2015 EECRSeed Pilot Awardees
2015 EECRSeed Grant Program Awardees
Title of Project:
Electrostatic network regulating the gating of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) and VX-770 functional mechanism
Principal Investigator:
Guiying Cui, MD/PhD
Pediatrics, PACS, Emory University
Co-Investigator:
Nael A. McCarty, PhD
Emory University
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Title of Project:
Platelet Membrane Glucose and Hyperactivity in Diabetic Subjects
Principal Investigator:
Eric Ian Felner, MD, MSCR
Pediatrics/Endocrinology, Emory University
Co-Investigator:
Cheng Zhu, PhD
Georgia Institute of Technology
Title of Project:
Mapping the endosomal factors required for HIV-1 entry and fusion
Principal Investigator:
Mariana Marin, PhD
Pediatrics/Infectious Diseases, Emory University
Title of Project:
Use of KO mice to delineate core pathways mediating neutrophil reprogramming in CF airway inflammation
Principal Investigator:
Rabindra Tirouvanziam, PhD
Pediatrics, PACS, Emory University