From a total of 34 applications, 14 one-year, milestone-driven ATIP pilot grants were awarded.
Congratulations and wishing you great success with your research!
Lead and Co-Principal Investigators
Lead PI/Co-PI (if applicable) |
Project Title |
Project Type |
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Man-Kyo Chung, DMD, PhD UMB School of Dentistry, Neural and Pain Sciences Cynthia Renn, PhD, RN, FAAN UMB School of Nursing, Pain and Translational Symptom Science |
Swine model of temporomandibular joint pain |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Yifan Yuan, PhD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology Konstantin Birukov, MD, PhD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Medicine and Pulmonary |
Deciphering the novel role of VEGF-D in acute lung injury |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Anthony Kim, PhD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery Bruce Yu, PhD UMB School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Development of Fn14-targeted DART nanotherapeutics for cancer patient clinical trials |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Aaron Ciner, MD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology Jason Molitoris, MD, PhD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology |
A pilot study of chemoimmunotherapy combined with hyperthermia and spatially-fractionated radiotherapy in advanced biliary tract cancer |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Tim Luetkens, MD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center Arpita Upadhyaya, PhD University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Physics |
Therapeutic targeting and biophysical characterization of CAR-mediated trogocytosis |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Amed Ouattara, PhD, MSc, PharmD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Medicine |
Employing mRNA approach and malaria functional assays to assess the vaccine relevance of the pre-erythrocytic Plasmodium falciparum antigen P36 |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Kimberly Claeys, PharmD UMB School of Pharmacy, Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research (P-SHOR) |
Leveraging Pharmacists to Improve Infectious Diseases Diagnosis |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Hongshuo Song, MD, PhD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, IHV |
Viral entry pathway alteration as an evolutionary mechanism of immune evasion |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Douglas Frey, PhD University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering Kashif Munir, MD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Medicine |
Advancing diabetes diagnosis and treatment through high-resolution chromatofocusing, scientific machine learning, and comparative analysis with continuous glucose monitoring
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Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Bing Ma, PhD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute for Genome Sciences Tracy Hazen, PhD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology |
Gut permeability and microbiome in very low birth weight neonates |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Ze Wang, PhD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
Machine Learning Enhanced ASL MRI for Non-invasive Glymphatic System Assessment in Traumatic Brain Injury |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Sharon Tennant, PhD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, CVD Srinivasa Raghavan, PhD University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering |
Biopolymer microcapsules for oral delivery of live attenuated Salmonella vaccines |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Sui-Seng Tee, PhD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
Watching macrophages eat: Deuterium labeled Raman Ultraviolet Mapping of Metabolites (DRUMM) in fatty liver disease |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Edward Bernat, PhD University of Maryland, College Park, Department of Psychology Fadia Shaya, PhD, MPH UMB School of Pharmacy, Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research |
Preparing and demonstrating readiness for machine learning with the electronic medical record (EMR) data from a community drug treatment center |
Artificial Intelligence/Cybersecurity/Machine Learning Pilot Grant |
From a total of 16 applications, 9 one-year, milestone-driven ATIP pilot grants were awarded.
Congratulations and wishing you great success with your research!
