Research Projects & Grants

Federal

  • LLU Center for Health Disparities Research, Role: Collaborator, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities/NIH/NIMHD, (07/2012 - 01/2020) Status: Closed
  • Lactic Acidosis as a Potential Mechanism of Unexpected Cardiac Toxicity following Chemoradiation Therapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Role: Investigator, National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS, (11/2023) Status: Approved

Internal

  • Convalescent Plasma to Treat Coronavirus - Associated Severe Pulmonary Complications: A Correlation Study of Serologic Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody to Treatment Efficacy and Outcome, Role: Investigator, LLU Basic Science, (06/2020) Status: Approved
  • ELISA-based detection of COVID-19 antibodies, Role: Investigator, LLU Basic Science, (04/2020) Status: Approved
  • The effect of local anesthetics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications on sarcoma, Role: PD/PI, LLU School of Medicine, (01/2016 - 02/2021) Status: Closed
  • Investigator initiated - Quan: Lymphokine Activated Killer (LAK) cell activity against cell lines in-vitro of LAK generated in vivo by Pulse Interleukin-2 therapy, Role: Investigator, LLU Cancer Institute, (10/2011 - 10/2012) Status: Completed
  • Establishing Cerebrospinal Fluid Liquid Biopsy as A Reliable Specimen for Diagnosing, Characterizing and Following Up on Central Nervous System Tumors Using Cell-free DNA sequencing, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pathology & Human Anatomy, (11/2024) Status: Approved
  • LLU Cancer Center biospecimen laboratory - specimens collection protocol, Role: Investigator, LLU Cancer Institute, (09/2024 - 09/2025) Status: Approved
  • Evaluating DNA recovered from the fluids collected during a routine Papanicolaou (Pap) test to detect ovarian and endometrial cancer using genetic analysis, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pathology & Human Anatomy, (12/2024 - 12/2025) Status: Approved

Non-Profit Organization

  • Adventist Health Study: The Next Generation in Transformational Health Knowledge, Role: Co-Investigator, Ardmore Institute of Health, (01/2019 - 01/2024) Status: Closed