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PI Campus Title Amount
Spring 2009: AY 2008-2009
Joint Venture
Lauzon, Carol East Bay Rapid Detection, Identification and Characterization of Shiga toxin Producing E. coli in Foods 25,000
Lin, Wei-Jen Pomona Synthesis and Antimicrobial Effect of Amorphous Magnesium Oxide Aerogel 25,000
Stone, Bradley San José Continuous-flow PCR in Microfluidic Microdroplets 24,500
Xu, Howard Los Angeles Identification of Antibacterial Compounds and their Cellular Targets 20,800
Programmatic
Collins, Elaine San José SCCBEP Bioprocessing Curriculum Development and Dissemination 15,000
Lee, Steven San José Fluorescence Applications in Molecular Biology and Forensic Science Course Development 15,000
Sreenivasan, Aparna Monterey Bay The Development of an Interdisciplinary Laboratory Course that Addresses Local Water Quality Issues in the Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Regions 15,000
Fall 2008: AY 2008-2009
Faculty Seed
Abramson, Tzvia San José Intestinal Inflammation in Human is Associated with Elevated Blood Alpha4beta7 Plasmablasts 15,000
Alas, Steve Pomona Inflammatory Response to Experimental Human Prosthetic Metal Alloys 13,758
de la Torre, José San Francisco Student Research on the Isolation and Characterization of Thermophilic Nitrifiers 15,000
Dillon, Jesse Long Beach Proteomics-based Screening of Halophilic Microorganisms for Novel Enzymes 15,000
Edwards, Robert San Diego Cell Phone Bioinformatics 15,000
Feazell, Rodney Sacramento Novel Ruthenium Phosphinite Complexes as Anticancer Drugs 15,000
Fisher, Kirsten Los Angeles Phylogenetic and Physiological Diversity of the Model Desiccation Tolerant Moss, Syntrichia ruralis 14,995
Fogle, Emily San Luis Obispo Human Serine Hydroxymethyltransferase: An Anticancer Target 15,000
Goto, Joy Fresno Metal Ion Homeostasis and Oxidative Stress in a Fruit Fly Model of Alzheimer’s Disease 15,000
Hafernik, John San Francisco Ecoinformatics of the New California Academy of Sciences 'Green Rooftop' 15,000
Jayasinghe, Sajith San Marcos Elucidating the Structure of Thin Aggregative Fimbriae of Salmonella 15,000
LeDuc, Danika East Bay Elucidating the Molecular Mechanism of Selenium Hyperaccumulation in Stanleya pinnata 15,000
Liu, Junjun Pomona Functional study of a novel Xenopus polo-like kinase 1 substrate 15,000
Lukeman, Philip Pomona Positional Photocleavage Control of Nucleic Acid Nanoswitches 14,965
Masiello, Tony East Bay Determination of Nitrogen-Oxide Flux Values from Soil Using FT-IR Spectroscopy 15,000
Miyamoto, Alison Fullerton A Role for MAGP-2 in Ovarian Cancer 15,000
Ott, Lisa Chico Preparation and Optimization of New Biodiesel Fuels from Locally Grown Almonds 15,000
Postma, Hendrik Northridge Transverse Conductance of ssDNA in Graphene Nanogaps 15,000
Russell, Scott Stanislaus Rapid Detection of Plasmid-encoded Protein Toxins from Bacillus Spores via Matrix-assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry 15,000
Selvaduray, Guna San José Fatigue Testing of Metallic Wires for Medical Implants 14,600
Sinchak, Kevin Long Beach Colocalization of Proopiomelanocortin and Nociceptin Receptor mRNA Expression in Neurons that Project to the Medial Preoptic Nucleus 15,000
Spady, Thomas San Marcos Applying Biotechnology Towards Bear Conservation 14,992
Stathopoulos, Christos Pomona Characterization of Novel Virulence Factors of Yersinia pestis, the Causative Agent of Plague 15,000
Teh, Kwok-Siong San Francisco Directed Migration of Cells Through the Influence of Metal Oxide Nanowires on Lamellipodia Filopodia, and Focal Adhesions 15,000
Tenney, Charles Fresno A Staggered Array of Pinhole Cameras for Nuclear Imaging of the Breast 15,000
Thompson, Stacey Los Angeles Risk Assessment of Trees with Novel Traits through Population Genomics 15,000
Wolkowicz, Roland San Diego Construction of a Random Peptide Library for Nuclear Expression in Mammalian Cells 15,000
Zhao, Yuanxiang Pomona The Effect of Bisphenol A On The Adipogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells 14,895
Spring 2008: AY 2008-2009
Joint Venture
Cohen, Michael Sonoma Integrated Biological Wastewater Scrubbing and Biogas Production 25,000
Lee, Steven San José Optimizing DNA Stabilization and Storage of Forensic DNA Samples using Polymers 25,000
Miranda, James Sacramento Development of an Economically Efficient Route to the Amino Acid Statine 5,000
Tolmasky, Marcelo Fullerton The Race Against Antibiotics Resistance: Searching for Inhibitors of Aminoglycoside Modifying Enzymes 25,000
Programmatic
Starkey, Laurie Pomona Development of Online Tutorials for the Organic Chemistry Laboratory 5,000
Varkey, Jacob Humboldt Development of Stem Cell Laboratory Course 14,792
Wang, Tieli Dominguez Hills Fluorometer Instrumentation Enhancement 15,000
Fall 2007: AY 2007-2008
Faculty Seed
Crowhurst, Karin Northridge Probing the Role of Protein Dynamics in human BDNF Using NMR Spectroscopy 15,000
Cuajungco, Math Fullerton Protein Interactome Analysis of the TRPML 1 Ion Channel 15,000
