Montana INBRE Research Portfolio
Current Montana INBRE Research Projects and Student Research Programs
listed alphebetically by institution
Aaniiih Nakoda College
Bobbi Klingaman | Barriers to Health: Chronic Disease Experiences in Rural and Tribal Communities | Type: Pilot Research Project
Blackfeet Community College
Betty Henderson-Matthews | Traditional Cultural Practices and Their Place in Today's World | Type: Student Research Program
Carroll College
Calvin Goemann | Monitoring and Remediation of Harmful Algal Blooms in Montana Reservoirs | Type: Pilot Research Project
Chief Dull Knife College
Dianna Hooker |Building Research Teams for Undergraduates| Type: Student Research Program
Flathead Valley Community College
Mirabai McCarthy | Antiobiotic Potential of Bryophytes, Lichens, and Pteridophytes in Northwest Montana | Type: Student Training Activity
Montana State University Billings
Madison Collins | Undergraduate Research Program and Medical Laboratory Internships | Type: Student Research Program / Student Training Activity
Madison Collins | Investigating the Modulation of Neutrophil Autophagy by Staphylococcus aureus | Type: Major Research Project
Michael Cuddy | Integrated Evaluation of Water Quality and Biodiversity in Montana’s Watersheds | Type: Pilot Research Project
Richard Warner| Discovery and Evaluation of B7-H3 Interacting Proteins in Melanoma Pathology | Type: Major Research Project (Multi-PI collaboration with Joshua Heinemann at MSU)
Montana State University
HeatherCallaway| Lyssavirus Glycoprotein Stabilization and Receptor Binding | Type: Pilot Research Project
Alyssa Evans | Elucidating human microglia responses to encephalitic orthobunyaviruses | Type: Major Research Project
Marcy Hanson | Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes Among Congolese Adolescents | Type: Major Research Project
Joshua Heinemann | Discovery and Evaluation of B7-H3 Interacting Proteins in Melanoma Pathology | Type: Major Research Project (Multi-PI collaboration with Richard Warner at MSUB)
Tyler Nygaard| Characterizing the Hemolysin B-mediated Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus Cytotoxicity | Type: Pilot Research Project
Chris Organ| Signatures of Bone Innervation Diversity and Constraint in Vertebrates | Type: Pilot Research Project
Cori Pew | Sensitivity of Lower Limb Mobility Measures using Self-Placed Sensors | Type: Pilot Research Project
Montana Technological University
Katie Hailer | Undergrad Research, Public Health Internships and Outreach at Montana Tech | Type: Student Research Program
Rocky Mountain College
Check back; see former Rocky Mountain College projects below.
Stone Child College
Check back; see former Stone Child College projects below
University of Montana
Katie Holick | Transforming Native Health Care through VR-Based Empathy Training | Type: Pilot Research Project
Levi McClelland | Driving forces of Ric-8 regulation of G-protein signaling | Type: Pilot Research Project
Lucy Owen | Improving and Applying a Gaussian Process Regression Model of Human Brain Data | Type: Pilot Research Project
Andrew Rau | Functional and Structural Plasticity of mPFC SST Cells During Memory Formation | Type: Pilot Research Project
Lucia Williams| Closing the gap between theory and practice on strain-level viral assembly | Type: Major Reserach Project
University of Montana - Western
Steven Perry | Characterization of Burkholderia Thailandensis Lipoxygenase | Type: Pilot Research Project
Former Montana INBRE Research Projects
Alphabetical by Project Leader Last Name
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Project Leader
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Institution
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Project Title(s)
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Years Active
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Erik Adams
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Montana State University
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Development of a Regenerative Medicine Study for Osteoarthritis in Montana Agricultural
Workers
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2019-2021
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Daniel Autenrieth
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Montana Technological University
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Wildfire Smoke Exposure Control
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2020 - 2023
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James Becker
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Montana State University
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Quantifying Biomechanical and Functional Deficits When Returning to Activity Following
Bone Stress Injury
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2022 - 2023
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George Belcourt
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Stone Child College
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Stone Child College Wastewater Based Epidemiology Surveillance Research Program |
2021-2024 |
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Diane Bimczok
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Montana State University
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Role of gastric E-cadherin positive and negative dendritic cell subsets in the immune response to H. pylori infection A Regional Alliance of INBRE Networks (RAIN) Collaboration: Nitric oxide sensing of Vibrio cholerae in biofilm formation and virulence of the human intestine | Project Type: RAIN Collaboration Grant |
2019-2021
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Co Carew
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Salish Kootenai College
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PLACE assessment instrument project: A Rapid Research proposal
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2020-2021
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Amanda Carroll
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Rocky Mountain College
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Assessing the Health Needs of Montana Veterans Using a CBPR Approach |
2022-2024
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Mary Cloninger
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Montana State University
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Novel Alzheimer's Disease Therapeutics using Highly Selective DYRK-1A Ligands
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2022-2023
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Giuseppe Paolo Cortese
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Montana State University - Northern
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Identifying Synaptic Mechanisms Underlying Neuronal Hyperexcitability in Alzheimer’s
Disease
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2023-2024
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Kalli Decker
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Montana State University
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Supporting the health and development of rural Montanan infants and toddlers via family-centered
early intervention
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2019-2021
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Virgil Dupuis
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Salish Kootenai College
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Healthy Choices and Sustainable Diets
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2019-2022
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Mari Eggers (MT Lead)
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Montana State University
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A Regional Alliance of INBRE Networks (RAIN) Collaboration: Improving geospatial environmental
health research with Tribal communities in Montana and New Mexico
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2021 - 2023
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Lynn George
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Montana State University - Billings
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Investigating titin as a novel nucleolar protein (RAIN Collaboration Grant) |
2022-2024
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Joel Graff
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Montana Technological University
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Really Interesting New Gene (RING) Proteins in Antiviral Defence Taking an Immersive Look at the Impact of RING-UIM Proteins on Cellular Processes |
2019-2023
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David Graham
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Montana State University
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Learning from Falling: Perturbation Balance Training to Prevent Falls in Older Adults
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2020-2022
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Vernon Grant
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Blackfeet Community College
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A Qualitative Sleep Study in K-1st Grade Children Living on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation
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2021-2022
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Chelsea Heveran
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Montana State University
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Do Age and High Fat Diet Impact Bone Density?
