The ASPIRE-I: Innovation Award supports faculty and post-docs seeking to develop individual innovative research projects leading to the pursuit of external funding or to the promotion of scholarly activities. Congratulations to our new ASPIRE-I faculty awardees, who obtain $15,000 in funding to support their research projects:

• Dr. Sofia Lizarraga, for her project on "The ASH1L/FOXP1 functional node in the pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorders".
• Dr. Kristy Welshhans, for her project on "Regulating axon guidance through local translation at adhesions"
• Dr. Tad Dallas, for his project on "Establishing a pigmented yeast microcosm system to understand ecological communities".
• Dr. Alan Waldman, for his project on "The Impact of Progerin on DNA End-Joining".