Biochemistry Grant Highlights
Dr. Xu Liu Received the American Heart Association Career Development Award
Xu Liu, PhD, Instructor in the Ortlund Lab, received the 2021 American Heart Association Career Development Award. The award entitled, "Molecular mechanisms of Vamorolone action on X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy", supports highly promising healthcare and academic professionals, in the early years of one’s first professional appointment, to explore innovative questions or pilot studies that will provide preliminary data and training to assure the applicant’s future success as a research scientist.
Dr. Blaine Roberts Received Funding from Michael J. Fox Foundation
Blaine Roberts, PhD, Associate Professor in Biochemistry, received a Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research award entitled, "Validation of blood biomarkers for the detection of Parkinson’s Disease."
Dr. Roberts's research team discovered 14 lipid markers in the blood that distinguish Parkinson’s disease from controls with greater than 80% accuracy. They aim to validate the utility of these markers in a new patient cohort to determine if these biomarkers can be used in the clinical setting to speed up the diagnostic process. Diagnosis of PD typically takes more than a year to reach using clinical metrics. This biomarker assay aims to reduce the time to diagnosis. This will impact the early detection of PD and aid in patient selection for clinical trials.
All New Biochemistry Grants
American Heart Association Career Development Award
July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2024
June 1, 2021 - May 31, 2022
PI: Roberts, Blaine Russell
PI: Seyfried, Nicholas T.