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Title Grant Recipient Department Total Award Granting Agency Start End
Computational Lab Dr. Thomas Hewett Psychology $40,000 Mathworks, Inc. 06/30/13 05/31/14
Are crossover youth a distinct group? Comparing the mental health and substance use needs of crossover youth and delinquent-only youth Christy Giallella, psychology graduate student, under the mentorship of Dr. Naomi Goldstein Psychology $600 American Academy of Forensic Psychology 05/10/13 05/09/14
Understanding the chromatic remodeling factor kismet in glutamatergic neuron development and function Dr. Daniel Marenda Biology $730,000 NSF 04/01/13 03/31/17
Hypothesis-Driven Computational Genomics: Engaging Students in Lab Protocols and Bioinformatics Via Inquiry Dr. Jacob Russell (Co-PI) Biology $199,993 National Science Foundation 03/15/13 02/29/16
Curation/Stewardship of Technical Data Dr. Thomas Hewett Psychology $144,000 Federal Aviation Administration 03/01/13 02/28/14
“Barnegat Bay Diatom Nutrient Inference Model Year 2” Dr. Marina Potapova and Dr. David Velinsky Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science $157,000 The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection 02/11/13 02/10/14
William Penn Translational Monitoring.” Richard Horowitz and Roland Wall Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science $485,125 William Penn Foundation 02/01/13 01/31/14
Presynaptic Fragile X Proteins Dr. Michael Akins Biology $747,000 National Intitute of Mental Health (NIH) 01/17/13 12/31/15
Bioko Island Biodiversity Conservation Through a Capacity-Building Program of Research Dr. Gail Hearn Biology $300,000 Exxon Mobil Foundation 01/01/13 12/31/13
Marine Turtle Conservation Dr. Shaya Honarvar Biology $75,000 Hess EG 01/01/13 12/31/13
Using X-rays to Test for Black Hole Mass Biases Dr. Gordon Richards Physics $75,000 NASA 01/01/13 12/31/14
The Spitzer-IRAC Equatorial Survey (SpIES) Dr. Gordon Richards Physics $400,000 NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory 01/01/13 12/31/15
“Changes in Salt Marsh Morphology Due to Hurricane Sandy.” Dr. Tracy Quirk Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science $168,619 National Science Foundation 01/01/13 12/31/15
Seed Bank and Vegetation Diversity across a Tidal Freshwater Marsh Landscape in New Jersey Dr. Tracy Quirk Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science $2,018 Rider University 01/01/13 12/31/13
“Tidal Wetlands of Barnegat Bay Dentitrification” Drs. Tracy Quirk and David Velinsky Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science $95,000 The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection 01/01/13 12/31/13
CESU: Databasing the Local Herbarium at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, at Drexel University Dr. Tatyana Livshultz Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science $42,506 The U.S. Department of Agriculture 01/01/13 12/31/13
REU Supplement to GrAToL award Richard McCourt Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science $6,250 National Science Foundation 01/01/13 09/01/15
RET Supplement to GrAToL award Dr. Richard McCourt Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science $12,000 National Science Foundation 01/01/13 09/01/15
Investigating nervous system structure and function by 2 photon laser scanning microcospy Dr. Denise Garcia Biology $407,000 PA Department of Health 01/01/13 12/13/13
Development of Trangene Expression systems Controlled by Metabolic Sensors Dr. Nianli Sang Biology $50,000 Ivygen Corporation 01/01/13 03/31/14
Diatom Communities in State Parks of Southwestern Pennsylvania Dr. Marina Potapova Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science $26,495 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 11/13/12 06/30/14
RAPID: Understanding Sudden Hydro-Climatic Changes and Exploring Sustainable Solutions in the Enriquillo Closed Water Basin (Southwest Hispaniola) Dr. Mimi Sheller Center for Mobilities $199,746 National Science Foundation 10/15/12 09/30/13
Determination of germination and microhabitat requirements and role of disturbance on Knieskern’s Beaked rush (Rhynchospora knieskernii) at Warren Grove Range, New Jersey Dr. Walter Bien Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science $122,000 US Army Corps of Engineers 09/30/12 12/31/14
Closed-loop Deep Brain Stimulation, Synchrony Breaking and Chimera State Dr. Yixin Guo Mathematics $164,996 National Science Foundation 09/15/12 08/31/15
Collaborative Research: Supporting the Emergence of a Professional Teaching Community Through Collective Knowledge-Building in Assessment and Feedback of Mathematical Thinking Dr. Wesley Shumar Culture & Communications $2,083,101 National Science Foundation 09/01/12 08/31/16
Improvement of Numerical Algorithms for the 1D Hydrodynamic Code, Argos Dr. Kevin Olson Physics $154,478 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 09/01/12 08/31/15
Importing B1 Control of Retrograde Injury Signaling Dr. Jeffrey Twiss Biology $39,945 US-Israeli Binational Science Foundation 09/01/12 08/01/16
Post-Transcriptional Control of Nerve Regeneration Dr. Jeffrey Twiss Biology $433,319 Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation 09/01/12 08/01/14
Axonal Protein Complexes Regulating Myelination Dr. Jeffrey Twiss Biology $87,988 Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation 09/01/12 08/01/14
RNA Transport to Facilitate Optic Nerve Regeneration Dr. Jeffrey Twiss Biology $162,058 Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation 09/01/12 08/01/14
