I-HEALTH Pilot Grant Awardees 2022-2023 | Schmidt College of Science

Congratulations to the awardees from the Schmidt College of Science, listed below.  Click here to see all of the awardees from across the University.  Learn more about funding from FAU's I-HEALTH.

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Project Title: Use of sulindac to decrease doxorubicin induced cardiac toxicity while enhancing cancer cell death

Project Leader:  Shailaja Allani, Ph.D.,  Associate Scientist, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science

Team Members:
Claudia Rodrigues, Ph.D.,  Associate Professor of Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Howard Prentice, Ph.D.,  Professor of Biomedical Science, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine

Herbert Weissbach, Ph.D.,  Professor Emeritus, Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology

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Project Title: The effects of photobiomodulation on executive function brain network connectivity and leukocyte gene expression profile in veterans with mild TBI

Project Leader:  Chad Forbes, Ph.D.,  Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Associate Director, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute

Team Members:
Beth Pratt, PhD, RN,  Assistant Professor, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Associate Investigator, C-P.A.W.W., Canines Providing Assistance to Wounded Warriors®, Health Research Initiative for Veterans

Cheryl A. Krause-Parello, PhD, RN, FAAN,  Associate Dean for Nursing Research and Scholarship (Interim) Faculty Fellow, Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention (I-HEALTH) Director, C-P.A.W.W. Canines Providing Assistance to Wounded Warriors®, Health Research Initiative for Veterans

Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D., SMIEEE,  Associate Professor, Department of Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty Fellow, Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering