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Faculty grants: 2009-2010

By Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute on March 21, 2010

“Sociogenomics of circadian rhythms and task behaviors in ants”
$78,476 for two years to Krista Ingram, Department of Biology; Ian Bloch, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; and Rudolf Meier, National University of Singapore

“Ecophysiological, Biochemical, and Molecular Mechanisms of Desiccation Tolerance in Ferns”
$188,467 for two years to James (Eddie) Watkins, Department of Biology; Nancy Pruitt, Department of Biology; and Melvin Oliver, USDA-ARS at the University of Missouri.


Faculty grants: 2008-2009

By Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute on March 21, 2009

“Investigating the role of Sulf1 in control of stem cell maintenance and activation in sensory organs of frogs and fish”
$64,050 for two years to Jason Meyers, Department of Biology, and Elizabeth Pownall, University of York

“Monitoring Infectious Disease Dynamics in Ugandan Mountain Gorilla, a Critically Endangered Species”
$67,400 for a second year to Frank Frey, Department of Biology; Peter Scull, Department of Geography; and Ellen Kraly, Department of Geography

“Synchronization of Networks of Neurons Using Josephson Junctions”
$78,000 for a second year to Dan Schult, Department of Mathematics; Ken Segall, Department of Physics & Astronomy; and Patrick Crotty, Department of Physics & Astronomy


Faculty grants: 2007-2008

By Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute on March 21, 2008

“Monitoring Infectious Disease Dynamics in Ugandan Mountain Gorilla, a Critically Endangered Species”
$87,400 for one year to Frank Frey, Department of Biology and Peter Scull, Department of Geography.
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“Synchronization of Networks of Neurons Using Josephson Junctions”
$78,000 for one year toDan Schult, Department of Mathematics; Ken Segall, Department of Physics & Astronomy; and Patrick Crotty, Department of Physics & Astronomy.

“Comparative Analyses of Larval Development”
$90,000 for two years to Damhnait McHugh, Department of Biology, with co-investigator Bruno Pernet, Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Long Beach.


Faculty grants: 2006-2007

By Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute on March 21, 2007

“Multimodal Learning of Second Language Speech Sounds”
$74,800 for two years to Yukari Hirata, Department of East Asian Languages and Spencer Kelly, Department of Psychology

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