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Plant Molecular Biology Research · Plant Science

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Publications249
Citations11,189

Grants

27 total · 12 active

NSF #2542711

CAREER: Nonlinear stability, input-output analysis, and control of time-varying wall-bounded shear flows

Active
Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2026-02-012031-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Connecticut

NSF #2441284

CAREER: Low-Effort Runtime Assurance for Robust Cloud Systems

Active
Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2025-02-012030-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Virginia Main Campus

NIH #R35GM155460

Rapid Culture-Independent Detection of Sepsis Causing Microorganism Directly from Blood

Active
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2024-07-012029-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

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All Grants

27 total · 12 active

NSF #2542711

CAREER: Nonlinear stability, input-output analysis, and control of time-varying wall-bounded shear flows

Active
Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2026-02-012031-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Connecticut

NSF #2441284

CAREER: Low-Effort Runtime Assurance for Robust Cloud Systems

Active
Amount
$700K–$800K
Period
2025-02-012030-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Virginia Main Campus

NIH #R35GM155460

Rapid Culture-Independent Detection of Sepsis Causing Microorganism Directly from Blood

Active
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2024-07-012029-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

NSF #2417750

Collaborative Research: CyberTraining: Implementation: Medium: Interactive and Integrated Training for Building High-Performance Ethical AI

Active
Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2024-10-012028-09-30
PIs
1

Awarded at Rutgers University New Brunswick

NIH #DP2AI177906

Emerging mechanisms of viral gene regulation from battles between host and SARS-CoV-2

Active
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2023-08-012028-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

NIH #R33AI174295

Nanopore-Based HIV Self-Test for Ultrasensitive p24 Quantification in FingerPrick Blood

Active
Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2023-01-182028-03-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST

NIH #R21AI188119

Deorphanizing a novel GPCR expressed by tissue resident memory cells

Active
Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2026-02-182028-01-31
PIs
2

Awarded at LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY

NIH #U01FD008379

ML-CFD-DEM Based Reduced Order Models (ROM) to Quantify Variability in Inhalers, Drugs, and Users for Evaluating Comparability of Generic OIDP Complex Products

Active
Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2024-09-012027-08-31
PIs
4

Awarded at OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY STILLWATER

NIH #U19AI181968

Antibody, Epitope and Machine Learning Core

Active
Amount
$4M–$5M
Period
2024-08-202027-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE

NSF #2449563

CAREER: Ultrasensitive Multiplex Nanopore Biosensing for Point-of-Care Testing of Infectious Diseases

Active
Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2024-10-012027-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Massachusetts Amherst

NIH #T32EY032448

Visual Sciences Training Program (VSTP)

Active
Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2022-05-012027-04-30
PIs
3

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE

NIH #R43AI183983

Peptide-HLA-DQ8 biologics for antigen-specific therapy in Type 1 Diabetes

Active
Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2025-08-112027-01-31
PIs
2

Awarded at ANTIGER THERAPEUTICS INC.

NIH #R35GM136297

Synthetic genetic systems for rapid biomolecular evolution in vivo

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2020-06-012026-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE

NIH #R61AI174295

Nanopore-Based HIV Self-Test for Ultrasensitive p24 Quantification in FingerPrick Blood

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2023-01-182025-12-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA

NIH #R01CA260415

Making antibody generation rapid, scalable, and democratic through machine learning and continuous evolution

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2020-09-102025-08-31
PIs
3

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE

NSF #2047503

CAREER: Ultrasensitive Multiplex Nanopore Biosensing for Point-of-Care Testing of Infectious Diseases

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2021-05-012024-10-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of South Carolina at Columbia

NIH #R43AI174328

Class II Human Leukocyte Antigen biologics for antibody-mediated graft rejection.

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2023-03-012024-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at ANTIGER THERAPEUTICS INC.

NIH #R21AI168706

Selective induction of alloantigen-specific humoral tolerance by MHC-Fc fusion proteins

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2022-04-212024-03-31
PIs
2

Awarded at WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

NSF #1545158

ERA SynBio: Orthogonal Replication as the Platform for an Episome

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2015-08-012020-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of California-Irvine

NSF #0947813

New GK-12: The Boat-of Knowledge in the Science Classroom (BooKS in Classroom)

Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2010-04-012018-03-31
PIs
5

Awarded at Ohio University

NSF #0938007

EFRI-BSBA:Bio-Inspired Arrays of Haircell Sensors for Artificial Glabrous and Hairy Skin

Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2009-10-012015-09-30
PIs
4

Awarded at Northwestern University

NSF #0819662

NSWP: Magnetic Reconnection and Distribution of Accelerated Electrons in Solar Flares

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2009-01-012011-12-31
PIs
2

Awarded at New Jersey Institute of Technology

NSF #0538588

Track 1, GK-12: Science and Technology Enrichment for Appalachian Middle-schoolers (STEAM)

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2006-05-012011-04-30
PIs
3

Awarded at Ohio University

NSF #0510198

CCLI-A&I: Sustained Service Learning Projects in Software Engineering Project Courses

Amount
<$100K
Period
2005-09-012009-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Ohio University

NSF #0225519

Integrated Sensing: Biomimetic Sensors for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2002-10-012005-09-30
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

NSF #9984954

CAREER: Biologically-Inspired Integrated Sensors for Robotics Applications

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2000-05-012005-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

NSF #0080639

Integrated Sensitive Skin with Advanced Data Architecture

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2000-10-012004-09-30
PIs
3

Awarded at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Recent Public Signals

  1. New NIH award: Deorphanizing a novel GPCR expressed by tissue resident memory cells2026-02-18
  2. New NSF award: CAREER: Nonlinear stability, input-output analysis, and control of time-varying wall-bounded shear flows2026-02-01
  3. New paper: <i>Xanthomonas</i> coordinates type III–type II effector synergy by activating fruit-ripening pathway (Science)2025-12-18

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