Faculty and researchers from throughout the City University of New York (CUNY) system have been selected as 2017 CUNY Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) Seed Grant winners.
Learn more about the ASRC Seed Grant Program.
The Winners:
Ian Alberts
LaGuardia Community College
ASRC Partner: Kevin Gardner, Structural Biology Initiative
Project Name: Design of Potent ARNT (HIF-1Beta) Small Molecule Inhibitors Using a Novel Synergistic Drug Discovery Workflow
Jose Anadon
Queens College
ASRC Partner: Brian Giebel, Environmental Sciences Initiative
Project Name: Effect of urbanization on the trophic ecology of obligate scavengers
Gilda Barabino
City College of New York
ASRC Partner: Rein Ulijn, Nanoscience Initiative
Project Name: A Novel Tunable Supramolecular Hydrogel for Articular Cartilage Regeneration
Nicolas Biais
Brooklyn College
ASRC Partner: Amédée des Georges, Structural Biology Initiative
Project Name: CryoEM Characterization of Type IV pili quaternary structure polymorphism
John Dennehy
Queens College
ASRC Partner: Rinat Abzalimov, Structural Biology Initiative
Project Name: Does a Host-Acquired Factor Impact Fitness on Subsequent Hosts in an RNA Virus?
Nicolas Giovambattista
Brooklyn College
ASRC Partner: Xi Chen, Nanoscience Initiative
Project Name: Water-Responsive Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage
Konstantinos Krampis
Hunter College
ASRC Partners: Xi Chen, Nanoscience Initiative; Kevin Gardner, Structural Biology Initiative; Patrizia Casaccia, Neuroscience Initiative; Rein Ulijn, Nanoscience Initiative
Project Name: Next-generation environmental DNA monitoring: bioinformatics tools to understand global biodiversity.
David Lindo Atichati
College of Staten Island
ASRC Partner: Zachary Tessler, Environmental Sciences Initiative
Project Name: Effects of ocean model resolution on predictions of climate change impacts on estuarine-dependent fishes of the mid-Atlantic Bight
Alan Lyons
College of Staten Island
ASRC Partner: Tai-De Li, Nanoscience Initiative
Project Name: Interfacial structure of an anti-reflective and anti-soiling nano-structured fluoropolymer coating on glass.
David Mootoo
Hunter College
ASRC Partner: Adam Braunschweig, Nanoscience
Project Name: Synthetic Lectins as Reagents for Carbohydrate Synthesis
Adrian Rodriguez-Contreras
City College of New York
ASRC Partner: Jia Liu, Neuroscience Initiative
Project Name: Analysis of gene expression during auditory system development of rat pups reared by low and high caring mothers
Rebecca Spokony
Baruch College
ASRC Partner: Ye He, Neuroscience Initiative
Project Name: Characterization of Enhancers Controlled by both Ecdysone and Juvenile Hormone
Sophia Suarez
Brooklyn College
ASRC Partner: Elisa Riedo, Nanoscience Initiative
Project Name: Studying the Pressure and Additives Induced Dynamics in CO2 and CH4 hosting Gas Hydrates
Monica Trujillo
Queensborough Community College
ASRC Partner: Patrizia Casaccia, Neuroscience Initiative
Project Name: Does the microbiota from the soil affect the mice gut microbiota?
Sihong Wang
City College of New York
ASRC Partner: Jacob Trevino, NanoFabrication Facility
Project Name: Development of a hybrid 3D microfluidic cell array using PDMS and PMMA to simulate in vivo tissue architecture