Research Projects & Grants

  • Glucocorticoid signaling, taxane resistance, and prostate cancer health disparities, Role: PI, (04/2021 - 04/2024) Status: Approved

College/University

  • Epigenetic Regulation in High-Risk Leukemia, Role: Graduate Committee Member, Pennsylvania State University, (08/2017 - 07/2021) Status: Closed

Federal

  • Project C.H.A.N.G.E. understanding health beliefs and readiness for lifestyle change in young, low-income African American men, Role: Investigator, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (05/2022 - 05/2023) Status: Completed
  • Immunoseroproteomics in prostate cancer: focus on health disparities, Role: PI, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities/NIH/NIMHD, (01/2024 - 01/2025) Status: Approved
  • LTQ-Orbitrap-XL-ETD Mass Spectrometer for LLU Mass Spectrometry Facility, Role: Major Users, National Center for Research Resources/NIH/DHHS, (04/2010 - 04/2011) Status: Closed
  • Radiation-induced oxidative stress in retinal degeneration, Role: Co-investigator, National Medical Technology Testbed, Inc., (02/2009 - 03/2011) Status: Closed
  • Immunoproteomics approach for enhancing prostate cancer detection and management, Role: Principal Investigator, National Medical Technology Testbed, Inc., (02/2009 - 03/2011) Status: Closed
  • Minority Predoctoral Fellowship Program (LEDGF/p75: Molecular target for prostate cancer therapy.), Role: Principal Investigator, National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH/DHHS, (08/2008 - 07/2009) Status: Closed
  • NIH-LLU Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity, Role: Res Mentor/Assoc. Dir/CoI, National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH/DHHS, (04/2009 - 03/2013) Status: Closed
  • Minority Predoctoral Fellowship Program (Mediavilla-Varela), Role: Principal Investigator, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (08/2007 - 07/2008) Status: Closed
  • Minority predoctoral fellowship program (MEDIAVILLA-VARELA, Melanie), Role: Principal Investigator, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (08/2006 - 07/2009) Status: Closed
  • Loma Linda University Center for Health Disparities Research, Role: Co-investigator, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities/NIH/DHHS, (09/2005 - 06/2012) Status: Closed
  • Role and Theranostics Potential of Enolase in Prostate Cancer Health Disparities, Role: PD/PI, National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS, (04/2023 - 04/2025) Status: Awarded
  • Acquisition of a Zeiss LSM 900 confocal microscope with Airyscan 2 for an Imaging and Microscopy Core, Role: Minor User, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (05/2023 - 05/2024) Status: Awarded
  • Tumor associated autoantigen arrays for autoantibody profiling in cancer, National Medical Technology Testbed, Inc., (11/2002 - 10/2003) Status: Closed
  • Autoantigen cleavage during apoptosis and necrosis, Role: Key, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS, (04/2002 - 03/2003) Status: Closed
  • Influence of Dietary Pattern and Race on Metabolic and Epigenetic Alterations Associated with Cancer Development, Role: Other Significant Contributor, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (09/2020 - 04/2024) Status: Awarded
  • Administrative Diversity Supplement to - Glucocorticoid signaling, taxane resistance, and prostate cancer mortality disparity, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (07/2019 - 03/2021) Status: Closed
  • Administrative Diversity Supplement to: Glucocorticoid signaling, taxane resistance, and prostate cancer mortality disparity, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (07/2019 - 03/2021) Status: Closed
  • Glucocorticoid signaling, taxane resistance, and prostate cancer mortality disparity, Role: PD/PI, National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS, (04/2019 - 03/2022) Status: Closed
  • LLU-NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Development, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH/DHHS, (01/2018 - 12/2023) Status: Awarded
  • High Throughput DNA Sequencer, Role: Major User, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (04/2015 - 04/2016) Status: Closed
  • LLU-NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Development, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH/DHHS, (04/2013 - 12/2017) Status: Closed
  • LLU Center for Health Disparities Research, Role: Co-PD/PI, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities/NIH/NIMHD, (07/2012 - 01/2020) Status: Closed
  • Autoantigen cleavage during apoptosis and necrosis, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS, (04/2001 - 03/2002) Status: Closed

Internal

  • GCAT 2024 - Reversing Chemoresistance in Organoid and Patient-Derived Xenograft Models of Ovarian Cancer, Role: Other Significant Contributor, LLU School of Medicine, (01/2024 - 12/2025) Status: Awarded

Non-Profit Organization

  • Targeting Kinase Inhibitor Induced DNA-Damage Response in PH-Like ALL, Role: Other Significant Contributor, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, (02/2023 - 01/2027) Status: Awarded