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Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies · Molecular Biology

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Publications211
Citations7,002

Grants

24 total · 12 active

NSF #2531023

Collaborative Research: Optimized Testing Strategies for Fighting Pandemics: Fundamental Limits and Efficient Algorithms

Expiring Soon
Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2025-01-012026-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Virginia Main Campus

NIH #P30CA023100

Cancer Biology and Signaling Program

Active
Amount
<$100K
Period
1996-07-012031-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #R35GM131810

Intracellular Remodeling during Early Development

Active
Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2019-07-012029-11-30
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

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All Grants

24 total · 12 active

NSF #2531023

Collaborative Research: Optimized Testing Strategies for Fighting Pandemics: Fundamental Limits and Efficient Algorithms

Expiring Soon
Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2025-01-012026-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Virginia Main Campus

NIH #P30CA023100

Cancer Biology and Signaling Program

Active
Amount
<$100K
Period
1996-07-012031-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #R35GM131810

Intracellular Remodeling during Early Development

Active
Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2019-07-012029-11-30
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

NIH #R01ES036194

Cytoplasmic remodeling during the vertebrate oocyte-to-embryo transition

Active
Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2025-01-242029-11-30
PIs
3

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN

NSF #2531367

Collaborative Research: Mechanics and Morphogenesis in Biofilms: A Model System of Adaptive Growth

Active
Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2025-12-012028-11-30
PIs
1

Awarded at Yale University

NSF #2503017

Excellence in Research: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Learning Analytics to Predict Student Performance in STEM Education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Active
Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
2025-09-152028-08-31
PIs
4

Awarded at Tennessee State University

NSF #2430998

EAGER:TaskDCL: Neuroadaptive Context-Aware Human-Robot Collaboration: Mitigating Surgeons' Mental Overload in Robotic-Assisted Surgery

Active
Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2024-09-012027-08-31
PIs
2

Awarded at SUNY at Buffalo

NIH #R01CA262794

EPHA2 Receptor Signaling in Breast Cancer Mechanotransduction

Active
Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2022-06-012027-05-31
PIs
2

Awarded at SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE

NIH #T32CA009523

Contemporary Approaches to Cancer Cell Signaling and Communication

Active
Amount
$600K–$700K
Period
1993-03-012027-03-31
PIs
2

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #R01CA268179

Functional interplay between Hippo and estrogen receptor ESR1

Active
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2022-03-012027-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #R44HL165997

Developing small molecule inhibitors of Pleckstrin-2 to treat thrombosis

Active
Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2022-09-152027-02-28
PIs
1

Awarded at APLEXIS, INC.

NIH #R01CA174869

Regulation of Tumor Invasion and Metastasis by Matrix Stiffness

Active
Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2025-08-012027-01-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NSF #2531789

Collaborative Research: CNS Core: Small: Timely Computing and Learning over Communication Networks

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2025-08-012026-04-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Virginia Main Campus

NSF #2114542

Collaborative Research: CNS Core: Small: Timely Computing and Learning over Communication Networks

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2021-10-012025-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

NIH #R01CA236386

Apical-basal polarity in tumor progression and metastasis

Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2019-09-012025-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NIH #R13HD117636

2024 Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) International Meeting

Amount
<$100K
Period
2024-09-172025-06-30
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO

NSF #2133170

Collaborative Research: Optimized Testing Strategies for Fighting Pandemics: Fundamental Limits and Efficient Algorithms

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2022-09-012025-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

NSF #2030026

Collaborative Research: SWIFT: SMALL: Learning-Efficient Spectrum Access for No-Sensing Devices in Shared Spectrum

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2020-09-152024-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

NSF #2003131

Collaborative Research: MLWiNS: Dino-RL: A Domain Knowledge Enriched Reinforcement Learning Framework for Wireless Network Optimization

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2020-06-012024-05-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

NSF #1650299

CAREER: When Energy Harvesting Meets "Big Data": Designing Smart Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2016-07-012021-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at Pennsylvania State Univ University Park

NSF #1535081

SI2-SSE: Collaborative Research: TrajAnalytics: A Cloud-Based Visual Analytics Software System to Advance Transportation Studies Using Emerging Urban Trajectory Data

Amount
$200K–$300K
Period
2015-09-012019-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

NSF #1454471

CAREER: When Energy Harvesting Meets "Big Data": Designing Smart Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2015-03-012016-09-30
PIs
1

Awarded at University of Arkansas

NSF #1352893

EAGER: Collaborative Research: Visualizing Event Dynamics with Narrative Animation

Amount
<$100K
Period
2013-09-012015-08-31
PIs
1

Awarded at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

NSF #0946400

EAGER: Link Free Graph Visualization for Exploring Large Complex Graphs

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
2009-08-012011-07-31
PIs
2

Awarded at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Recent Public Signals

  1. New NSF award: Collaborative Research: Mechanics and Morphogenesis in Biofilms: A Model System of Adaptive Growth2025-12-01
  2. New NSF award: Excellence in Research: Artificial Intelligence-Driven Learning Analytics to Predict Student Performance in STEM Education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities2025-09-15
  3. New NIH award: Regulation of Tumor Invasion and Metastasis by Matrix Stiffness2025-08-01

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