Pilot Grant Recipients - Round #141 Georgia CTSA/REM Program (9/2024)

3 awards funded

• Developing hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular assembloid ($74,333)
  • Co-PI: In Ki Cho, PhD, Assistant Research Scientist, Environmental Health Science, Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia
  • Co-PI: Charles Easley, PhD, Associate Dean for Research/Associate Professor, Environmental Health Science, Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia
  • Co-PI: Peng Jin, PhD, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Human Genetics/Chair, Department of Human Genetics/ Director, Emory Stephen T. Warren National Fragile X Research Center, Department of Human Genetics, Emory University

• NLRC5 Lipid Nanoparticles for Rescue of Sensitivity to Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer ($83,333)
  • Co-PI: Nicole C. Schmitt, MD, FACS, Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Co-Director for Translational Research, Head and Neck Program, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Co-PI: Gabe A. Kwong, PhD, Associate Professor, Wallace H. Coulter Distinguished Faculty Fellow, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Tech

• Enhancing Dendritic Cell Migration and Maturation in Aged Individuals Using Calcium Nanoparticles ($74,333)
  • Co-PI: Jin Xie, PhD, Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia
  • Co-PI: Yong Teng, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University