2026-2027 Faculty Research and Development (FRD) Award Announcement

The Office of Research would like to thank members of the University Research Council for their review of all 2026-2027 Faculty Research and Development (FRD) proposals – and congratulate the following faculty members on their successful FRD proposals:

G Valentin Boerner
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

Chromosome-Associated Protein Degradation (CAD) and Reproductive Health

Merlin Nithya Gnanapragasam
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

NORAD long noncoding RNA mediated regulation of hemoglobin switching and erythropoiesis

Anton A. Komar
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

eIF2A and eIF4E in Translational Control of Metabolic Syndrome

Girish Shukla
College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences

Regulatory role of Androgen Receptor Variant 7 (AR-V7) in Prostate Cancer

Geyou Ao
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering

Multimodality Optical Glyconanoprobes for Interrogating Siglecs