Earley, Ryan Fresno Recptor-Mediated shifts in serotonin metabolism: implications for aggressive behavior 15,000
Escorza-Trevino, Sergio Los Angeles Development of a powerful new genetic marker (Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms or SNPs) for marine mammal conservation applications 15,000
Gillespie, Blake Channel Islands The Stability and folding of CusF, a novel copper-binding protein 14,690
Hosten, Serkan San Francisco Detecting Chromosome Clustering in Human Lymphocytes 15,000
Kassegne, Samuel San Diego A New high-collection efficiency biochip for molecular diagnostics and pathogen separations 15,000
Kristan, Deborah San Marcos Immune response and susceptibility during virus-nematode co-infection as a model for human hook-worm HIV infection 15,000
Murray, Sean Northridge Regulated transcription and proteolysis of master regulators during a bacterial cell cycle 15,000
Peavy, Thomas Sacramento Development of Methods to Isolate, Quantify and Assay Oligosaccarides Involved in the Block to Polyspermic Fertilization 15,000
Patel, Nilay Fullerton Induction of ApoE Gene Expression by Anti-fungal Agents 15,000
Smith, Christopher San Francisco Computational prediction and in vivo verification of insect ribosomal entry sites 15,000
Szick-Miranda, Kathleen Bakersfield The Role of r-protein S15a in Ribosome Heterogeneity 15,000
Wen, Xin Los Angeles Investigation of the Binding of Toxic Metal Ions to a Zinc Finger Containing Protein 15,000
White, Andrea Chico Molecular Genetic Analysis of Reduced Phosphorus Metabolic Pathways in Diverse Soil Bacteria 14,650
Wolkowicz, Roland San Diego Development of GFP as a Biosensor for the Search of Protease Inhibitors 14,993
Zhong, Jianmin Humboldt Real-time PCR studies of infection and transmission of Rickettsia in Ixodes pacificus Ticks 13,434
Spring 2007: AY 2007-2008
Joint Venture
Bernstein, Sanford San Diego Gene Expression Abnormalities in a Genetic Model of Cardiac Disease 23,300
Komives, Claire San José LC/MS-based isotopomer analysis of bacteria for enhanced product formation 25,000
McAlpine, Shelli San Diego Determining the mechanism of action for novel anticancer agents: Sansalvamide A derivatives 25,000
Mothé, Bianca San Marcos The identification of cellular immune responses against influenza vaccines 25,000
Youngblom, Janey Stanislaus Genotypic and Phenotypic Association Studies of a Human Chromosomal Disorder 25,000
Programmatic
Ballard, Ruth Sacramento Development of a state-of-the art laboratory-based course in Forensic Biology 11,283
Fischhaber, Paula Northridge CSUN Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Instructional Tissue Culture Facility 15,000
Kantardjieff, Katherine Fullerton Revolutionizing a computational biochemistry curriculum with interactive documents, case studies and presentations 14,690
Peavy, Thomas Sacramento Development of a Graduate Level Cell & Molecular Methods and Techniques Course 14,155
Stathopoulos, Christos Pomona Updating the Infrastructure of a Diagnostic Microbiology Teaching Laboratory 14,955
Workshop
Mason, Andrew Long Beach Principles and Applications of MALDI-TOF-TOF in Proteomics and Biotechnology 14,614
Patel, Nilay Fullerton Development of Stem Cell Laboratory courses in the CSU system 15,000
Fall 2006: AY 2006-2007
Faculty Seed
Adams, Nikki San Luis Obispo Mass Spectroscopy Analysis of Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on the Proteome of Sea Urchin Embryos 13,500
Bush, Jason Fresno Identification of Membrane Biomarkers from Staged Pancreatic Cancer Cells by Quantitative Proteomics 13,500
Chen, Esther Fullerton Target Genes of ExoS-ChvI, a Signaling Pathway Critical for Bacteria-plant Symbiosis 13,500
Chu, Diana San Francisco Defining Histone Variant Function in Sperm Chromosome Structure 13,500
Escobar, Matthew San Marcos Characterization of Plant Responses to Acidic Soils: A Molecular Approach 13,500
Huxford, Tom San Diego Biochemical Characterization of Human and Fly IkappaB Kinases 13,500
Kellen-Yuen, Cynthia Sacramento Crystallographic Analysis of Substrate Binding Determinants in Yeast and Human Kynureninase 13,500
Krug, Patrick Los Angeles Population Genetics and Molecular Identification of Marine Invasive Species 13,500
Miranda, James Sacramento Intramolecular vinylcyclopropane Radical Cyclization-Fragmentation 13,500
Mogul, Rakesh Pomona Lanthanide Chelates for Phosphotyrosine Detection 13,500
Myers, Michael Long Beach The Role of Maxi-K Channels in a Viral Therapy for Glioma Cell Cancer 13,500
Okada, Kazunori San Francisco Computer-Assisted Image Analysis for Differential Diagnosis in Dentistry 13,500
Riley, Larry Fresno Proteomic Analysis of Glucose Metabolism in Tilapia 13,500
Sommerhalter, Monika East Bay Investigating the Putative role of TM0159 as a Noncanonical Nucleotide Triphosphatase 13,500
Stein, Mary-Pat Northridge Identification of L. pneumophila effector complexes required for Intracellular Survival 13,443
Tomanek, Lars San Luis Obispo Analysis of the Ciona intestinalis Stress Proteome with Differential Gel Electrophoresis (DIGE) 13,500
