BUILD Grants Awarded

The following grants were awarded during Phase 1 of �� BUILD. Lists are alphabetical by project.

Research Stimulation Grant

The Research Stimulation Grant (RSG) Program, funded through BUILD, provided support to stimulate research project development and preliminary data generation with the objective to enhance competitiveness and external research funding.

Dr. Hengzhao Yang, A closed-loop power controller for supercapacitor-based deep brain stimulation
Dr. Shadnaz Asgari, A Novel Approach to the Analysis of Postural Stability in Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Dr. Houng-Wei Tsai, Androgenic Regulation of Sexually Dimorphic RBM48 Expression in the Mouse Brain
Dr. Niloofar Bavarian, Assessing the Ilicit Use of Prescription Stimulants on Campus: A Pilot Study
Dr. Yada Treesukosol, Behavioral and neural processes underlying sucralose acceptance
Dr. Deborah Fraser, C1q Modulation of Oxysterosis in Macrophages
Dr. Erika Holland, Defining the Neurotoxic Potential of Environmental Polychlorinated Biphenyls Mixt
Dr. Douglas Pace, Defining the Role of Calcium-Binding Proteins in the Human Parasite Toxoplasma Gondii
Dr. Katarzyna Slowinska, Delivery of DNAic as Strategy for Elimination of Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens
Dr. David Stout, Development of Nanomaterial Inspired Biomaterial Cardiovascular Patch
Dr. Bryan Rourke, Effects of Aging on Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle in Mice Bred for Exercise Activity
Dr. Kevin Sinchak, Estradiol and Progesterone Regulation of Progesterone Receptor-Src Kinase Signaling
Dr. Jason Schwans, Evaluating the Catalytic Contribution of General Base Catalysis in Ribonuclease S
Dr. EunJung Chae, Examining cavitation and shock in simulated fluid-filled tissue to reduce injury
Dr. Araceli Gonzalez, Experimental Therapeutics to Modify Cognitive and Psychological Markers of Anxiety
Dr. Isabella Lanza, Health-Risk Behaviors in Undergrads: Rise of Etobacco Use and Obesity Co-Occurrence
Dr. Emel Demircan, Human-Centered Robotics for Physical Assistance
Dr. Brian Livingston, Identification of Essential Skeletal Proteins
Dr. Robert Schug, Mental Health, Brain Injury, At-Risk Social Behaviors, and Homelessness: Neuropsychological and Psychophysiological Perspectives
Dr. Daniel Whilser, Minimizing shock/trauma in simulated muscle tissue using negative effective mass
Dr. Deepali Bhandari, Molecular Basis for Cancer Cell Survival During Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress
Dr. Arturo Zavala, Role of serotonin-1b (5-HT1B) receptors in nicotine reward during adolescence
Dr. Perla Ayala, Scalable Biomimetic Skeletal Muscle Construct
Dr. Bo Fu, Semantic-Oriented Health Data Analytics for Personalized and Participative Care
Dr. Fangyuan Tian, Studies of Surface Supported Iron-Containing Thin Films for Drug Delivery
Dr. Vas Narayanaswami, Transendothelial Transport Mediated Modulations to the HDL Lipoproteome
Dr. Guido Urizar, Use of Cortisol Sensor Technology to Detect Abnormal Stress Levels Among at-Risk

Collaborative Research Stimulation Grant

The Collaborative Research Stimulation Grant (CRSG) Program, funded through BUILD, provided support to develop research collaborations between �� faculty and well-established, successful researchers (e.g., with NIH R01 or similar-level funding) at a research intensive university (e.g., UCI, USC, UCLA).

Dr. Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez, Adiposity in Latino Youth: Role of Psychological and Behavioral Correlates of Short Sleep
Dr. Michelle Alencar, Implementation of Medical Weight Management by Telemedicine
Dr. Renaud Berlemont, Mouse Gut Microbiome
Dr. Panadda Marayong, Proprioception Enhancement Device for Rehabiliation and Motor Learning for Persions with Lower-Limb amputation
Dr. Joshua Cotter, Understanding the Elusive Soleus: Using Proteomics for Insight into Muscle Growth

Midsize Equipment Award

The Mid-Size Equipment Program, funded through BUILD, provided the opportunity for BUILD faculty mentors to acquire equipment valued at less than $25,000 (with a $10,000 minimum) that was justified on the basis of direct benefit to BUILD student training.