Lead and Co-Principal Investigators
Lead PI/Co-PI (if applicable) |
Project Title |
Project Type |
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Sandeep Devabhakthuni, PharmD, BCPS-AQ UMB School of Pharmacy, Department of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research |
Impact of Social Determinants on Medication Adherence in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Miroslaw Janowski, MD, PhD UMB School of Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Dirk Mayer, PhD UMB School of Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
Hyperpolarized 13C metabolic imaging in an endovascular swine model of ischemic stroke |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Feng Jiang, MD, PhD |
Biomarkers to Improve CT Screening for Lung Cancer Early Detection |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Raya E. Kheirbek, MD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Brock Beamer, MD UMB, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Kristin Watson, PharmD UMB School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science |
Hypertension Mortality Risks in Nonagenarians |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Alexander Ksendzovsky, MD, PhD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery Weizhen Xie, PhD University of Maryland, College Park |
Cognitive testing during invasive monitoring of refractory epilepsy patients scheduled for neurosurgical intervention |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Achuth Padmanabhan, PhD Xiaoxuan Fan, PhD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology |
Determining the therapeutic utility of a novel pro-metastatic transcription factor in metastatic ovarian cancer |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Ryan Pearson, PhD UMB School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences Svetlana Chapoval, PhD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology |
Tolerogenic nanoparticle-based mRNA vaccine to treat allergic airway disease |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Chamindi Seneviratne, MD Department of Psychiatry Weihong Lin, PhD University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Department of Psychiatry |
Characterizing Molecular and Neurotoxic Effects of Heavy Metals in E-Cigarette Aerosol Using Mouse Olfactory Neurons |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Stefanie N. Vogel, PhD UMB School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology Robert Ernst, PhD UMB School of Dentistry, Department of Microbial Pathogenesis |
Novel TLR4-based Therapeutics for the Treatment of influenza
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Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
From a total of 23 applications, 13 one-year, milestone-driven pilot grants were awarded (9 Innovative Collaboration Pilot projects, 4 Artificial Intelligence/Cybersecurity/Machine Learning Pilot projects).
Congratulations and wishing you great success with your research!
Lead and Co-Principal Investigators
Lead PI/Co-PI (if applicable) |
Project Title |
Project Type |
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Areck Ucuzian, Assistant Professor, SOM, Department of Surgery/Vascular Surgery |
The effects of exercise on quality of life and fluid dynamics in patients with aortic dissection. |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Ritu Agarwal, Professor, UMCP, Department of Information Systems Shana Ntiri, Associate Professor, SOM, Department of Family & Community Medicine |
Ambiguity in Medical Decision Making: Effects on Health Disparities and Healthcare Costs |
Artificial Intelligence/Cybersecurity/ Machine Learning Pilot Grant |
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Mary Ann Jabra-Rizk, Professor, SOD, Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences Peter Rock, Professor, SOM, Department of Anesthesiology |
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 mediated salivary gland dysfunction on secreted salivary antimicrobial peptides and risk of oral opportunistic infections |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Amber Kleckner, Assistant Professor, SON, Department of Pain and Translational Symptom Science |
Time-restricted eating to address persistent cancer-related fatigue |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Audra Stinchcomb, Professor, SOP, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Confirming Quality Performance of Extemporaneously Compounded Estrogen Hormone Products |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Ze Wang, Associate Professor, SOM, Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
Improving Arterial Spin Labeling Perfusion MRI with Advanced Deep Learning |
Artificial Intelligence/Cybersecurity/ Machine Learning Pilot Grant |
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Jamie Podell, Assistant Professor, SOM, Department of Neurocritical Care |
Dysautonomia after brain injury |
Artificial Intelligence/Cybersecurity/ Machine Learning Pilot Grant |
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Jaylyn Waddell, Assistant Professor, SOM, Department of Pediatrics Aditi Banerjee, Assistant Professor, SOM, Department of Pediatrics |
Mechanisms and biomarkers of therapeutic hypothermia in neonatal hypoxia ischemia |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Ranee Mehra, Professor, SOM, Department of Medicine |
DNA methylation signature of head and neck cancer patients of African ancestry |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Poonam Mathur, Assistant Professor, SOM, Medicine/Infectious Diseases Guangming Li, Assistant Professor, SOM, Department of Pharmacology |
"The role of the plasmacytoid dendritic cell-CD38-NAD+ axis in cellular aging in people with HIV." |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Brajesh Lal, Professor, SOM, Department of Surgery/Vascular |
Artificial Intelligence for Venous Thromboembolism Risk Assessment Modeling |
Artificial Intelligence/Cybersecurity/ Machine Learning Pilot Grant |
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Shimei Pan, Associate Professor, UMBC, Department of Information Systems Joan Carpenter, Assistant Professor, SON, Organizational Systems and Adult Health |
An AI-based Method to Assess and Monitor the Cognitive Functions in Persons with Dementia |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
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Jonathan Bromberg, Professor, SOM, Surgery Bing Ma, Assistant Professor, SOM, Microbiology and Immunology |
Immunological and functional consequences triggered by the gut microbiota regulate alloimmunity and cardiac transplant outcome: Spatiotemporal analysis of intestinal responses to microbiota for elucidating alloimmune regulation at single-cell resolution |
Innovative Collaboration Pilot Grant |
From a total of 6 applications, 4 Community-Engaged Research (CEnR) pilot grants were awarded.
