Congratulations to Douglas Kniss, PhD, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Dmitri Kudryashov, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Arts and Sciences, and Peter Piermarini, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Entomology, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Each are recipients of IDI Interdisciplinary Research Seed Grants in the amount of $25,000 for their projects as follows:
Dr. Douglas Kniss, PI: SARS-CoV-2 Viral Infection in Pregnancy: An Understudied Threat to Mother and Fetus. Interdisciplinary team collaborators (Co-PIs): Stephanie Seveau, PhD and Jacob Yount, PhD, Associate Professors, Department of Microbial Infection & Immunity, College of Medicine.
Dr. Dmitri Kudryashov, PI: The Role of the SpvB Effector in Establishing Systemic Salmonella infection. Interdisciplinary team collaborator (Co-PI): John Gunn, PhD, Professor, Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Peter Piermarini, PI: Discovery of Natural Products from Streptomyces Bacteria for Controlling Mosquito Vectors of Arboviruses. Interdisciplinary team collaborator (Co-PI): Liva Rakotondraibe, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy.