Joy JuedesThe Office of Research announced the following research grants awarded to Chapman University faculty in July and August 2024.
$130,000 — Merck Investigator Initiated Grant Program grant
Sun “Coco” Yang, assistant professor, School of Pharmacy; and Cyril Rakovski, professor, Schmid College of Science and Technology
“Evaluating the Impact of Human Metapneumovirus (hMPV) Infection on Infants and Children During the COVID and RSV Control Era”
The interdisciplinary team, led by Yang, will investigate changes in hMPV infection rates among infants and young children, further characterizing the infection’s impact across age groups.
$150,000 — National Institutes of Health MPRINT (Maternal and Pediatric Precision in Therapeutics) opportunity pool grant
Coco Yang
“Impact of Vitamin D on Gut Microbiome and Metabolome Among Pediatric Oncology Patients”
This project will provide insights into the underexplored area of how vitamin D influences gut microbiome diversity in pediatric cancer patients. Yang is collaborating with Rishikesh Chavan, an oncologist at CHOC, and Shirley Tsunoda, associate dean for pharmacy education at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at UC San Diego.
$597,983 — National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant
Lilian Were Senger, professor, Schmid College of Science and Technology
“Improving sunflower protein functionality and quality by modulating polyphenol-protein and thiol-protein conjugation”
$3,500 — American Association of Law Libraries
Heather Agnew, research and instruction librarian, Fowler School of Law
“Enhancing Legal Research Skills Through a Puzzle-based Approach”
2023-24 numbers for proposals and awards
Number of proposals submitted: 272
Total amounts of proposals: $121.5 million
Number of new awards: 88
Total amounts of awards: $10.9 million
