Proposal Procedure:
Be sure to login to the website first. Then, submit your grant application through the link here once it becomes available. Please follow all other instructions in the Application Guideline link at the top of this page.
Proposals and all supporting information (including the cover page) should be submitted as a single document saved as a PDF file in the format of:
Senior_Research_Grants_PILastname_PIFirstinitial.pdf
Please be sure that all necessary information is included with the application and it is a single document. Incomplete files and misnamed files are unlikely to be funded.
Dr. Stephanie Hill from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology was funded for her grant entitled: pH dependence of Parasporin-4 pore formation in large unilamellar vesicles (LUVs). She is investigating cellular conditions around a pore-forming protein from a bacterium and its potential use in treating mammalian cancers.
Elaine Hoffman, a PhD candidate, and Dr. Richard Phillips, the advisor, from Indiana University were funded for their grant entitled: To what extent can tree nitrogen demand destabilize soil organic matter? They are investigating the ability of trees and their associated fungi to destabilize Nitrogen from soil surfaces which will give us a better understanding of how forest ecosystems will respond to global environmental changes.
Rajnandani Katariya, a PhD candidate, and Dr. Shaad Ahmad, the advisor, from Indiana State University were funded for their grant entitled: Unraveling the mechanism of Fox transcription factor-driven Polo kinase activation during cardiac progenitor cell division. Their project is a genetic study investigating a regulatory pathway in the development of the fruit fly heart.
Dr. Natalie Keirns from Ball State University was funded for her grant entitled: Weight Stigma as an Overlooked Driver of Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease Risk. She is investigating the relationship between negative attitudes toward obesity and chronic stress that could lead to increased cardiovascular disease in some adults.
Amrit Ojha, a PhD candidate, and Dr. Mahamud Subir, from Ball State University were awarded for their grant entitled: Understanding Interaction of Microplastics with Organic Contaminants – A Laser-Based Study. They are using a special type of spectroscopy to investigate the potential risks of how microplastic interact with environmental organic pollutants in aquatic ecosystems.
Dr. Erika Sorensen-Kamakian at Wabash College was awarded for her grant entitled: Determining the relative contributions of proteasome and proteases to proteostasis in C. elegans. She is investigating a factor (temperate) that influences age-related disease as a result of an imbalance between functional and damaged proteins.
Dr. Yunting Yin at Earlham College was awarded for a grant entitled: Voice, Language, and Longevity: Identifying Digital Biomarkers for Dementia Using Speech and Language Analysis on Veteran Interviews with Cause-of-Death Data. She is investigating the use of digital biomarkers to help determine early stages of neurological diseases in humans with an aim of early detection for increased effective management and intervention.
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