The Office of the Vice President for Research is pleased to share our monthly report listing new grant awards USC faculty researchers across the university system received between April 1 and April 30. 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.
Summary of Large April 2025 New Grant Awards |
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Award Title |
Sponsor |
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Narasimhan, Meera |
School of Medicine Neuropsychiatry |
Access Improvement/rural Outreach Initiatives in Partnership with SC Office of Rural Health Contract #1599 SC DHHS Services for Purchase and Provision of Rural Outreach Program |
SC Department of Health and Human Services |
$4,379,304 |
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Dail, Robin |
College of Nursing Office of Research - Nursing |
Neonatal autonomic nervous system dysfunction as a predictor of autism spectrum disorder in preterm infants |
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)/NIH |
$3,397,499 |
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Hollis, Fiona |
School of Medicine Pharm., Physiology & Neuroscience |
Psychosocial stress-induced neurometabolic dysfunction as a mediator of postpartum cardiovascular disease |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/NIH |
$2,881,214 |
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Porcu, Alessandra |
College of Pharmacy Drug Discovery & Biomed Sci. |
Neurobiological responses of somatostatin neuronal circuits to environmental light disruptions during pubertal development |
National Center for Complementary & Integrative Health (NCCIH)/NIH |
$2,497,402 |
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Bonilha, Heather |
Arnold School of Public Health Communication Sci & Disorders |
Brain Networks Supporting Oral and Pharyngeal Swallow Function after Stroke |
Medical University of South Carolina/NINDS/NIH |
$667,971 |
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Kilpatrick, Daniel |
Arnold School of Public Health Public Health - Dean's Office |
EJ Strong PREP: Practicing Risk Reduction Education through Partnership in South Carolina |
SC Department of Environmental Sciences (SCDES)/EPA |
$497,352 |
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Cai, Bo |
Arnold School of Public Health Epidemiology & Biostatistics |
SC Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking, and Research Network (SC MD STARnet) (Subcontract to DHEC) Comp A |
SC Department Public Health (SCDPH)/CDC |
$330,000 |
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Besmann, Theodore |
Molinaroli College of Engineering & Computing Mechanical Engineering |
Completion of the Molten Salt Thermal Properties Database-Thermochemical |
UT-Battelle, LLC/ORNL/DOE |
$255,000 |
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Ene, Mihaela |
College of Education Research, Eval., & Measurement |
Evaluation of Florence County School District Three’s School-Based Mental Health Project |
Florence County School District Three/USDE |
$200,000 |
April 2025 Awards by College
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PI Dept. |
Award Title |
Sponsor |
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| Pope, Holly | Applied Research & Evaluation (CARE) | Advancing Oral Health in South Carolina | SC Department of Public Health (DPH) | $102,000 |
| Bonilha, Heather | Communication Sci & Disorders | Brain Networks Supporting Oral and Pharyngeal Swallow Function after Stroke | Medical University of South Carolina/NINDS/NIH | $667,971 |
| Cai, Bo | Epidemiology & Biostatistics | SC Muscular Dystrophy Surveillance, Tracking, and Research Network (SC MD STARnet) (Subcontract to DHEC) Comp A | SC Department Public Health (SCDPH)/CDC | $330,000 |
| Arent, Shawn | Exercise Science | A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Of A Mushroom Blend To Evaluate Its Impacts On Gastrointestinal and Overall Quality Of Life and Microbiome Makeup In Healthy Adults | Substantiation Sciences LLC | $187,835 |
| Weaver, Glenn | Exercise Science | (PI - Olivia Finnegan) Leveraging Embedded Mobile Device Sensors for Detection of Children’s Mobile Screen Use: Examining Feasibility and Performance | National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)/NIH | $125,705 |
| Draper, Carrie | Health Prom., Educ. & Behavior | Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry Campaign | Share Our Strength | $50,000 |
| Larson, Leila | Health Prom., Educ. & Behavior | The impacts of mild to moderate iodine deficiency in pregnancy on IQ loss in young children | Iodine Global Network | $5,000 |
| Kilpatrick, Daniel | Public Health - Dean's Office | EJ Strong PREP: Practicing Risk Reduction Education through Partnership in South Carolina | SC Department of Environmental Sciences (SCDES)/EPA | $497,352 |
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| Ene, Mihaela | Research, Eval., & Measurement | Evaluation of the Supporting Teachers with AI Resources (STAR) Pilot Project | Merlyn Mind Inc./SCDE | $30,000 |
| Ene, Mihaela | Research, Eval., & Measurement | Evaluation of Florence County School District Three’s School-Based Mental Health Project | Florence County School District Three/USDE | $200,000 |
| Leighton, Elizabeth | Research, Eval., & Measurement | Evaluation of Spartanburg County School District One's Innovation Grant Program: AI Tools for Teachers | Spartanburg School District One/SCDE | $30,000 |
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| Von Nessen, Joseph | Moore Sch - Div. of Research | Children's Trust of South Carolina: Economic Impact Analysis | Children's Trust of South Carolina | $45,000 |
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| Kalinski, Ashley | Biological Sciences | Regulation of Neuroinflammation after Peripheral Nerve Injury | Ball State University/NINDS/NIH | $194,882 |
| Richardson, Tammi | Biological Sciences | (PI: Jared Rose) - Slocum Lunz - Investigating the Effects of Spectral Quality on Cryptophytes of Potential Economic Importance | Slocum Lunz Foundation | $1,500 |
| Weist, Mark | Psychology | Staying the Course: Building ECHO Networks for Effective School Behavioral Health (SBH) | Council for Exceptional Children (Private Donations) | $83,000 |
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| De Backer, Wout | Mechanical Engineering | South Carolinas First Cubesat for Event Detection and Additive Manufacturing | Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) - Utah State University/AFRL-RV/NASA | $50,000 |
| Downey, Austin | Mechanical Engineering | Development of an Extended Progressive Damage Dataset | HII Mission Technologies Corporation (HII)/AFRL/DOD | $47,498 |
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| Rahemtullah, Omme-Salma | MDC Office of Dean | NeighborShare (CDBG) | SC Research Foundation (SCRF)/Richland County | $35,770 |
| Narasimhan, Meera | Neuropsychiatry | Access Improvement/rural Outreach Initiatives in Partnership with SC Office of Rural Health Contract #1599 SC DHHS Services for Purchase and Provision of Rural Outreach Program | SC Department of Health and Human Services | $4,379,304 |
| Stephenson, Kathryn | Pediatrics | Parents as Teachers | Prisma Health-MIdlands/Children's Trust Fund of South Carolina/HRSA | $104,743 |
| Hollis, Fiona | Pharm., Physiology & Neuroscience | Psychosocial stress-induced neurometabolic dysfunction as a mediator of postpartum cardiovascular disease | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)/NIH | $2,881,214 |
| Pocivavsek, Ana | Pharm., Physiology & Neuroscience | SAM WALTHER - SRSF Small Research Grant -The Effects of Prenatal Kynurenic Acid Exposure on Sleep Quality Across Early Development | SAM WALTHER - SRSF Small Research Grant -The Effects of Prenatal Kynurenic Acid Exposure on Sleep Quality Across Early Development | $2,006 |
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