Recent Grants to Genetics Department Faculty.
| PI | Sponsor | Project Start Date | Project End Date | Award Total | Title | |
| Bergey, Christina | Rutgers-Busch Grant | 10/1/22 | 9/30/24 | $60,000.00 | Transgenic disruption of pathogen transmission in mosquito vectors using piRNA signaling | $121,507,274.39 |
| Knowles, James | NIH-NIMH R01 | 9/8/22 | 4/30/25 | $1,833,714.00 | The GEN-BLIP Study (GENetics of BipoLar Disorder In Pakistan) | |
| Sahota, Amrik | Synlogic Therapeutics | 9/5/22 | 3/31/23 | $185,544.00 | Administration of a low-methionine diet to Slc3a1 knockout mice as a potential therapy for cystinuria | |
| Jain, Devanshi | NIH-NIGMS R01 | 9/1/22 | 8/31/27 | $1,933,955.00 | Regulatory mechanisms of meiotic entry and progression | |
| Leelabati, Biswas (Schindler Lab) | NIH-NICHD F30 | 9/1/22 | 8/31/23 | $46,064.00 | Functional evaluation of kinesin gene variants associated with female subfertility and egg aneuploidy. | |
| Nakamura, Tetsuya | NSF | 8/15/22 | 7/31/27 | $1,153,200.00 | The function of Gli proteins in the specification of ossification pathways in pectoral girdle development and evolution | |
| Power, Kaiden (Barr Lab) | NIH-NIDDK F31 | 7/1/22 | 11/30/24 | $43,049.00 | Role of a NIMA-Related Kinase in Neuronal Microtubule-Based Transport | |
| Jonathon Walsh (Barr Lab) | PKD Foundation | 7/1/22 | 6/30/24 | $120,000.00 | Function of polycystins in ciliary extracellular vesicles | |
| Shumyatsky, Gleb | Rutgers-Busch Grant | 7/1/22 | 6/30/24 | $60,000.00 | Dissecting neural circuits of maternal care | |
| Gonzalez, Sofia (Shumyatsky Lab) | SNJ - DOH | 7/1/22 | 6/30/24 | $130,000.00 | Cortical Circuits Regulating Social Behaviors | |
| Heiman, Gary | NJ Center for Tourettes Syndrome | 7/1/22 | 6/30/23 | $50,000.00 | Center of Excellence for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders Genetics Repository | |
| Knowles, James | NIH-NIMH R01 | 4/18/22 | 4/30/23 | $616,799.00 | The GEN-SCRIP Study (GENetics of SChizophRenia in Pakistan) | |
| Schindler, Schindler | ASRM | 3/15/22 | 3/14/24 | $49,998.00 | New Discoveries in the Basic or Translational Sciences that Impact the Treatment and Understanding of In Vitro Fertilization | |
| Schindler, Schindler | EAST CAROLINA UNIV | 3/1/22 | 2/28/23 | $15,700.00 | Challenging the Role of Retinoic Acid in Meiotic Initiation | |
| Yu, Lei | Plumeria Therapeutics, Inc | 3/1/22 | 2/28/23 | $231,000.00 | Chemokine-receptor in PDN - Lei Yu - SBIR Phase I Grant Resub | |
| Vemuri, Kiran Mayi (Verzi Lab) | AHA predoctoral fellowship | 1/1/22 | 12/31/23 | $64,072.00 | Mechanisms of Intestinal Lipid Metabolism as Therapeutic Targets for Diet-Induced Obesity | $6,593,095.00 |
| Xing, Jinchuan | NSF | 10/1/21 | 9/30/23 | $30,218.00 | EAGER: Integration and analysis of high-dimensional dataset | |
| Verzi, Michael | NIH-NINDK R01 | 9/23/21 | 5/31/26 | $3,345,816.00 | Mechanisms Driving Metabolic Shifts in the Intestinal Epithelium | |
| Sahota, Amrik | Synlogic Therapeutics | 9/6/21 | 3/31/22 | $101,976.00 | Administration of a low-methionine diet to Slc3a1 knockout mice as a potential therapy for cystinuria | |
| Verzi, Michael | NIH-NINDK R01 S1 | 8/6/21 | 6/30/23 | $89,982.00 | Mechanisms of Intestinal Epithelial Differentiation | |
| Barr, Maureen | NIH-NINDS R01 | 8/1/21 | 7/31/24 | $1,177,500.00 | Fundamental Biology of Neuronal Extracellular Vesicles | |
| Tischfield, Jay | NIH-NINDS U24 Supplement | 8/1/21 | 7/31/22 | $305,242.00 | NINDS Human Cell and Data Repository | |
| Heiman, Gary | NJ Center for Tourettes Syndrome | 7/1/21 | 6/30/22 | $50,000.00 | Center of Excellence for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders Genetics Repository | $11,693,829.00 |
| Ellison, Christopher | NJCU-NSF | 6/1/21 | 5/31/24 | $123,369.00 | Drosophila F Element Expansion: A Window on the C-value Paradox | |
| Ellison, Christopher | NIH-NIGMS R01 | 1/1/21 | 12/31/24 | $1,255,000.00 | Mechanisms and evolutionary consequences of transposon strategies to counteract host silencing | |
| Ellison, Christopher | NIH-NIGMS R01 S1 | 1/1/21 | 12/31/24 | $272,156.00 | Mechanisms and evolutionary consequences of transposon strategies to counteract host silencing | $13,344,354.00 |
