Small grants of up to $5,000 are available to help strengthen applications for extramural research grants (for example, NIH R or K-awards or awards from private foundations).
Emphasis is given to applications that promote translational research on human conditions and involve a clinician in the investigating team (i.e. nurse, pharmacist, clinical social worker, etc.).
Projects that do not directly involve human subjects must include a clear description of how those studies, if funded, will develop new knowledge that will lead to translational studies, and how such studies will have an impact on health and disease in Kentucky.
2023 Awardees
Wendy Jackson, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine
Stephanie Stockburger, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
Is Reproductive Health Knowledge Protective Against Teen Pregnancy?
Thitinart Sithisarn, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) to study Cerebral Perfusion in Neonates undergoing Circumcision
2022 Awardees
Melinda Ickes, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, College of Education
Communicating Science and Engaging Young People in E-cigarette Prevention Through Comics
Lance Bollinger, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, College of Education
Wrist-worn inertial measurement units to develop precision resistance training interventions
Yosra Helmy, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Science, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Assessment of anti-Campylobacter jejuni activity of next-generation probiotics
Anthony Faiola, PhD
Professor, Department of Health and Clinical Sciences, College of Health Sciences
A Usability and Clinical Pilot Study of a Serious (Interactive 3D) Game for Pulmonary ICU and Cancer Patients (Both) Suffering from Acute Cognitive Impairment Due to Extreme Neurotoxicity from a Prolonged Pharmacological Intervention
Fan Gao, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, College of Education
Investigation of anti-gravity treadmill gait training in persons with multiple sclerosis
2021 Awardees
Kelly Hill, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
Changing the trajectory of psychiatric morbidity, substance use and suicidality of transgender youth under psychiatric care: decreasing health disparities
Parijat Sen, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
Impact of the COVID19 pandemic on management of ARDS in a tertiary care center
2020 Awardees
Fanny Chapelin, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
MR Imaging of Tumor Associated Macrophage Changes with Therapy
Matthew Gentry, PhD
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, College of Medicine
Mass spectrometry-based metabolomics analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for translational research
Jill Roberts, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine
Development of an Animal Model of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Kyle Flack, PhD, RD
Assistant Professor, Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment
Maximal Strength Training Pilot
Jerold Woodward, PhD
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine
Jennifer Moylan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine
COVID-19 Antibodies in Finger Stick Capillary Samples
Evangelia Kalaitzoglou, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
Muscle-bone interaction and its role in diabetic bone disease of type 1 diabetes
Martha Biddle, PhD
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Biometric Measurement of CSA Participation
2019 Awardees
Justin Fraser, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine
There and Back Again: Translational Evaluation of CXCL9 as a Novel Proinflammatory Mediator in Ischemic Stroke
Qingjun Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, College of Medicine
Platelet Metabolism in Diabetes Mellitus
Ashley Montgomery-Yates, MD
Associate Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, College of Medicine
Relationship between cognition, physical funcion, and emotion health in survivors of critical illness
Brian Noehren, PT, PhD, FACSM
Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine
Changes in muscular quality due to a lower extremity fracture
Lu-Yuan Lee, PhD
Professor, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine
Mehdi Khosravi, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
Role of TRPV1 in Asthma Exacerbation
Patricia Freeman, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science, College of Pharmacy
Impact of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's Suspicious Order Monitoring Requirements on Patients and Pharmacy Practice: A National Survey of Independent Community Pharmacists
2018 Awardees
Babak Bazrgari, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
Elizabeth Salt, PhD, RN, APRN
College of Nursing
The role of biochemical factors in low back pain among nurses
Medhi Khosravi, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
Lu-Yuan Lee, PhD
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine
Assessing effects of electronic cigarettes on airway function in asthma
Mahesh Kudrimoti, MD
Department of Radiation Medicine, College of Medicine
Guoqiang Yu, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
Diffuse Optical Imaging of Head/Neck Tumor Hemodynamics for Early Prediction of Chemo-Radiation Therapy Outcomes
Justin Fraser, MD
Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine
Jill Roberts, PhD
Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, College of Medicine
Development of a novel mouse surgical model of moyamoya syndrome
Melinda Ickes, PhD
Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, College of Education
Predictors of Juul Use Among Young Adults
Keith Pennypacker, PhD
Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
Staring into the Void: Examination of the Blood Distal to Thrombi Offers Insight Into Ischemic Stroke In the Human Condition
Donita Lightner, MD
Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
Role of Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 patients
Cale Jacobs, PhD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine
Progression of Inflammatory and Cartilage Biomarkers Following Acute First-Time Patellar or Shoulder Dislocation
Roberto Cardarelli, DO, MHA, MPH
Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine
