pain"
Garth Simpson, Chemistry, $75,000, "Protein Crystallization Microchip with Nonlinear Optical Readout"
Sylvie Brouder, Agronomy, $75,000, "Comparative Biofuel Productivity Potential and Carbon, Nitrogen, and Water Economies of Switchgrass, Miscanthus, Maize and a Low-Input, Big Bluestem-Dominated Prairie"
Hugo Ochoa-Acuna, Comparative Pathobiology, $75,000, "Exposure to Atrazine during Pregnancy and its Impact on Infant Health"
2007
Ryan Cabot and Scott Briggs, animal sciences, biochemistry, $75,000, “Alterations in Chromatin Structure and Embryonic Origins of Disease.”
Stacey Mobley, Andy Tao and Laura Sands, foods and nutrition, biochemistry, nursing, $75,000, “Novel Proteomic Approaches for Early Detection of Metabolis Syndrome in Obese Adults.”
Chris Rochet and Tony Hazbun, medicinal chemistry & molecular pharmacology, $75,000, “DJ-1: An ‘On-switch’ for Cell Survival Pathways in the Brain.”
M. Teresa Carvajal and Masaru Rao, industrial & physical pharmacy, mechanical engineering, $74,820, “Microfabrication of Respirable Particles as an Alternative Approach to Formulation.”
Donna Fekete, Daniel Szeto, Zhao-Qing Luo, Paul Collodi and Kenneth Robinson, biological sciences, animal sciences, $40,000, “Zebrafish as a Model Organism for Development and Disease.”
Ourania Andrisani and Xiaoq Liu, basic medical sciences, biochemistry, $75,000, “Role of Polo-like Kinase (Plk1) in Liver Cancer Development Mediated by the Hepatitis B Virus X Protein.”
Susan Mendrysa and Tony R. Hazbun, basic medical sciences, medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacy, $73,405, “Identification of Novel Anti- Cancer Drug Targets in Cells Overexpressing LYar.”
Mark Hall, Tony R. Hazbun and Harry Charbonneau, biochemistry, Bindley Bioscience Center, medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacy, $60,000, “Cell Cycle Regulatory Functions of the 14-3-3 Protein Family.”
Kevin Gurney, Paul Shepson and Ahmed Elmagarmid, earth and atmospheric science, agronomy, computer science, Purdue Climate Control Research Center, $74,591, “The “Hestia” Project: Supporting Climate Science, Policy and Planning at Purdue.”
2006
Cheng, Ji-Xin and Shi, Riyi, Biomedical Engineering/Basic Medical Sciences, "Better Repair of Spinal Cord Injury with Polymer Micelle based Nanomedicine," $65,000.
Donkin, Shawn and Teegarden, Dorothy, Animal Sciences/Foods and Nutrition, "Fetal Programming, Fructose, and Insulin Resistance," $65,000
Hockerman, Gregory H. and Watts, Val, Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, "Potentiation of Insulin Secretion by GLP-1 Receptor Agonsits: Synergism and Forskolin and Potential Small Molecule Agonists," $75,000
Kane, Mike and Fleet, James and Donkin, Shawn, Computer and Information Technology/Foods and Nutrition/Animal Sciences, "Transcriptional Regulation Profiling of Genes Relevant to Prostate Cancer Progression," $73,581
LaCount, Douglas and Kuhn, Richard, Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology/Biological Sciences, "Identification of Human Protein Binding Partners of Dengue Virus Proteins," $75,000
Lipton, Mark and Chmielewski, Jean, Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, "Blocking Anthrax Toxin Interactions with Designed Agents," $65,000
Michalski, Greg and Niyogi, Devdutta and Joern, Brad, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences/Agronomy, "From Sources to Sinks - A Novel Isotopic Analysis of Nitrate Loading in Groundwater and Surface Runoff in Indiana Watersheds," $75,000
Mohammed, Sulma and Adamec, Jiri and Zhang, Xiang, Veterinary Pathobiology/Bindley Bioscience Center, "The Use of Proteomics to Determine Pathways of Metastasis," $65,000
2005
Hovis, Jennifer and Rochet, Jean-Christophe, Chemistry/Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, “Understanding the Molecular Basis of Parkinson's Disease,” $75,000
Machaty, Zoltan and Bidwell, Christopher, Animal Sciences, “The Production of Adiponectin-Deficient Transgenic Pigs,” $75,000
Mittal, Suresh, Veterinary Pathobiology, “Enhancing Innate and Adaptive Immune Functions in Aging to Improve Vaccine Efficacy,” $75,000
Riese, David and Watts, Val, Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, “Identification of a Potential Mechanism By Which Parkinson's Disease Patients Exhibit an Elevated Rick of Breast Cancer,” $75,000
Rochet, Jean-Christophe and Davisson, V. Jo, Medicinal Chemistry & Molecular Pharmacology, “A Link Between Oxidative Stress, Protein Aggregation, and Aging,” $75,000
Rundell, Ann, Biomedical Engineering, “Improved Resuscitation from Cardiac Arrest with Artificial Peripheral Resistance,” $25,000
Youngblood, Jeffrey and Applegate, Bruce, Materials Engineering/Food Science,” Hydrophilized Polymeric Bactericides for Medical Applications,” $75,000
2004
Camarillo, Ignacio and Mohammed, Sulma, Biological Sciences/Veterinary Pathobiology, “Analysis of Mammary Adipocyte gene Expression in an Obese Rat Model of Breast Cancer," $75,000