| Heiman, Gary | UCSF | 10/1/20 | 4/30/23 | $214,109.00 | Breaking through OCD Genetics | |
| Nakamura, Tetsuya | Rutgers | 10/1/20 | 9/30/22 | $40,000.00 | The Genetic Mechanisms that Specify Two Distinct Types of Ossification | |
| Schindler, Schindler | NIH-NIGMS R35 | 9/17/20 | 7/31/25 | $1,914,210.00 | Signaling Mechanisms that Control Chromosome Segregation During Female Meiosis | |
| Schindler, Schindler | NIH-NIGMS R35 S1 | 9/17/20 | 7/31/23 | $163,821.00 | Signaling Mechanisms that Control Chromosome Segregation During Female Meiosis | |
| Schindler, Schindler | NIH-NIGMS R35 S2 | 9/17/20 | 7/31/23 | $119,078.00 | Signaling Mechanisms that Control Chromosome Segregation During Female Meiosis | |
| Nguyen, Mai-Uyen (Verzi Lab) | NIH-NINDK F31 | 9/1/20 | 8/31/23 | $126,278.00 | Functions of Histone Acetyltransferases KAT2A and KAT2B in Intestinal Homeostasis and Colon Cancer | |
| Tischfield, Jay | NIH-NINDS U24 Supplement | 8/1/20 | 7/31/25 | $6,575,700.00 | NINDS Human Cell and Data Repository (U24) | |
| Barr, Maureen | NIH-NIDDK R01 | 8/1/20 | 6/30/23 | $705,250.00 | Polycystins, Cilia, and Extracellular Vesicles in C. elegans | |
| Verzi, Michael | NIH-NINDK R01 | 7/1/20 | 6/30/24 | $2,339,863.00 | Mechanisms of Intestinal Epithelial Differentiation | |
| Tong, Kevin (Verzi Lab) | NIH-NCI K99 | 5/1/20 | 4/30/22 | $240,528.00 | Elucidating the Role of SMAD4 in Colorectal Cancer | |
| Shah, Premal | CHOP | 4/1/20 | 3/31/25 | $299,146.00 | Defining Post-Transcriptional Regulons in Intestinal Epithelial Regeneration | |
| Brzustowicz, Linda/Tischfield, Jay | NIH-NIMH U24 | 3/1/20 | 2/28/25 | $49,014,164.00 | Continuation of the Center for Genomic Studies on Mental Disorders | |
| Matise, Tara | NIH UL1TR003017 | 1/20/20 | 2/28/22 | $72,352.65 | New Jersey Alliance for Clinical and Translational Science: NJ ACTS | |
| Tischfield, Jay | COGA U10 | 9/1/19 | 8/31/24 | $4,340,266.00 | Collaborative Study on the Genetics of Alcoholism | |
| Verzi, Michael | NIH_ UOM _ Verzi | 9/1/19 | 8/31/24 | $658,750.00 | Niche Support of Human Intestinal Stem Cells | |
| Yu, Lei | Office for Research | 9/1/19 | 2/28/23 | $40,000.00 | Targeting SIP30 for Neuropathic Pain Relief with U1 Adaptor Gene Silencing Technology | |
| Shah, Premal | NSF | 7/1/19 | 6/30/22 | $266,257.00 | Collaborative Research: RiboViz for Reliable, Reproducible and Rigorous Quantification of Protein Synthesis | |
| Matise, Tara | NIH-NHGRI R01 | 6/15/19 | 3/31/23 | $6,731,592.90 | PAGE III: Population Architecture using Genomics and Epidemiology | |
| Xing, Jinchuan | SNJ - DOH | 6/1/19 | 5/31/22 | $200,000.00 | Elucidating Genetic Components of Autism and Co-occurring ADHD using Whole Genome Sequencing | |
| Matise, Tara | NIH-NHGRI U24 S1 | 12/1/18 | 7/31/22 | $924,687.00 | NHGRI Genome Sequencing Program Coordinating Center | |
| Matise, Tara | NIH-NHGRI U24 | 12/1/18 | 7/31/22 | $1,063,223.84 | NHGRI Genome Sequencing Program Coordinating Center | |
| Tischfield, Jay | NIH-NIDA | 9/21/18 | 3/13/23 | $16,159,752.00 | NIDA Center for Genetics Studies | |
| Ellison, Christopher | NIH-NIGMS R01 | 9/18/18 | 8/31/23 | $1,627,500.00 | Genetic Specification and Evolution of 3D Genome Organization | |
| Tischfield, Jay | VCU through NIAAA | 9/1/18 | 7/31/22 | $307,963.00 | A Genome Wide Association Study of Severe Alcohol Use Disorder (Subaward) | |
| Heiman, Gary | NIH-NIMH | 6/15/18 | 3/31/23 | $5,468,396.00 | Collaborative Genomic Studies of Tourette Disorder | |
| Schindler, Karen/Xing, Jinchuan | NIH-NICHD R01 | 12/15/17 | 11/30/22 | $1,847,723.00 | Association of the Maternal Exome with Risk of an Aneuploid Conception | |
| Barr, Maureen | NIH-NIDDK R01 | 12/12/17 | 12/31/22 | $1,400,718.00 | Nephronophthisis-Related Ciliopathies and Ciliary Compartmentalization | |
| Tischfield, Jay | NESARC | 12/1/17 | 11/30/22 | $517,636.00 | NESARC III DNA Storage | |
| Shah, Premal | NIH-NIGMS R35 | 9/14/17 | 8/31/22 | $1,905,110.00 | Dynamics and Evolution of Translational Regulation | |
| Sahota, Amrik/Hu, Longqin | NIH-NIDDK R01 | 3/1/17 | 1/31/23 | $2,878,846.00 | L-Cystine Diamides as Inhibitors of L-Cystine Stone Formation in Cystinuria |
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