Grants Received

Funds totaling $207,970 were recently received by the Bayer School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, the Mylan School of Pharmacy, and McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts.

  • Dr. Michael Cascio, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bayer School, and Dr. David J. Lapinksy, School of Pharmacy, $198,000, from the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Mental Health for Photoprobes for Identifying Potential Anti-depressant and Anti-anxiety Medication. This is Year 2 of the two-year award with current funds totaling $363,000. The period of the award extends to March 31, 2015.
  • Dr. Alexander Kranjec, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts, $9,970, from Duquesne Faculty Development Fund award for What Is Art (in the Brain)? Investigating the Neural Basis for Conceptualizing Artistic Intent using fMRI. Dr. Julia Sienkewicz, assistant professor of art history, is a co-investigator.

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