Faculty Grants and Contracts

PI: Kelsh, Shelby
Project Title: "Truth Initiative - Vape Free Grant"
Sponsor: Truth Initiative ($19,451)

PI: Klepser, Michael
Project Title: Manage and Prevent Cardiovascular Disease 
Sponsor: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ($34,602)

PI: Sohn, Minji
Project Title: "Collaboration to Harmonize Antimicribial Registry Measures"
Sponsor: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ($611,659)

PI: Ding, Qian
Project Title: "Optimizing Opioid Use Following Critical Illness"
Sponsor: ACCP/Samford University ($8,528)

PI: Klepser, Michael
Program: Manage and Prevent Cardiovascular Disease - 2022
Project Title: "Medication Therapy Management Supplement"
Sponsor: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ($49,736)

PI: Ottney, Anne
Project Title: "But First, E-Cigarettes: Factors Associated with Traditional Tobacco Use in E-Cigarette First Users"
Sponsor: Tobacco Free Michigan ($1,500)

PI: Axford, Katie
Project Title: "Enhancing social and emotional learning for student goal attainment"
Sponsor: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy SOTL Award ($4,000)

PI: Sohn, Minji
Project Title: "Assessment of naloxone co-prescribing mandates on naloxone dispensing, opioid overdose mortality and high-dose opioid prescribing"
Sponsor: Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. ($176,195)

PI: Kurup, Sonali
Project Title: "Novel dual-targeted inhibitors of EGFR and aurora kinase for lung cancer"
Award #: 1R15CA246256-01 
Sponsor: NIH National Cancer Institute - Special Emphasis Panel ($377,805)

PI: Kurup, Sonali
Project Title: "Small molecule EGFR/AURK inhibitors for multi-resistant cancer"
Sponsor: MEDC/FFMI Kicktart Grant ($43,988)

PI: Sahr, Michelle
Project Title: "Physician-pharmacist collaboration to improve cardiovascular disease in rural communities"
Award #: 003076.II
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation ($58,758)

PI: Sahr, Michelle
Project Title: "Fostering community pharmacy pracdtice innovation by teaching outside the box"
Sponsor: NACDS Scholars Award ($5,000)

PI: Nybo, Eric
Project Title: "Combinatorial biosynthesis and metabolism studies of novel tetracenomycins"
Award #: 1R15CA252830-01 
Sponsor: NIH National Cancer Institute (Synthetic and Biological Chemistry Section B) ($385,408)

PI: Nybo, Eric
Project Title: "BIOPOLYMER – BIObricks® POLYketide Metabolic EngineeRing platform"
Award #: NSF 2015951
Program: Facilitating Research at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (Cellular & Biochemical Engineering) ($407,900)

PI: Sexton, Scott (Co-PD: Bullard, Gail)
Project Title: Central Michigan Recovery and Education Network (CMREN)
Award #: GA 1RH39558
Sponsor: HRSA RCORP-Implementation Grant 2020 ($1,000,000)

PI: Ding, Qian (Faculty Mentor), Patel, Hinal (Student), Wertheimer, Albert (Exchange Mentor)
Project Title: “International Comparisons of National Health Programs; Analysis of Health Policy Proposals, FDA and Regulatory Affairs”
Sponsor: AFPE SAS Summer Research Exchange Program

PI: Kurup, Sonali
Project Title: “Small Molecule EGFR/AURK Inhibitors for Multi-Resistant Lung Cancer”
Sponsor: MEDC ADVANCE Proof of Concept 

PI: Klepser, Michael
Project Title: “Characterize time, resources, and acceptance associated with two pharmacy-associated disease management programs utilizing CLIA-waived point-of-care tests”
Sponsor: Quidel (San Diego, CA)

PI: Ward, Tracey (subcontract to Auburn University SBIR)
Project Title: "Evaluation of a selective PPAR-gamma agonist for treatment of Alzheimer's disease"
Sponsor: NIH National Institute of Aging (SBIR)

PI: Nybo, Eric
Project Title: "Metabolic engineering of novel branched-chain sugar pathways for production of novel tetracenomycins"
2019 Research Starter Grant
Sponsor: American Society of Pharmacognosy

PI: Sahr, Michelle
Project Title: "Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) Treatment and Behavior Support for Electronic Delivery Systems (ENDS) Cessation"
Sponsor: Michigan Pharmacy Foundation

PI: Bright, David
Project Title: “Genomic Opioid Research” (Subcontract)
Prime Awardee: Kalamazoo County Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services 
Sponsor: Michigan Department of Health and Human Services 

PI: Nybo, Eric
Project Title: "A Novel Metabolic Engineering Platform for Production of Anthracyclinones"
Sponsor: MEDC ADVANCE Proof of Concept Award