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FY24 REAP Grant Awardees

​ Uyen-Sa D. T. Nguyen, DSc, MPH Recipient of the New Investigator Grant Program “The Viet-American National Databank Pilot Study” Bio: Dr. Nguyen received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Michigan, a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and a Doctor of Science degree in Epidemiology from the…
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FY23 Team Science Grant Recipients

  Dimitrios Karamichos, PhD Jayoung Kim, Ph.D. “3D-Printed, Personalized Corneal Model as a Topical Device for Improving Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking Therapy” For more information about their research, check out this video. Bios: Dr. Dimitrios Karamichos and Dr. Jayoung Kim are both faculty members of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of North Texas…
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FY23 New Investigator Grant Awardees

Tara Tovar - Vidales, PhD Recipient of the New Investigator Grant Program “Comparative Analysis of MicroRNAs in the Optic Nerve Head Between Individuals of African and European Descent” Bio: Dr. Tara Tovar-Vidales is an instructor in the Department of Physiology and Anatomy at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. She earned her B.S.…
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FY23 Early Stage Investigator Awardees

Rachel Menegaz, PhD Recipient of the Early Stage Investigator Pilot Grant Program “A combination therapy to recover craniofacial phenotype in a mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta” Bio: Rachel A. Menegaz, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology and Anatomy at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. She completed her B.A.…
Stacey Griner

FY22 Seed Grant Recipients

Stacey Griner, PhD, MPH Recipient of the Early Stage Investigator Pilot Grant Program “Prenatal Syphilis Screening Guidelines and Policies: Examining Multi-level Determinants of Implementation” Bio: Dr. Stacey Griner (she/her) graduated in 2019 with a Ph.D. in Public and is a tenure-track assistant professor in the College of Public Health. Her research uses dissemination and implementation…