NC TraCS Award Announcements

The NC TraCS Institute is pleased to announce awardees for 2 programs, December 2021 cycle:

Awardees include investigators from the School of Medicine, Adams School of Dentistry, Psychiatry, Duke, NC State, and N.C. A&T.

Arvind Chandrasekaran, N.C. A&T State University
David Hill, Physics and Astronomy, UNC-Chapel Hill
Project Title: Identifying Targetable Mechanobiological Regulations of DNA and non-DNA Components in Mucoadhesion and Clearance of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) in Mucus
David Friedlander, School of Medicine
Project Title: Novel claims-based approach to defining episodes of care for acute urinary retention as a means to minimize low-value services
Anne Jacox, Adams School of Dentistry
Project Title: Evaluating the Effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) on Anxiety in Pediatric Dental Patients
Margo Nathan, Psychiatry
Erin Carey, School of Medicine
Project Title: Characterizing Depression Risk and Estradiol Dynamics in Black Women Undergoing Hysterectomy with Ovarian Preservation: A Pilot Study
Rishma Shah, Adams School of Dentistry
Project Title: Application of Ultrasound for Craniofacial Skeletal Muscle Regeneration
Rebecca Traub, Neurology
Xiaoyan Li, Neurology, Duke University
Project Title: Predictive modeling of disease-modifying immunophenotypes in ALS patients
Hong Yuan, Radiology
Thomas Theis, Chemistry, NC State University
Project Title: Towards Broadly Available Molecular Imaging with Parahydrogen Hyperpolarized MRI: A proof-of-concept study mapping reprogramed tumor metabolism in glioblastoma

Johanna Smeekens, Pediatrics
Scott Commins, School of Medicine
Project Title: Early-life Th2-skewing as a risk factor for allergic sensitizations
Silvia Kreda, Medicine & Biochemistry
Margaret Leigh, Pediatrics
Lawrence Ostrowski, Pediatrics
Project Title: Oligonucleotide-Based Therapy and Precision Medicine Platform for Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
Brandi Reeves, Medicine/Hematology
Rafal Pawlinski, Medicine/Hematology
Project Title: Hypoxia Inducible Factors alpha in Myeloproliferative Neoplasm-Associated Thrombosis

View a complete list of Pilot awardees at tracs.unc.edu/pilot.