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Division of Research and Sponsored Programs

Annual Report 2012-2013

DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS

Message From Research And Sponsored Programs

Tuskegee University recognizes the importance of external support of research and spon-sored programs and the impact these vital programs have on the development of its stu-dents, faculty and society in general. Tuskegee University has a long standing reputation of being among the nation’s premiere minority research institutions committed to the to-tal development of its students and faculty. In this annual report it is evident that through our centers of excellence, academic colleges and other institutional units, our faculty, staff and students are engaged in research that is critical to address the needs of today’s citi-zens, industries and governments.

Since 1996, the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs has more than doubled its annual funding for research and other sponsored programs. The university concluded 2012-2013 with a total annual funding of $47.6 million, which represents an increase of 16% over the last year. Credit for this enormous success goes to faculty members and staff, who continue to search for resources and write winning proposals. The staff mem-bers in the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs and various departments of Business and Fiscal Affairs are also to be commended for their enthusiastic support of the researchers in the grantsmanship process. These grants and contracts not only allow us to fulfill the research mission of Tuskegee University but also make a huge impact on our academic programs. Tuskegee University’s two Ph.D. programs in Materials Science and Engineering and Integrative Biosciences are prime examples of programs that are offered solely based on the expertise and resources developed by the faculty members.

Our long-term plan focuses on actively expanding Tuskegee University’s research in the areas of nanobiotechnology, information technology, environmental science and engi-neering, energy, astronomy, sensors and devices, molecular biology, immunology, public health, toxicology, epidemiology, reproductive and environmental biology, and modeling and simulations.

This report highlights only a few major grants received during the year 2012-2013, while all grants and contracts received are shown towards the end.

Matthew Jenkins, D.V.M. President

Shaik Jeelani, Ph.D., P.E. Vice President of Research and Sponsored Programs

Lisa McMullin Division of Research and Sponsored Programs Manager

Wanda HairstonDirector of Grants and Contracts

Danette Hall Director of Sponsored Programs

Felecia Moss-GrantAssociate Director of Compliance and Laboratory Safety

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GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED IN 2012-2013

DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS

Grants and Contracts Received in 2012-2013

ACADEMIC AREAS/CENTERS/OTHER MAJOR UNITS NO. OF AWARDS DOLLAR AMOUNT

College of Agriculture, Environmental and Nutrition Sciences (CAENS) 77 $16,085,347

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) 18 $2,773,108

College of Business and Information Science (CBIS) 20 $567,437

College of Engineering (CE) 60 $6,941,831

College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health (CVMNAH) 20 $7,329,142

School of Architecture (SOA) 4 $48,000

School of Education (SED) 1 $296,512

Administration (Provost, Bioethics, Library, & Student Services) 9 $3,833,471

President’s Office 1 $1,383495

International Education, Research and Development 5 $646,340

TOTAL 215 $39,904,683

DHS $650,000

2%NSF

$5,350,671 17%

DOD $252,504

1%

HHS $7,370,189

24%

DOE $625,888

2%

DOEd $5,702,610

19%

DOT $97,554

0%

USDA $10,937,384

35%


DHS

NSF

DOD

HHS

DOE

DOEd

DOT

USDA

DHS $650,000

2%NSF

$5,350,671 17%

DOD $252,504

1%

HHS $7,370,189

24%

DOE $625,888

2%

DOEd $5,702,610

19%

DOT $97,554

0%

USDA $10,937,384

35%


DHS

NSF

DOD

HHS

DOE

DOEd

DOT

USDA

Department of Health and Human Services

National Science Foundation

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. Department of Agricultural

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INTEGRATIVE RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROJECT PROVIDES NEW OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH WALMART PARTNERSHIPDEPARTMENT: College Of Agricultural And Sciences

Socially and Historically Disadvantaged Farmers (SHDFs) in the Alabama Black Belt Region Counties have toiled the land for many years. The U.S. gov-ernment defines Socially Disadvantaged Farmers as farmers who have been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudices because of their identity as a member of a group without regard to their individual qualities. George Washington Carver, Thomas Campbell and many others at Tuskegee University worked to help SHDFs improve the quality of their lives through op-timally incorporating the best from agricultural sci-ences and agricultural business practices into their operations.

“Fast forward” to 2011, 2012 and 2013 when SHDFs in 10 counties pooled their resources and with the support of a team of faculty and staff from Tuskegee University’s College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences, Carver Agricultural Experiment Station, Cooperative Extension and Carver Integra-tive Sustainability Center sold fruits and vegetables to Walmart, the largest retailer in the world.

This success story includes countless hours (often 24/7 by farmers and Tuskegee University staff) during the growing and harvesting seasons of pink eyed pur-ple hull peas, greens (collards, kale, mustard, turnip),

and watermelons. Expertise in soils, irrigation and so-lar power were needed and the CAENS faculty and staff partnered with USDA/Natural Resources Con-servation Service and were awarded a $1 million com-petitive grant that provided micro-irrigation and solar powered pumps to targeted SHDFs to sustain yields and quality during periods of low rainfall. Expertise in farm and food safety and ability to transfer the infor-mation to SHDFs was greatly needed and this need was met by CAENS Extension and Research staff who underwent extensive training and worked untiringly. Ultimately all SHDFs were certified via Good Agricul-tural Practices (GAP) and Good Handling Practices (GHP) for each crop, indicating that best practices were in place to ensure safe food. Certifications were performed by State and Federal auditors. The USDA “Strikeforce” initiative was helpful in providing Fed-eral auditors to assist.

The products had to be packaged in clamshells, iced crates, or boxes in certified facilities (supported by USDA/Farm Service Agency) to sustain the product quality and have packaged and labeled produce ready for in-store retail purchases prior to shipping to Walmart Distribution Centers. For some crops the cold-chain had to be sustained once processed for packaging in order for the crops to be accept-ed. Truck drivers were on the highways and county roads to ensure timely pick-ups and delivery. In 2013 a $100,000 grant from USDA/RD provided funds to purchase a much needed refrigerated truck. Tuske-gee University Horticulturists and Plant Pest Special-ists provided timely advice and when necessary the TU team delivered bee hives directly to fields for pol-lination.

In 2012 the Walmart Foundation provided a $250,000 grant to five 1890 land grant universities (Alcorn State University, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Prairie

View State University, and Fort Valley State Universi-ty with Tuskegee University as the lead university) to share best practices among SHDFs across five states. Other corporations that shared expertise and market savvy, included, Whole Foods, C.H. Robinson, W.P. Rawls, and Pura Vida.

Over several years USDA/Risk Management Agen-cy supported faculty and staff who quietly worked with the farmers on issues of resource access, risk management and cooperative organization. During 2011-2012 the farmers organized their membership, elected officers, opened their first bank account and in 2012 announced the formation their new coopera-tive - the “Small Farmers Agricultural Cooperative”.

Two facilities are under construction to strengthen the work started. The Carver Integrative Sustainability Center ($2.3 million) located on the campus farm will host Tuskegee University and agency staff to facilitate program availability and policy changes for farmers and rural communities. The Black Belt Family Farm Fruit and Vegetable market located in rural Dallas county (a $2 million facility funded by the State of Al-abama) will serve as a second packaging Center for the cooperative. The current packaging Center is lo-cated on the Al Hooks Farm in Macon county.

This project is an integrative Research-Extension proj-ect where student “hands-on” learning is facilitated. Many faculty and staff and also Tuskegee University students have been involved in the many facets of this comprehensive project. Key leadership team members include Walter Hill, Miles Robinson, Tasha Hargrove, Raymon Shange, Barrett Vaughan, Bobby England, Gertrude Wall, Gwendolyn Johnson, Alice Paris, Conrad Bonsi, Louise Herron, Konnie Pace, Gwendolyn Harris, Audrey Zeigler, Franklin Quarqoo, Demetrius Hooks, Ralph Ellington, and Joe Sparks.


BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY TO PROVIDE SCIENCE-BASED GARDENING EDUCATION IN ALABAMA BLACK BELT COUNTIES

Description of activity: According to USDA data, the eleven (11) Black Belt Counties in Alabama with a combined total population in excess of 120,000 have “Food Deserts” – defined areas where there is limited access to affordable and nutritious food or a low-income census tract where a substantial number or share of residents has low access to a supermar-ket or large grocery store. The population with low access to grocery stores is in excess of 60,000 while those with both low access to grocery stores and low income exceed 20,000.

Hence, there is a need to increase food production capacity in those Black Belt Counties with “Food Deserts” for easier access by rural communities. This may be accomplished by creating community interest in gardening and providing science-based gardening education. This can be effectively accomplished by establishment of community gardens and engage communities in outdoor learning by utilizing hands-on gardening training facility.

Previously TUCEP established on-campus community gardens in which faculty, staff and students participat-ed in gardening exercises that utilized plasticulture technology. Participants grew a variety of vegetable crops as intercrop and were required to attend a one-day gardening class prior to being allocated the gar-dens. Preliminary evaluation of the project revealed increased interest by the on-campus community and adoption of various gardening principles and prac-tices that were extended beyond the project period. Participants learned basic-to-intermediate level of gardening.

Following the success of this on-campus communi-ty garden demonstration, this project was proposed

PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: Desmond G. Mortley And Leonard Githinji CO-PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS: Susan Bambo, Franklin Quarco, Prosper Doamekpor

to scale up and expand the concept to underserved communities in selected Black Belt counties. The project will target elementary schools, faith-based organizations, youth centers including YMCA, Boys and Girls clubs, and 4-H clubs in the communities and schools. The basic idea is to initiate community interest in gardening and develop youth and family interest in basic knowledge of vegetable production through the provision of resources to these targeted populations.

Our overall goal is to build Tuskegee University’s ca-pacity to provide science-based gardening education

in Alabama Black Belt Counties. This will be accom-plished through the following objectives: To enhance (1) Extension personnel and volunteers development; (2) Extension technology upgrade; and (3) Extension delivery system.

Activities will include recruiting and training Master Gardeners, volunteers and Youth leaders, establish-ing science-based gardens and developing a garden-ing curriculum, conducting workshops and on-site demonstrations, developing and disseminating Ex-tension publications, and upgrading the IT capability at TUCEP.


INTEGRATIVE BIOSCIENCES RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES (IBS-REU)

The Tuskegee University Integrative Biosciences Re-search Experiences for Undergraduates (IBS-REU) site provided research opportunities for undergraduates from across the country. The program was initiated in 2009 as a result of funding by the National Science Foundation, which provided support for the program for Summers 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, during which time 41 undergraduate students (12 males; 29 fe-males) of diverse backgrounds (90% underrepresent-ed minorities), representing almost 25 universities, were selected from over 220 applicants to participate in the ten-week research program in the area of inte-grative biosciences. The Tuskegee University IBS-REU site provided undergraduate students (primarily ris-ing juniors and seniors in the STEM majors, but par-ticularly in Biology, Chemistry, Animal Sciences, Plant and Soil Sciences, other bioscience majors) a unique opportunity, taking a novel approach to conduct re-search by integrating multiple areas in the bioscienc-es. We define “integrative biosciences” research as any research where the continued integration of two

PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: Olga Bolden-Tller

or more science disciplines is requi-site, for example, determining the consequences of genetically-mod-ified plants (Plant Genomics, Plant Sciences) on soil microbial biodiver-sity (Soil Science, Soil Microbiology, Genetics). The primary objectives of this project were to (1) increase the number of undergraduate students, particularly minorities and those who do not have access to research op-portunities, involved in integrative biosciences research in a diverse and nurturing environment; (2) broaden the recruitment pipeline for the IBS PhD program at Tuskegee University and similar programs at institutions across the country by exposing an increased number of undergradu-

ates to a highly productive research environment in integrative biosciences; and (3) provide students opportunities to experience co-mentoring, research safety training and certification, improvements in student technical writing and presentation skills, in-troduction of students to research ethics, Graduate Record Exam (GRE) preparation, and greater contact of the students with minority science role models/mentors. To date, seventeen of the 41 participants presented their research findings at national [n=12] and local conferences [n=5]). Although all partici-pants have not yet graduated from college, of the 41 IBS REU participants, nine have been accepted into or enrolled in graduate programs; four were accept-ed to or enrolled in veterinary school; and three have secured jobs, including one of which who became a science teacher (NSF Noyce Scholar) and returned to TU during Summer 2012 as an Research Experiences for Teachers fellow.

The success of the program is evident by the renewal for a second funding cycle (2013-2016), which began Summer 2013, and is best highlighted by the com-ments received from the program participants, such as the samples below.

-“I really enjoyed my first research opportunity. It was a blessing and I’ll never forget what I’ve learned from Summer 2011 at TU.”

-The best thing about CHEM 299 [Introduction to Re-search course] was “working with students from other programs.”

-“…I enjoyed the networking and the amount of in-formation presented [orientation week and certifica-tion week] the most.”

-“The program helped me understand research so much more and I’m so thankful we were able to be re-search certified; interacting with other REU students was fun and a great learning experience.”

Olga Bolden-Tller


TUSKEGEE-CENTER FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATIVE LEARNING (T-CAEIL)PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: Luther S. Williams DIRECTOR: Sherry N. King

In an effort to assist our students with mastering the necessary skills needed to be competent and skilled workers in the workplace and in alignment with the vi-sion of TU, an intense student-centered and effective institution of higher learning was developed, namely, the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). The QEP sole-ly focuses on the first‐year experience to successfully facilitate students’ transition into college and sustain exemplary academic performance as well as overall human development. The QEP insures that students have a strong grasp of the core curriculum competen-cies of higher order skills of problem solving, critical thinking, analysis and synthesis.

In September 2010, the Tuskegee-Center for Aca-demic Excellence and Innovative Learning (T-CAEIL), a Title III funded program, was established to actively support the University’s mission and provide an en-vironment for improving students’ skill development as learners, thereby leading to success in coursework, careers, and life. T-CAEIL provides an environment conducive for learning to all students, especially first-year and at-risk students. It is a comprehensive learn-ing unit designed to assist students with academic enrichment activities and services that will augment their learning for specific gatekeeper courses (GKC) and strengthen their competency skills of communi-cations and mathematical and quantitative reasoning.

T-CAEIL is composed of two components: a) a Re-source Center and Enrichment Labs to conduct com-munications and mathematical and quantitative rea-soning activities for classes and b) a venue of access to ancillary learning tools such as tutorial/supplemen-tal instruction, academic enrichment consultations, and a variety of specialized workshops that cater to the learning experience such as utilizing various en-richment software and technology, learning strate-gies, and much more.

Such activities support courses such as English Com-position, Pre-Calculus, General Chemistry, Gener-al Biology, and General Physics which is needed to facilitate students’ transition to college and positive adjustment to the University’s learning environment and faculty teaching efforts through reinforcement of appropriate course content.

Over the past three years of existence and T-CAEIL inauguration efforts have ensured that students pos-sess mastery of the following objectives:

• using learning enhancement software• gaining literacy in communications, quantitation, and mathematics• identifying academic strengths and needs of improvements through assessment tools• utilization of extended learning activities to enhance their student learning and academic achievement.

Several projects and initiatives to assist students cam-pus-wide have included efforts such as employed nationally certified peer staff to assist with activities, purchased software to track activities and services, improved workshop content as relates to students’ needs within courses, placement of enrichment soft-ware to assess students’ knowledge of communica-tions and mathematical and quantitative reasoning skills, usage of 24-hour online tutorials, and improved collaborations among other departments as it relates to focused competency skills. Since its inauguration, T-CAEIL has served more than 3200 clients, totaling over 16,000 client visits. Via an-nual assessments the results show a tremendous im-pact on student learning within the courses for three consecutive years (2010, 2011, and 2012) with over-

all pass rate averages of 88.6%, 90.2%, and 88%, re-spectively, in addition, T-CAEIL clients outperformed non-clients by 6.9%, 10.9%, and 9%, respectively.

Luther S. Williams Sherry King

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THREE-YEAR PASS RATE COMPARISON


THE MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE/TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY/UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER (MSM/TUUABCC) PARTNERSHIPPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Timothy Turner CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Roberta Troy

The tripartite Partnership between Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), Tuskegee University (TU) and the University of Alabama Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center (UABCCC) was built from two inde-pendent partnership grants: 1) a P20 grant between TU and the UABCCC, and 2) a U56 grant between MSM and the UABCCC. Although the Partnership was initially functioning under these two separate mechanisms, the three partners have been effective-ly engaged as a tripartite unit from the inception of the P20 grant in 2001. The current three-way Partner-ship was formalized via the U54 granting mechanism in 2005, and so designated as the MSM/TU/UABC-CC Partnership (the Partnership). The Partnership’s major goals are directed at attaining excellence in research focused on the basis of cancer disparities and on reducing the cancer burden. Its primary ob-jectives are to maintain progress in the establishment of productive cancer research programs at MSM and TU, to persist in developing a pipeline of prospective

minority investigators at TU, and to further expand cancer disparity research at UABC-CC. The Partnership is led by a group of accomplished Prin-cipal Investigators (PIs) from each institution, and support-ed by experienced and skilled Program Managers. Timothy Turner, PhD and Roberta Troy, PhD are the PIs for the TU component of the Partnership, with Chiquita Lee, MBA, MPA serving as the Program Man-ager. Its foundational struc-ture consists of three Cores: Administrative, Planning & Evaluation, and Developmen-tal. Within the Developmental Core, there are four Research

Programs and two Shared Resource Cores led by key senior investigators at each institution. The Research Programs and Shared Resource Cores, and the re-spective lead investigators of each at TU are: Can-cer Research Program (Timothy Turner, PhD), Cancer Training Program (Roberta Troy, PhD), Cancer Educa-tion Program (Roberta Troy, PhD), and Cancer Out-reach Program (Vivian Carter, PhD), Bioethics Shared Resource Core (Stephen Sodeke, PhD), and Biosta-tistics Shared Resource Core (Qingua He, PhD). With these Research Programs and the supporting Shared Resource Cores, the Partnership will continue: 1) to tap into the pool of talented students and faculty at MSM and TU through the Cancer Training Program, linking them to established investigators and to the research infrastructure at the UABCCC; 2) to promote a Cancer Research Program, which provides funding for research projects; 3) to encourage graduate and undergraduate students across various scientific dis-

ciplines to pursue careers in the biosciences through our Cancer Education Program, 4) to provide a flow of students into our Cancer Training and Cancer Re-search Programs; and 5) to promote cancer awareness and healthy lifestyles among our underserved popu-lations and increase minority participation in thera-peutic clinical trials through our established Cancer Outreach Program. The Bioethics Shared Resource Core promotes and ensures adherence to bioethical principles and addresses ethical considerations in re-lationships among our institutions, and between in-stitutions and communities. The Biostatistics Shared Resource Core maintains statistical support for all programs. Given the unequal burden of cancer borne by African-Americans and other minority populations (e.g. increased cancer incidence, morbidity and mor-tality), the locations of MSM, TU, and the UABCCC in the states of Alabama and Georgia place the Partner-ship in the ideal geographic region to address and have a significant impact on both urban and rural can-cer disparities in this country.

