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DNA Repair Mechanisms · Molecular Biology

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h-index36
i10-index77
Publications173
Citations13,178

Grants

23 total · 15 active

NSF #2130263

CHS: Small: DeepCrowd: A Crowd-assisted Deep Learning-based Disaster Scene Assessment System with Active Human-AI Interactions

Expiring Soon
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2021-08-15 → 2026-09-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

NIH #R01GM162348

Using high-valent dinuclear cobalt complexes to understand enzymatic bond activation and bond formation processes

Active
Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2026-04-01 → 2030-03-31
PIs
1

NIH #U54AG089325

Biospecimen Collection Core: Leveraging existing and prospectively collecting specimens in a diverse cohort

Active
Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2025-02-01 → 2030-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at BROAD INSTITUTE, INC.

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All Grants

23 total · 15 active

NSF #2130263

CHS: Small: DeepCrowd: A Crowd-assisted Deep Learning-based Disaster Scene Assessment System with Active Human-AI Interactions

Expiring Soon
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2021-08-15 → 2026-09-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

NIH #R01GM162348

Using high-valent dinuclear cobalt complexes to understand enzymatic bond activation and bond formation processes

Active
Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2026-04-01 → 2030-03-31
PIs
1

NIH #U54AG089325

Biospecimen Collection Core: Leveraging existing and prospectively collecting specimens in a diverse cohort

Active
Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2025-02-01 → 2030-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at BROAD INSTITUTE, INC.

NSF #2452647

High-valent Non-oxo and Oxo Complexes of Late Transition Metals For C-H Bond Functionalization

Active
Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2025-07-01 → 2028-06-30
PIs
1

NIH #R01AR082148

Effective local delivery of bone anabolic agent to accelerate the healing of delayed fracture union

Active
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2023-01-20 → 2027-12-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER

NSF #2105032

D3SC: CDS&E: Collaborative Research: Machine Learning Modeling for the Reactivity of Organic Contaminants in Engineered and Natural Environments

Active
Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2021-09-01 → 2027-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

NSF #2131622

CAREER: Towards Reliable and Optimized Data-Driven Cyber-Physical Systems using Human-Centric Sensing

Active
Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2021-08-15 → 2027-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

NSF #2331069

HCC: Small: Crowd-Assisted Human-AI Teaming with Explanations

Active
Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2024-08-15 → 2027-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

NSF #2202481

FairFL-MC: A Metacognitive Calibration Intervention Powered by Fair and Private Machine Learning

Active
Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2022-08-01 → 2027-07-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

NIH #R01AR080500

Nonaddictive opioid prodrug nanomedicine for musculoskeletal pain

Active
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2022-09-07 → 2027-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER

NIH #R01NR019992

The Gut Microbiome and Personalized Mediterranean Diet Interventions for Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention

Active
Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2021-09-23 → 2027-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

NIH #R21MH134016

Retrosplenial Down state assembly facilitates memory consolidation during slow-wave sleep

Active
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2025-05-01 → 2027-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at DREXEL UNIVERSITY

NIH #R01AG077489

Towards Precision Nutrition for Alzheimer's Dementia Prevention: A Prospective Study of Dietary Patterns, the Gut Microbiome and Cognitive Function

Active
Amount
$800K–$900K
Period
2022-06-01 → 2027-03-31
PIs
1

Awarded at BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

NIH #R01GM102362

Molecular Mechanisms for DNA Damage Processing by Transcription Machinery

Active
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2013-01-01 → 2027-03-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #R01GM148476

Recognition of Synthetic Unnatural Base Pairs by RNA Polymerase

Active
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2023-03-15 → 2027-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NSF #2102339

High-Valent Non-Oxo-Metal Complexes of Late Transition Metals For sp3 C–H Bond Activation

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2021-07-01 → 2025-06-30
PIs
1

NSF #2140999

SCC: Smart Water Crowdsensing: Examining How Innovative Data Analytics and Citizen Science Can Ensure Safe Drinking Water in Rural Versus Suburban Communities

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2021-09-01 → 2024-09-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

NSF #1557994

Host Control of Intracellular Bacteria Survival in the Nitrogen-fixing Symbiosis

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2016-05-15 → 2023-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Massachusetts Amherst

NSF #1831669

SCC: Smart Water Crowdsensing: Examining How Innovative Data Analytics and Citizen Science Can Ensure Safe Drinking Water in Rural Versus Suburban Communities

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2018-10-01 → 2021-09-30
PIs
5

Awarded at University of Notre Dame

NSF #1845639

CAREER: Towards Reliable and Optimized Data-Driven Cyber-Physical Systems using Human-Centric Sensing

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2019-09-01 → 2021-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Notre Dame

NSF #2008228

CHS: Small: DeepCrowd: A Crowd-assisted Deep Learning-based Disaster Scene Assessment System with Active Human-AI Interactions

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2021-01-01 → 2021-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Notre Dame

NSF #1637251

EAGER: Smart Water Sensing for Sustainable and Connected Communities Using Citizen Science

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2016-09-01 → 2019-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of Notre Dame

NSF #1566465

CRII: CPS: Towards Reliable Cyber-Physical Systems using Unreliable Human Sensors

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2016-05-01 → 2019-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Notre Dame

Recent Public Signals

  1. New paper: Structural dynamics of RNA polymerase II throughout the nucleotide addition cycle (Nature Communications)2026-07-08
  2. New NIH award: Using high-valent dinuclear cobalt complexes to understand enzymatic bond activation and bond formation processes2026-04-01
  3. New preprint: New Quantitative Cost-Impact Effectiveness Indexes to Assist in Publication Decisions by Researchers in the Open Access Era2025-10-15

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