Research Projects & Grants

Federal

• Bion-M2 Spaceflight-induced Effects on Neurovascular Remodeling and Blood-retina Barrier Function: Role of Oxidative Stress, Role: Co-Investigator, National Aeronautics & Space Administration, (05/2020 - 04/2024) Status: Closed
• High Throughput DNA Sequencer, Role: Minor User, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (04/2015 - 04/2016) Status: Closed
• NRA/Spaceflight Research Opportunities in Space Biology, Role: Co-Investigator, National Aeronautics & Space Administration, (11/2014 - 06/2025) Status: Awarded
• Understanding neuronal and axonal degeneration in a murine model of human MS, Role: PD/PI, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS, (04/2011 - 03/2016) Status: Closed
• Pediatric TBI and DAI: Normal Appearing Brain is Not Normal, Role: Co-Investigator, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke/NIH/DHHS, (09/2009 - 03/2013) Status: Closed

Internal

• The prevalence of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) among young adults in Southern California, Role: PI, LLU Dept. of Medicine, (05/2020) Status: Approved
• Novel Image Methods to Characterize Early Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Role: PD/PI, LLU School of Medicine, (06/2017 - 05/2019) Status: Closed
• GRASP:Oral SlgA immunoglobulin treatment to prevent gastrointestinal mucositis caused by chemotherapy, Role: PD/PI, LLU - GRASP, (01/2025 - 12/2026) Status: Awarded

Non-Profit Organization

• Neuroprotection of miR210 inhibition in neonatal stroke, Role: Co-Investigator, American Heart Association, (07/2015 - 06/2017) Status: Closed
• Center for Research on Cardiac and Vascular Effects of Space Radiation, Role: Collaborator, National Space Biomedical Research Institute, (06/2014 - 05/2017) Status: Closed
• Characterizing axonal damage in CNS of murine EAE via diffusion tensor imaging, Role: Principal Investigator, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, (02/2009 - 03/2010) Status: Closed