| External Funding | |||
| Project Title | Agency | Activity | Direct Cost |
| NSF AIR-CREST-I/UCRC-Industry Ecosystem to Pipeline (Role: CoPI; PI: N. Rishe, Computer Science) | NSF | 09/2012- 6/2014 | $1,000,000 |
| The airway microbiome in COPD. (Role: CoPI; PI: Giri Narasimhan, FIU and Adam Wanner, University of Miami) | Florida DOH Challenge Grant | 04/10-03/12 | $748,400 ($314,408 FIU Portion) |
| Regulation of P. aeruginosa PoxB oxacillinase by AmpR and a two-component system (Role:PI) | NIH-NIGMS | 04/08 – 03/12 | $1,238,000 |
| SEI+II: An integrated database approach to genome-scale analysis (Role: Co-PI; PI: Giri Narasimhan) | NIH-NIGMS | 04/06 – 03/08 | $189,058 |
| "Research in nanoelectronics and bio-nano sensors (II) (Role: Co-PI: PI: Kinzy Jones)" | AFOSR | 04/06 – 02/08 | $400,000 |
| "Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ß-lactamase genes (Role: PI)" | NIH-NIGMS | 04/05 – 03/08 | $581,287 |
| Ginseng as an antibacterial agent against Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Role: PI) | NIH-R15 AREA | 02/05 – 01/08 | $207,075 |
| Microbial community organization and development of a pathogenic microbial consortium (Role: Co-Investigator; PI: L. Richardson) | NIH-MBRS SCORE | 02/04 – 01/08 | $845,678 |
| Development of a mold remediation process using hydrogen peroxide catalyzed by Fe(II) Ions (Role: Co-PI; PI: G. Tachiev, FIU HCET) | Environmental Protection Agency | 08/04 – 03/05 | $92,000 |
| Effect of ginseng on the expression of virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Role: Mentor; PI: C. Bigger) | NIH-MBRS MARC | 04/01 – 12/05 | None |
| Mucoid conversion of P. aeruginosa associated with chronic pulmonary infection in patients (Role: Mentor; PI: C. Bigger) | NIH- MBRS RISE: R25 GM61347 | 04/99 – 12/05 | None |
| Training in alternative tropical botanical medicine (Role: Co-PI; PI: B. Bennett) | NIH-NCCAM | 01/02 – 12/05 | $1,146,485 |
| "Regulation of b-lactamase genes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Role: PI)" | NIH-MBRS SCORE | 04/01 – 3/04 | $482,402 |
| Discovery and characterization of bacterial quorum sensing signals and their inhibitors (Role: Co-PI; PI: C.L. Koh) | Malaysian Research Council | 02 – 04 | $20,000 |
| Immuno-modulation by ginseng (Role: PI) | Dansk Droge A/S, Denmark | 03/02 – 09/02 | $2,052 |
| Ginseng as a possible therapeutic agent (Role: PI) | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | 04/01 – 07/02 | $43,200 |
| Investigation for the effect of Chinese herb ginseng, provided by Dansk Droge A/S, on Pseudomonas aeruginosa associated with cystic fibrosis patients (Role: Co-PI; PI: A. Kharazmi) | Dansk Droge A/S, Denmark | 08/00 – 07/01 | $37,500 |
| Molecular biological and immunobiological strategies for prevention and treatment of P. aeruginosa from chronic lung infection in cystic fibrosis (Role: Co-PI; PI: N. Hoiby) | Danish Research Council | 01/98 - 12/02 | $321,000 |
| Internal Funding | Internal Funding | ||
| Chemical library screening for P. aeruginosa amp pathway inhibitors (Role: PI) | HWCOM-DoR | 08/13 7/14 | $24,000 |
| Cystic fibrosis sputum profiling (Role: PI) | FIU-NIH FREA | 08/06 – 12/06 | $5,000 |
| Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmpR in transcription regulation of amp genes (Role: PI) | FIU-NIH FREA | 07/04 – 12/04 | $2,000 |
| Phage Therapy Agents against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms (Role: PI) | FIU – Provost | 05/04 – 09/04 | $5,000 |
| Phage Therapy Agents against Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms – Travel Grant (Role: PI) | FIU-NIH FREA | 11/03 – 12/03 | $1,000 |
| Topology analysis P. aeruginosa AmpG permease. (Role: PI) | FIU-NIH FREA | 10/03 – 12/03 | $4,000 |
| Investigation for the effect of Chinese herb ginseng of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Role: PI) | DSRT and A & S – Bridge Grant | 04/02 – 9/02 | $20,229 |
| Undocumented soil microbes of Florida – Search for the unseen novel biosensors (Role: Co- PI; PI: K. Jayachandran ) | DSRT Seed Grant | 04/01 – 12/01 | $4,000 |
| Investigation for the effect of Chinese herb ginseng of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Role: PI) | DSRT Seed Grant | 08/00 – 07/01 | $6,000 |
| LS50B spectrometer upgrade (Role: PI) | DSRT and A & S | 09/99 – 12/00 | $7,185 |