Engel, Bernard; Beyrouty, Craig; Lee, Linda; Mannering, Fred; and Govindaraju, Rao, Agricultural and Biological Engineering/Agronomy/Civil Engineering, "Fate and Transport of Livestock Antibiotics in Indiana Watersheds," $75,000
Feng, Zhilan, Mathematics, "Mathematical approaches for the study of control of emerging/re-emerging infectious diseases," $66,666
Fleet, James and Wu, Jing, Foods and Nutrition/Statistics, "Defining the Molecular Regulators Controlling the Development of a Functionally Mature Intestine," $75,000
Spurlock, Michael; Moody, Diane; and Hogenesch, Harm, Animal Sciences/Veterinary Pathobiology, "Development of a Porcine Model of the Human Metabolic Syndrome," $75,000
Webster, Thomas; Friedman, Alan; Fleet, James; Weaver, Connie; and Weatherman, Ross, Biomedical Engineering/Biological Sciences/Foods & Nutrition/Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, "Development of Intelligent, Nanotechnology-based Materials for the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporotic Bone," $66,666
Won, You-Yeon and Konieczny, Stephen Chemical Engineering/Biological Sciences, "A Novel Virus-Mimetic Approach for Gene Therapy," $66,666
2003
Anderson, John, Biological Sciences, "Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Drug that Displays Specificity for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Other Pathogens," $75,000
Andres, Ronald and Thompson, David, Chemical Engineering/Chemistry, "Development of Folic Acid Labeled Magnetic Nanoparticles for the MRI Identification and Hyperthermia Treatment of Cancer," $75,000
Bailey-Kellogg, Chris, Rothwell, Ian, and Laskowski, Michael, Computer Science/Chemistry, "Distribution Functions of Standard Free Energies of Protein-Protein Association," $74,800
Collodi, Paul, Animal Sciences, "Applications of Gene-Targeting Methods of Zebrafish," $72,500
Haberstroh, Karen, Biomedical Engineering, "The Use of Nano-Dimensional Bladder Tissue Replacement Constructs for the Treatment of Superficial Bladder Cancers," $75,000
Lee, Linda, Mannering, Fred, and Jafvert, Chad, Agronomy/Civil Engineering, "Occurrence and Fate of Emerging Organic Contaminants in Land-Applied Municipal Biosolids," $74,900
Rundell, Ann and Forney, James, Biomedical Engineering/Biochemistry, "Development of a Cell Based Pathogen Detection Biosensor Exploiting the Selective Activation of Innate Immune Cells," $75,000
2002
Chen, Jue, Kuhn, Richard, and Rossmann, Michael, Biological Sciences, "Molecular Mechanism of Flavivirus Entry," $99,500
Golden, Barbara, Biochemistry, "Analysis of Virus Packaging Signals and Their Implications for Antiviral Drug Development," $100,000
Rao, P. Suresh; Jafvert, Chad; Hua, Inez; and Lee, Linda, Civil Engineering/Agronomy, "Innovative Technologies for Accelerated Groundwater Cleanup and Remediation Performance Assessment at Contaminated Sites," $99,952
Shepson, Paul and McMillin, David, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences/Chemistry, "Studies of the Impact of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition on the Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide by North American Forests," $100,000
Simpson, Garth, Chemistry, "Dielectrophoretic Force Microscopy for Ultrahigh Resolution Imaging in Solution," $100,000
2001
Amass, Sandra, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, "Animal Agroterrorism: Biosecurity Procedures for Emergency Responders," $83,000
Bidwell, Christopher; Aref, Walid; Doerge, Rebecca; McIntyre, Lauren; Moody, Diane; and Spurlock, Michael, Animal Sciences/Computer Science/Agronomy, "Functional Genomics for Animal Research," $83,000
Brouder, Sylvie and Turco, Ronald, Agronomy/Environmental Sciences & Engineering Institute [ESEI], "Functional Ecology of E. coli in the Indiana Landscape: Implications for Environmental Management and the Protection of Water Quality and Human Health," $83,000
Frankel, Steve; Haberstroh, Karen; Plesniak, Michael; Webster, Thomas; Wereley, Steve; and Xu, Lisa, Mechanical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering/, "Towards Prevention and Control of Atherosclererosis: Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cell Response to Pulsatile Flow in Stemotic Blood Vessels," $83,000
Friedman, Alan; Lee, Gill; Taparowsky, Elizabeth; and Bashir, Rashid, Biological Sciences/Chemical Engineering/ Biomedical Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering, "Research Cluster for the Application of Synthetic DNA Analogues in Chemical Biology and Biotechnology," $83,000
McGough, Amy; Asai, David; Baker, Timothy; Kuhn, Richard; Rossmann, Michael; and Staiger, Christopher, Biological Sciences, "Cynamics of Biological Machines," $83,000
Morris, Kenneth, Industrial & Physical Pharmacy, "Dielectric Analysis Determination of the Rehydration Stability of Dehydration-Labile," $37,000
Wilker, Jonathan; Shi, Riyi; and Stroshine, Richard, Chemistry/Basic Medical Sciences/Agricultural & Biological Engineering, "Biological Adhesives for Surgical Applications," $83,000