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University of Nebraska Medical Center

Early Career Investigator Program Awardees

2024 Recipients

Assistant Professor, UNMC College of Medicine, Division of Genetics
Project: Identification of Epigenetic Drivers of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Christopher Cummings

Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Epidemiology
Project: Characterizing the Diversity of Hookworm Infections at a Global Scale

Joseph Fauver

Research Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Physical Therapy
Project: Neurobiological Mechanisms of Sensory Hyper-Sensitivity and Habituation in Autism Spectrum Disorders

James Gehringer
Bo Liu, PhD

Instructor, UNMC Division of Cardiology
Project: Exosome Loaded DNG Combining with Ultrasound Guidance Therapeutics Delivery for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration

Bo Liu

Assistant professor, UNO Department of Biomechanics
Project: Augmented Reality (AR)-Mediated Gait Entrainment to Prevent Falls in Older Adults

Madhur Mangalam

Assistant Professor, UNMC College of Allied Health Professions
Project: Inflammation Resolution by Specialized Pro-Resolving Mediators to Prevent Lung Disease

Jana Ponce
Samantha Swenson, PhD

Instructor, UNMC Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Project: Identifying the Role of HMGB3 in Leukemia Cell Growth

Samantha Swenson

Assistant Professor, UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences
Project: Longitudinal Drinking Behaviors Prediction in Adolescents Using Multi-Modal MRI Data and Deep Learning

Jieqiong Wang
Qiuming Yao, PhD

Assistant Professor, UNL School of Computing
Project: Heterogenous Network Integration in Obesity Specific Host-Microbiome Transcription Regulation

Qiuming Yao