The Office of Research would like to thank members of the University Research Council for their review of all 2016-2017 Dissertation Research Award (DRA) proposals – and congratulate the following doctoral students on their successful DRA proposals:
Brianna Boslett
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
$5,000
Molecular Distinctions Regulating the Temporal Expression of MyoD-responsive Genes
Brittan Davis
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Doctoral Studies
$4,875
LGBQ Workplace Discrimination, Microaggressions, and Relational Supports: A Work-Life Approach
Maria Donaldson
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Psychology
$4,435
Change Detection of Emotional Information Across the Adult Lifespan
Jey Ebron
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
$5,000
Tumor suppressor and more: The role of miR-644 in regulating major signaling pathways in advanced prostate cancer
Richa Gupta
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
$5,000
Calorie restriction mediates lifespan extension through mTOR in clock dependent manner
Supriya Jindal
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
$5,000
Detailed functional analysis of eukaryotic ribosomal protein uS9 in translation initiation
Basak Kacar-Khamush
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Doctoral Studies
$4,475
Identity and Career Experiences of Muslim Immigrant Women
Haitham Kalil
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry
$5,000
Graphene-Based Nanomaterials for Enhanced Detection and Quantification of Peroxynitrite
Nischal Koirala
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering
$5,000
Measurement of Blood Flow using Digital Subtraction Angiography for Fistulography
Taekyoung Lim
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Department of Urban Studies
$4,842
Multilevel Governmental Efforts for Energy Efficiency: Policy Adoption, Implementation, and Evaluation under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Jagjit Singh
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
$5,000
Functional significance of RNA-RNA interactions forming helix la and lb in the minor spliceosome
Savita Singh
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
$5,000
Regulation of Androgen Receptor function and steroid metabolism by miR-149-5p in Prostate Cancer
Katherine Turner
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry
$5,000
The Application of Death Ligand TRAIL plus Natural Enhancers as Anticancer Therapy for Malignant Melanoma
Ramakrishna R Voggu
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry
$5,000
Development of a Novel Blood DNA Test for Early Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Joshua Whited
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry
$5,000
Design and Synthesis of Boronic Acid containing Macromolecules as Lectin Mimetics
Tiffany Williams
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Doctoral Studies
$4,875
African American Psychology Students' Experiences of Microaggressions and Career Outcomes
Raghavendra Yadavalli
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
$5,000
lnvitro Human Cell-free Expression System for Synthesis of Malaria Proteins