Pilot Grant 2024-25 Awardees

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Gold Awards ($5,000)

Dr. Joseph Bedont (Biological Sciences, Kent State University)

• Are tanycytes a source of new hypothalamic neurons after major reproductive milestones?

Drs. Robert Clements and Elda Hegmann (Biological Sciences, Kent State University)

• A Liquid Crystalline “Flytrap” for Cancer Cells in the Brain

Dr. John Johnson (Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University)

• Neural Pathways that Mediate Reduced Motivation During Peripheral Inflammation

Drs. Dinah Qutob (Biological Sciences, Kent State University) and Adam Underwood (Math and Sciences, Walsh University)

• Pilot Study of SOX3 SUMOylation in Glioblastoma: Exploring Post-Translational Modifications and Their Role in Tumor Biology