Congratulations and wishing you great success with your research!
Lead and Co-Principal Investigators
Lead PI/Co-PI (if applicable) |
Project Title |
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Lynn Michalopoulos, PhD
Associate Professor
UMB School of Social Work |
Muay Thai as an Adjunctive Healing Tool for Female Trauma Survivors: A Feasibility Study |
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Lisa Bress, RDH, MS
Associate Professor
UMB School of Dentistry, Department of Advanced Oral Sciences and Therapeutics Deborah Jones, DDS
Instructor
UMB School of Dentistry, Department of Advanced Oral Sciences and Therapeutics |
Addressing Oral Health Disparities through Collaborative Allied Dental Education and Community Engaged Research |
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Max Spaderna, MD
Assistant Professor
UMB School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry |
Developing a Screening Tool for Intentional Opioid Overdose |
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Natalie Spicyn, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor
UMB School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases Stephen Thomas, PhD
Professor
University of Maryland, College Park, School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management |
Hair Salons as Venues for Sexual Health Promotion & HIV Prevention Education for Black Cisgender & Transgender Women in Baltimore |
Lead PI/Co-PI (if applicable) |
Project Title |
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Omar Harfouch, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator
UMB School of Medicine
Institute of Human Virology
Darren Whitfield, PhD, MSW
Associate Professor, Co-Principal Investigator
UMB School of Social Work
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Facilitators and Barriers to HRA in Transgender Individuals |
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Tera Reynolds, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Information Systems
Sarah Holmes, PhD, MSW
Assistant Professor, Co-Principal Investigator
UMB School of Nursing
Organizational Systems and Adult Health
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Multi-stakeholder Perspectives on a Sensorized Work Environment in Nursing Home Setting |
Lead PI/Co-PI (if applicable) |
Project Title |
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Marik Moen, Assistant Professor, UMB School of Nursing, Department of Family Community Health |
Promoting Understanding in social needs Research Projects by Listening and Engaging |
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Marianne Cloeren, Associate Professor, UMB School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division Ocupational and Environmental Medicine |
Online Training in Motivational Interviewing for Occupational Health Providers to Address Vaccine Hesitancy AmongEmployees |
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Nathan O'Hara, Assistant Professor, UMB School of Medicine, Department of Mediciane, Division Orthopaedics |
Understanding Financial Toxicity after Lower Extremity Trauma: A Collaborative Community-based Approach |
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Kerri Evans, Assistant Professor, Social Work Program, UMBC Nalini Negi, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, UMB |
Access to Higher Education for Refugees in the MD/VA/DC area |
The UMB ICTR Announced a Special Call for Applications for Pilot Grant Funding Opportunities Focused on the Physiology, Pathophysiology and/or Treatment of Nephrotic Syndrome. 
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Lead PI/Co-PI (if applicable) |
Project Title |
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Roberto Kalil, MD Professor, Principal Investigator UMB School of Medicine Department of Medicine, Nephrology |
The epidemiology of post-transplant nephrotic syndrome in African American patients with history of end-stage renal disease due to hypertensive nephrosclerosis and diabetic nephropathy at the University of Maryland |
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Sui-Seng Tee, PhD Assistant Professor UMB School of Medicine Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
Metabolic Imaging of a Mouse Model of Diabetic Nephropathy |
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Junyi Zhu, Dr. rer. nat., Assistant Professor UMB School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition |
Functional validation of novel genetic variants identified from nephrotic syndrome patients in Drosophila |
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Haseeb Zubair, PhD Assistant Professor UMB School of Medicine Department of Surgery |
Cell-free RNAs as markers of FSGS recurrence after kidney transplantation |