Timothy Turner


THE TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH/RESEARCH CENTERS IN MINORITY INSTITUTIONS (CBR/RCMI) PROGRAMPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Timothy Turner

The National Institutes of Health established the Re-search Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Pro-gram in 1985, after Congress noted stark health dis-parities between minority and white Americans. The RCMI program major focus is on the development and strengthening of research infrastructure at mi-nority-serving institutions by expanding human and physical resources for conducting basic, clinical, and translational research. Tuskegee University (TU) is one of seventeen institutions that receive funding from this program for the purposes of increasing, not only the presence of minority researchers in biomedical research, but also research studies that positively im-pact minority health. At TU this funding has been used in multiple ways, most notably was the establishment of The Center for Biomedical Research (CBR). The TU

CBR primary goals are: 1) to provide the necessary infrastructure, resources, services and technical sup-port to enhance the ability of its researchers to stay on the cutting-edge of multidisciplinary biomedical research, and 2) support the research and career de-velopment of junior-level investigators. These primary goals are to be achieved through the following aims: • Supporting and expanding the biomedical research capacity of TU

• Providing Core Research Facilities equipped with the infrastructure, instrumentation and personnel to support the needs of the TU research community

• Attracting, developing, and retaining talented research scientists with a passion to help underserved communities

• Providing mentorship and career guidance to enhance the transition of junior-level investigators into independent scientists

The TU CBR is led by Gilbert Rochon, PhD, Principal Investigator (PI); Timothy Turner, PhD, Program Di-rector; Gopal Reddy, PhD, Deputy Program Director; and Chiquita Lee, MBA, MPA, Program Manager. The CBR is composed of an Administrative Core and two (2) Infrastructure Core Facilities, and supports three (3) Pilot Research Projects. The Administrative Core, led by Timothy Turner, PhD, provides the oversight and direction to the CBR’s working components (i.e. Infrastructure Cores and Pilot Research Projects). Temesgen Samuel, PhD is the Core Director of the Shared Instrumentation Core Facility (Infrastructure Core I). The support staff members for Core I are Ja-son White, MS, Core I Lab Manager and Ceyla Da-

vis, MS, Electron Microscopy Specialist. Resources within Core I offer the following capabilities: Digital Wide-field and Confocal Microscopy, Gene Expres-sion Analysis, Flow Cytometry, Microplate Reading (Absorbance, Fluorescence and Luminescence), Gel Imaging, Tissue Culture, HPLC, GC/MS, Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis, Electroporation, Ultra High-Speed Centrifugation, Film Processing and In Vivo Imaging. The goal of the Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Core (Infrastructure Core II) is to build and strengthening the optimal use of biomedical computational resources and information technology by TU biomedical investigators. The Core Director for Core II is Berhanu Tameru, PhD, with David Nganwa, PhD serving as the Core II Lab Manager. The CBR cur-rently supports three Pilot Research Projects headed by talented, junior-level PIs: 1) Clayton Yates, PhD (Identification of Molecular Targets for African Ameri-can Prostate Cancer Patients Using miRNA Profiling); 2) Berhanu Tameru, PhD (Community Based Epide-miologic Research to Address HIV/AIDS in the BBC of Alabama); and 3) Marcia Martinez, PhD (Thymic Nurse Cell Environment in the Pathogenesis of Sys-temic Lupus Erythematosus).


NSF EPSCOR: ENHANCING ALABAMA’S CAPACITY IN NANO/BIO SCIENCE AND SENSORS(GRANT # EPS– 1158862)

NSF CREST: CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN NANOMATERIALS DERIVED FROM BIORENEWABLE AND WASTE RESOURCES (GRANT # HRD – 1137681)

NSF-EPSCoR: Enhancing Alabama’s Capacity in Nano/Bio Science and Sensors The Alabama Exper-imental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ALEPSCoR) Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) (2008-2013 performance period) has created an integrated, statewide partnership among multi-ple academic institutions, including: Alabama A&M University (AAMU), Auburn University (AU), Tuske-gee University (TU), the University of Alabama (UA), the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), and the University of South Alabama (USA). ALEPSCoR-RII-3 aims to enhance research capacity and competitive-ness in the emerging, interdisciplinary area of nano/bioscience and sensors. This focus was developed via statewide efforts over the past several years aimed at identifying strengths and opportunities in Alabama that could be best built upon to enhance research capacity and competitiveness. A set of coordinated research and education activities, and capacity-build-ing strategies are conducted by four interrelated, multi-institutional thrust areas coupled to cross-cut-ting outreach initiatives: The Nano and Biomaterials Research Thrust, led by Dr. Mahesh Hosur at TU, The Biotechnology Research Thrust, led by Dr. Skip Bar-tol at Auburn University (AU), The Optics and Sen-sors Research Thrust, led by Dr. Sergey Mirov at the

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Mahesh Hosur CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: Shaik Jeelani, Vijaya Rangari, Shaik Zainuddin

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and The Nanofabrication Research Thrust, led by Dr. Anup Sharma at AAMU.

All these thrust areas have education and outreach activities which focus on coordinating and collecting data on education, diversity, outreach/partnering, and workforce development efforts in the state relevant to the science and technology foci of ALEPSCoR-RII-3. The broader impacts goal of the education, outreach and diversity program is to ensure that research and information generated by the ALEPSCoR program is broadly and widely disseminated in a clear and ac-cessible manner, and that it functions to stimulate the student pipeline into STEM programs feeding into NBS. Expanded contact allows for increasing de-mographic, geographic, institutional, and curricular diversity. Outreach activities have seen participation from all thrust areas where the faculty members have addressed an audience including community leaders, K-PhD students, and elementary-through-high school teachers. Other NSF funded programs at TU includ-ing MSP, CREST, HBCU-RISE, and PREM have been and will continue to be leveraged to carry out these activities.

NSF-CREST: Center of Excellence in Nanobioma-terials Derived from Biorenewable and Waste Re-sources was established at Tuskegee University (TU) with the funding from NSF for a period of five years starting October 2011. Collaborators from within the USA include Auburn University (AU), Cornell Univer-sity (CU), the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and several industry and national laboratories. International collaboration is built upon the existing relationships with researchers from Brazil and India. The research focus areas of the proposed center in-clude: (a) synthesis of plant based nanofibers through electrospinning and forcespinning™ methods; (b)

production of bacterial cellulose fibers from soy waste products; (c) synthesis of nanoparticles from biodegradable sources such as egg shells and their use as nano-fillers in advanced composites; (d) syn-thesis of biopolymers; (e) development and charac-terization of advanced green nanocomposites using these materials with natural fibers; and (f) product de-sign, prototyping and commercial feasibility studies.

These efforts are being carried out through three subprojects; 1) Synthesis and characterization of nanobiomaterials, 2) Synthesis and characterization of biopolymers and nanobiocomposites, and 3) Processing, performance evaluation and technology transition of green nanobiocomposites to products.

The program supports –Minority In-troduction To Engineering (MITE) and Freshman Accelerated Start- up and Training for Retention in Engi-neering Curricula (FASTREC) to high school students complet-ing 10th, 11th, and 12th grades, respectively, to prepare and motivate them to choose and enter college programs in engineering. MITE is offered to high school students completing 10th and 11th grades through the Col-lege of Engineering, offers summer pre-college pro-grams FASTREC is offered to students who have graduat-ed from high school.

Mahesh Hosur, Ph.D.


