External Funding Activity: Funded Proposals
- 2006 NSF grant (DBI-0619476) “Acquisition of a liquid chromatography mass spectrometer for biochemical and environmental Analysis” ($369,996, Co-PI, TTU).
- 2008 NSF-MRI (0821057) “Acquisition of a Microarray Scanner and Real-Time PCR System for Interdisciplinary Research and Teaching in an Undergraduate College Setting” ($ 87,250, Co-PI).
- 2009 NSF-MRI (0922941) “Acquisition of a Microscopy Core System” ($184,188, Co-PI).
- 2010 NSF-MRI (0951711) “Acquisition of a Benchtop Single Crystal X-ray Diffractometer for the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga” ($151,938, Co-PI).
- 2012 ACS-CIG “Chemistry in the underprivileged regions of Chattanooga” ($400, UTC ACS Student Affiliation/Chemistry Club Advisor).
- 2012 ACS-National Meeting ACS Travel Award “Photoinduced-DNA cleavage activity of rhodium complexes” ($300, Research Advisor; Student, Ashley Cardenal).
External Funding Activity-Pending or recommended for funding but not funded.
- 2016 NSF-MRI (1625675) “Acquisition of a High Resolution Accurate Mass QTOF-LC Mass” ($392,735, PI, Recommended for funding by NSF Panel but not funded).
- 2017 NSF-MRI (1725527) “Acquisition of a High Resolution Accurate Mass QTOF-LC Mass” ($392,587, PI, Recommended for funding by NSF Panel but not funded).
External Funding Activity-Not funded.
- 2007 Dreyfus “Protein modifications by the metabolites of benzene and substituted benzenes” ($30,000, PI).
- 2008 Research Corporation “Ribonuclease Modification Induced by Substituted Benzoquinones and Hydroquinones” ($78,102, PI).
- 2008 Research Corporation “Ribonuclease Modification Induced by Substituted Benzoquinones and Hydroquinones” ($54,936, PI).
- 2008 NIH “Studies of protein modification induced by PAH quinones” ($150,000, PI).
- 2009 Research Corporation “Studying the biological activity of PAH quinones using diverse fluorescence techniques” ($35,000, PI).
- 2011 NSF-MRI (1126189) “Acquisition of a UV-Vis-Near IR Spectrofluorometer with Stopped-Flow and Fluorescence Lifetime Capabilities” ($133,314, Co-PI).
- 2013 NIH “In-depth analysis of e-cigarette filling solutions and their biological implications” ($150,000, Co-PI).
- 2013 NSF-RUI (1305696) “Lysozyme modifications induced by substituted benzoquinones” ($223,105, PI).
- 2017 NSF-REU “ICompBio - Engaging Undergraduates in Interdisciplinary Computing for Biological Research” ($359,484, Senior personnel).
- 2018 NSF-MRI “Acquisition of a High Resolution Accurate Mass QTOF-LC Mass” ($392,587, PI).
Internally Funded Proposals:
- 2007 UTC Faculty Research Grant “Investigating RNase Modification Induced by Substituted Benzoquinones and Hydroquinones” ($3,000, PI).
- 2008 UT Foundation Strategic Initiative Grant “Biological Roles of Substituted Benzoquinones and Hydroquinones” ($25,000, PI).
- 2010 Wheeler Research Fund “Ribonuclease A Modification Induced by the Substituted Benzoquinones” ($10,000, PI).
- 2016 Wheeler Research Fund “Correlation study of odor intensity and chemico-biological behavior of odorous quinones” ($10,000, PI).
Internally Funded Provost Student Research Award:
|
Year |
Role |
Title |
Amount |
|
2017 |
Advisor |
Student: Neethu Kurien |
$1,000 |
|
2014 |
Advisor |
Student: Hendrik Greve |
$1,000 |
|
2014 |
Advisor |
Student: Michelle Smith Ribonuclease A Modification Induced by 2-Hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone |
$1,000 |
|
2013 |
Advisor |
Student: Hendrik Greve |
$1,000 |
|
2012 |
Advisor |
Student: Anna Zyglewska Electrophoretic Analysis of LysozymeModified by Chloro-benzoquinone |
$1,000 |
|
2012 |
Advisor |
Student: Ashley Cardenal 1,4-Benzoquinone: A Potential Link to Disease |
$1,000 |
|
2012 |
Advisor |
Student: Chris Cho Fluorescence Studies on DNA Binding of [Rh(9S3)Cl₃] |
$1,000 |
|
2011 |
Advisor |
Student: Chris Cho Kinetic Studies on the Reactions of Naphthoquinones and Amino Acids |
$1,000 |
|
2011 |
Advisor |
Student: Ashley Cardenal The Biological Effect of PAH Quinones on Escherichia Coli |
$1,000 |
|
2009 |
Advisor |
Student: Min Kang Investigating the Kinetics of Amino Acid Modification Induced by para-Benzoquinone Using UV-Vis Spectroscopy |
$700 |
|
2009 |
Advisor |
Student: Albert Vaughn Monitoring Ribonuclease A (RNase A) Modification Induced by 2-Chlorobenzoquinone Using Electrophoretic Technique |
$700 |
|
2008 |
Advisor |
Student: Caitlin Redman Studies of Ribonuclease Modification Induced by p-Benzoquinone Using UV/Vis Spectroscopy |
$850 |
|
2008 |
Advisor |
Student: Steve Ledford Studies of Ribonuclease Modification Induced by Methyl para-Benzoquinone Using Electrophoresis Technique |
$850 |
|
2008 |
Advisor |
Student: Albert Vaughn Methodology Development for the Synthesis of a DNA Binding Agent Using an Amide Coupling Approach |
$850 |