The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to share a monthly report listing new grant awards UofSC faculty researchers across the university system received between June 1 and June 30, 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 June 2021 New Grant Awards Report (pdf).
Summary of Large June 2021 Grant Awards |
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PI Name |
PI College/Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
Total |
|
Olatosi, Bankole |
Arnold School of Public Health - Health Services Policy & Mgmt |
Patterns and predictors of viral suppression: A Big Data approach |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)/NIH |
$3,557,900 |
|
Twiss, Jeffery |
College of Arts and Sciences - Biological Sciences |
Destabilization of axonal mRNAs by KHSRP complexes controls axon regeneration |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)/NIH |
$2,003,174 |
|
Chen, Fanglin |
College of Engineering & Comp. - Mechanical Engineering |
Efficient CO2 and Natural Gas Refinery for Ethylene Production |
US Department of Energy (DOE)/DOT |
$2,000,000 |
|
Lee, Shirleatha |
University of SC Upstate - UPS Nursing |
HOPE (Holistic Opportunities & Partnerships that Empower) Nursing Success Project |
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)/HHS |
$1,956,140 |
|
Sahin, Ozgur |
College of Pharmacy - Drug Discovery & Biomed Sci. |
Inhibiting tumor growth and metastasis in highly aggressive breast cancers with centrosome amplification |
National Cancer Institute (NCI)/NIH |
$1,693,971 |
|
Kiaris, Hippokratis |
College of Pharmacy - Drug Discovery & Biomed Sci. |
Sustaining the operation of the Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
$1,069,578 |
|
Friedman, Daniela |
Arnold School of Public Health - Health Prom., Educ. & Behavior |
For the Purchase and Provision of Education, Training, and Management of the Alzheimer’s Disease Registry |
SC Department of Health and Human Services/HHS |
$1,038,813 |
|
Wessinger, Carolyn |
College of Arts and Sciences - Biological Sciences |
The contribution of introgression to convergent floral evolution in Penstemon |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
$953,034 |
|
Raynor, Phyllis |
College of Nursing - Nursing |
P.A.R.E.N.T.S.S. Project - Parents Adopting Recovery Management through New Technology for Self-Care and Support (for Mothers) |
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)/NIH |
$881,355 |
|
Ziehl, Paul |
College of Engineering & Comp. - Civil & Environmental Eng. |
Field Trials for Cost-Effective Strengthening of SC Load Posted Bridges |
SC Department of Transportation (SCDOT)/FHWA |
$875,000 |
13 July 2021