Our CU Dental research teams received more than $1M in grants from top-tier organizations like the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and the National Institutes of Health. Their exceptional work deserves recognition, along with the mentees, who have helped spearhead these latest developments. Congratulations to the awardees!
Below is the list of CU Dental researchers (lab names), students, pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellows awarded:
Pre-doctoral Awards
Dennison, Brenna - NIDCR
Srsf3-mediated alternative RNA splicing in the facial mesenchyme
(FANTAUZZO LAB) Total Award: $75,040
Madison Rogers - NIDCR
Examining PDGFR dimer-specific activation and internalization dynamics
(FANTAUZZO LAB) Total Award: $112,560
Raisa, Bailon - National Science Foundation Fellowship
Midline Appendage Formation in Vertabrates
(NICHOLS LAB) Total Award: $138,000
Truong, Brittany - National Institute of Child Health Development
Understanding the role of PRDM1 in limb development and split hand/foot malformation
(ARTINGER LAB) Total Award: $110,160
Postdoctoral Awards
Mitchell, Jennyfer
Using Zebrafish as an in vivo Model for Frontonasal Development and Disease
(NICHOLS LAB) Total Award: $217,962
Kanai, Stanley - NIDCR
Deciphering the Endothelin Receptor Type A Dependent G Protein Code that Patterns the Mandibular First Pharyngeal Arch
(CLOUTHIER LAB) Total Award: $224,082
Lencer, Ezra - National Institute of Child Health Development
The role of mesoderm in regulating cell polarity and adhesion during neural crest cell migration
(ARTINGER LAB) Total Award $69,810
2019 Awards from NIDCR
Affandi, Trisianii
PKCδ regulates chromatin remodeling and DNA repair
(REYLAND LAB) Total Award: $132,356
Shull, Lomeli
Functions of PRDM Histone Methyltransferases in Cranial Neural Crest Cell Development
(ARTINGER LAB) Total Award: $207,582
