Pilot Grant 2024-25 Awardees

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Blue Awards ($20,000)

Drs. Takhar Kasumov (Pharmaceutical Sciences, NEOMED) and Wilson Chung (Biological Sciences, Kent State University)

Drs. Priya Raman (Biomedical Sciences, NEOMED), Helen Piontkivska (Biological Sciences, Kent State University) and Sheila Fleming (Pharmaceutical Sciences, NEOMED)

Drs. Rafaela Takeshita (Anthropology, Kent State University), Chris Faulk (University of Minnesota), Joe Simmons (MD Anderson Cancer Center) and Sarah Neal (MD Anderson Cancer Center)

Dr. Brian Trevelline (Biological Sciences, Kent State University)

  • Investigating how the gut microbiome affects early-life brain development and behavior of wild birds

 

Gold Awards ($5,000)

Dr. Joseph Bedont (Biological Sciences, Kent State University)

Drs. Robert Clements and Elda Hegmann (Biological Sciences, Kent State University)

Dr. John Johnson (Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University)

Drs. Dinah Qutob (Biological Sciences, Kent State University) and Adam Underwood (Math and Sciences, Walsh University)