| Fellow Funding | |||
| Gorakh Tatke (PhD Student) Characterizing the role of MifSR two-component system proteins in regulating Pseudomonas aeruginosa metabolism | NIH-BRI/MBRS | Summer 2013 | $3,000 |
| Liana Apolis (Undergraduate Student) To identify active antiquorum-sensing compound in Bucida buceras | NIH-BRI/MBRS | Summer 2012 | $2,000 |
| Deepak Balasubramanian (PhD Candidate) Role of AmpR in Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis | NIH-BRI/MBRS | Summer 2011 | $3,000 |
| Diansy Zincke (PhD student) Regulation of the poxAB operon in Pseudomonas aeruginosa" | NIH-BRI/MBRS | Summer 2009 | $3,000 |
| Deepak Balasubramanian (PhD student) Role of AmpR in Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis" | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Jan – April 2009 | $1,500 |
| Raphael Bosse (Undergraduate) Role of PA4157 encoding an IclR-type regulator in Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Jan – April 2009 | $1,500 |
| "Diansy Zincke (PhD student) Function of the poxAB operon in Pseudomonas aeruginosa." | NIH-BRI/MBRS | Summer 2008 | $3,000 |
| Melissa Doud (PhD candidate) Detection of fungal organisms in the cystic fibrosis lung using amplicon length heterogeneity – polymerase chain reaction (LH-PCR). | NIH-BRI/MBRS | Summer 2008 | $3,000 |
| Diansy Zincke (PhD student) Regulation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa pox operon involved in oxacillin resistance. | NIH- MBRS RISE | Spring 2008 – | ~$30,000 |
| "Melissa Doud (PhD candidate) Deciphering the complex fungal and eubacterial bommunities." | NIH- MBRS RISE | Fall 2005 – | ~$30,000 |
| Balasubramanian Danajeyan (Visiting Scholar) Exploitation of soil metagenomics for monitoring microbial nitrogen transformation and soil fertility. | Dept of Science & Technology, India | Dec 2007 – May 2008 | ~$10,000 |
| Raquel Olavarrieta (Undergraduate) Regulatory circuitry of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ß-lactam resistance." | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Aug – Dec 2006 | $1,500 |
| Allison Adonizio (PhD candidate) Inhibition of quorum-sensing controlled virulence in Pseudomonas aeruginosa by southern Florida plant extracts. | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | April 2006 –April 2007 | $1,500 |
| Kok-Fai Kong (PhD candidate) Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmpG in ß-lactam resistance." | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | July – Sept 2005 | $1,500 |
| Krystal Anson (Undergraduate) Novel method to remediate mold. | McNair Program, FIU | Summer 2005 | $5,000 |
| Sixto Leal (Undergraduate) Role of Pseudomonas aeruginosa sdaA encoding L-serine deaminase in bacterial pathogenicity. | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Jan – Sept 2005 | $1,500 |
| Robert Sautter (MS candidate) Prc, a novel protease involved in alginate production. | NIH-BRI/MBRS | Summer 2005 | $1,500 |
| Allison Adonizio (PhD candidate) Anti-quorum sensing agents from south Florida medicinal plants. | NIH-BRI/MBRS | Summer 2005 | $3,000 |
| Allison Adonizio (PhD candidate) Anti-quorum sensing agents from south Florida medicinal plants and their potential to attenuate P. aeruginosa pathogenicty. | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Mar – May 2005 | $1,500 |
| Allison Adonizio (PhD candidate) Identification of quorum sensing inhibitors in South Florida medicinal plants. | NIH- MBRS RISE | Summer 2005 – Spring 2008 | ~$30,000 |
| Allison Adonizio (PhD candidate) Identification of quorum sensing inhibitors of south Florida medicinal plants: an understudied aspect of efficacy. | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Summer 2005 | $1,500 |
| Robert Smiddy (Undergraduate) Identification of novel gene involved in mucoid conversion. | NIH- MBRS RISE | Spring 2004 – Fall 2004 | ~$10,000 |
| Sergio Luna (Undergraduate) Mapping P. aeruginosa amp gene transcripts. | NIH-MBRS RISE | Summer 2002 – Spring 2005 | ~$10,000 |
| Allison Adonizio (PhD candidate) Anti-quorum sensing agents from south Florida medicinal plants. | FIU | 2005 | $1,000 |
| Alian Aguila (Undergraduate) Topology analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa AmpG permease. | NIH-MBRS MARC | Spring 2002 – Spring 2003 | ~$11,000 |
