NC TraCS Award Announcements
The NC TraCS Institute is pleased to announce awardees in 2 different programs:
- The 104th cycle of the TraCS $2k pilot grants
- The TraCS $2K Stakeholder Engagement vouchers
In total, 13 applications were received and 6 were chosen for funding. Awardees include investigators from UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health, School of Dentistry, School of Medicine, and School of Social Work. The 8 projects are listed by Program below, and alphabetically by the PI's last name.
TraCS $2k Pilot Grant Program
Michaela DuBay, School of Medicine
Project Title: Bringing Early Autism Identification to the Latino Community: Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the First Years Inventory
Si On Lim, School of Dentistry
Ricardo Padilla, School of Dentistry
Project Title: Differential Expression of PD-L1 in Proliferative Verrucous Leukoplakia Lesions
Brennon Luster, School of Medicine
Project Title: Examining brain activation following morphine withdrawal
Chris Shea, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Project Title: Documenting Medication Errors in Community Health Center Pharmacies: There's an App for That!
TraCS $2K Stakeholder Engagement Voucher Program
Cynthia Fraga, School of Social Work
Tonya Deinse, School of Social Work
Project Title: Engaging Stakeholders to Develop a Joint Vision and Research Agenda For Family Justice Centers and Intimate Partner Violence Co-location Agencies
Jacqueline Halladay, School of Medicine
Matthew Nielsen, School of Medicine
Project Title: Right sizing post-operative prescribing for opioid naïve patients - A stakeholder guided and team-based approach to mitigating chronic opioid use