Wang, Ching-Hua Channel Islands Development of a Human Neural Stem Cell Model for Drug Screening for Alzheimer's Disease 13,500
Waters, Elizabeth San Diego Towards Indentifying Novel Genes and Pathways in Plant cold and Freezing Stress Tolerance 13,235
Zhang, Jinsong Chico Total Synthesis and Biological Activity Study of Neolignans 13,500
Spring 2006: AY 2006-2007
Joint Venture
Benson, Steve East Bay Effects of Telmisartan on Proliferation and ECM Synthesis in Cardiac and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells 16,000
Du, Winncy San José Design of Fiber Optic Structure for Intravascular Artery Plaque Inspection 22,480
Kantardjieff, Katherine Fullerton Structural Biology of the embCAB Gene Products in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis 23,760
McReynolds, Katherine Sacramento Studies Directed Towards the Synthesis of Anti-Viral Glycodendrimers 27,000
Meyer, Christopher Fullerton Structure-function Studies of the Bacterial ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylases 27,000
Porter, Edith Los Angeles Identification of Novel Lipid-based Antimicrobials at the Genomic and Functional Level 8,000
Sharp, Sandra Los Angeles Development of Solexa SBS Direct Sequencing as a Global Assay for ChIP in Large Genomes 27,000
Programmatic
Baysdorfer, Chris East Bay Biotechnology Program Expansion at California State University, East Bay 10,000
Blee, Kristopher Chico Learning Enzyme Catalysis: An inquiry based approach 15,000
Lee, Steven San José Advanced Forensic Biotechnology Program Development 15,000
Selvaduray, Guna San José Development of Laboratory for Evaluating Biocompatibility of Materials for Medical Devices 14,950
Workshop
Gillespie, Blake Channel Islands Modernizing the Biochemistry Curriculum: Molecular Graphics and Modeling in the Classroom and Laboratory 15,000
Thompson, Jeff San Bernardino CSUPERB Stem Cell Workshop 14,700
Fall 2005: AY 2005-2006
Faculty Seed
Arbogast, Brian Humboldt Comparative Molecular Evolution of Whale Ectoparasites 10,000
Arenas-Mena, Caesar San Diego Gene Regulatory Networks in Hydroides elegans Embryos 10,000
Choi, Hee Kwang Dominguez Hills The Role of Lipid Rafts in Integrin- and Prolactin-dependent Activation of STAT5 in Mammary Epithelial Cells 10,000
Clark, Daniel Chico Microbial Metabolism of Propane and Propylene 10,000
Cohen, Sara San Francisco PhenoSVM: A Machine Learning Method and Tool for Association mapping of Complex Genetic Traits 9,700
Denton, Amy Channel Islands Molecular Evolution of Freezing Tolerance in Crop Plants 10,000
Edwards, Daniel Chico Biochemical Investigation of the Terminal Prenyltransferase Step in Lyngbyatoxin A Biosynthesis 10,000
Goodman, Anya San Luis Obispo Phosphoregulation of the Yeast Actin-binding Proteins 10,000
Hampton, Philip Channel Islands Continuous Organic Synthesis: Pharmaceutical Chemistry in a STT™ Reactor 10,000
Han, Jianchao Dominguez Hills Developing Graph Algorithms in Finding Gene Communities from Online Literature 10,000
Immoos, Chad San Luis Obispo Identifying Anitbodies for Biomarkers of Malignant Melanoma 10,000
Kelley, Scott San Diego Design and Development of Broad-spectrum Bacterial Vaccine 10,000
Lillard, Sheri Northridge Quantitative Bioassays for Lactate Dehydrogenase mRNA and Enzyme in Single Cells 10,000
Mazzag, Borbala Humboldt Computational Investigation of Ca2+-Release Sites Consisting of Type I and Type II IP3 Receptors 9,980
Nissen, Robert Los Angeles Characterization of a Zebrafish Mutant as a Model for Williams-Beuren Syndrome 10,000
Peterson, Dan San Luis Obispo Tissue-Specific Regulation of Lipogenesis by the Transcription Factors SREBP and ChREBP 10,000
Shpak, Elena Fullerton Role of EKIP1 Protein in ERECTA Receptors-like Kinase Mediated Signaling Pathway 10,000
Works, Carmen Sonoma Primary Structural Investigation of Two Novel Chomium(III)-proteins 10,000
Spring 2005: AY 2005-2006
Joint Venture
Kitts, Christopher San Luis Obispo Bacterial Methane Cycling in a Petroleum Contaminated Aquifer 28,000
Lin, Wei-Jen Pomona DNA Microarray Analysis of Clostridium botulinum 21,750
Livesay, Dennis Pomona Phylogenetic Similarity Maximization: A New Algorithm for Polygenetic Motif Detection 28,700
Macher, Bruce San Francisco Characterization of Antigas Recognized by Anti-cancer Antibodies 30,000
McAlpine, Shelli San Diego Synthesis of Novel C-2 Symmetrical Marocycles and their Biological Activity 30,000
Sabbadini, Roger San Diego Bacterial Minicells: A Novel Vaccine Delivery Mechanism 30,000
Tsoukas, Constantine San Diego Actin Dynamics in T Lymphocyte Activation 28,535
Programmatic
Calderón-Urrea, Alejandro Fresno Application of 4D Microscopy to Study Early Development in the Plant Parasitic Nematode Meloidogyne incognita 12,578
Davis, Roger San Diego The Bioscience Center Metabolics Core 15,000
Honda, Jeffrey San José Use of the CO II Gene as a Species Indicator for Forensically Important Files: A Forensic Entomology Laboratory Exercise 6,420
Khachikian, Crist Los Angeles Environmental Biorestoration 13,676