EXPERIMENTAL AND COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES OF MATTER UNDER EXTREME ENVIRONMENTSPRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: Nosa O. Egiebor

This project, a Tuskegee University-led consortium consisting of Lawrence Livermore National Labo-ratory (LLNL), Florida A&M University (FAMU), and Benedict College as member institutions will provide technical capabilities that will serve as a catalyst for the creation of sustained research and education partnerships. The partnerships should result in tech-nology and knowledge transfer between academia and the national laboratories and businesses, as well as the establishment of a pipeline of skilled technical

workforce for current and future needs in specialized areas relating to the intersection of energy, materi-als, and the environment. The project will develop structures for research and education in energy and matter under extreme conditions that include initial emphasis in: (a) Physico-chemical Behavior of Nuclear Reactor Candidate Materials after Irradiation Induced Lattice Damage, (b) High Temperature Plasmas in En-ergy Systems, (c) Computational Chemistry and Ma-terials Science for Energy Applications, (d) Training

Project researchers at the Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (CAMS) laboratory at LLNL - July 2013. From left to right: Tuskegee University researchers; David Baah, Nosa O. Egiebor and Vathsala Kanagalasara with LLNL counterparts; Mike Fluss, Kennedy Reed and Scott Toomey - July 2013

Vathsala Kanagalasara of Tuskegee University conducting Fe ion irradiation experiments at LLNL-CAMS - July 2013

CO-PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: Gamal El Afandi, Jonathan Mbah, Vathsala Kanagalasara, And David Baah


of Scientists & Engineers for national STEM human capacity pipeline, with special emphasis on minority students and researchers. In addition to the research areas specified above, the consortium will develop in-frastructures to support a functional and sustainable team that is engaged in advanced education and ca-pacity building. This will include the establishment of various MSI fellowship programs (including summer programs) in science and engineering of materials under extreme environments (MEE), including: (1) MSI-MEE undergraduate fellowship that will focus on capstone projects for undergraduate students, (2) MSI-MEE graduate fellowship that emphasizes prac-tical training in research & experimental methods of relevance to matter under extreme environments.

Postdoctoral research fellowship opportunities will be developed, both at the national laboratory part-

Tuskegee University researcher, David Baah, conducting scanning electron microscopy studies at LLNL – July 2013

From left to right: Edwin Quasie (FAMU), Alfredo Correa (LLNL), Eric Schwegler (LLNL), and David Baah (Tuskegee University) at LLNL in July 2013

ner (LLNL) and within the university partners. Access to large-scale experimental and computational facil-ities is a major aspect of this effort. The implemen-tation of an exchange program for national and international researchers for short term and long-term visits to partner institu-tions and LLNL will be a significant component of the consortium ac-tivities. Other activities will include the development of (a) a summer school on high-temperature plas-ma physics, (b) a summer school on computational chemistry and materials, and (c) a summer school on experimental materials science and engineering.

Nosa O. EgieborPrinciple Investigator


PORTABLE SMART PLATFORMS FOR DETECTION OF BIOLOGICAL PATHOGENS AND CHEMICALSPRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: Naga Korivi

Homeland security involves the protection of the country, its population and infrastructure against threats and aggression. Threats can take various potential forms, including biological and chemical. The ever growing threat of bio-warfare agents and bio-terrorism has made it critical to develop new tools capable of performing on-field detection, anal-ysis and identification of new materials. The protec-tion of food and water supplies is an essential part of biodefense and by extension, an integral part of homeland security. The technologies used for biode-fense are generally not directly applicable for food and water supply protection. There is a need for ro-bust, integrated detection platforms that cater to de-tection of bio-warfare agents and help in protecting food and water supplies. In this context, a project is ongoing at Tuskegee University (TU) on a grant fund-ed by the United State Department of Homeland Se-curity (DHS) to develop new and highly sensitive in-tegrated portable and handheld detection platforms for detection of pathogens and chemical-biological threats. This project is multidisciplinary, incorporating areas of biological and chemical sciences, electrical engineering, materials science & engineering, and computer science. The project involves significant

technology development in various fields including nanotechnology, nanofabrication, microfabrication, materials, electronics, and application specific inte-grated circuits. Among the research initiatives, a por-table Raman spectroscopy based detection platform has been developed based on different approaches such as micro-array schemes, and functionalized na-no-particles in micro-fluidics for surface enhanced Ra-man spectral analysis.

Another platform, based on handheld micro-scale chromatography is under development and includes micro- and nano-fluidics for automatic sample trans-portation in the device as well as on-chip separation, detection and data processing. Both platforms are being incorporated with data modules, in-built data-bases and graphical displays for data transfer via USB interface or wireless communication and identifica-tion of test samples.

In addition to the research initiatives, the project has a major educational component which includes up-dating existing curriculum, developing new and inno-vative courses and supporting learning enhancement in science, technology, engineering, and mathemat-ics (STEM) areas of relevance to homeland security (HS). Till date, one new course has been developed on mobile security, and four existing courses in elec-trical engineering and computer science have been embedded with new modules relevant to HS-STEM. The project enables the training of graduate and un-dergraduate students in multidisciplinary research techniques. The project also provides internship and career development opportunities in HS-STEM areas to undergraduate students at TU. A partnership has been formed with Kansas State University’s Center of Excellence for Emerging and Zoonotic Animal Dis-eases (CEEZAD), a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Center of Excellence

(COE). As part of this collaboration, TU students have been placed on summer internships at CEEZAD. The research and internship experience is expected to motivate students to pursue study in advanced degrees in the STEM areas of interest to homeland security. A longer term goal is to enhance the partici-pation of African-American students in the advanced technology workforce.

Naga Korivi


CO-PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATORS: Li Jiang, Fan Wu, And Juergen Richt (Kansas State University)


CENTER OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAMS IN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE AND ALLIED HEALTHPRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR: Tsegaye Habtemariam

Rationale Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic [PK-PD] driven new anticancer drug development

Amir K. Tiwari

The proposed drug development strategy will be demon-strated for a series of targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitors (quinazoline and pyrimidine analogues), a small molecular weight class of druggable compounds that are being ra-tionally developed to possess anticancer activity. We first began by rationally designing epidermal growth factor (EGFR) receptor 1 and receptor 2 (HER2) inhibitors. In addi-tion, these tyrosine kinase inhibitors are designed in mind to evade drug resistance phenotype such as being sub-strates of ABC transporters. In essence, being dually active and resistant proof, our intention is to ensure maximum chemotherapy. The motivation for this new drug develop-ment approach is based on limitations of current semi-em-pirical anticancer drug development approaches, which rely on a plethora of drug efficacy studies that lack predic-tive capability on how drugs should be used in humans. This project also aims on the use of preclinical studies in animals for the development of a new drug development paradigm. The rationale selection of anticancer agents will be based on the predictive pharmacokinetic [PK] - pharma-codynamic [PD] models that will be used to predict human PK-PD characteristics. These anticancer agents will be ex-tremely useful in curing resistant and metastatic cancers such as lung, breast and brain cancers. Specific aims for this project are -

Specific Aim 1: High throughput screening (HTS) – to screen anticancer activity of TKIs against a panel of resis-tant and normal breast, lung and glioblastoma cell lines.

Specific Aim 2: Selected potent anticancer agents will be characterized for EGFR and HER2 inhibition status while evading drug resistance pathways.

Specific Aim 3: Using systems biology approach - the most active agents will go for whole animal PK-PD and toxicoki-netic development.

Characterization of molecular determinants of aggressive cancers

Temesgen Samuel

As part of a collaborative research activity between Tuske-gee University, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Uni-versity of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center, we are conducting a study to characterize specific protein markers that are indicative of advanced or aggres-sive colorectal cancer. In this study markers of aggressive colorectal cancers in both African American and Caucasian American persons were identified and their role in the pro-gression of the disease is being studied. These proteins are currently under investigation for their functions in vitro and for their translational utility using patient derived spec-imen. We propose that these proteins could be clinically useful to predict prognosis or response to therapy. Knowl-edge of the abundance, molecular status or functions of these markers in patient samples would enable physicians make a rational clinical decision. For example, our recent results show that mutational loss of p53 function in micro-satellite stable background is associated with the worst outcome for colorectal cancer patients with such markers. Related to this, we are also examining the role of tumor-as-sociated non-neoplastic (stromal) cells in the process of tu-mor invasion, metastasis, and drug response. The ultimate goal of the study is to identify signaling mediators from the stromal compartment that modulate aggressive cancer cell behavior, and then to target the pathway regulated by the mediators in order to limit the growth of such tumors. These studies are supported by NIH grant #U54CA118948.

Interaction of Chicken macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs) with avian viruses

Solomon O. Odemuyiwa

Macrophages are tissue dwelling phagocytic cells that are very important in maintaining homeostasis in tissues. Fol-lowing infection, they dictate the strength and texture of the ensuing immune response and play important roles in returning the tissue to homeostatic conditions follow-ing inflammation. Some organisms have evolved into pathogens by manipulating the differentiation of tissue macrophages so that they promote rather than prevent infection. Our laboratory studies how avian macrophages differentiate in tissues both in the presence and absence of pathogenic viral agents. Similarly, DCs are crucial in the induction of primary adaptive immune response. Indeed, DCs are the most effective stimulators of naïve T cells and therefore occupy a central position in linking innate with adaptive immunity. In humans and mice, vaccines that tar-get specific subsets of DCs induce protective immunity. DCs have not been widely studied in chicken. To design vaccines that generate longer-lasting immunity, our labo-ratory investigates the interaction of DNA and RNA viruses with DC subsets to evaluate the potential application of DC-based vaccination strategies in the control of viral dis-eases of poultry. In addition, this project investigates how single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes coding for proteins important in innate immunity affect the inter-feron response of DCs to RNA viruses in different North American breeds of chicken and in commercial meat and egg laying lines.


