Selected Grants
A Global Syphilis Vaccine Targeting Outer Membrane Proteins of Treponema pallidum
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2024 - 2029Resources and Workforce Development for the Regional Biocontainment Laboratories
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2028Duke KURe Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · 2013 - 2028Perinatal Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) exposure and Immunotoxicity
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · 2023 - 2028Mechanistic Evaluation of Mast Cell Agonists Combined with TLR, NOD and STING Agonists
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2023 - 2027Research Training in Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2000 - 2026A novel vaccination strategy to curb recUTIs
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2023 - 2025Adjuvant Comparison for Peanut Allergy Immunotherapy
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2025Vaccine Adjuvant Discovery Program
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Montana · 2019 - 2025CIVICS Component A - Option 5
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2025Adjuvant Comparison for Peanut Allergy Immunotherapy
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2025Developing RNA Vaccines to Treat Peanut Hypersensitivity
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2023 - 2025Interdisciplinary Research Training Program in AIDS
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2025Basic Immunology Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2025Gonorrhea Vaccine Cooperative Research Center (GV-CRC); Core C: Host Response Monitoring
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Henry M. Jackson Foundation · 2019 - 2025Intranasal M7 and CpG nanoparticulate adjuvant for subunit COBRA vaccination in mice and ferrets
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Georgia · 2023 - 2024Bacteriophage virus-like particle vaccines for fentanyl and heroin overdose
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of New Mexico · 2021 - 2024Duke CTSA (TL1) Year 5
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2018 - 2024Supramolecular peptide immunotherapies for peanut allergy
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2024Rational Design of Transferrin Binding Protein-based Vaccines to Combat Gonorrhea
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Georgia State University · 2019 - 2023Utilizing intranasal immunization to induce a cytotoxic T lymphocyte response and reduce metastatic burden in the lung
ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2021Transmission electron microscope (TEM)
EquipmentMajor User · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2021Developing a SARS-CoV-2 subunit vaccine for nasal immunization
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by North Carolina Biotechnology Center · 2020 - 2021Design and Engineering of VesiVax HIV Immunogen Formulations
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Molecular Express, Inc. · 2020 - 2021Evaluation of Conjugated VesiVax Formulations for HIV Vaccines
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Molecular Express, Inc. · 2020 - 2021Evaluation of VesiVax Adjuvant Formulations for HIV Vaccines
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Molecular Express, Inc. · 2019 - 2021Immunotherapy to combat skin infections
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2021Adjuvant Discovery Program (Option #3)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2020Self-replicating RNA Vaccine for HIV-1 Delivered using a Nanoparticle Adjuvant Formulation
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by PAI Life Sciences · 2019 - 2020Novel Adjuvants and Carriers for Opiod Vaccines
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2020Organization and Function of Cellular Structure
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1975 - 2020Core C: Monitoring Host Response
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Henry M. Jackson Foundation · 2014 - 2020Adjuvant Discovery Program (Option #2)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2019Development of a Peanut Allergy Immunotherapy
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Molecular Express, Inc. · 2017 - 2019Rational design of transferrin binding protein-based vaccines to combat gonorrhea
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Virginia Commonwealth University · 2017 - 2019Pregnant rabbits as a model to evaluate the causative role of ZIKV infection in the etiology of congenital malformations
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2018Selection of a VesiVax vaccine for West Nile Virus
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Molecular Express, Inc. · 2017 - 2018Understanding the Mechanism of Mucosal Immunotherapy
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2012 - 2018Serial Block Face Scanning Electron Microscope
EquipmentMinor User · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2018Overcoming Immunosenescence by Nanoparticle-Mediated Activation
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Columbia University · 2017 - 2018Adjuvant Discovery Program (Option #1)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2017Innate immune adaptations of hibernation as a new approach to protection against acute organ injury
ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists · 2015 - 2017Mucosal vaccination to protect against HIV-1 infection at mucosal sites
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2017Adjuvant Discovery Program
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2017Study protocol 8. TrichGuard and TrichGuard V5L LCM project (Option B)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. · 2016 - 2016Development of VesiVax Carbohydrate Conjugation Chemistry
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Molecular Express, Inc. · 2013 - 2015Evaluation of the nasal adjuvant activity of angiotensin peptide Ang-(1-7)
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2015Overcoming Immunosenescence by Nanoparticle-Mediated Activation
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2014Core C: Immunology
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2009 - 2014Development of Efficacious and Stable Nasal Vaccine Formulations
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2014Sublingual Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2008 - 2013Nasal adjuvant to enhance anti-cocaine vaccines
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2013Enterotoxin targeting and delivery mechanisms
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2012Understanding the Mechanism of Mucosal Immunotherapy
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2012Development of Efficacious Vaccine Against UTI's
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2008 - 2011Nasal Vaccines: Mode of Action, Composition & Delivery
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2011Small cationic antimicrobial peptides: activators of innate & adaptive immunity
ResearchCo-Program Leader · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2008 - 2010Alternative Endpoints for Plague Challenge Models
ResearchConsultant · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2004 - 2008Novel Oral Adjuvant for Dental Vaccines
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2004 - 2008Mast Cell Activator as Adjuvant for Biodefense Vaccines
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2007A Universal Env Immunogen for all HIV-1 Subtypes
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2006NCRR FACSAria Cell Sorter
EquipmentCo Investigator · Awarded by National Center for Research Resources · 2004 - 2006Detection of in vivo ETEC vesicle production
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2006Immunogenicity of an HIV virus-like particle vaccine
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2006Epitope specificity of vaccine-induced anti-HIV IgG and IgA
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2003Aids Research
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1989 - 2002External Relationships
- Mastezellen Bio Inc.
- NIH
- Vaccine Injury Compensation Program https://www.hrsa.gov/vaccine-compensation/index.html
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