Announcement of 2022-2023 I-HEALTH Pilot Grant Awardees

Project Title: Use of sulindac to decrease doxorubicin induced cardiac toxicity while enhancing cancer cell death
Project Leader: Shailaja Allani, Ph.D.
Associate Scientist
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Team Members:
Claudia Rodrigues, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Biomedical Science Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Howard Prentice, Ph.D. Professor of Biomedical Science
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Herbert Weissbach, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus
Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Project Title: Development of a microfluidic cell prism for label-free cell sorting between live and dead plasmodium falciparum parasites
Project Leaders:
Sarah Du, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Ocean & Mechanical Engineering College of Engineering and Computer Science
Andrew Oleinikov, Ph.D.
Professor of Biomedical Science Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Project Title: Testing a digital learning and online chair yoga intervention among rural underserved older adults at risk for cognitive decline
Project Leaders:
Lisa Wiese, PhD, MSN, RN, GERO-BC, PHNA-BC, CNE
Associate Professor
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
JuYoung Park, Ph.D.
Professor
Phyllis & Harvey Sandler School of Social Work
College of Social Work & Criminal Justice
Project Title: The effects of photobiomodulation on executive function brain network connectivity and leukocyte gene expression profile in veterans with mild TBI
Project Leader: Chad Forbes, Ph.D.
Associate Professor Department of Psychology
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Associate Director, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Team Members:
Beth Pratt, PhD, RN Assistant Professor
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing Associate Investigator, C-P.A.W.W.
Canines Providing Assistance to Wounded Warriors® Health Research Initiative for Veterans
Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Dean for Nursing Research and Scholarship (Interim)
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-HEALTH)
Director, C-P.A.W.W.
Canines Providing Assistance to Wounded Warriors®
Health Research Initiative for Veterans
Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D., SMIEEE Associate Professor
Department of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering