People
Dr. Cerise L. Glenn
Dr. Cerise L. Glenn (Communication Studies) has been selected as an Academic Research Fellow for the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis. The Hooks Institute is a premier center for scholars working on race and social justice scholarship. The Academic Research Fellows Program fulfills the Hooks Institute’s mission of teaching, studying, […] Read More »
Heather Winter
Heather Winter (Chemistry & Biochemistry) received new funding from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (NIH) for the project Metabolomics for Determining Mechanism of Action of Botanical Medicines.” Dr. Nadja Cech is co-principal investigator on the project. Plants have demonstrated incredible chemical diversity, with compounds that act by unique, often uncharacterized mechanisms. Botanicals have […] Read More »
Dr. Nadja Cech
Dr. Nadja Cech (Chemistry & Biochemistry) received new funding from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Medicine (NIH) for the project “Predoctoral Training: Innovative Technologies for Natural Products and Integrative Medicine Research.” The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, in collaboration with investigators across campus are working on a renewal of our T32 application with supports predoctoral […] Read More »
Dr. Kaira Wagoner
Dr. Kaira Wagoner (Biology) received new funding from Project Apis m. for the project “Hydrocarbon-induced immune priming to improve honey bee colony Varroa-resistance.” The health of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) is declining despite the pollinator’s significant contribution to global food security. The primary threat to honey bee health is the parasitic mite Varroa destructor, […] Read More »
Dr. Yirong Mo
Dr. Yirong Mo (Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering) received new funding for the project “Zoetis – Mo-Student Support.” Read More »
Dr. Nicholas Oberlies
Dr. Nicholas Oberlies (Chemistry & Biochemistry) received new funding from Project Apis m. for the project “Understanding the effects of commercial pollen substitutes and microalgae-based prebiotic diet additives on the honey bee gut microbiome and metabolome.” Beekeepers have become reliant on pollen substitute (PS) diets as landscapes shift to agriculturally intensive monocultures that do not […] Read More »
Dr. Christine Murray
Dr. Christine Murray (Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships) received new funding from UNC Chapel Hill for the project “Examining the Black Box: A Formative and Evaluability Assessment of Cross-sectoral Approaches for Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence.” This project is a subaward with UNC-CH researchers to conduct research sponsored by NIJ related to conducting […] Read More »
