NC TraCS Award Announcements
The NC TraCS Institute is pleased to announce awardees for 2 programs:
- The 114th cycle of the TraCS $2k pilot grants
- The TraCS $2K Stakeholder Engagement vouchers
In total, 9 applications were received and 3 were chosen for funding. Awardees include investigators from UNC's Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Gillings School of Global Public Health, School of Medicine and School of Social Work. The 3 projects are listed by Program below.
TraCS $2K Pilot Grant Program
Flavio Frohlich, School of Medicine
Project Title: A Pilot, Single-Site, Case-Control Observational Study to Assess the Prevalence of Bartonella in Patients with Schizophrenia/Schizoaffective Disorder Compared to Healthy Controls
Jasmine King, Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Project Title: A novel thermo-responsive hydrogel scaffold to deliver neural stem cells for post-surgical treatment of glioblastoma multiforme
TraCS $2K Stakeholder Engagement Voucher Program
Sarah Bledsoe, School of Social Work
Katherine LeMasters, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Project Title: Community Engagement: Understanding Perinatal Health Needs in Robeson County, NC Community Advisory Board
View a complete list of Pilot awardees at tracs.unc.edu/pilot.