Early Career Investigator Program Awardees
2024 Recipients
Christopher Cummings, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, UNMC College of Medicine, Division of Genetics
Project: Identification of Epigenetic Drivers of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Joseph Fauver, PhD
Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Epidemiology
Project: Characterizing the Diversity of Hookworm Infections at a Global Scale
James Gehringer, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Physical Therapy
Project: Neurobiological Mechanisms of Sensory Hyper-Sensitivity and Habituation in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Bo Liu, PhD
Instructor, UNMC Division of Cardiology
Project: Exosome Loaded DNG Combining with Ultrasound Guidance Therapeutics Delivery for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
Madhur Mangalam, PhD
Assistant Professor, UNO Department of Biomechanics
Project: Augmented Reality (AR)-Mediated Gait Entrainment to Prevent Falls in Older Adults
Jana Ponce, PhD, RD, LMNT
Assistant Professor, UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
Project: Inflammation Resolution by Specialized Pro-Resolving Mediators to Prevent Lung Disease
Samantha Swenson, PhD
Instructor, UNMC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Project: Identifying the Role of HMGB3 in Leukemia Cell Growth
Jieqiong Wang, PhD
Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences
Project: Longitudinal Drinking Behaviors Prediction in Adolescents Using Multi-Modal MRI Data and Deep Learning
Qiuming Yao, PhD
Assistant Professor, UNL School of Computing
Project: Heterogenous Network Integration in Obesity Specific Host-Microbiome Transcription Regulation