Dr. Pitiporn Asvapathanagul, Illumina® iSeq 100 DNA Sequencer
Dr. Judy Brusslan, Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology Instrumentation
Dr. Kurt Escobar, Cell Culture Model Establishment for Translational Health and Aging Research
Dr. Joseph Kalman, Optical Components to Study Combustion Generated Inhalation Hazards
Dr. Kellie Amanda Walters, Assessing Physiological Responses to Physical Activity Using an Oxycon Mobile
Dr. Jason Schwans, Bio-Rad BioLogic DuoFlow Medium-Pressure Protein Chromatography System
Dr. Evan Schick, Chemi-Doc Touch Imaging System
Dr. David Stout, Dynamic IonOptix C-Pace EP System
Dr. Praveen Shankar, Finger tracker with tactile feedback for immersive virtual environment interaction
Dr. Eun Jung Chae, Fluid Wave Sensing Equipment for Biomedical Applications
Dr. Daniel Whilser, Laboratory Service Tool Set - Complete US Set
Dr. Evan Schick, Leica Fluorescent Imaging for Exercise Physiology and Health Related Research
Dr. Deborah Fraser, Live-Cell Imaging Microfluidic System
Dr. Sergio Mendez, Microbalance Purchase Request for the Chemical Engineering Department
Dr. Guido Urizar, Microplate washer/reader/shaker, multichannel pipetters, vortex mixer, centrifuge
Dr. Joshua Cotter, Noraxon Electromyography System
Dr. Houng-Wei Tsai, PhenoTyper, a novel system for automated behavioral phenotyping
Dr. Ted Yu, Potentiostat with software, EIS, rotating ring disk electrode, and rotator.
Dr. Sara Moghtadernejad, Proposal to purchase particle sizing analyzer device
Dr. Gabriella Hancock, Psychophysiological assessment of workload and stress
Dr. Karissa G. Miller, Psychophysiology Lab Development
Dr. Perla Ayala, QPCR System for Biomedical Engineering Applications
Dr. Fangyuan Tian, Quartz Crystal Microbalance
Dr. Roger Chih-Cheng Lo, Rapid Fabrication of Microfluidic Devices for Biomedical Applications
Dr. Hsiang-Ling (Sharon) Teng, Real-time, portable, non-invasive monitoring of muscle activity during locomotion
Dr. Yada Treesukosol, Segregation of behavioral components and neural signaling
Dr. Erika B. Holland, Shared qPCR machine for Biological Sciences
Dr. Arturo Zavala, Small animal surgical anesthetic/surgery equipment
Dr. Leilani Ann Madrigal, Using Virtual Reality and Implicit Bias Software to Create Antibias Trainings

Small Equipment and Computers Award

The Small Equipment and Computers Program, funded through BUILD, provided the opportunity for BUILD faculty mentors to acquire computers and/or small equipment (between $2,500-$10,000) that were justified on the basis of direct benefit to BUILD student training.

Dr. Courtney Aherns, Computer Purchase for Dr. Ahrens’ Lab
Dr. Melissa Bittner, Effect of Visual Heart Rate Intensity Application for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Dr. Lijuan Li, Application for an ISA computer for EPR operation and a Potentialstat
Dr. Lijuan Li, Analytical Balance
Dr. Enrico Tapavicza, 2x POWERWULF MMx CLUSTER Computer Nodes each equipped with 16 Total Intel®
Dr. Nancy Hall, 3 Windows desktop workstations (Dell Optiplex All In One (7440).
Dr. Chrstiane Beyer, Additive fabrication and experimental testing of innovative custom-fit and assistive rehabilitation devices
Dr. Michelle Barrack, Asus Laptop, Samsung Galaxy Tablets, ESHA software, NCES Food Models
Dr. Michelle Alencar, Cardiovascular Disease Assessment and Testing Package
Dr. Kim Vu, Customizing Text and its Impact on User Performance and Experiences
Dr. Joshua Cotter, Dell Lab Computers for Image Processing, Data Analysis and Video Editing
Dr. Courtney Ahrens, Dell OptiPlex 9030 AIO Desktop Computers (2)
Dr. Nancy Hall, Electroglottograph (EGG) for voice analysis
Dr. Eric Joseph Sorin, Elucidating Molecular Level Protein-Drug Interactions via Cluster Computing
Dr. I-Hung Khoo, Equipment for fabrication of flexible and wearable electronic circuits
Dr. Elizabeth Eldon, Equipment for Fluorescence and Differential Interference Contrast Photomicroscopy
Dr. Paul Weers, Freeze dryer for recombinant protein expression and purification
Dr. Enrico Tapavicza, In-silico investigation of airborne organic pollutants related to lung diseases
Dr. Emel Demircan, Motion tracking supplies and computers for real time motion retraining and rehabilitation
Dr. Surajit Roy, Non-invasive in vivo measurement of muscle forces using ultrasound probing techniques
Dr. Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez, Objective Assessment of Adiposity in Minority Youth
Dr. Deborah Fraser, Olympus 100x objective, super-aprochromat & iMac
Dr. Jackie Dawson, Sarcopenia and heart rate variability as early predictors of metabolic disease
Dr. Daniel Whilser, Server & Crowdsourcing for Predicting the Impact Response in the Human Body
Dr. Houng-Wei Tsai, Upgrade of an Inverted Fluorescent Microscope with Improved Imaging Technology

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