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Dr. Atanu Duttaroy has two recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants: "Manganese superoxide dismutase in mechanisms of aging and neurodegeneration" (Project period: 9/1/2005-8/31/2010); and "ROS induced cellular toxicity and tissue damage assessment" (Project period: 3/1/06 to 2/29/09). Dr. Hemayet Ullah was awarded a grant from NSF's Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (Signal Transduction and Cellular Regulation Program). The title of the project is: "Arabidopsis Receptor for Activated C Kinase1 (RACK1) Proteins: Role of Protein-protein Interaction in Environmental Stress Signaling Pathways." This research will investigate the Arabidopsis Scaffold protein RACK1A mediated cellular signal transduction mechanisms that regulate environmental stress responses. Project period: 2006-2008.


Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professorship. Academic advancement through intensive undergraduate research and global exchange. 2006-2010. Winston A. Anderson, Principal Investigator. More... National Science Foundation: Center For the Integration of Research Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) subcontract from the University of Wisconsin to Howard University. 2006-2007. William R. Eckberg, PI. National Science Foundation Undergraduate Mentoring in Environmental Biology (UMEB) Howard University Environmental Biology Scholars. 2004-2008 M. McKenna (PI), R. Petersen (Co-PI), G. Middendorf (Co-PI), P. Chaverri (Co-PI). This grant will provide stipends and research support to early undergraduate biology majors and hopes to encourage more participation in careers in environmental biology among our majors. More... National Science Foundation: Blandy Research Station Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program. 2005-2008. Principal Investigators: T. Roulston (UVa) and M. McKenna (HU). National Science Foundation - HRD (RISE): Computational Biology at Howard University. 2004-2007. PI: William R. Eckberg, Co-PI: Wayne Patterson, Co-PI: Louis Shapiro. Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professorship.National Science Foundation: Center For the Integration of Research Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) subcontract from the University of Wisconsin to Howard University. 2006-2007. William R. Eckberg, PI.


LiCor: Purchase of a DNA Sequencer. 2005-2006. Karen E. Nelson, PI.

Dr. Atanu Duttaroy has two recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants: "Manganese superoxide dismutase in mechanisms of aging and neurodegeneration" (Project period: 9/1/2005-8/31/2010); and "ROS induced cellular toxicity and tissue damage assessment" (Project period: 3/1/06 to 2/29/09).