Integrated Health and Biotechnology Awardees

2025-26 Award Cycle

Clear Signals: Decoding Wastewater to Strengthen Public Health
  • Lead PI:  Gerrad Jones, College of Agriculture Science
  • Team Members: Mitchell Kilkenny; Jennifer Field, College of Agriculture Sciences; Tyler Radniecki, College of Engineering; David Rothwell, College of Health
  • Award Amount: $50,000
Predicting Timing and Trajectories of Change in Alzheimer’s Disease Using AI

  • Lead PI: Naomi Fitter, College of Engineering

  • Team Members: Robert Trangucci, College of Science

  • Award Amount: $50,000

2024-25 Award Cycle

Advancing Targeted Detection and Treatment for Aggressive Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)

  • Lead PI: Marilyn Mackiewicz, College of Science

  • Team Members: Kaitlin Fogg, College of Engineering; Stacey Harper, College of Agriculture; Ann Kimble-Hill, NA; Angela Richardson, NA

  • Award Amount: $25,000

Delivering inhalable nanoparticles containing AI-optimized CFTR mRNA with a novel microfluidic device for treatment of CF

  • Lead PI: Gaurav Sahay, College of Pharmacy

  • Team Members: Liang Huang, College of Engineering

  • Award Amount: $50,000

Cultivating Collaborative Research Initiatives in Oregon's Legal Psychedelic Community

  • Lead PI: Jessie Uehling, College of Agriculture Sciences

  • Team Members: Amy Koehlinger, College of Liberal Arts; Hannah Gosnell, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences; Stuart Sarbacker, College of Liberal Arts; Ryan Reese, College of Education

  • Award Amount: $50,000

​​​​Impact of Climate Change and Environmental Variables on the Rising Incidence of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial (NTM) Infections

  • Lead PI: Lia Danelishvili, College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Team Members: Jeff Bethel, College of Health; Alyssa Shiel, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences; Christine Kelly, College of Engineering; Tala Navab-Daneshmand, College of Engineering; Tyler Radniecki, College of Engineering

  • Award Amount: $50,000

Combining Immobilized Artificial Membrane Chromatography with Zebrafish and Honey Bee Models to Predict Toxicity of Pesticides and Their Transformation Products

  • Lead PI: Serhan Mermer, College of Agriculture Sciences

  • Team Members: Robyn Tanguay, College of Agriculture Sciences; Ramesh Sagili, College of Agriculture Sciences; Lan Xue, College of Science; Brad Calvin, Industry Partner

  • Award Amount: $50,000

Utilizing Wastewater Surveillance To Access The Impact Of Climate Change On The Range And Severity Of Climate-Sensitive Diseases

  • Lead PI: Tyler Radniecki, College of Engineering

  • Team Members: Christine Kelly, College of Engineering; Tala Navab-Daneshmand, College of Engineering; Jeffrey Bethel, College of Health; David Rupp, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences

  • Award Amount: $50,000

Enabling Living Pharmacies with Plant-Powered AI: A Programmable Digital Microfluidics Chip for Synthetic Biology

  • Lead PI: Molly Megraw, College of Agriculture Sciences

  • Team Members: Benjamin Philmus, College of Pharmacy; Michael Cumbie, NA; Viktor Shkolnikov, NA

  • Award Amount: $100,000

AmpX: a Passive Implant that Amplifies Muscle Force

  • Lead PI: Ravi Balasubramanian, College of Engineering

  • Team Members: Michael Pavol, College of Health; Duncan Russell, College of Veterinary Medicine; Omar Nazir, NA; David Nuckley, NA; Bill Metzger, NA; Jennifer Sargent, College of Veterinary Medicine

  • Award Amount: $100,000