VCOM 2021 Annual Report

VCOM Funded Seed Grants (continued)

Mayra Rodriguez, PhD • VCOM REAP: Mom strEss & chilD heALth (MEDAL) Study: A mixed-methods approach to the associations between African-American families. Investigators on this project are Ning Chen, PhD; Mary Ann Taylor, PhD; Rian Anglin, MD; David Stephen, DO and Theresa McCann, PhD maternal experiences and child toxic stress response in Black/ Alan Boruch, DO, PhD • VCOM REAP (matching funds from VT ICTAS): Developing a Blast Spinal Cord Injury Model and Evaluating the Use of a Neural Scaffold after SCI. A collaborator from VT Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics serves as Co-PI. Stephan Brown, MD, PhD • VCOM & VMCVM One Health Program: Utilizing Novel Model the Unique Kinase NIK during Colorectal Cancer. Dr. Brown serves as Co-PI along with Jon Hagar, PhD and a colleague at VMCVM. Systems to Define Novel Mechanisms Controlled by Carolinas Campus investigate measurement fidelity during early growth monitoring of South Carolina infants. Dr. DiMucci-Ward is a Co-PI on this project with Steven Enkemann, PhD. Steven Enkemann, PhD • VCOM REAP: Pilot project to investigate measurement fidelity during early growth monitoring of South Carolina infants. Dr. Enkemann is a Co- JuliSu Dicmucci-Ward, PhD • VCOM REAP: Pilot project to

VCOM Funded Seed Grants New in 2020 (Start date: 7/1/20) Auburn Campus Health Program: Regulation of Luteinizing Hormone to Prevent Cognitive Decline of Reproductive Senescence and Alzheimer’s Disease. Dr. Beck serves as Co-PI with a collaborator at AUCVM. Kenny Brock, DVM, PhD • VCOM AUBE (matching funds from Auburn University Samuel Ginn School of Engineering): Detection of Urinary Tract Infections Using Magnetostrictive Particle Biosensor Technology. Dr. Brock serves as Co- PI in partnership with his collaborator at AU Mechanical Engineering. Darren Beck, PhD • VCOM & AUCVM One

• VCOM & AUCVM One Health Program: CD47-mimicking phage-peptide constructs for anti-cancer vaccinations.

Dr. Brock serves as Co- PI in partnership with his collaborator at AUCVM.

Danielle McCullough, PhD • VCOM AUBE (matching funds from Auburn University Samuel Ginn School of Engineering): A high-density lipoprotein cholesterol nanoparticle mimic for the early detection and treatment of prostate cancer. Dr. McCullough serves as Co-PI in partnership with her collaborator at AU Chemical Engineering. Darren Beck, PhD is an investigator. Clay Pandorf, PhD • VCOM REAP: Characterizing the structure-to-function relationship of a novel antisense long non-coding RNA associated with the type I/ β myosin heavy chain gene of skeletal and cardiac muscle for potential drug-targeting. A collaborator from AU Biological Sciences serves as Co-PI on the project.

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