The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to share our monthly report listing new grant awards UofSC faculty researchers across the university system received between August 1 and 31, 2021. Please note that some awards received toward the end of that period might have missed the reporting cut-off. In such cases, the award will be listed in the next monthly report. Our office is proud to share these successes with the university research community. Please join us in congratulating our excellent researchers on their new grant awards.
Get the August 2021 New Grant Awards Report (pdf).
Summary of Large August 2021 Grant Awards |
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PI Name |
PI College/Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Thrasher, James |
Arnold School of Public Health - Health Prom., Educ. & Behavior |
Evaluating nutrition labeling policy changes in the US and Mexico. |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)/NIH |
$3,453,679 |
|
Pellegrini, Christine |
Arnold School of Public Health - Exercise Science |
Physical Activity and Weight Loss to Improve Function and Pain after Total Knee Replacement |
National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
$2,874,843 |
|
Morad, Martin |
School of Medicine - Cell Biology & Anatomy |
Functional implications of CPVT1-associated RyR2 mutations in human cardiomyocytes |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/NIH |
$2,038,642 |
|
Wenceslau, Camilla |
School of Medicine - Cell Biology & Anatomy |
Formyl peptide receptor activation induces vascular pasticity and remodeling in hypertension |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/NIH |
$1,849,956 |
|
Li, Xiaoming |
Arnold School of Public Health - Health Prom., Educ. & Behavior |
Big Data Health Science Fellow Program for Infectious Diseases (R25) |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)NIH |
$1,754,980 |
|
Sheth, Amit |
College of Engineering & Comp. -Computer Science & Engineering |
Enabling Factory to Factory (F2F) Networking for Future Manufacturing across South Carolina |
South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) |
$1,199,944 |
|
Porter, Dwayne |
Arnold School of Public Health - Environmental Health Sciences |
Operational Support of the National Estuarine Research Reserve System Centralized
Data Management Office and |
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/DOC |
$874,733 |
|
Rotholz, David |
School of Medicine - Pediatrics |
Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disorders (LEND) |
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)/HHS |
$759,410 |
|
Terracio, Nathan
|
Koger Center |
Shuttered Venue Operators Grant |
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) |
$641,590 |
|
Voulgaris, George |
College of Arts and Sciences - School of Earth, Ocean & Env. |
SECOORA - Partnering to meet the needs of coastal communities for actionable information to protect lives and property: SC HF Radar |
Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA)/NOAA |
$550,000 |
|
Huang, Xinyu |
College of Engineering & Comp. - Mechanical Engineering |
Impact of Hydride and Hydride Distribution on the Mechanical Strength of Accident Tolerant Fuel Clad |
Westinghouse/DOE |
$524,838 |
14 September 2021