It’s hard to believe that we are already on the brink of beginning the fall semester. We know that the fall will look very different for a lot of students and researchers due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but one thing that will not change is TriCEM’s commitment to supporting innovative evolutionary medicine research throughout the Triangle. Before diving into the fall semester, we wanted to take a moment to highlight the exciting research projects that were awarded TriCEM grants as a result of our Spring 2020 call for proposals. Follow the links to learn more about each of the projects!
Seed Grants
- “Does soil health affect human health?” – led by James Herrera (Duke), Charles Welch (Duke), Randall Kramer (Duke), Michelle Pender (Duke), and Alan Franzluebbers (USDA/NC State)
- “A new approach for identifying pathologic bone in living and extinct species” – led by Lindsay Zanno, Christopher Walker, and Ethan Hyland (NC State)
- “Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae evolution in a health care network” – led by Courtney Luterbach (UNC), David van Duin (UNC), James Moody (Duke), and Dana Pasquale (Duke)
Working Group
- “Building a data repository to improve oncologic care of zoological species” – led by Tara Myers Harrison (NC State), Amy Boddy (UC Santa Barbara), and Jason Somarelli (Duke)
Finally, we’d like to extend a special congratulations to this spring’s Graduate Student Award recipients! Learn more about their PhD projectts: Bassil, Jenks, Schrock, Griffin.