Koch, Robert Fullerton CABS Curriculum Phase 3: Introduction of Inter-campus Collaborations 15,000
McCurdy, Alison Los Angeles Expansion of a CSULA Drug Discovery Class 14,989
Peavy, Thomas Sacramento Development of a Molecular Graduate Laboratory Curriculum in Cell and Molecular Biology 12,805
Thompson, Jeff San Bernardino Tissue Culture Workstation for Teaching and Research 7,000
Fall 2004: AY 2004-2005
Faculty Seed
Acey, Roger Long Beach Novel Inhibitors of Butyrylcholinesterase: Potential Therapeutics for Neurodegenerative Diseases 10,000
Constable, John Fresno The Role of WRKY-like Transcription Factors in Senescence of Podophyllum peltatum 9,700
Dillon, Jesse Long Beach Using Molecular Tools to Characterize the Microbial Diversity of the Salton Sea 10,000
Dong, Winny Pomona Study of Sol-Gel Silica Microparticles for Injectable Controlled Drug Delivery 10,000
Fuse, Megumi San Francisco Knockdown of Eclosion Hormone by RNA Interference in the Tobacco Hornworm, Manduca sexta 9,991
Hillers, Kenneth San Luis Obispo Regulation of Meiotic Crossing Over in Saccharomyces cerevisiae 10,000
Komives, Claire San José Development of Kinetic Model for Bacillus methanolicus 10,000
O'Gara, Bruce Humboldt Protection from Oxidative Damage by Pharmacological Stimulation of Heat Shock Proteins 10,000
Savage, Thomas Sacramento Regulatory Properties of Pyruvate Kinase Isozymes in Plants 10,000
Singh, Rahul San Francisco Surface-Based Query-Retrieval of Molecules in Structural Databases 10,000
Slowinska, Katarzyna Long Beach Hydrophobic Interactions in Control of Delivery Rate in Targeted Drug Delivery Systems 10,000
Spence, John Sacramento Light Activated Enediyne Pro-Drugs 10,000
Srinivasan, Chandra Fullerton Investigating the Oxygen Radical Scavenging Properties of Ionic Manganese in C. Elegans 10,000
Stessman, Chad Stanislaus Development of a Ferrocene Carbaldehyde based Chiral Auxiliaries for use in the Synthesis of Unnatural Amino Acids 10,000
Terrill, Roger San José Infrared Biosensors Based on Nanoparticle Surface Plasmon Resonance 10,000
Uhde-Stone, Claudia East Bay Assessment of Phosphorus-Deficiency Responsive Genes in Transformed Roots of White Lupin 10,000
Wilson, Mark Humboldt Molecular Analysis of Conjugative Plasmids Involved in Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Degradation in Humboldt Bay, CA 10,000
Xu, Howard Los Angeles Construction of Staphylococcus aureus Strains Over-expressing Essential Genes for Antibiotics Discovery 10,000
Spring 2004: AY 2004-2005
Joint Venture
Adler-Moore, Jill Pomona The Role of CD4 and CD8 Cells in Protecting Mice from HSV2 Mucosal and Neurological Infection Following Immunization with Lipsomal HSV2-gD Vaccine 24,924
Bergdahl, Mike San Diego Total Syntheses of Pseurotin Analogs; New Chemical Methodology Toward Novel Angiogenesis Inhibitors 24,700
Kingsbury, Kevin San Luis Obispo Model Hydrogels: Towards Tougher Corneal Transplant Materials 22,900
Koch, Robert Fullerton Enhancing the Performance of a Leica Confocal Spectral Microscope 21,982
McGuire, Kathie San Diego Acquisition of a Flow Cytometer for SDSU 12,000
Oechel, Walter San Diego Spectroscopic Instrumentation for San Diego State University Ecology Programs 25,000
Prince, James Fresno Nematode Resistance Genes in Pepper (Capsicum annuum) 14,500
Tolmasky, Marcelo Fullerton Identification of Brucella abortus Virulence Factors by Microarray Analysis 25,000
Troncale, Len Pomona Microarrayer Techniques Learning, Research, and Industrial Innovation Facility for Los Angeles Cluster Campuses; Alpha Innotech Collaboratory 25,000
Programmatic
Blee, Kristopher Chico Introducing Biotechnology to Introductory Biology Students with Two Investigative Labs 13,000
Casem, Merri Lynn Fullerton Implementation of Inquiry-based Laboratories as an Introduction to Biotechnology Research 15,000
Chen, Lily San Francisco Development of a Collaborative Biomedical Curriculum among Three Regional CSU Campuses 15,000
Girman, Derek Sonoma Core DNA Analysis Facility Infrastructure Support for University and K-12 Research and Education 10,750
Hanrahan, Grady Los Angeles The Development of Chemometric Strategies for Undergraduate Training in Biotechnology Research 10,833
Kibak, Henrik Monterey Bay Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Skills Development 13,077
Koch, Robert Fullerton CABS Curriculum Phase 2: Creating an Environment for Industry-oriented Cross-disciplinary Projects and Internships 9,800
Maloy, Stanley San Diego Integrating Experimental Genomics into the Undergraduate Curriculum 15,000
Workshop
Komives, Claire San José Summer Short Course on Bioprocess Technology for High School Teachers 6,700
Mason, Andrew Long Beach Principles and Applications of Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectroscopy Workshop 13,182
Fall 2003: AY 2003-2004
Faculty Seed
Abramzon, Nina Pomona Investigation of Sterilization and Bacterial Biofilms Destruction Using Gas Discharge Plasmas 10,000
Aurelio, Oscar Fullerton Role of the Zig-7 Gene in Defects of the Rol-6COL3A1 Gene of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type IV 10,000
Blee, Kristopher Chico Impacts of Induced Plant Defense Gene Products on Rhizospere Microbiota 9,911
Brelles-Mariño, Graciela Pomona Detection and Characterization of Quorum-Sensing Compounds of Plan-Associated Bacteria 10,000
Coticone, Sulekha Fresno Y Chromosome Based Short Tandem Repeats for Forensic Typing of Sexual Assult Cases 10,000
Demboski, John Pomona Survey and Characterization of Nuclear Markers Across Diverse Mammalian Taxa 10,000
Eggers, Daryl San José Effects of Silica Confinement on Silica-Interacting Biomolecules 10,000
Groziak, Michael East Bay Synthesis of Tethered Nucleotides for DNA and RNA Biotechnologies 10,000
Kim, Chul-Hyun East Bay Single Molecule Pulling Study on RNA Pseudoknot 10,000
Kirvan, Christine Sacramento Identification of Human Neuronal Antigens in Sydenham's Chorea by Novel Use of Phage Display 10,000
Kotchevar, Anne East Bay Cytochrome P450 Metabolism of Emerging Organic Contaminants 10,000
Lillig, Jennifer Sonoma Characterization of Key Amino Acids in the Membrane Activity of Anti-Listerial Bacteriocins 10,000
Lindert, Lisa San Luis Obispo Mechanistic Study of PfPK6, a Protein Kinase from the Malarial Parasite Plasmodia falciparum 10,000
McAlpine, Shelli San Diego The Development of Organozinc Chemistry for the Synthesis of Novel Antibiotics 9,500
McReynolds, Katherine Sacramento Synthesis of Water-Soluble Dendrimers as Multivalent Drug Carrier Molecules 10,000
Porter, Edith Los Angeles Lipids: Effectors in Innate Immunity 10,000
Rawat, Mamta Fresno The Role of Ergothioneine in Mycobacteria 10,000
Rohwer, Forest San Diego Development of Bark Beetle Biocontrol Methods 10,000
Silverman, Michael Pomona Request for Microscopy Equipment to Investigate the Targeting of Synaptic Proteins in Neurons 9,820
Stessman, Nhu-Y Tran Stanislaus Synthesis of a Redox Active Analogue of Guanine 10,000
Waters, Elizabeth San Diego Thermal Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana: Undergraduate Research in Plant Biotechnology 10,000
Spring 2003: AY 2003-2004
Joint Venture
Ballard, Ruth Sacramento Validation of Reduced Volume Polymerase Chain Reaction (rv-PCR) for DNA Forensic Casework 16,000
Bernstein, Sanford San Diego High Spatial Resolution Enzyme Kinetic Analysis Using Novel Laser Methods 15,500
Cohen, Amybeth Fullerton Expression of the Fab Fragment of the Anti-cocaine Antibody in the Green Alga Chlamydomonas 19,400
Ewing, Nicholas Sacramento Development of a Large-scale, Low-cost Protein Expression System in Tomato 23,800
Jacobs, Donald Northridge Bioinformatic Study on Correlating Protein Flexibility with Function 25,000
Kitts, Christopher San Luis Obispo The Effect of Probiotic Bacteria on Fecal Flora and Symptoms of Patients Undergoing Antibiotic Therapy 22,900
Pesek, Joséph San José Planar Electrokinetics Chromatography Columns 23,000
Tomasek, Paul Northridge Development of a Bioelectrode to Rapidly Detect Pathogenic Bacillus cereus and Bacillus anthracis 16,000
Tong, William San Diego Ultrasensitive Atomic Fingerprinting of Chemical Agents 25,000
Programmatic
Alex, Lisa Pomona 3D Visualization of Biomolecules 1,400
Benson, Steve East Bay Bioinformatics Instrumentation Enhancement 8,327
Collins, Elaine San José SJSU/Santa Clara County: Biotechnology Curriculum Development and Dissemination 14,800
Kageyama, Glenn Pomona SEM Digital Capture and Enhancement of Microscopy Center Imaging System 7,900
Kantardjieff, Katherine Fullerton Structural Biology of Chicken Muscle Lactate Dehydrogenase: a Contemporary Biotechnology Laboratory 8,540
Koch, Robert Fullerton Developing Two Specialized, Multidiscipinary Biotechnology Courses for the CAB3S Curriculum 15,000
Krug, Patrick Los Angeles Development of a Drug Discovery Class at CSULA 11,909
Porter, Edith Los Angeles New Curriculum Development: Innate Immunity 7,620
Pullman, David San Diego Development of Biologically-Oriented Experiments in the Undergraduate Physical Chemistry Lab 4,425
Sevier, Dale San Diego Distance-Learning Course Development and Presentation in Biomedical Product Quality 13,875
Works, Carmen Sonoma Development of a Biochemistry Concentration 15,000
Workshop
Acey, Roger Long Beach Phage Display and Its Application to Proteomics 14,928
Meyer, Christopher Fullerton Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Workshops for Community College and High School Educators 7,910
Thatcher, Eileen Sonoma Summer, 2004 CSU Bioinformatics Consortium Meeting and Bioinformatics Workshop 8,410
Spring 2002: AY 2002-2003
Faculty Seed
Collins, Elaine San José Flexibility Enhanced Binding of Tat Peptides to TAR RNA 12,620
Harris, Greg San Diego Molecular Genetic Analysis of Sphingolipid Function in Drosophila 10,000
Khatra, Balwant Long Beach Role of O-GlcNAc Transferase in the Regulation of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 Activity 15,000
Marykwas, Donna Long Beach Molecular and Genetic Analysis of Archaeal Motility in Marine Methanococci 15,000