Patent Applications Approved by the Intellectual Property Committee 2010-2014

Inventor(s) Invention Title Approval Date

2010-01 Clayton Yates Kasio, an indicator/Biomaker of cancer progression and metatasis 10/26/2010

2010-02 Sandra Solaiman Feed Supplement Products and Methods of Using Such Products for Improved Raising of Ruminant Livestock 10/26/2010

2010-03 Clayton Yates Timothy Turner

Establishment of a Novel non-malignant and malignant paired cell line derived from African American Prostate Cancer Patient 10/26/2010

2010-04Cecilia Yates-Binder, Timothy Turner, Alan Wells, Jesse Jaynes, Richard Bodnar

The design and characterization of a peptide derivative of CXCL 10 a-helix and its inhibition of angiogenesis 10/26/2010

2010-05 Kokoasse Kpombluekou-A Recovery of Phosphorus from Poultry Litter 10/26/2010

2010-06Clayton YatesJesse JaynesTimothy Turner

The design and characterization of two Novel Lytic Peptides/LHRH Conjugates on the Inhibition of Prostate Cancer

ApprovedU.S. Patent No.: 8,461,118(Corresponding to U.S.Application No.: 13/178,042)

2010-0602 Kyung C. Kwon Capillary Viscometers for Use With Newtonian And Non-Newtonian Fluids

ApprovedU.S. Patent No.: 7,730,769(Corresponding to U.S.Application No.: 11/439,699)

2010-07 Temesegen Samuel Co-Culture Induced Penicillium Extrulite with anti-cancer cell proliferation Bioactivity 10/27/2010

2011-01 Heshmat Aglan Quick Weld-Repair of Railhead Defects 04/19/2011

2011-02 Heshmat Aglan Nanostructured Thermoplastic Polyimide Films 07/20/2005

2011-03 Abdela Woubit, Temesgen Samuel, Teshome Yehualaeshet Detection of biothreat and foodborne pathogens 11/28/2011

2012-01Teshome Yehualaeshet, Co Inventors: Temesgen Samuel and Woubit Abdela (TU University Faculty)

Modification of Polymerase Chain Reaction Sample Preparation to Differentiate Live and Dead Bacteria 9/20/2012

2013-06 Naga S. Korivi Portable Smart Platforms for the Detection of Biological Pathogens and Chemicals 7/13/2013

2013-0602 Naga S. Korivi, Co Inventor: Kalyan K. Das

Photo Cells based on Donor and Acceptor Nano-particulate Conjugates in Conductive Polymer Blends 7/13/2013

2013-08 Sesha S. Srinivasan, P.C. Sharma, Jeremiah F. Wilson, and Sammie Ely III Universal Tune-In Photocatalytic Reactor for Fuel Generation and Air Detoxification 9/30/2013

2014-01 ShaoWei Gong An n-ratio automatic single-stage gear transmission 2/10/2014

AWARDS RECEIVED JULY 1, 2012- JUNE 30, 2013


AGENCY/SPONSOR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR PROJECT TITLE AMOUNT PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Federal Railroad Administration Aglan, Heshmat Development & Evaluation of Continuous Welded Rail-Joints $ 97,554 09/01/2011-12/31/2013

Purdue University/NSF Aglan, Heshmat PIRE: Nuclear Energy Systems and Materials Under Extreme Conditions $ 80,000 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

Missile Defense Agency Aglan, Heshmat Phase II: Fracture Initiated Processes of Metallic, Polymeric, and Composite Aerospace Materials $ 72,504 09/29/2011-07/31/2013

John Deere Foundation Aglan, Heshmat Hands-on Dissection of a Diesel Engine and Turbo Charger $ 35,000 04/11/1997-No End Date

Missile Defense Agency Aglan, Heshmat Phase II: Fracture Initiated Processes of Metallic, Polymeric, and Composite Aerospace Materials $ 30,000 09/29/2011-01/11/2013

Proctor and Gamble Akasheh, F. Reinvigorating the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum by Integrating Advanced Manufacturing, Metrology and Technical Standards Education $ 4,000 No End Date

Stevens Institute of Technology Akasheh, Firas Engaging Students: Everyday Examples in Engineering (E3) Mini-grant Program $ 2,000 03/01/2013-03/31/2014

USDA/Forest Service, Southern Research Station Ankumah, Ramble Evaluation of the Effects of Selected Forest Management Practices of Soil Enzyme Activity and Microbial

Diversity $ 34,200 08/21/2012-02/28/2014

Virginia Polytechnic Institute State University Baharanyi, Ntam CBAER Extension and Research $ 266,675 09/01/2010-09/30/2015

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University/USAID Baharanyi, Ntam Innovation for Agricultural Training and Education (InnovATE) $200,000 09/30/2012-09/29/2013

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University/USAID Baharanyi, Ntam CBAER Extension and Research $36,646 09/01/2010-09/30/2015

National Science Foundation Bolden-Tiller, Olga REU Site: Combining Integrative Biosciences and Bioinformatics for Undergraduate Research Experiences $355,800 05/15/2013-04/30/2016

USDA/Southern Region SARE Bolden-Tiller, Olga Tuskegee University Goat Production Training Programs $71,164 06/15/2012-06/14/2014

USDA/APHIS Bolden-Tiller, Olga Cooperative Agreement Award between TU and USDA/APHIS to Support Ag-Discovery Summer Enrichment Program $52,000 06/09/2012-12/31/2012

USDA/APHIS Bolden-Tiller, Olga Cooperative Agreement between TU and USDA/APHIS to Support the AgDiscovery Summer Enrichment Program $ 52,000 03/01/2013-11/14/2013

Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, Inc. Bolden-Tiller, Olga The Perdue Foundation Scholarship Program $10,000 02/20/2013-No End Date

New Mexico State University Bolden-Tiller, Olga Professional Service Contract for Agricultural Seminars $7,000 09/01/2011-No End Date

USDA/APHIS Bolden-Tiller, Olga Cooperative Agreement Award between MANRRS and USDA/APHIS $5,000 12/01/2012-11/30/2012

Ohio State University/USAID Bonsi, Conrad Collaborative Research and Capacity Building of Soloine University of Agriculture and the National Agriculture Research System $292,864 08/01/2011-09/30/2015




Auburn University/USDA/NIFA Bonsi, Conrad FY10 Extension Integrated Pest Management $17,500 08/01/2012-07/31/2013

University of California/USAID Bonsi, Eunice Sustainable Technology for Orange and Purple Sweet Potato (STOPS) in Ghana $132,950 06/0120/12-05/31/2013

USDA/NIFA Bonsi, Eunice Communities Enhancing Head start on Healthy Start by Kindergarten $128,000 08/01/2009-07/31/2013

USDA/NIFA Bonsi, Eunice Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) $112,816 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

TUFTS University/USAID Bonsi, Eunice Subcontract between TUFTS University and Tuskegee University to conduct a Research Program Entitled, Nutrition Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSP), Focus on Africa (Uganda) $30,000 10/01/2011-09/30/2012

TUFTS/USAID Bonsi, Eunice USAID, Uganda, African CRSP Program $22,000 10/01/2010-09/30/2013

Miscellaneous Bonsi, Eunice Youth Development Workshop $5,575 No End Date

TUFTS University/USAID Bonsi, Eunice Subcontract between TUFTS University and Tuskegee University to conduct a Research Program Entitled, Nutrition Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSP), Focus on Asia $2,500 10/01/2011-09/30/2012

Tufts University/USAID Bonsi, Eunice Nutrition Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSP) $2,500 10/01/2013-09/30/2013

USDA/NIFA Bovell-Benjamin, Adelia

Upgrading a Computerized Data Collection and Analysis Systems for Sensory Responses in Obesity and Food Product Development $25,000 03/01/2013-02/28/2014

Herb Society of America, Inc. Bradford, Chasity Investigating Enhancement of Angiotension 107 by Hibiscus $5,000 05/01/2013-05/31/2014

Jacobs ESSSA/NASA Burge, Legand Task Orders $105,440 01/28/2012-09/27/2013

Integrity Applications Inc. Burge, Legand Cyber Research Study $76,239 01/21/2013-09/14/2013

Lockheed Martin Corporation Burge, Legand The Design of a Returnable and Reusable Packaging Container $63,774 10/05/2012-05/31/2013

Jacobs ESSSA Group/NASA Burge, Legand Task Order ES15.0 Test Lab-Stages Structural Tests: Stages H2 Tank Test and Stages Forward Skirt/Lox Test $54,332 01/22/2012-09/30/2013

Jacobs ESSA Group/NASA Burge, Legand Task Order: ES.53.03 & 2 and Task Order ES.78.06 ES22 $51,108 04/15/2013-09/27/2013

Air Force/AFRL/RWK Burge, Legand The Tuskegee University STEM Initiative: Sustaining the Pipeline Strategies for Enrichment Experiences $50,000 07/30/2012-11/1420/13

Dynetics, Inc. Burge, Legand Internships $18,974 05/20/2013-08/31/2013



John Deere Foundation Burge, Legand FASTREC $13,000 07/06/2007-No End Date

John Deere Foundation Burge, Legand John Deere Campus Activities $7,500 07/26/2006-No End Date

