University Research Foundation Awards and Conference Support Awards Fall 2013 |
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February 25, 2014, Volume 60, No. 24 |
In the most recent cycle, Fall 2013, of Penn's internally-funded University Research Foundation and URF Conference Support (noted with *), the Office of the Vice Provost for Research has announced awards to the following members of the faculty for the projects listed below.
Craig Bassing, Perelman School of Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Non-Endonuclease Functions of the Recombinase Activating Gene 1 Protein
Robert Carpick, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics; In Situ Environmental X-Ray Photoelectron Tribometry: A New Tool for Investigating Buried Sliding Interfaces
David Christianson, School of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry; Structure and Function of HDACB Mutants in Cornelia de Lange Syndrome
Kimberly Gallagher, School of Arts and Sciences, Biology; Effects of Cell Signaling on Transcription
Zvi Gellis, School of Social Policy and Practice; Pilot Study of Chronic Disease Care Experiences Toward Telehealth Technology Among Medically Ill Older Adults
Julia Gray, School of Arts and Sciences, Political Science; De Facto Implementation and Effectiveness of Regional Economic Organizations
Erick Guerra, School of Design, City and Regional Planning; The Influence of Off-Street Residential Parking on Car Ownership and Use in Suburban Mexico City
*Michael Horowitz, School of Arts and Sciences, Political Science; Peace Science Society Annual Meeting
Sara Jaffee, School of Arts and Sciences, Psychology; Change and Stability in Risk and Protective Factors
*Tsitsi Jaji, School of Arts and Sciences, English; Thinking in Sonic Terms
Thomas Jongens, Perelman School of Medicine, Genetics; Altered Insulin Signaling in a Drosophila Model of AD
*Michael Kahana, School of Arts and Sciences, Psychology; 2014 Context and Episodic Memory Symposium
Jianjing Kuang, School of Arts and Sciences, Linguistics; Tonal Processing in Languages with Complicated Tonal Systems
Frank Leone, Perelman School of Medicine, Medicine; Evaluating Physicians’ Implicit Biases Toward Smokers
Timothy Lucas, Perelman School of Medicine, Neurosurgery; Artificial Sensory Encoding with Wireless Passive Peripheral Sensors
Robert Mauck, Perelman School of Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering; Mapping and Modeling Mechanical Force Transduction in Mesenchymal Stem Cells
*Justin McDaniel, School of Arts and Sciences, Religious Studies; The Theravada Buddhism Civilizations Project Symposium and Workshop
*Susan Sauvé Meyer, School of Arts and Sciences, Philosophy; 37th Workshop in Ancient Philosophy
*Projit Bihari Mukharji, School of Arts and Sciences, History and Sociology of Science; Para-Historicities: Parallel Pathways in Historical Knowledge Production, South Asia, 1800-2000
*Hyunjoon Park, School of Arts and Sciences, Sociology; Becoming an Adult in East Asia
Robert Riggleman, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Tuning the Dispersion of Nanorods Using Block Copolymer Templates
Heath Schmidt, Perelman School of Medicine, Psychiatry; The Role of Central GLP-1Rs in Preclinical Models of Cocaine Addiction
*Daniel Singer, School of Arts and Sciences, Philosophy; Penn-Rutgers-Princeton Social Epistemology Workshop
Hongyu Sun, Perelman School of Medicine, Neurology; Targeting the Selectivity Activated Neurons Following Early Life Seizures in c-Fos-GFP/tTA Mice
John Trueswell, School of Arts and Sciences, Psychology; Evaluating Effectiveness of Cognitive Training on Second Language Processing and Acquisition
*Ilya Vinitsky, School of Arts and Sciences, Slavic; The Dangers and Pleasures of the Russian Love Lyric
Tamara Walker, School of Arts and Sciences, History; Slavery and Seafaring in the Pacific World, 1565-1815
Yuhua Wang, School of Arts and Sciences, Political Science; Connected Polluters
Related: University Research Foundation: March 28
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