May-Newman, Karen San Diego Fluid Dynamics of the Heart During Left Ventricular Assistance 15,000
Medh, Jheem and Rheem Northridge Role of the Antiproliferative Gene BTG1 in Modulation of Microphage Function and Atherosclerosis 15,000
Parr, Leslee San José Molecular Genetic Approaches in Determining the Size and Spacing of Marine Reserves 14,960
Ramirez-Weber, Felipe-Andres Fullerton In Vivo Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Morphogen Receptors in Drosophila 15,000
Salmassi, Tina Los Angeles Undergraduate Research on Microbial Transformations of Arsenic in Geothermal Waters 15,000
Schierenbeck, Kristina Chico AFLP Analysis of Hybridization Between Native and Non-native Species 14,910
Schineller, Jeffrey Humboldt Quorum Sensing in Bacteria, what are they talking about? 15,000
Siering, Patricia Humboldt Molecular Investigations of Life in Boiling Acid 15,000
Vredevoe, Larisa San Luis Obispo Characterization of Borrelia spp. Isolated from Rodents on the Central California Coast 15,000
Zeller, Robert San Diego A Bioinformatics Approach to Study Gene Regulatory Networks in Ascidian Embryos 15,000
Spring 2002: AY 2002-2003
Joint Venture
Benson, Steve East Bay Development of novel ligands for nuclear receptors PPARα and PPARγ 19,200
Cohen, Amybeth Fullerton Expression of Anti-cocaine Antibodies in the Unicellular Green Alga Chlamydomonas 30,000
Ewing, Nicholas Sacramento Development of a Large-scale, Low-cost Protein Expression System in Tomato 29,619
Komives, Claire San José Cloning and Expression of Olfactory GPCR's in CHO Cells 14,600
Meyer, Christopher Fullerton Dissecting the Structure/function Relationships of Bacterial ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylases 29,320
Perrault, Jacques San Diego Novel Virus-based Gene Expression Vector for Biotechnological Applications 30,000
Rank, Nathan Sonoma Molecular Genetics of Temperature Adaptation in a Montane Leaf Beetle 14,920
Tolmasky, Marcelo Fullerton Inhibition of Expression of Antibiotic Resistance by Antisense Oligonucleotides 30,000
Tong, William San Diego Stable Non-radioactive Isotopes as Safe Biotracers 30,000
Programmatic
Acey, Roger Long Beach Antibody Engineering using Phage Display 20,000
Allen, William Humboldt Instruction and Research in Forestry Biotechnology for Undergraduate Students 13,000
Chatfield, Dale San Diego Upgrading a MALDI Mass Spectrometer for Teaching and Research 10,916
Christmann, Jim Sonoma Implementation of New Course Development - Introduction to Bioinformatics 19,832
Izaguirre, Enrique Sonoma Films and Tubular Bio-photonics Materials for Optical Sensors 16,050
Macher, Bruce San Francisco Interfacing Mass Spectrometry with Database Searching for Proteomics Research 10,000
Matthes, David San José Development of an Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Bioinformatics Curriculum: Phase II 15,300
Metcalf, Anthony San Bernardino Biotechnology Equipment for Enhancing Curriculum 15,630
Nichols, Christopher Chico Development of a Combinatorial Chemistry Laboratory Course using Automation 20,000
Richardson, William San Diego Development of a Course in Molecular Modeling 11,120
Wolfe, Gordon Chico Acquisition of a Genetic Analysis Software Package for Bioinformatics Education and Research 9,570
Wright, Alice Fresno Electronic Guide for Basic Techniques in Biotechnology and Microbiology 20,000
Youngblom, James Stanislaus Integration of DNA Microarrays into the Science Curriculum 10,945
Workshop
Kantardjieff, Katherine Fullerton Elements of Structure-based Drug Design Workshop 14,875
Wen, Long San Diego Genomics Workshop 4,000
Spring 2002: AY: 2001-2002
Curriculum Enhancement
Bernstein, Sanford San Diego Bioethics in the Molecular Life Sciences 17,840
Gundersen, Larry San Diego Distance-learning Course Development and Presentation: GLC and GCP 20,000
Jasien, Paul San Marcos Computer Modeling Throughout the Chemistry Curriculum 10,364
Kovacs, Shirley Fresno Feasibility Study for Implementing a Professional Master's Degree in Biotechnology 25,000
Lin, Wei-Jen Pomona Development of a Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) Laboratory Course 24,000
Spring 2001: AY 2001-2002
Joint Venture
Bernstein, Sanford San Diego Molecular Modeling and Imaging in Collaboration with the Scripps Research Institute 13,295
Cano, Raul San Luis Obispo Elucidation on Mode of Action of Basic Peptides of Neutrophil Origin 24,820
Crawford, Susan Sacramento Solid State NMR Studies Examining the Molecular Interactions between Water Purification Materials and Dissolved Organic Carbon Impurities in Source Natural Waters 30,000
Dixon, Beverly East Bay Isolation and Identification of Cellulytic Bacteria from Environmental Sources for Use in Commercial Fermentation Systems 13,350
Dixon, Wendy J. Pomona Development of Biotechnology Core Equipment Facility for Microbial Gene and Protein Expression 29,904
Elrod, Susan San Luis Obispo Analysis of Fungal Molecular Diversity During Phytoremediation in a Petroleum-Contaminated Dune System 26,500
