2022 Early Career Investigator Program Award Recipients
Josue Avecillas-Chasin, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurosurgery, UNMC
Personalized Mapping of Brain Networks to Identify Responsive Neurostimulation Targets in Patients with Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Amanda Brinkworth, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology & Microbiology, UNMC
Use of In Vitro Cultured Human Skin to Develop Therapeutics to
Prevent Dissemination of the Lyme Disease Pathogen Following Tick-Bite
Christopher Conrady, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Truhlsen Eye Institute, UNMC
The Immunological Response to Bacterial and Viral Infection Within the Mouse Vitreous and Retina
Amy Desauliners, PhD
Assistant Professor
School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, UNL
Biological Mechanisms That Connect Nursing with Enhanced Testicular Function
Trenesha Hill, PhD
Assistant Professor
Integrated Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, UNMC
Neurobiological Mechanisms Underlying Anxiety in Autism Spectrum Disorder
David Kingston, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomechanics, UNO
Markerless Motion Capture for Children with
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Tzeyu Michaud, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Promotion, UNMC
Financial and Social Incentive-Based Approaches to Improve Vaping Cessation Program Reach, Engagement, and Effectiveness
Meghan Potthoff, PhD, APRN
Associate Professor
College of Nursing, Creighton University
Increasing Access in Rural America to Pediatric Hospital Medicine Specialists