Union Pacific Railroad Burge, Legand MITE/FASTREC $6,000 No End Date

Exxon Mobil Burge, Legand MITE/FASTREC $5,000 No End Date

Jacobs ESSSA/NASA Burge, Legand Task Orders $800 01/28/2012-09/27/2013




USDA/FAS Carter, Eloise Borlaug Fellowship-Vietnam $30,701 08/02/2012-12/31/2013

USDA/FAS/OCBD Carter, Eloise Borlaug Fellowship - Kosovo $26,261 08/15/2012-01/31/2014

USDA/FAS Carter, Eloise Vocational School Master $ 3,054 03/05/2012-12/31/2012

National Science Foundation Carter, Vivian Fostering Retention in STEM Disciplines at HBCU’s $349,992 09/15/2012-08/31/2015

UNCF/Mellon Foundation Award Chen, Zengjun The Kinematics of Thermal Nitridation at SiC/SiO2 Interface $15,000 06/10/2013-No End Date

The University of Arizona/NSF Das, K. Thrust 2: Subsystem Integration and Silicon Nanophonics $100,010 09/01/2008-08/31/2013

Alabama A&M University/USDA Doamkempor, Prosper Comprehensive Entrepreneurship Extension Team Project $65,000 10/31/2011-07/31/2013

Private Gifts Dozier, R. Architecture Alumni Support $1,000 No End Date

State of Alabama Dozier, Richard Board of Architecture Alabama Grant (HSW) $43,000 No End Date

Private Gifts Dozier, Richard Architecture Alumni Support $1,000 No End Date

University of Minnesota/DOE Ebrahim, Arbin Recovery Act: A Nationwide Consortium of Universities to Revitalize Electric Power Engineering Education by State-of-the-Art Labs $8,333 07/30/2010-07/29/2013

National Nuclear Security Administration/DOE Egiebor, Nosa Consortium on Experimental and Computational Studies of Matter under Extreme Environments $300,000 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

U.S. Department of Energy Egiebor, Nosa Studies of Atomic & Nanostructure Development in Nuclear Materials Under Extreme Service Environments $287,450 10/01/2010-09/30/2013

Auburn University/NSF Egnin, Marcelline CAREER: Carbonyl Inhibition of Butanol Production from Biomass Hydrolysates by Clostridium $15,000 03/15/2013-03/14/2014

Northeastern University/NSF Floyd-Smith, Tamara IGERT: Nanomedicine Science and Technology $48,840 07/01/2010-06/30/2013

UNCF Special Programs/NASA Floyd-Smith, Tamara

Development of an Integrated Microfluidic Ino-specific Carbon Nanofiber Array Electrode Biosensor for Point-of-Care Clinical Diagnosis $23,000 11/23/2011-10/31/2013

Clarence M. Lee Frederic, Lafayette Research Fund for Dr. Lafayette Frederick $1,000 08/01/2012-No End Date

Miscellaneous Donation Frederick, Lafayette Research Fund for Dr. Lafayette Frederick $1,000 08/01/2012-No End Date

University of Alabama/HHS Gayle, Catherine Higher Education Consortium in Child Welfare $21,061 10/01/2012-09/30/2013`

NIH/NIEHS Goyal, Hari Mechanisms of Estrogen Induced Penile Dysfunction and Loss Fertility $163,721 03/01/2013-02/28/2014

NIH Goyal, Hari Mechanism of Estrogen - Induces Penile Dysfunction and Loss Fertility $102,981 03/01/2013-02/28/2014

NIH/NIEHS Goyal, Hari Mechanisms of Estrogen Induced Penile Dysfunction & Fertility Loss $ 92,361 03/01/2012-02/29/2013

Griffin, Gerald Bridges to the Doctorate at IU School of Medicine $64,486 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

UNCF Griffin, Gerald Henry C. McBay Research Fellowship $12,000 06/06/2012-08/31/2012




University of Georgia/USDA Gurung, Nar Comparison of on-farm Winter Feeding Strategies for Sustainable Meat Goat Production $14,500 03/15/2013-03/14/2015

HHS/NIH/NCRR Habtemariam, T. Endowment $265,368 07/01/2012-06/30/2013

USDA/APHIS Habtemariam, T. Conducting Risk Assessments and Risk Assessment Research and Providing Risk Assessment Training $200,000 09/22/2012-09/21/2013

HHS/NIH/NCRR Habtemariam, T. Endowment $2,089,250 07/01/2012-06/30/2013

HHS/NIH/HRSA Habtemariam, Tsegaye Center of Excellence (HBCU) $1,633,748 07/01/2012-06/30/2013

U.S. Department of Education Habtemariam, Tsegaye Academic Reinforcement and Instruction - Activity 1 $973,420 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

U.S. Department of Education Habtemariam, Tsegaye Maintenance & Renovation of Instruction Facilities - Activity 6 $218,069 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

U.S. Department of Education Habtemariam, Tsegaye Student Support Services - Activity 2 $204,387 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

U.S. Department of Education Habtemariam, Tsegaye Advancing the Virtual Biomedical Learning Resources - Activity 3 $189,683 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

U.S. Department of Education Habtemariam, Tsegaye Improvement and Maintenance of Development Public Relations Office - Activity 8 $164,753 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

U.S. Department of Education Habtemariam, Tsegaye Strengthening the Infrastructure in Grad & Research Education - Activity 4 $131,500 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

U.S. Department of Education Habtemariam, Tsegaye Administrative Tools & Capabilities - Activity 9 $127,308 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

U.S. Department of Education Habtemariam, Tsegaye Development of Teaching Module for Computer Assisted Learning - Activity 5 $114,064 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

U.S. Department of Education Habtemariam, Tsegaye Purchase and Installation of Laboratory and Classroom Equipment - Activity 7 $30,000 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

University of Alabama/HHS Hannon, Lonnie Promoting Scientific Discovery that Facilitates Healthy Neighborhood Environments within Regions Affected by Social and Economic Disadvantaged $36,824 05/01/2012-04/30/2013

University of Alabama-Birmingham/HHS/NIH Hannon, Lonnie Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging $13,959 08/01/2010-06/30/2013

FAMU/Realize Consulting Group Hannon, Lonnie SRABC Support Services $6,000 02/01/2012-12/31/2013

USDA/NRCS Hargrove, Tasha 70th Professional Agriculture Workers Conference $25,000 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

The Boeing Company Harrison, Kunle Engineering Design Project $3,000 No End Date

Auburn University/Alabama Department of Commerce He, Qinghua Intelligent Control Solution for Smart Manufacturing & Energy Reduction in Pulp Mills $25,534 10/30/2012-09/30/2013




USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter 1890 Facilities Grant Program at Tuskegee University $1,046,932 09/01/2008-08/31/2012

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter 1890 Facilities Grant Program $1,046,881 09/01/2008-08/31/2013

USDA/NRCS Hill, Walter Technical Assistance to Small Scale Producers in Alabama $300,000 09/28/2012-09/30/2013

Winrock International Hill, Walter Subgrant between Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development and Tuskegee University under the Increasing Farmer Success in Local Food Markets in MS and AL Project $75,000 12/03/2012-09/30/2013

Tuskegee University/CAENS Hill, Walter Professional Agricultural Workers Conference (PAWC) $74,250 No End Date

Miscellaneous Donations Hill, Walter Professional Agricultural Workers Conference (PAWC) $61,306 01/06/1993-No End Date

USDA/NIFA Evans-Allen Hill, Walter Integration of Molecular Agriculture and Human Health: The Use of Poultry for Studies on Cardiovascular

Disease $43,153 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

Tuskegee University Hill, Walter Professional Agricultural Workers Conference (PAWC) $16,805 01/06/1993-No End Date

USDA/APHIS/WS/NWPC Hill, Walter Cooperative Agreement Award between Tuskegee University and the USDA/APHIS, Wildlife Services (WS), and National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) for the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) $15,000 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

USDA/Forest Services Hill, Walter 1890 National Initiative Scholars Program $10,000 01/10/2005-No End Date

Miscellaneous Donations Hill, Walter Tuskegee University Forestry and Natural Resources Program $5,125 11/19/1993-No End Date

Alabama Ag Credit, FLCA Hill, Walter CAENS Undergraduate Agribusiness Scholarships Program $5,000 09/24/2012-No End Date

Helen M. Harrison Foundation Hill, Walter Grant to Recognize the Legacy of Dr. Phillip A. Loretan: Support for CAENS Libraries and Library Services $5,000 12/17/1998- No End Date

Tuskegee University/CAENS Hill, Walter A. CAENS Educational Programs $4,769 06/01/1994-No End Date

Tuskegee University/CAENS Hill, Walter A. CAENS Educational Programs $2,680 06/01/1994-No End Date

USDA/NIFA Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/Ankumah, Ramble Impact of Traditional and Alternative Farming Systems on Soil and Water Quality in Alabama $73,420 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

State of Alabama Hill, Walter/Baharanyi, Ntam State Matching for 1890 Formula Funds $1,284,788 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter/Baharanyi, Ntam On Campus Offices $826,730 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter/Baharanyi, Ntam County Offices $767,164 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter/Baharanyi, Ntam Administrative Office $517,141 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

