Funding
Our research was
made possible by funding from the following resources:
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US Army ERDC (W9132T24-2-0014) "CERL-29:
Light-sensitive block copolymers for controlling bacteria growth" (09/25/24-09/25/25) |
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NSF
CHE-2419386 "Understanding Architecture Hierarchy
of Polymer Networks to Control Mechanical Responses" (08/01/24 - 07/31/27) |
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O’Neal Invests Program "Creation of BACE1 polymersomes to overcome
resistance in rectal cancer" (01/2024-01/2026) |
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1R01DK131716-01A1 "Islet encapsulation to elicit localized
immunosuppression and immune modulation following
transplantation" (09/15/23-07/31/28) |
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NSF DMR-2208831
(Biomaterials) "Reprogramming redox-controlled
innate and adaptive immune responses by antioxidant polymer
microvesicles" (08/01/22 - 07/31/25) |
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METAvivor, "Targeting the CSF1R/PU.1 axis and PU.1/BET
superenhancer regulome in breast cancer bone metastasis" (08/01/21-07/31/23)
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NSF DMR-2134984 "Polymer Symposium
Support for the 72nd Southestern Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society
(SERMACS 2021)" (09/01/21-08/31/22) |
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NSF DMR-1904816 (Polymers) "Geometry-controlled
rigidity in non-spherical hydrogel capsules" (08/01/19 - 07/31/24) |
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NSF
OIA-1632825
"RII Track-2 FEC: Emergent
Polymer Sensing Technologies for Gulf Coast Water Quality
Monitoring" (08/16-07/22) |
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NSF
DMR-1608728 (Biomaterials) "Dampening autoimmunity with
encapsulated autoantigens in polyphenolic capsules"
(09/16-08/21) |
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National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research/NIH/NIDCR
R21
DE028349 "Hydrogel encapsulated biofilm inhibitors for
dental caries prevention and treatment" (05/19-04/21) |
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NSF DMR-1828232 "MRI: Acquisition of an Atomic Force Microscope for Materials Research and
Education" (10/01/18 - 09/30/20) |
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NSF DMR-1939807 "Symposium
Support for the 259th American Chemical Society National
Meeting, March 22-26, 2020, Philadelphia, PA" (08/15/19-07/31/20) |
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation "Islet encapsulation with
immunomodulatory nanothin coatings" (10/18-09/20) |
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US Army
CERL (W9132T-17-2-0004) "Designing Responsive Nanostructured Multilayer
Hydrogels for Molecular Activation" (03/17-02/20) |
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US Army
CERL (W9132T-17-2-0008) "Temperature Responsive ABA Polymersomes: Synthesis,
Assembly and Characterization" (03/17-02/20) |
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NSF DMR-1350370
"CAREER:
Shape
Responses of Ultrathin Hydrogel Capsules"
(03/14-08/19) |
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NSF
DMR-1725016
"MRI: Acquisition of a Multipurpose X-ray
Diffractometer for Interdisciplinary Materials Research and
Education" (09/15/17 - 08/31/19) |
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
(2-PNF-2016-322-S-B) "Encapsulation of
neonatal porcine islets with novel nanothin immunomodulatory
coating of polyphenolic antioxidant" (09/16-08/18) |
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NSF DMR-1636755 (Biomaterials) "Symposium
Support for the 252nd American Chemical Society National
Meeting: Soft Material Surface Modification to Control
Cell/Surface Interactions" (06/16-05/17) |
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
(2-SRA-2016-270-S-B) "Islet encapsulation with
immunomodulatory nanothin coatings" (06/15-06/18) |
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NSF
DMR-1306110 (Biomaterials)
"Immunomodulatory
ultrathin coatings for pancreatic islet transplantation"
(07/13-04/17) |
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UAB CAS Interdisciplinary Innovation Award |
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"Elastic Cell-Mimetic Nanovectors with Responsiveness to
Physico-Chemical Microenvironment in Tumor Loci" (National
Institutes of Health/DHHS,The Methodist Hospital Research
Institute Center for
Transport Oncophysics: PSOC Outreach Pilot Project
(08/12-08/13) |
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UAB Faculty Development Grant
"Development of a Novel Contrast Targeting Agent for Ultrasound
Imaging and Local Chemotherapeutic Drug Delivery"(2012-2013) |
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"ATP-Generating Polymersomes: Synthesis, Assembly and
Characterization" (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
01/12-12/14)
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"Synthesis
and Assembly of ‘Smart’ Polymers" (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
12/11-12/12)
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ORNL EPSCoR Travel Grant "Internal Architecture of Surface
Hydrogels" (2010-2012) |
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UAB Faculty Development Grant
"Bio-mimetic
hydrogel coatings for pancreatic cell transplantation" (2011-2012)
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UAB Gulf Oil Spill Grant
"Biodegradable sponge-like polymeric microparticles for
effective oil removal" (2010-2011)
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National Institute of Biomedical Imaging
And Bioengineering at NIH (under Award #P30EB011319, 2010-2012)
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University of Alabama at Birmingham Start-up Funds |
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