Recent Publications and Grants

Engaged in diverse basic, translational and clinical research, our faculty routinely publish in prestigious journals and successfully compete for major grants from national funders.

Recent Publications

Research Grants

  • Molecular Physiology of NMDA Receptors. Gabriela Popescu (Principal Investigator). NINDS. $4,200,000. 5/1/2023-4/1/2031.
  • NIH NCATS ASPIRE Design Award. Ram Samudrala (Principal Investigator). NIH. $100,000. 9/1/2019-1/1/2030.
  • NIH NCATS ASPIRE Reduction-to-Practice Award. Ram Samudrala (Co-Principal Investigator). NCATS. $1,220,000. 8/1/2021-1/1/2030.
  • Selective galactosylceramidase ablation to study the pathogenesis of Krabbe leukodystrophy. Daesung Shin (Principal Investigator). NIH. $2,013,407. 12/1/2024-12/1/2029.
  • Overdose Data to Action in States (OD2A): Bio surveillance. Brian Clemency (Principal Investigator). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Subaward from NYS Department of Health/Health Research Inc.). $250,000. 9/1/2024-8/1/2029.
  • Rhythm Evaluation for AntiCoagulaTion for Atrial Fibrillation (REACT AF). Anne Curtis (Co-Investigator). NIH. $66,278. 8/1/2023-7/1/2029.
  • Characterizing the role of Elevated dNTP pools in sensitizing the replisome. Jennifer Surtees (Principal Investigator). NIGMS. $2,448,745. 9/1/2024-6/1/2029.
  • Molecular Mechanisms of Severe Diabetic Retinopathy. Joshua Jianxin Wang (Co-Investigator). NIH/NEI. $2,374,855. 2/1/2020-5/1/2029.
  • Posttranslational modifications of glucocorticoid receptor associated with drug resistance in prostate cancer. Remi Adelaiye-Ogala (Principal Investigator). NCI/NIH. 4/1/2024-5/1/2029.
  • Molecular Mechanisms of Severe Diabetic Retinopathy. Sarah Zhang (Principal Investigator). National Eye Institute/NIH. $2,374,855. 9/1/2024-5/1/2029.
  • Corneal Endothelium – Extracellular Matrix Interactions. Yongho Bae (Co-Investigator). NIH/NEI. $1,792,987. 4/1/2024-4/1/2029.
  • MedSupport: A Novel Multilevel Intervention to Identify and Address Barriers to Pediatric Medication. Kara Kelly (Co-Principal Investigator). NIH/NCI. 4/1/2024-3/1/2029.
  • MRI-based quantitative mapping of oxygen extraction fraction in MS. Junghun Cho (Principal Investigator). NIH, R01. $1,773,282. 4/1/2024-3/1/2029.
  • MRI-Based Quantitative Mapping of Oxygen Extraction Fraction in MS. Ferdinand Schweser (Co-Investigator). NIBIB. $1,773,283. 4/1/2024-3/1/2029.
  • Virologic and immunologic impacts of active viral persistence in lung AMs of HIV-1-infected, cART-suppressed individuals. Saikat Boliar (Principal Investigator). NIAID. $2,915,905. 5/1/2024-3/1/2029.