Ewing, Nicholas N. Sacramento Phase II Development of Large-Scale, Low-Cost Production of Antibodies in Tomato 23,680
Koch, Robert Fullerton Center for Applied BioComputing, BioEngineering and, BioPharmaceutical Studies (CAB3S) Planning Meetings and BioBusiness Symposium 17,465
Lindgren, Susanne W. Sacramento Instrumentation for a Molecular Biology Interdisciplinary Facility 30,000
Lois, Rodrigo Fullerton Gene Function and Expression Analyses using Real Time RT PCR Instrumentation 30,000
Read, Betsy San Marcos Microarrayer Product Design and Development 30,000
Sharp, Sandra Los Angeles Internships in Bioinformatics for Senior Undergraduate and Postbaccalaureate Students 15,000
Tolmasky, Marcelo Fullerton Inhibition of Expression of Antibiotic Resistance by Antisense Oligonucleotides 27,178
Tong, William San Diego Multi-Photon Laser-Based Sensitive Optical Absorption Bioanalytical Methods 20,000
Youngblom, Janey Stanislaus Age Determination and Genetic Analysis of Chinook Salmon in the California Central Valley 13,300
Zhou, Feimeng Los Angeles Development of a Label-Free DNA Chip Reader 26,886
Programmatic
Attar, Saeed Fresno Development of a New Laboratory Course in Advanced Synthesis and Spectroscopy 19,920
Bolanos, Theresa A. San Luis Obispo Development of a Biotechnology Educational Program for Middle School and High School Teachers 20,000
Brinegar, Chris San José Equipment for a Multi-User Environmental Biotechnology and Biodiversity Laboratory at a Bay Area Field Station 20,000
Buyuksonmez, Faith San Diego Instrumentation to Enhance the Safety in the Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory 6,507
Christmann, James Sonoma Mobile Computer Lab for Support of Bioinformatics Instruction and Curriculum Development 19,558
De Noble, Alex San Diego Creating a 500 Level Course in Entrepreneurial Development Proposal for Joint Venture Matching Funds 14,500
Eernisse, Douglas J. Fullerton Enhancement of Manuals and Associated Custom Software for Computer Lab Bioinformatics Courses 13,550
Elrod, Susan San Luis Obispo Bioinformatics Computational Resources 20,000
Eskandari, Sepehr Pomona Electrophysiological Screening of Drugs in Xenopus laevis Oocytes 20,000
Jankay, Peter San Luis Obispo Undergraduate Biotechnology Augmentation 17,624
Matthes, David San José Phase I Development of an Interdiciplinary Biology/Computer Science Undergraduate Bioinformatics Curriculum 15,000
Metz, Edward Humboldt Development of Molecular Marker Laboratory Resource Facilities for Research Training 19,494
Reiss, John Humboldt Equipment for Biotechnology Research and Instruction 12,790
Workshops
Yengoyan, Leon San José Capillary Electrophoresis Instrumentation for Biotechnology Teaching/Short Course Program at San José State Univeristy 14,000
Fall 2000: AY 2000-2001
Joint Venture
Ballard, Ruth Sacramento Adaptation of In Situ PCR for Forensic Typing of Nuclear DNA from Shed Hair 29,366
Boothby, John San José Immunomagnetic Flow Cytometry of Listeria Monocytogenes in Foods 10,000
Buckley, Nancy Pomona Capillary Electrophoresis Applications in Cellular and Molecular Biology Courses and Research 30,000
Krisans, Skaidrite San Diego Novel Genes of the Cholesterol Biosynthesis Pathway 14,620
May-Newman, Karen San Diego Improvement of 3-D MCE and its Application to Studying Cardiac Function 19,100
McGuire, Kathie San Diego Enhancing a Natural Product to Develop Novel Immunosuppressive Agents 20,000
Read, Betsy San Marcos Molecular Aspects of the Life Cycle and Biomineralization in E. huxleyi 15,000
Tsoukas, Constantine San Diego The Tyrosine Kinase Emt and Signaling Through the T Cell Antigen Receptor 25,500
Zyskind, Judith San Diego Identification of New Antibiotic Targets Using BACs 9,357
Programmatic
Cohlberg, Jeffrey Long Beach Molecular Modeling in Introductory Biochemistry Courses 5,000
Eskandari, Sepehr Pomona Data Acquisition and Analysis in the Modern Physiology Teaching Laboratory 20,000
Levine, Elena San Luis Obispo Digital Camera and Monitor for Fluorescence Microscope 9,500
Reiss, John Humboldt Sequencher: Networked Software for DNA Sequence Acquisition and Analysis 8,119
Siering, Patricia Humboldt Expanding Biotechnology Curriculum at Humboldt State University 18,000
Tomasek, Paul Northridge Enhancing CSUN Biotechnology Courses Through Multi-Well Spectrophotometry 10,542
Veregge, Sally San José Enhancement of Computing Capability for Bioinformatics Curricula 20,000
Zechman, Frederick Fresno A Bioinformatics Computer Lab for CSU Fresno 20,000
Workshops
Youngblom, Janey Stanislaus Confocal Microscopy Exhibit at a Science and Technology Museum 20,000
Summer 2000: AY 2000-2001
Joint Venture
Brinegar, Chris San José The SJSU Biotechnology Short Course Program 4,300
Cohen, Amybeth Fullerton Expression of Antibodies in the Unicellular Green Alga chlamydomonas reinhardtii 30,000
Ewing, Nicholas Sacramento Large-Scale, Low-Cost Production of Antibodies in Plants: A Tomato Expression System 20,045
Garcia, Denise San Marcos Genome Organization and Molecular Detection of Taura Syndrome Virus (TSV) of Penaeid Shrimp (Penaeus sp.) 19,000