AALGA Hill, Walter/ Bonsi, Conrad AALGA Matching Funds for USDA/Evans Allen Research Projects $2,248,344 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

USDA/NIFA Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/ Bonsi, Conrad Administrative Budget $1,383,053 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

AALGA Hill, Walter/ Bonsi, Conrad

Tuskegee University and Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industry for the Agricultural Trade Program $288,000 10/01/2012-09/30/2013




USDA/NIFA Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/ Bonsi, Conrad Integrated Sweetpotato Production and Post Harvest Technologies for Alabama $166,973 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

AALGA Hill, Walter/ Bonsi, Conrad State of Alabama Matching of USDA/NIFA McIntire-Stennis Forestry Formula Funds $134,881 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter/ Bonsi, Conrad

Effect of Forest Management Practices on Ecological Processes and Carbon Sequestration in Different Forest Lands $90,125 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

USDA/NIFA McIntire-Stennis Hill, Walter/ Bonsi, Conrad Administrative of Research Supported by McIntire-Stennis Forest Research Program Funds $52,053 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

USDA/NIFA McIntire-Stennis Hill, Walter/ Bonsi, Conrad

Effect of Forest Management Practices on Ecological Processes and Carbon Sequestration in Different Forest Lands $15,000 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

Tuskegee University/CAENS Hill, Walter/ Bonsi, Conrad Fruits/Vegetables/Animal Research Project $6,743 08/01/1980-No End Date

USDA/NIFA Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/ Egnin, Marceline Improvement of Productivity and Quality of Selected Crops through Genomics and Biotech Approaches $121,732 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

USDA/NIFA Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/Gurung, Nar

Integration of Sustainable Resource Management, Nutrition, Reproduction and Goat Health for Production Efficiency, Meat Quality and Marketing Goats $269,952 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

USDA/NIFA McIntire-Stennis Hill, Walter/Gurung, Nar Sustainable Vegetation Management in Alabama using Goats $117,998 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

USDA/NIFA McIntire-Stennis Hill, Walter/Gurung, Nar Sustainable Vegetation Management in Alabama using Goats $107,289 10/01/2011-09/30/2012

USDA/NIFA Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/ Morris, Carlton

Coupling Informal and Formal Learning to Enhance Youth Performance and Interest in Agricultural, Environmental and Related Sciences. $28,617 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

USDA/NIFA Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/Mortley, Desmond

Improved Production Practices to Enhance the Quality and Nutrition of Traditional and New Vegetable Crops and Small Fruits in Alabama $90,219 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

USDA/NIFA Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/ Pace, Ralphenia

A Multidisciplinary Approach to Reduce Risk of Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer and Food Borned Illnesses in the Black Belt Counties in Alabama $146,206 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

USDA/NIFA Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/Rhoden, Errol

Advancement of UV-C Hormesis and Plasticulture Technologies to Improve Sustainable, Production and Health of Fruits and Vegetable Crop $45,559 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

USDA/NIFA Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/Vaughn, Barrett Evaluation of Sweetpotato Biomass as Feedstock for Biofuel (Ethanol $73,575 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

USDA/NIFA Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/Zabawa, Robert

Access and Impact of Programs, Policies and Technologies for Sustainable Rural and Community Development in the Black Belt Counties in Alabama $174,531 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

John Snow Inc Holeman, Doris Smart-networking about Practicing Safe Sex $2,000 09/01/2011-09/30/2012

Hill’s Pet Nutrition Horne, Robert Small Animal Clinical Nutrition $40,000 03/01/2013-02/28/2014

University of Alabama-Huntsville/NASA Hossain, Mohammad A Wave Extraction Method for Numerical Relativity Si mulations of Compact Binary Inspirals $818 09/15/2012-03/31/2013




National Science Foundation Hosur, Mahesh RII: Enhancing Alabama’s Research Capacity in Nano/Bio Science and Sensors $3,000,000 09/01/2011-08/31/2013

National Science Foundation Hosur, Mahesh CREST: Center of Excellence in Nanobiomatrals Derived from Biorenewable and Waste Resources $1,000,000 10/01/2011-09/30/2016

Purdue University/NSF Hosur, Mahesh IGERT: Global Traineeship for Sustainable Electronics $189,760 07/01/2012-06/30/2013

Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) Hosur, Mahesh Graduate Research Scholars Program (GRSP) FY 2011-12 (Round 7) $150,000 08/15/2012-08/14/2013

Alabama Commission on Higher Education (ACHE) Hosur, Mahesh Graduate Research Scholars Program (GRSP) FY12-13 Round 8 $150,000 08/16/2013-08/15/2014

US Army/ERDC Hosur, Mahesh Self-Healing of E-Glass/Epoxy Composites with Latent Hardner Using Hollow Glass Tubes & Microencapsulated Epoxy` $100,000 11/21/2012-11/21/2013

University of South Alabama/NASA Hosur, Mahesh Development of Prepreg and Out-of-Autoclave Process for Z-Aligned Carbon Nanofiber Toughened Lightweight Composites $45,000 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

UNCF Special Programs/NASA Hosur, Mahesh Improved Mechanical Properties of COPV Composites and SHM Sensor Efficiency for Increased Safety and Reliability $23,000 11/23/2011-10/31/2013

Miscellaneous Donations Hunt, III, Rogers Private Gifts and Grants to Construction Science Department $3,000 02/21/2013-No End Date

AAS/NSF Jackson, Jacqueline Evaluation of Efficacy of a Non-Agrobacterium Transformation Process on Two Plant Model Crops $15,362 01/10/2013-no End Date

UNCF Special Programs/NASA Jiang, Li Analog Synthesis of Mised-Signal Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICS) of Flight Electronics in NASA $23,000 11/23/2011-09/30/2013

University of Georgia/USDA Karki, Uma Trainers Training in Agroforestry Practices in the Southern Region $99,954 04/01/2013-03/31/2015

USDA/NIFA Kebede, Ellen Assessing Socioeconomic Impacts of Forest Biomass based Biofuel Development on Rural Communities in the Southern United States (U.S.) $64,755 08/01/2012-07/31/2015

National Science Foundation Khan, M. MRI: Acquisition of a Volumetric PIV System to Study Flow Physics of Vortex Dominated Flows $135,690 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

National Science Foundation Khan, M. Innovative Flight Simulation Experiences for Students and Teachers $35,000 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

The Boeing Company Khan, M. Javed Engineering Design Project $3,000 No End Date

Indiana University/NASA Khan, M.J. Hybrid Wave-Rotor Electric Aero-propulsion $9,640 11/15/2012-11/14/2013

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Korivi, Naga Portable Smart Platforms for Detection of Biological Pathogens and Chemicals $352,429 09/01/2012-08/31/2018

U.S. Department of Homeland Security Korivi, naga Portable Smart Platforms for Detection of Biological Patogens and Chemicals $297,571 09/01/2012-08/31/2014

Purdue University/NSF Kpomblekou-A, K A Global Sustainable Soundscapes Network $1,250 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

National Science Foundation Morris, Carlton Preparing to Train STEM Professionals as Educators $296,512 10/01/2012-09/30/2014

USDA/NIFA Mortley, Desmond Building Capacity of Tuskegee University to Provide Science-based Gardening Education in Alabama Black Belt Counties $349,611 09/01/2012-08/31/2015




University of Alabama Muhjah, Shakir Youth and Peace Building $8,000 08/15/2012-07/01/2013

University of Alabama-Huntsville Murphy, Greg Scholarship/Fellowship, Education Outreach Program under NASA Alabama Space Grant Consortium $23,500 05/06/2010-05/05/2015

Chevron Murphy, Greg Engineering Design Projects - Electrical $3,075 No End Date

The Boeing Company Murphy, Greg Engineering Design Project $3,000 No End Date

Exxon Mobil Murphy, Greg Electrical Engineering Department $3,000 No End Date

University of Tennessee/NSF Murphy, Gregory NSF Engineering Research Center for Ultra-wide-area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Network $253,761 08/15/2011-07/31/2013

Chevron Murphy, Gregory Gift to Electrical Engineering Department $6,000 No End Date

University of Alabama-Huntsville/NASA Murphy, Gregory Scholarship/Fellowship, Education Outreach Program under NASA Space Grant Consortium $1,000 05/06/2012-05/05/2015

Xerox Narang, Hira PREFICS Summer Program $40,000 06/01/2005-No End Date

Rutgers Narang, Hira Center of Excellence for Command, Control and Interoperability $12,000 07/01/2012-06/30/2013

Morris Animal Foundation Perry, Ruby Pharmacokinetics of Leveracetam in Foals $4,000 06/01/2013-08/31/2013

USDA/NIFA Prakash, C.S. Linking DNA Markers to Key Bioenergy Traits in Miscanthus $299,524 09/01/2012-08/31/2015

ICRISAT Prakash, C.S. Improving Groundnut Farmers’ Income and Nutrition through and Technology Enhancement (I-FINITE) $111,306 01/01/2012-09/30/2013

