Research Office News
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
The State of Texas has established the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to foster cancer research in Texas by providing financial support for a wide variety of projects relevant to cancer research. CPRIT expects outcomes of supported activities to directly or indirectly benefit subsequent cancer research efforts, cancer public health policy or the continuum of cancer care – from prevention to treatment and cure. Applications submitted may address any topic or issue related to cancer biology, causation, prevention, detection or screening, treatment or cure.
Currently two CPRIT RFA’s have been announced, the Individual Investigator Research Award and the High-Impact, High-Risk Research Award.
Click here for the UNTHSC Funding Facts sheet for the CPRIT Individual Investigator Research Award.
Click here for the UNTHSC Funding Facts sheet for the CPRIT High-Impact, High-Risk Research Award.
Click here for answers to Frequently Asked Questions about CPRIT submitted by UNTHSC faculty.
Specific questions or comments about the CPRIT RFA’s may be sent to: ogcmint@hsc.unt.edu
UNT/UNTHSC Intramural Grants Awarded
UNT and UNTHSC Offices of Research are pleased to announce the award of the following six intramural grants designed to foster collaborative, innovative research. Studies must be conducted jointly by UNT and UNTHSC faculty. Results from this research should enhance opportunities for securing external research funding, particularly from Federal Agencies.
Project Title: Systems Biology of Rhodopseudomonas Palustris: Investigation of Global Gene Regulation and Stress Response via Alternative Sigma Factor
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Michael S. Allen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department Of Biological Sciences
University of North Texas |
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Laszlo Prokai, Ph.D.
Professor
Molecular Biology and Immunology
UNT Health Science Center |
Project Title: Functional Studies on Putative Plant Transporters using Xenopus Oocytes
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Rebecca Dickstein, Ph.D.
Professor
Department Of Biological Sciences
University of North Texas |
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Tina Machu, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pharmacology & Neuroscience
UNT Health Science Center
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Project Title: Development of Lamellar Model of the Human Corneal Stroma
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Slobodan Dimitrijevich, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
Integrative Physiology
UNT Health Science Center |
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Nandika A. D’Souza, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of North Texas |
Project Title: Couple Violence and Parenting Young Children: The Ecology of Diverse Low-Income Families, for the Joint Institutional Seed Research award
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Angela Nievar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational Psychology
University of North Texas
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Suhasini Ramisetty-Mikler, Ph.D.
Research Associate Professor
SPH Epidemiology
UNT Health Science Center |
Project Title: Pharmacokinetics of Albumin-Coated Nanoparticles
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Robby Petros, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of North Texas |
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Zygmunt Gryczynski, Ph.D.
Professor
Cell Biology and Anatomy, Molecular Biology and Immunology
UNT Health Science Center |
Project Title: Genomic and Spatial Data for Rapid Assessment and Modeling of Emerging Infectious Disease
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Sam Atkinson, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
University of North Texas |
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Phillip Williamson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Forensic and Investigative Genetics
UNT Health Science Center |
Changes to NIH Peer Review Processes
Changes in the NIH peer review process are about to occur including scoring from 1-9 and clustering of new investigators and early stage investigators in the R01 peer review process.
Power point presentation: "What's New in Peer Review?" prepared by the CSR Deputy Director.
Video: The NIH Office of Extramural Research has made available a 13 minute video "What Reviewers Need to Know Now."