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2020-2022
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Alyssa Hahn
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Carroll College
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Assessing the Role of Metabolism in Polycystic Kidney Disease
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2021 - 2023
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Terri Hildebrand
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Montana State University - Northern
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The Effects of Land and Recreational Management on Beaver Creek Water Quality (Hill
County, Montana)
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2020-2021
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Grant Hokit
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Carroll College
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Montana West Nile Virus Surveillance and Risk Model Validation
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2019-2023
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Vikki Howard
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Montana State University - Northern
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Feasibility Study of the Good Behavior Game in Native American Youth in Montana
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2019-2020
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Lu Hu
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University of Montana
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Missoula Air Toxic Study
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2019-2022
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Laura Jennings
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Montana State University
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Epigenetics and Programmed Heterogeneity in Multidrug-resistant Bacteria
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2022-2024
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Margie Kinnersley
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University of Montana
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Bacterial Viruses as Drivers of Genetic and Antigenic Variation in Lyme Disease
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2021 - 2023
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Twylla Kirchen
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Rocky Mountain College
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Sensory Integration in Native American Youth
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2021-2024
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Catherine Kirkland
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Montana State University
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Aerobic Granular Sludge: Assessing PPCP Removal From Wastewater
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2020-2022
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Jennifer Lachowiec
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Montana State University
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Prediction of dependable gene promoters for edible plant-based vaccines
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2019-2020
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Erin Landguth
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University of Montana
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Modeling spatially resolved effects of particulate matter on children's respiratory
health
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2019-2020
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Mary Ellen Larson
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Salish Kootenai College
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Student Program: STEM Academy at SKC
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2019-2020
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Randy Maglinao
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Montana State University - Northern
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Renewable Diesel in Underground Mining
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2022 - 2023
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Nadya Modyanova
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Montana State University
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Improving Language Comprehension via Gestures in Rural Montana DLD/ASD Children
|
2022-2024
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Sally Moyce
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Montana State University
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Health of Montana’s Growers and Producers
|
2019 - 2023
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Raja Nagisetty
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Montana Technological University
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Improving Community Engagement to Inform Environmental Health Perceptions
|
2020-2022
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Corey Pew
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Montana State University
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Automated Functional and Mobility Testing for Lower Limb Amputees
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2023-2024
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Beverly Piggot
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University of Montana
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pH regulation of neural development |
2023-2024
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Matthew Queen
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Montana State University - Billings
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Computer Aided Design of Ground Water Pollution Remediation Technology
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2019-2020
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John Quindry
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University of Montana
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A Regional Alliance of INBRE Networks (RAIN) Collaboration: The Effects of Circadian
Rhythm Disruption on the Inflammatory Response to Particulate
|
2021 - 2023
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Raja Nagisetty
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Montana Tech
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Montana Statewide Satellite-based Wildfire Hazardous Particulate Early Warning System |
2023-2024
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Aga Rynda-Apple
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Montana State University
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Determining how immune recognition of virus capsid shapes host susceptibility to BSIs; Identification of an anti-viral signaling pathway initiated by recognition of capsid subunit pattern Understanding the Immune Consequences of Respiratory IDV Infection |
2019-2021
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Jennifer Schoffer Closson
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University of Montana
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Qualitative Inquiry into First Responder Interactions with Autistic Individuals in Montana |
2023-2024
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Patrick Secor
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University of Montana
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Defining the Immunogenicity of Tick Saliva in Mice and Men
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2022 - 2023
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Kelly Shepardson
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Montana State University
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Contribution of Type I IFN Signaling to the Outcome of Pulmonary Aspergillus Infection
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2020-2022
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Laurie Slovarp
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University of Montana
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Progressive Desensitization Paired With Behavioral Cough Therapy for the Treatment
of Chronic Cough
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2019-2022
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Chad Spangler
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Montana State University - Northern
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New Use of Mixed Methods to Study Vitamin D and Respiratory Illness in a Pilot Cohort
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2022-2023
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Heidi Smith
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Montana State University
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Real-time Imaging of Transient Protein-protein Interactions in Bacterial Biofilms
Using Förster (Fluorescence) Resonance Energy Transfer and Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging
Microscopy
|
2022-2024
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Jingjing Sun & Anisa Goforth
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University of Montana
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Supporting Children's Mental Health through Community-engaged Research
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2022-2024
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Aaron Thomas
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University of Montana
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Pathways to Academic Success
|
2019 - 2023
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Dong Wang
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University of Montana
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A Regional Alliance of INBRE Networks (RAIN) Collaboration: Bio-inspired C-H Bond
Functionalization Using Combined Synthetic and Computational Approaches
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2021 - 2023
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Wendy Westbroek
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Salish Kootenai College
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The Impact Of Environmental Heavy Metal Toxins On Exosome-Mediated Tumorigenesis
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2019-2020
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Daniel Willems
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Montana State University - Billings
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Probing Phospholipid Structure in Alzheimer’s Disease for Possible Biomarkers of Disease
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2022-2024
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