Cornell University/USAID Prakash, C.S. Agriculture Education and Innovative System’s Project $80,400 07/01/2012-09/30/2013

Iowa State University/USDAPrakash, C/

Jackson, Jacqueline

Transgenic Approaches in Managing Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybean $116,124 01/01/2013-12/31/2017

National Science Foundation Qazi, M. Collaborative Research: Alabama Alliance for Students with Disabilities in STEM $78,513 08/12/2012-09/30/2014

State of Alabama Quinn, Gary Disadvantaged Business Enterprise $216,622 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

Clarkson Aerospace Corporation/AFRL Rangari, V. Minority Leasers Program Materialss and Manufacturing Nanotechnology Research $25,000 10/01/2012-11/29/2013

Clarkson Aerospace Corporation/AFRL Rangari, V. J. Minority Leasers Program Materialss and Manufacturing Nanotechnology Research $6,400 10/01/2012-11/29/2013

Chevron Ray, P.K. Engineering Design Projects -Mechanical $3,075 No End Date

Exxon Mobil Ray, P.K. Mechanical Engineering Department $2,000 No End Date

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Ray, Pradosh Development of a Course on Nuclear Fuel Cycle $38,438 04/01/2012-03/31/2013

Chevron Ray, Pradosh Gift to Mechanical Engineering Department $6,000 No End Date

USDA/FAS Reddy, Gopal SCEP PRC Team 2 Bulk Transportation of Feed $35,268 09/17/2012-09/17/2014




Merial Reddy, Gopal Veterinary Scholars Program $10,000 04/01/2010-10/31/2013

Supreme Council of Universities Reddy, Gopal Epidermological Studies on Environmental Pollution of Poultry Farms $7,500 No End Date

USDA/NIFA Reddy, Gopal Efficacy of Curcim in Augmenting Disease Resistance in Catfish Improved Detection Methods $4,458 10/01/2011-09/13/2013

Lyrasis Roberts,Juanita HBCU Photograph Preservation Project $8,000 02/23/2012-09/30/2013

HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Rochon, Gilbert, Turner, Timothy Shared Instrumentation Facility (TURSIF) $416,016 07/01/2012-06/30/2013

HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Rochon, Gilbert, Turner, Timothy Administrative Core $228,777 07/01/2012-06/30/2013

HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Rochon, Gilbert, Turner, Timothy Identification of Molecular Targets for African American Prostate Cancer using NIRNA Profiling $200,708 07/01/2012-06/30/2013

HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Rochon, Gilbert, Turner, Timothy Community Based Epidemiologic Research to Address HIV/AIDs in Black Belt Counties in Alabama $187,862 07/01/2012-06/30/2013

HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Rochon, Gilbert, Turner, Timothy Infrastructure Development in Computational Biology and Formatics $185,865 07/01/2012-06/30/2013

HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Rochon, Gilbert, Turner, Timothy Thymic Nurse Cell Environment in the Pathogenesis Lupus Erythematosis $164,267 07/01/2012-06/30/2013

Coca Cola Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $75,000 No End Date

3M Copany Sara, Tejinder Frontline - Sales for Social Impact $25,000 No End Date

Miscellaneous(Coca Cola) Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $25,000 No End Date

The Boeing Company Sara, Tejinder Scholarship $15,000 No End Date

3M Company Sara, Tejinder Frontline-Sales Travel Grant $12,000 No End Date

Union Pacific Railroad Sara, Tejinder Faculty and Curriculum Development for CBIS $7,000 No End Date

Procter and Gamble Sara, Tejinder The Proctor and Gamble Fund $6,000 No End Date

3M Company Sara, Tejinder Frontline Sales Travel Grant $6,000 No End Date

Miscellaneous Donations Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $5,381 No End Date

Prime BuchHolz Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $5,000 No End Date

The Greater Cincinnati Foundation Sara, Tejinder The Procter and Gamble Fund $4,000 No End Date

Miscellaneous Donations Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $3,770 No End Date

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $3,500 No End Date

3M Company Sara, Tejinder Frontline - Sales Travel Grant $3,000 No End Date

Altria Group Distribution Company Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $3,000 No End Date

Management Education Alliance Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $1,000 No End Date

HHS/NIH Sayegh, Ayman A Physiological Role of Gastric Releasing Peptide in the control of Mealsize $298,602 09/01/2012-08/31/2013




Birmingham Racing Commission Sayegh, Ayman Surgical Treatment of Chron’s Disease in the Equine: An Evaluation of Various Sutures on Intestinal Wound Healing $4,091 03/02/2009-12/31/2012

Birmingham Racing Commission Sayegh, Aymen Surgical Treatment of Chron’s Disease in the Equine: An Evaluation of Various Sutures in Intestinal Wound Healing $8,757 03/02/2009-03/31/2014

Alumni and Friends Sellers, Cynthia The Challenge 2000 $14,315 No End Date

USDA/NRCS Shange, R/Hill, Walter Tuskegee University Black Belt Irrigation Project $996,500 09/01/2012-09/01/2015

American Institute of Physics Sharma, P.C. Design and Development of Novel Materials and Reactor Systems for Photocatalysis $2,000 01/01/2013-12/31/2013

Alabama Academy of Science (AAS) Sharma, P.C. Phonons, Nanomaterials and Lasers $1,000 03/01/2013-02/28/2014

HHS/NIH/NCI Simon, Liz Role of the Angiogenic Chemokine, CXCL in Prostate Cancer $142,300 09/26/2012-08/31/2013

USDA/NIFA Tackie, Nii Value-Added Leadership for Strengthening Extension Personnel and Citizens $350,000 09/01/2012-08/31/2014

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership-Full Project Yates $325,527 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership-Full Project Samuel $137,352 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership-Pilot Project Khazal $126,445 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership-Cancer Outreach Program $ 109,262 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership-Cancer Training Program $101,728 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership-Administrative Core $100,895 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership-Cancer Education Core $98,945 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership-Bioethics Shared Resources Core $98,687 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership-Planning and Evaluation Core $44,100 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership-Biostatistics Shared Resources Core $39,242 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

University of Alabama-Birmingham Turner, Timothy Deep South Research Center for Minority Aging Research $35,038 09/01/2012-06/30/2013

University of Alabama/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Transdisciplinary Geographic Management $3,000 04/01/2012-09/29/2012

Chevron Vahdat, Nader Gift to Chemical Engineering Department $6,000 No End Date

Chevron Vahdat, Nader Engineering Design Projects - Chemical $3,075 No End Date




The Boeing Company Vahdat, Nader Engineering Design Project $3,000 No End Date

Exxon Mobil Vahdat, Nader Chemical Engineering Department $3,000 No End Date

State of Alabama/Dept. of Agriculture and Industries Vaughn, Barrett Business and Farm Food Safety Training to Enhance the Competiveness of Alabama Specialty Crops $24,753 09/30/2012-07/30/2015

Miscellaneous Donations Warren, Reuben Gift to the Bioethics Center $5,690 No End Date

HHS/PHS/CDC Warren, Rueben Bioethics and Public Health: A Bridge Over Troubled Water $206,000 01/01/2013-12/31/2013

HHS/NIH Warren, Rueben Building Partnerships to Enhance Health and Healthcare Delivery in Alabama and Georgia $49,500 07/12/2012-06/30/2013

Miscellaneous Donations Warren, Rueben Gift to Bioethics Center $540 No End Date

U.S. Department of Education Williams, Luther Title III SAFRA $905,628 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Williams, Luther Howard Institute 2012 College Initiative $750,000 09/01/2012-08/31/2016

U.S. Department of Education Williams, Luther Renovation of Instructional Facilities $606,924 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

U.S. Department of Education Williams, Luther Academic Enhancement Core Curriculum and Retention Strategies for Students - Activity 1 $582,533 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

U.S. Department of Education Williams, Luther Enhancing the Curriculum through Technology - Activity 5 $365,916 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

U.S. Department of Education Williams, Luther Library Enhancement - Activity 2 $325,045 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

U.S. Department of Education Williams, Luther Faculty Development - Activity 3 $297,561 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Williams, Luther Howard Hughes Institute’s 2012 College Initiative $250,000 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

U.S. Department of Education Williams, Luther Program Administration $102,000 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

University of Alabama-Birmingham/NSFWindham,

Herman/Jeelani, Shaik

Alabama LSAMP Student Transitions - Phase V (YR 2) $24,861 10/01/2012-09/30/2013

U.S. Department of Education Woodson, Edna Upward Bound Program $363,819 06/01/2013-05/31/2014

USDA/NIFA Woubit, Abdela Development of PCR-Microplate Array for Salmonella Serovars and Specific Identification of Foodborne Pathogens Using Nanoparticles Based Bio $258,895 09/01/2012-08/31/2015

National Science Foundation Wu, Fan Collaborative Project: Capacity Building in Mobile Security through Curriculum and Faculty Development $99,164 11/01/2012-10/31/2015

Chun Chen Yan, Wen Applications of Mathematical and Statistical Models in Financial Analysis $2,989 11/01/2012-10/31/2014

USDA/OAO Zabawa, Robert Small Farm Outreach, Training and Technical Assistance $300,000 09/01/2012-08/31/2013

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