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Protein Structure and Dynamics · Molecular Biology

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h-index66
i10-index387
Publications1,088
Citations19,469

Grants

18 total · 4 active

NIH #R01ES037008

Decoding Exposure and Health Risks: Analyzing the Release of Nano- and Micro-Plastics from Plastic Food Containers into Water and Beverages

Active
Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2025-09-09 → 2029-09-08
PIs
3

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN

NSF #2319277

IMR: MM-1B: Longitudinal End-device based Performance Measurement of Cellular Networks with Provable Privacy

Active
Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2023-10-01 → 2027-09-30
PIs
3

Awarded at University of Connecticut

NIH #UM1MH130994

Center for Multiomic Human Brain Cell Atlas

Active
Amount
$25M–$26M
Period
2022-09-01 → 2027-06-30
PIs
5

Awarded at SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES

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All Grants

18 total · 4 active

NIH #R01ES037008

Decoding Exposure and Health Risks: Analyzing the Release of Nano- and Micro-Plastics from Plastic Food Containers into Water and Beverages

Active
Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2025-09-09 → 2029-09-08
PIs
3

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN

NSF #2319277

IMR: MM-1B: Longitudinal End-device based Performance Measurement of Cellular Networks with Provable Privacy

Active
Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2023-10-01 → 2027-09-30
PIs
3

Awarded at University of Connecticut

NIH #UM1MH130994

Center for Multiomic Human Brain Cell Atlas

Active
Amount
$25M–$26M
Period
2022-09-01 → 2027-06-30
PIs
5

Awarded at SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES

NIH #R01DK128823

Early-Stage Preclinical Validation of Carbon Monoxide Prodrugs for Acute Kidney Injury

Active
Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2022-07-15 → 2027-06-30
PIs
3

Awarded at GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY

NSF #2154191

Collaborative Research: CNS CORE: Small: RUI: Hierarchical Deep Reinforcement Learning for Routing in Mobile Wireless Networks

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2022-04-15 → 2026-03-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Connecticut

NIH #R01MH119678

SCH: Personalized Depression Treatment Support by Mobile Sensor Analytics

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2019-07-18 → 2025-06-30
PIs
4

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS

NIH #UM1HG011585

Center for Integrated Multi-modal and Multi-scale Nucleome Research

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2020-09-24 → 2025-06-30
PIs
7

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NSF #2118102

CyberTraining: Pilot: Cyberinfrastructure Training in Computer Science and Geoscience

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2021-10-01 → 2024-09-30
PIs
5

Awarded at University of Connecticut

NIH #R01DK119202

Examining Carbon Monoxide to Treat Inflammatory Conditions using Experimental Colitis Models

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2019-06-10 → 2024-06-30
PIs
3

Awarded at GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY

NSF #1659764

REU Site: Trustable Embedded Systems Security Research

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2017-02-01 → 2020-01-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Connecticut

NSF #1407205

SCH: EXP: LifeRhythm: A Framework for Automatic and Pervasive Depression Screening Using Smartphones

Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2014-08-01 → 2018-07-31
PIs
5

Awarded at University of Connecticut

NSF #1419076

EAGER: US Ignite: Enabling Highly Resilient and Efficient Microgrids through Ultra-Fast Programmable Networks

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2014-07-01 → 2017-06-30
PIs
3

Awarded at University of Connecticut

NSF #1341003

CC-NIE Network Infrastructure: Enabling Data-Intensive Research at the University of Connecticut Through Science DMZ

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2013-11-01 → 2016-10-31
PIs
5

Awarded at University of Connecticut

NSF #1312836

Investigation of Ricci Flows with Bounded Scalar Curvature

Amount
<$100K
Period
2012-09-01 → 2014-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Wisconsin-Madison

NSF #0746841

CAREER: Automating Wireless Network Management: Lessons from Managing Wireless LANs and Sensor Networks

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2008-02-01 → 2014-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Connecticut

NSF #1221330

Investigation of Ricci Flows with Bounded Scalar Curvature

Amount
<$100K
Period
2011-10-27 → 2012-12-31
PIs
1

Awarded at SUNY at Stony Brook

NSF #1006518

Investigation of Ricci Flows with Bounded Scalar Curvature

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2010-09-15 → 2012-03-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Princeton University

NSF #0312890

ITR-Reconfigurable multi-user quantum key distribution using optical fiber sagnac interferometer

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2003-07-15 → 2006-06-30
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Connecticut

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Research on Urban Bus Timetable Optimization Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning (SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series)2026-07-10
  2. New preprint: Association between serum uric acid-to-creatinine ratio and all-cause mortality in patients with coronary heart disease2026-06-03
  3. New NIH award: Decoding Exposure and Health Risks: Analyzing the Release of Nano- and Micro-Plastics from Plastic Food Containers into Water and Beverages2025-09-09

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