Girman, Derek Sonoma Molecular Genetic Techniques Training 11,170
Meyer, Christopher Fullerton Structure/Function Studies of Diverse Bacterial ADP-Glucose Pyrophosphorylases 11,500
Rank, Nathan Sonoma Infrastructure Development Related to Research in Biotechnology 8,646
Tolmasky, Marcelo Fullerton Dealing with Antibiotic Resistance: Antisense Technology 26,663
Tong, William San Diego Novel Biosensors Based on Sensitive Multi-Photon Laser Wave Mixing 27,500
Programmatic
Benson, Steve East Bay Curriculum Development: Bioinformatics 15,121
Girman, Derek Sonoma Curriculum Development (K-14) Related to Biotechnology 8,800
Komives, Claire San José Acquisition of Equipment for Student Training in Metabolic Engineering 8,000
Matthes, David San José Development of an Integrated Bioinformatics Infrastructure and Curriculum 20,000
Varkey, Jacob Humboldt Support for Light Microscopy Facility at Humboldt State University 18,800
Workshop
Dixon, Roy Sacramento Incorporation of Microchip Capillary Electrophoresis into the Analytical Chemistry Lab 15,474
Kibler, Ruthann San José Introducing Flow Cytometry as a Teaching/Research Tool at CSU Campuses 5,000
Winter 2000: AY 1999-2000
Joint Venture
Adler-Moore, Jill Pomona Development of Vaccine Technology 19,350
Benitez, Jorge Fresno Introduction of Proteome Research and Instructional Exerciese in Higher Education 5,000
Benson, Steve East Bay Hayward and Bethesda Pharmaceuticals 19,560
Berkman, Clifford San Francisco SFSU - Human Biomolecular Reserch Institute 11,900
Bernstein, Sanford San Diego Collaborative Research with Scripps Research Institute 18,517
Cano, Raul San Luis Obispo Bioremediation Symposium 11,600
Ellis, David San Francisco Mathematical Modeling and Quantitation of Competitive PCR 14,000
Elrod, Sue San Luis Obispo Fungal Diversity Assessment of a Petroleum-Degrading Microbial Community 14,250
Glembotski, Chris San Diego Enhancement of Imaging Facility at San Diego 30,000
Harris, Greg San Diego San Diego Biotechnology Symposium 1,000
Mason, Andrew Long Beach Development of an Integrated HPLC-ICPMS System 13,213
Ono, Joyce Fullerton Sensitive, Non-radioactive Detection Techniques in a Biology Major's Curriculum 30,000
Stewart, Kris San Diego San Diego Workshop for Univ. Faculty Incorporating Use of the Biotech Workbench 1,460
Programmatic
Adler-Moore, Jill Pomona Three-tiered Biotechnology Curriculum 18,000
Baysdorfer, Chris East Bay Genetic Engineering of Acetogenic Microbes 7,150
Benson, Steve East Bay Biotech Certificate Program Equipment Request for Curriculum Enhancement 11,450
Bernstein, R.L. San Francisco Web-based Bioinformatics Course 5,000
Bournias, Nicole San Bernardino Molecular Biology Certificate Program 11,900
Brinegar, Chris San José Development of a Mammalian Cell Bioreactor Lab 20,000
Elrod, Sue San Luis Obispo Molecular Biology Teaching Laboratory 20,000
Girman, Derek Sonoma Biotech Curriculum & Infrastructure Development 20,000
Gordon, Stu San Diego Tech Transfer Internship Program 5,400
Hill, James Sacramento Biological Applications of NMR 10,700
Manning, Bruce San Francisco Speciation of Arsenic, Chromium, and Selenium Microbial Reaction Products 2,050
Mobley, P.W. Pomona Biomolecular Modeling in the CSU and Community College Classroom 7,978
Pelaez, Nancy Fullerton Bioinformatics On-Line for Science Teachers 14,041
Prince, James Fresno Creating Academic-Industrial Linkages: A Central CA AgBio Symposium 14,300
Read, Betsy San Marcos Acquisition of Luminex 100 Instrumentation 20,000
Russell, Jack Sacramento PC Cluster for Molecular Modeling 12,914
Shubin, Carol Northridge Interdisciplinary Seminar Series 8,113
Summers, Michael Northridge Equipment to upgrade the Bacterial Diversity and Microbial Ecology courses 4,735
Tomasek, Paul Northridge Upgrade CSUN Automated DNA Sequencer 15,000
Troncale, Len Pomona Dedicated Lab for Bioinfo Survey Course & Bioinfo Case Studies Throughout Curric. 20,000
Varkey, Jacob Humboldt Student & Faculty Research Enhancement & Humboldt 5,143
Villablanca, Francis San Luis Obispo Bioinformatics Course Development at SLO & System-wide 20,000
Wang, Bob San Diego On-line Regulatory Affairs Training for the Pharm, Biotech & Med Device Industries 15,400
Wright, Alice Fresno Applied Biotech: Internship & Course 3,500
Zechman, F.W. Fresno Bioinformatics Program at CSU Fresno 19,000
Zoellner, Robert Humboldt Biomolecular Computational Modeling Software for Biochem Curric. Enhancement 13,000
Workshop
Adler-Moore, Jill Pomona Saturday Workshop Series: Product Discovery through Product Development 13,930
Benson, Steve East Bay Cell Culture Techniques 12,500
Chapman, Barbara San Marcos Online, Asynchronous Workshop for Bioinformatics Course Development 5,000
Gordon, Stu San Diego Technology Transfer Workshop 10,050
Meyer, Chris Fullerton Genomic Biology Workshop 3,300
Stubbs, John San Francisco SFSU/SFUSD Biotech Workshop 6,000
Youngblom, Janey Stanislaus Fluorescence and Confocal Microscopy Workshop 16,555
Total Grant Awarded
$5,628,170