Major Starter Grant Award Recipients
| PI | Univ. | Title | Mentor | Year Funded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Ackley, Ph.D. | KU-L | How molecules in the extracellular matrix and on the cell surface cooperate to influence the organization of the nervous system | Erik Lundquist, Ph.D. | Yr 9-11 |
| Gaurav Chaturvedi, Ph.D. | KUMC | Directed Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells Towards Renal Lineage | Michael Fox, Ph.D. | Yr 7-8 |
| David Davido, Ph.D. | KU-L | Viral and Host Responses to Herpes Simplex Virus Infection | William Picking, Ph.D. | Yr 6-7 |
| Paige Geiger, Ph.D. | KUMC | Protective role of heat shock proteins in insulin resistance | Norberto Gonzalez, Ph.D. | Yr 9-11 |
| Rebecca Hays, Ph.D. | KU-L | Regulation of Apoptosis in the Drosophila Retina | Robert Cohen, Ph.D. | Yr 4-6 |
| Mike Johnson, Ph.D. | KU-L | The Impact of Dopamine Signaling on Fragile X Syndrome Behaviors | Stephen C. Fowler, Ph.D. | Yr 6-8 |
| Ok J. Jean Kim, Ph.D. | KU-L | Cellular & Functional Characterization of Dopamine Receptor Interacting Proteins | Rick T. Dobrowsky, Ph.D. | Yr 7-8 |
| Dingbo Lin, Ph.D. | KSU | The Role of Gap Junctions in Oxidative Neurodegeneration in Cerebellum | Dolores Takemoto, Ph.D. | Yr 7-8 |
| Hiroshi Nishimune, Ph.D. | KUMC | Voltage Gated Calcium Channels as Scaffolding Proteins for Synapse Formation | Dale Abrahamson, Ph.D. | Yr 6-7 |
| John Robertson, Ph.D. | KUMC | Role of Caspase-2 in Skin Cancer Prevention | Curtis Klaassen, Ph.D. | Yr 4-6 |
| Bin Shuai, Ph.D. | WSU | Understanding the Role of Small RNAs in Arabidopsis Pollen Development | William Hendry, Ph.D. | Yr 7-8 |
| Chris Thorpe, Ph.D. | KSU | Tail Morphogenesis in Zebrafish | Mike Herman, Ph.D. | Yr 6-8 |
| Lisa Timmons, Ph.D. | KU-L | Partition of DSRNAs to Daughter Cells Following Mitosis/Meiosis | Gunda Georg, Ph.D. | Yr 4-6 |
| Tonia Von Ohlen, Ph.D. | KSU | Mechanisms of Dorsoventral Patterning During Neural Development | Sue Brown, Ph.D. | Yr 4-6 |