2014 Awarded Seed Projects

• Develop a CRISPR-based approach to discover cell type-specific effects of a risk variant for bipolar disorder.
• Determine if the presence of the cytomegalovirus is associated with cancer stem cells.

2013 Awarded Seed Projects

• Exploring the Effect of Bacterial Regulatory RNAs on Cellular Transcriptome – a possible RNA mediated communication system between gut microbiome and host.
• Defining Epigenomic Regulators of Chromatin State in vivo.
• Technology: Rapid Determination of DNA Repeat Sizes.
• Multiparameter Analysis Technology for Individual Stem Cells and Cancer Cells.
• Education (LINK) seed project – Developing a Concept Map for Systems Biology Undergraduate Education.