Faculty proposals funded

Congratulations to the following Wake Forest faculty members who have had proposals funded.

Abbey Bourdon, assistant professor of mathematics and statistics, whose proposal entitled “CAREER: Exceptional Points on Modular Curves” has been funded by the National Science Foundation.

Sarah Esstman, associate professor of biology, whose proposal “Rotavirus Genome Replication and Virion Assembly” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Catherine Harnois, professor of sociology, whose proposal “Assessing Intersectional Interviewer and Mode Effects in Reports of Discrimination” has been funded by the University of Essex.

Erin Henslee, assistant professor of engineering, whose proposal “CAREER: Investigating the Cellular Electrome as a Biomarker in Red Blood Cell Physiology and Pathology” has been funded by the National Science Foundation.

Ana Iltis, professor of philosophy and director of the Center for Bioethics, Health and Society, whose proposal “Wake Forest Collaborative Application for an APOLLO Clinical Center” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and by WFU Health Sciences.

Gloria Muday, professor of biology, and James Pease, assistant professor of biology, whose proposal “RESEARCH-PGR: Genomic Analysis of Heat Stress During Tomato Pollination” has been funded by the National Science Foundation and by Brown University.

Walter “Jack” Rejeski, professor of health and exercise science, for two proposals. The “Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity Consortium Coordinating Center (CCC)” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and by the University of Florida. The “Wake Forest Translational Research Alcohol Center (WFTRAC)” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and by WFU Health Sciences.

Troy Stich, assistant professor of chemistry, whose proposal “Engineering O2-Tolerant Adenosyl Radical Enzymes for DirectedEvolution Applications” has been funded by the National Institutes of Health.