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Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Inflammatory Vascular Diseases |
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Role of p38 MAPK in IL-4-induced IL-6 expression in vascular endothelium |
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Project Period: 08/01/2007 - 07/31/2010, Sponsor: NIH/NHLBI, Role: Principal Investigator |
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Collaboration: Dr. Liwu Li, Consultant (Department of Biology, Virginia Tech) |
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Effects of radiation on brain microvasculature and cognition |
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Project Period: 02/15/2007 - 01/31/2012 |
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Sponsor: NIH/NINDS (Subcontract - University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center) |
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Role: Co-Principal Investigator (PI on the subcontract) |
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Collaboration: Dr. William Sonntag, PI (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center) |
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Cellular and molecular mechanisms of oxidative stress-induced human chronic diseases |
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Project Period: 08/10/2008 – 05/09/2010, Sponsor: NSF MILES IGERT, Role: Faculty Mentor |
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NanoMedicine - Targeted Drug Delivery |
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Ultra-efficient plasmonic nanoparticle markers for second harmonic imaging microscopy |
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Project Period: 05/01/2008 – 04/30/2011, Sponsor: NSF, Role: Co-Principal Investigator |
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Collaboration: Dr. Hans Robinson, PI (Department of Physics, Virginia Tech) |
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Nanoparticle markers for high-efficiency non-linear microscopy: Combining cancer imaging and treatment |
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Project Period: 11/01/2007 – 06/30/2009, Sponsor: ICTAS, Role: Co-Principal Investigator |
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Collaboration: Dr. Hans Robinson, PI (Department of Physics, Virginia Tech) |
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Bioconjugated cellulose nanocrystals for immunotargeting |
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Project Period: 01/01/2007 – 12/31/2009, Sponsor: ICTAS, Role: Principal Investigator |
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Collaboration: Dr. Maren Roman, PI (Department of Wood Science and Forest Products, Virginia Tech) |
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EphrinA 1-targeted nanocarriers for intracellular co-delivery of FdUMP[10] and phospholipid gemcitabine to glioblastoma cells via the EphA2 receptor |
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Project Period: 07/01/2008 – 06/30/2009, Sponsor: CCCWFU/SBES, Role: Co-Principal Investigator |
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Collaboration: Dr. Justin Saul, PI (Wake Forest University Institute for Regenerative Medicine) |
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Other Ongoing Research Projects |
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Bone tissue engineering: effect of dynamic perfusion |
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Project Period: 03/01/2008 – 02/28/2010, Sponsor: NIH/NIAMS, Role: Co-Principal Investigator |
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Collaboration: Dr. Aaron Goldstein, PI (Department of Chemical Engineering, Virginia Tech) |
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The mechanism of metallic flavor from drinking water |
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Project Period: 08/10/2006 – 08/31/2008, Sponsor: IPWR, Role: Co-Principal Investigator |
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Collaboration: Dr. Andrea Dietrich, PI (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech) |
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