Weight suppression, dieting and bulimia nervosa: A biobehavioral study Dr. Michael Lowe Psychology $2,500,000 National Institute of Mental Health 08/01/12 05/31/16
Mixed-Methods Analysis of Iraqi Refugees with Potential Trauma Histories Arwa Ibrahim, psychology graduate student Psychology $2,000 Yates Foundation 07/30/12 07/30/12
Fulbright Pre-Academic Training Program Dr. Barbara Hoekje CIP $138,670 State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) 07/30/12 08/23/12
Patterns, causes, and consequences of gut microbial community variation across fish Karen Sullam, environmental science doctoral student Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science $14,987 National Science Foundation 07/01/12 07/01/13
Experimental Neutrino Physics Dr. Charles Lane Physics $258,000 U.S. Department of Energy 07/01/12 03/14/14
Acceptance-based Behavioral Treatment for Obesity: Maintenance and Mechanisms Dr. Evan Forman Psychology $2,812,483 National Institute for Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 06/25/12 06/25/17
Digital Imaging of Molluscan Type Specimens Dr. Gary Rosenberg Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science $522,000 National Science Foundation 04/20/12 04/20/13
Diversion of Individuals with Serious Mental Illness from Standard Prosecution Drs. Kirk Heilbrun and Dave DeMatteo Psychology $400,000 Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency 01/02/12 12/31/14
Community Development and Research Dr. Ludo Scheffer (Co-PI), and Debra Ruben, Westphal Psychology $22,000 Drexel 01/01/12 01/31/12
Transformation of Biomolecules by Nonequilibrium Plasma Fundamentals of Plasma Biomedicine: effect of nanosecond plasma-generated species on proteins, enzymes, amino acids, and mammalian cells Dr. Frank Ji Chemistry $1,000,000 Keck Foundation 01/01/12 12/01/14
Marine Turtle Conservation Dr. Shaya Honarvar Biology $75,000 Hess EG 01/01/12 12/31/12
Bioko Island Biodiversity Conservation Through a Capacity-Building Program of Research Dr. Gail Hearn Biology $300,000 Exxon Mobil Foundation 01/01/12 12/31/12
Probability and Analysis Dr. Pawel Hitczenko Mathematics $25,500 The National Science Foundation 12/05/11 11/30/12
The Ultimate Multiwavelength Quasar Survey Dr. Gordon Richards Physics $283,000 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 11/01/11 11/01/14
Direct Reconstruction Methods for Optical Tomography and Related Inverse Problems Dr. Shari Moskow Mathematics $239,997 National Science Foundation 10/01/11 10/01/14
Innovative Behavioral Interventions for Weight Loss Maintenance Drs. Meghan Butryn, Evan Forman and Michael Lowe Psychology $2,500,000 National Institutes of Health 09/15/11 09/15/16
Immunity of Aged Mice After Lifelong Repeated Live or Killed Influenza Vaccines Drs. Donna Murasko and Jiu Jiang Biology $424,875 National Institutes of Health 09/15/11 07/31/13
Collaborative Research: Climate Change Concepts and POGIL Dr. Daniel King Chemistry $133,307 National Science Foundation 09/07/11 08/31/14
Regulation of microtubule-based membrane traffic by septin GTPases Dr. Elias Spiliotis Biology $1,460,362 National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) 08/01/11 07/31/16
Regulation of Microtubule-Based Dr. Elias Spiliotis Biodiversity, Earth and Environmental Science $292,199 National Institutes of Health 07/01/11 06/30/12
Using RNA Transport Dr. Jeffery Twiss Biology $257,302 Craig H. Neilsen Foundation 07/01/11 06/30/13
Collaborative Research: Factors shaping the maintenance of variation in a symbiont-mediated host-enemy interaction Dr. Jacob Russell Biology $394,119 National Science Foundation (NSF), IOS—Symbiosis, Defense, and Self-Recognition 04/01/11 03/31/14
Collaborative Research: Inferring bacterial roles in the evolution of trophic level across the ants. Dr. Jacob Russell Biology $449,997 National Science Foundation (NSF), DEB—Population and Community Ecology 03/01/11 02/28/14
Localized Synthesis of Ribosome Dr. Jeffery Twiss Biology $500,743 National Science Foundation 09/01/10 08/31/13
Novel Protein Adjuvant Dr. Donna Murasko Biology $119,502 DMX Inc. 07/01/10 06/30/12
Characterization of Novel Drosophil Dr. Daniel Marenda Biology $420,588 National Center for Research resources (NIH) 06/01/10 02/29/12
Population Ecology of the Diamondback Dr. Harold Avery Biology $105,456 Earthwatch Institutes 05/03/10 04/30/12
Integration of Injury Response Dr. Jeffery Twiss Biology $62,375 International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia 05/01/10 04/30/11
African American and Alzheimer’s Dr. Aleister Saunders Biology $110,921 Pennsylvania Department of Health 01/01/10 12/31/12
Center for Pediatric Research Dr. Jeffery Twiss Biology $118,807 Subcontract for NIH Grant to AI duPont Hospital for Children 01/01/10 06/30/13
Using biowalls to sustainably reduce human exposure to indoor volatile organic compounds Dr. Jacob Russell Biology $99,991 Grants for Research Impact at Drexel (GRID) 01/01/10 12/31/10
Multiscale Structure-Function Relationships of Collagen in the Marine Cyanobacterium Trichodesmium erythraeum. Dr. Shivanthi Anandan Biology $403,148 National Science Foundation (NSF) 07/01/09 09/30/13
TIP60 and APP in Neural Development Dr. Felice Elefant Biology $1,243,406 National Institutes of Child Health and Development (NNICHD) 09/30/08 07/31/13
Repressing HIF-1: Targets and Mechanisms Dr. Nianli Sang Biology $1,552,201 National Cancer Institute (NIH) 09/18/08 07/31/13
Identification and Characterization of APP Matabolism Regulator Dr. Aleister Saunders Biology $1,595,677 National Institute of Neurological Disorder and Stroke (NIH) 08/01/08 07/31/13