Ohio University Research Committee awards $38,138 during spring 2019 funding cycle
The Ohio University Research Committee has selected five proposals for funding during its spring 2019 cycle. In total, the committee awarded $38,138.
The program, which is funded by the Vice President for Research and Creative Activity, provides seed money for new faculty and administrative staff members or established applicants seeking to start a new direction in their research. Applicants may request up to $8,000 per proposal.
The committee received a total of 11 proposals requesting $83,336 in funding.
The spring recipients are:
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Reetobrata Basu, Edison Biotechnology Institute
Effect of GHR Inhibition on Pancreatic Cancer Response to Chemotherapy in-vivo
Amount Funded: $8,000 -
Jundong Liu, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Autonomous Flight of Quadcopters Using Deep Reinforcement
Amount Funded: $7,974 -
Glenn Matlack, Environmental and Plant Biology
Secondary Dispersal of Deciduous-Forest Herbs by Rodents
Amount Funded: $6,164 -
Kelly Williams, Biological Sciences
Identifying Communication Pathways for Management of Parasitic Bird Blow Flies (Family Protocalliphoridae)
Amount Funded: $8,000 -
Emily Guseman, Family Medicine
Efficacy and Feasibility of High Intensity Training for Improving Fitness in the Absence of Weight Loss (HITFIT)
Amount Funded: $8,000
For more information about guidelines, forms and requirements for the program, as well as sample funded proposals, please visit: http://www.ohio.edu/research/Funding.cfm.
For questions, please contact Carma West, grant development coordinator in the Research Division, at westc@ohio.edu ; 740.593.0929.