NC TraCS Award Announcements

The NC TraCS Institute is pleased to announce awardees in the 20th cycle of the TraCS $5K-$50K matched pilot grants.

In total, 32 applications were received and 7 were chosen for funding. Awardees include investigators from UNC's College of Arts & Sciences, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Gillings School of Global Public Health, School of Medicine, RTI International, and NC State University. These awards are comprised of NC TraCS funding matched by funds from UNC Schools, Departments and Centers, and funding from partner organizations.

The 7 projects are listed alphabetically below by the PI's last name.

Carroll, Ian, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Van Landeghem, Laurianne, College of Veterinary Medicine, NC State University
Project Title: Severe calorie restriction-induced intestinal microbiota dysbiosis impairs intestinal stem cell-driven epithelium renewal and regeneration

Giovanello, Kelly, College of Arts & Sciences; School of Medicine
Lin, Weili, School of Medicine; Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Project Title: Ultrahigh-resolution functional MRI of hippocampal subfield-cortical interactions

Pecot, Chad, School of Medicine
Project Title: Circle RNA drivers of metastasis as biomarkers for lung cancer

Reddy, Shivani, RTI International
Fine, Jason, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Project Title: Improving Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Women

Sklerov, Miriam, School of Medicine
Project Title: Functional and Structural Neuroimaging as A Marker of Autonomic Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease

Taillie, Lindsey Smith, Gillings School of Global Public Health
Project Title: Feasibility of a new food store model to test the impact of obesity prevention policies among Latino mothers

Widman, Laura, College of Humanities & Social Sciences, NC State University
Prinstein, Mitch, College of Arts & Sciences
Project Title: Opioid Prevention among Adolescents in Rural North Carolina

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