2016-2017 Dissertation Research Award (DRA) Award Announcement

The Office of Research would like to thank members of the University Research Council for their review of all 2016-2017 Dissertation Research Award (DRA) proposals – and congratulate the following doctoral students on their successful DRA proposals:

Brianna Boslett
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
$5,000

Molecular Distinctions Regulating the Temporal Expression of MyoD-responsive Genes

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Brittan Davis
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Doctoral Studies
$4,875

LGBQ Workplace Discrimination, Microaggressions, and Relational Supports: A Work-Life Approach

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Maria Donaldson
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Psychology
$4,435

Change Detection of Emotional Information Across the Adult Lifespan

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Jey Ebron
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
$5,000

Tumor suppressor and more: The role of miR-644 in regulating major signaling pathways in advanced prostate cancer

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Richa Gupta
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
$5,000

Calorie restriction mediates lifespan extension through mTOR in clock dependent manner

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Supriya Jindal
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
$5,000

Detailed functional analysis of eukaryotic ribosomal protein uS9 in translation initiation

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Basak Kacar-Khamush
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Doctoral Studies
$4,475

Identity and Career Experiences of Muslim Immigrant Women

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Haitham Kalil
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry
$5,000

Graphene-Based  Nanomaterials for Enhanced Detection and Quantification of Peroxynitrite

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Nischal Koirala
Washkewicz College of Engineering
Department of Chemical & Biomedical Engineering
$5,000

Measurement of Blood Flow using Digital Subtraction Angiography for Fistulography

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Taekyoung Lim
Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
Department of Urban Studies
$4,842

Multilevel Governmental Efforts for Energy Efficiency: Policy Adoption, Implementation, and Evaluation under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

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Jagjit Singh
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
$5,000

Functional significance of RNA-RNA interactions forming helix la and lb in the minor spliceosome

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Savita Singh
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
$5,000

Regulation of Androgen Receptor function and steroid metabolism by miR-149-5p in Prostate Cancer

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Katherine Turner
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry
$5,000

The Application of Death Ligand TRAIL plus Natural Enhancers as Anticancer Therapy for Malignant Melanoma

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Ramakrishna R Voggu
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry
$5,000

Development of a Novel Blood DNA Test for Early Detection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

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Joshua Whited
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Chemistry
$5,000

Design and Synthesis of Boronic Acid containing Macromolecules as Lectin Mimetics

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Tiffany Williams
College of Education and Human Services
Department of Doctoral Studies
$4,875

African American Psychology Students' Experiences of Microaggressions and Career Outcomes

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Raghavendra Yadavalli
College of Sciences and Health Professions
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
$5,000

lnvitro Human Cell-free Expression System for Synthesis of Malaria Proteins