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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.

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Have news or an announcement to share? Contact Michelle Maclay at michelle_maclay@med.unc.edu

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