Barriers to Surgical Colon Cancer Treatment in
Appalachian Kentucky
2017 Awardees
Romulo Albuquerque, DDS, MD, PhD
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine
Novel Application of Eulerian Video Magnification for Assessment of Choroidal Perfusion
Joneen Lowman, PhD
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Disorders, College of Health Sciences
Christina Studts, PhD
Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine
Telehealth for Rural Children with Hearing Loss (ToRCH)
2016 Awardees
Yasuhiro, Suzuki, PhD
Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics, College of Medicine
Association of Acute Toxoplasma infection with development of Crohn's Disease
2015 Awardees
Alicia Fedewa, PhD
Department of Educational, School & Counseling Psychology, College of Education
Pedal Power: A pilot study to assess the use of FitDesks® in schools to enhance physical activity and reduce childhood obesity
Elizabeth Fettrow, PhD
Department of Kinesiology & Health Promotion, College of Education
Promoting healthy eating among members of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Lexington
Bradley Fleenor, PhD
Department of Kinesiology & Health Promotion, College of Education
Arterial stiffness in a high-risk obese adolescent population
Justin Fraser, MD
Department of Neurological Surgery, College of Medicine
Radion Necrosis
Karin High, PhD
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine
Acetyl-L-Carnitine as Pain therapy in Chronic Pancreatitis
Peggy Keller, PhD
Department of Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences
Improving Health Outcomes in Underserved Populations: The Role of Family Stress
Michelle Martel, PhD
Department of Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences
Estradiol, ADHD and Risk-Taking
Michael Paul Murphy, PhD
Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, College of Medicine
A Novel biomarker for the assessment of Alzheimer's disease
Stefan Stamm, PhD
Department of Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry, College of Medicine
Determining market genes for sudemycin E treatment
Christina Studts, PhD
Department of Health Behavior, College of Public Health
Development of an Ultra-Brief Screening Tool for Preschoolers' Behaviors: Expanded Provider Survey
2014 Awardees
Terrence Barrett, MD
Department of Gastroenterology, College of Medicine
Determine prevalence of Sarcopenia in Liver Transplant recipients at the University of Kentucky, analyze its impact on post transplant outcome and evaluate reversibility of sarcopenia after liver transplant
Martha Biddle, PhD
Department of Nursing Instruction, College of Nursing
A Dietary Antioxidant Intervention for Secondary Prevention of CVD
Roberto Cardarelli, DO
Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine
Development and validation of a clinically practical patient assessment: Engagement, Literacy and Adherence (P-ELA)
Amanda Fallin-Bennett, PhD, RN
Department of Nursing, College of Nursing
Tobacco Policies in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
Beatriz Hanaoka, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
Skeletal muscle in rheumatoid arthritis
Philip Kern, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
Fish oil metabolism and inflammation in diabetes
Lu-Yuan Lee, PhD
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine
Exploring the role of TRPV1 in asthma exacerbation
Amr El-Husseini Mohamed, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
Advancement in the Understanding of Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder
Richard Murphy, MD
Department of Neurology, College of Medicine
Home Safety in the Elderly: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research focused on Assessment of Knowledge, Needs and Barriers
David Orren, PhD
Graduate Center for Toxicology, College of Medicine
Carcinogenic Biomarkers related to Use of Conventional and Electronic Cigarettes
Hiroshi Saito, PhD
Departments of Surgery and Physiology, College of Medicine
The Role of Visceral Adipose Tissue in Sepsis
Maya E. Guglin, MD, PhD
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
Jonathan Satin, PhD
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine
Ivabradine versus Carvedilol in Mice with Heart Failure
Lars Wagner, MD
Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, College of Medicine
Investigation of Propranolog Premedication to Reduct FDG Uptake in Brown Adipose Tissue on PET Scans of Pediatric Cancer Patients
Guoqiang Yu, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
Development of noncontact Diffuse Correlation Tomography for 3-D Flow Imaging of Deep Tissue Injuries/Wounds
2013 Awardees
Babak Bazrgari, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
Lumbar Spine Loads in US Military Service Members with Lower Extremity Amputation during Steady-State Level Walking
Emily Brouwer, PhD
Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science, College of Pharmacy
Understanding HIV-infected patients' perceptions of Medicaid insurance coverage
Justin Fraser, MD
Department of Neurological Surgery, College of Medicine
Neuroprotective effects of intra-arterial verapamil when administered in acute ischemic stroke
Roberto Gedaly, MD
Department of Surgery-Transplant, College of Medicine
Generate FH535 Derivatives and Identify FH535 Binding Protein(s) in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cell Lines
Jennifer Moylan, PhD
Department of Physiology, College of Medicine
Identification of tumor paracrine factors that trigger skeletal muscle wasting
Carl Leukefeld
Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine
Claire Snell-Rood, PhD
Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine
Depression in Appalachian Kentucky: identifying social-cultural factors which limit women's treatment seeking
Jospeh Stemple, PhD
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Health Sciences
The relationship of established aging biomarkers and voice decline in the elderly
Hsin-Sheng Yang, PhD
Department of Toxicology, College of Medicine
The combination of OSI-906 and PF-4708671 inhibits metastatic colon tumor cell growth
Frederique Yiannokours, PhD
Department of Molecular & Biomedical Pharmacology, College of Medicine
Macrophages infiltration in adipose tissue stimulates the local generation of Angiotensin II production through the prorenin/renin receptor during the development of obesity related hypertension
