2022 Award Recipients

Joshua Centore
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Project: Novel Target and Therapeutic to Control Autoimmunity in Type 1 Diabetes

Desnor Nicole Chigumba
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Project: Systematic Discovery of Novel Classes of Plant Cyclic Peptides for Drug Development

Alexandra D’Amico
University of Texas at Austin
Project: Determining the Mechanisms of Age-induced Genetic Instability In Vivo

Adam Hedger
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Project: Structure-based Design of Potent and Selective Chemically Modified Oligonucleotide Inhibitors for APOBEC3 Enzymes

Dallin Lowder
Baylor College of Medicine
Project: Development of a Novel Oncometabolic Inhibitor for the Treatment of Prostate Cancer

Ryan Murphy
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Project: Discovery and Validation of Novel GPR52 Agonists for Psychostimulant Disorders

Feng Gao, PhD
University of Arizona
Project: Discovery of PROTAC Degraders of the SARS-Cov-2 Main Protease for the Treatment of Covid-19

Michael Mohsen, PhD
Yale University
Project: Designer Riboswitches for Gene Therapy

Veselina Petrova, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Project: Identification of Novel Therapeutics for the Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Neurodegeneration and Pain

Fleur Ferguson, PhD
University of California, San Diego
Project: A Generalizable Approach for Improved Pharmacokinetics in Neuro-oncology

Jill Shirokawa, PhD
University of Cincinnati
Project: Discovery of novel antibiotics capable of inhibiting cancer stem cells (CSC)

Victor Ejigah, MS
Howard University
Project: Proposal for the Development of Novel Stealth Pertuzumab and Neratinib Loaded Nanoparticles for HER2 Positive Breast Cancer Treatment

Christopher Ruben
University of Iowa
Project: Improving Uptake While Reducing Protein Adsorption via Bioinspired Polymers

Nhu Truong
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Project: Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Immunomodulatory Nanoparticles as a Multimodal Drug-delivery Approach to Attenuate Severe Inflammation in Sepsis

Blaise Kimmel, PhD
Vanderbilt University
Project: Spatiotemporal Immune Activation Using Logic-Gated Immunotherapies

Na Li, PhD
University of Connecticut
Project: Roles of Drug Colloid Type, Size, and Corona Composition on Enhanced Oral Absorption

Jianqin Lu, PhD
University of Arizona
Project: Sphingomyelin-derived Therapeutic Nanovesicles for Improved Cancer Immunochemotherapy

Eden Tanner, PhD
University of Mississippi
Project: Ionic Liquid Coated Nanoparticles for Selective Blood Component Targeting

Brian Andersen, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Project: The Roles of Glioblastoma-Associated Astrocytes In Immune Suppression

Andy G. S. Daniel, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Project: IL-6 Modulation of Glioma-Neural Circuit Integration and Survival

Ritu Raman, PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Project: Restoring Mobility After Damage to the Neonatal Neuromuscular Interface

Fan Zhang, PhD
University of Colorado
Project: Deciphering Shared Inflammatory Myeloid Phenotypes Between Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and RA-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease by Computational Omics

Xin Hu
Emory University
Project: Vertical Integration in Oncology Market: Implications for Cancer Care Delivery and Patient Outcomes

Shangqing (Joyce) Jiang
University of Washington
Project: Disease Risk Prediction and Value of Polygenic Risk Scores

Sara Khor
University of Washington
Project: Incorporating Equity into Healthcare Decision Making Around New Technologies

Vanessa Paul Patterson
University of Colorado Denver
Project: Utilization of Cardioprotective Medication Strategies Among Patients with a History of Breast Cancer

Jingchuan Guo, MD, PhD
University of Florida
Project: Social Determinants Underlying Disparities in Heart Failure Treatment and Outcomes

Meng Li, ScM, PhD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Project: Prescription Drug Rebates and Implications on Drug Competition and Value

Mollie Wood, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Project: Methods for Evaluating Treatment of Chronic Hypertension During Pregnancy

William Padula, PhD
University of Southern California
Project: Comparing Value Assessment Measurements Derived from Classical Cost-effectiveness Analysis vs. Generalized Risk-adjusted Cost-effectiveness (GRACE) Methods with the Elicitation of Patient Preferences

Eline van den Broek-Altenburg, PhD
University of Vermont
Project: Patient Preferences for Diagnostic Imaging Services among Underserved and Rural Populations: Blueprint for Value-Based Incentives Incorporating Individual Preference Heterogeneity

Zachary Ward, MPH, PhD
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Project: Utilities for All: An Open-access Utilities Database for Economic Evaluation and Preferences Research

Geolani W. Dy, MD
Oregon Health and Science University
Project: TRANS (Transgender And Non-binary Surgery) Registry: Building a Patient-Focused Registry for Genital Gender Affirming Surgery

Egbe-Etu Etu, PhD
San Jose State University 
Project: Prediction of Length of Stay in the Emergency Department for COVID-19 Patients: A Machine Learning Approach

Joey Mattingly, PharmD, PhD
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Project: Mapping Domains and Levels of Influence: A Health Disparities Research Framework Adaptation for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Zachary D. Urdang, MD, PhD
Thomas Jefferson University
Project: Electronic Health Record Big-Databases Under-Report American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) with Covid-19 – Strategies and Solutions to Address AI/AN Data Underrepresentation

Ashley Valentine
Sick Cells
Project: Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Initiative for Sickle Cell Disease