"Ultrasensitive Immunodetection of Foodborne Pathogens Using Smartphone-Based Lateral Flow Technology". United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), ID: 2025-67021-44284, Role: PD, $591,497.00, 2025-2028.
Investigation of Membrane Fusion Interactions of Enveloped Viruses using Magnetically-Labeled Liposomes". National Institute of Health (NIH), R15-AREA, ID: 1R15GM146194-01, Role: PI, $400,000.00, 2022-2026.
“Synthesis of Petroleum-based New Dendritic Macromolecules for Designing Reusable Copper Catalysts to Promote Fundamental Chemical Transformations”. ACS-Petroleum Research Fund (PRF), ID: PRF # 65928-UR7, Role: PI, $70,000.00, 2022-2026.
Federal Grants
"Development of Magneto-Plasmonic Nanosensors for the Ultrasensitive Detection of Food-Borne Pathogens". United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), ID: 2018-07295, Role: PI, $145,015.00, 2019-2022.
"Magnetic Resonance Nanosensors for the Rapid Diagnosis of Influenza". National Institute of Health (NIH), Parent R03, ID: 1 R03 AI132832-01, Role: PI, $138,558.00 (1-year no cost extension), 2017-2020.
“Development of new click-ene chemistry for the low-cost synthesis of polymeric materials”. ACS-Petroleum Research Fund (PRF), ID: 56629-UNI7, Role: PI, $55,000.00 2016-2018.
Industrial Contracts
"Shimadzu Equipment Grant for Research", Scientific Instruments, Role: PI, $130,000.00, 2016-2017.
"Pilot Project: Development of HBPE-based personalized nanomedicine". SEVA Industrial Projects, Role: PI, $50,047.00, 2020-2022.
K-INBRE supports:
“Functional magnetic nanosensors for the sensitive detection of zika virus". Bridging Award, K-INBRE, National Institutes of Health (NIH-NIGMS) P20 GM103418, Role: PI, $55,448.00, 2019-2020.
"Acquisition of water purification system". K-INBRE core facility support (NIGMS P20 GM103418), Role: PI, $10,000.00, 2018-2019.
“Magnetic nanoprobes for cancer imaging". Bridging Award, K-INBRE (NIGMS P20 GM103418), Role: PI, $54,695.00, 2017-2018.
"Engineered Magneto-Plasmonic Nanosensors for the Ultrasensitive Detection of E. coli O157:H7". K-INBRE Star-Trainee Award, Role PI, $9,000.00, 2019-2020.
“Magnetic Relaxation Nanosensors (MRnS) and Nanomedicines for Biomedical Applications”. K-INBRE accumulative 4 Star-Trainee Awards and 6 Semester Scholar Awards. Role: PI. $60,000.00, 2014-2018.
"Combination Therapy of TNBC: The Hsp90 Inhibitor Synergizes the Therapeutic Efficacy of CT20p Peptide", Seven K-INBRE Student Scholar Awards, Role: PI, $34,000.00, 2019-2021.
“Development of novel sulfur-containing theranostic nanomedicines for the targeted X-ray/CT imaging and treatment of cancers”. >K-INBRE Start-up fund, Role: PI, $31,000.00, 2014-2015.
K-Soybean Commission projects
"One-Step Synthesis of Soybean Polyols Using Microwave Reactor: Method Development”, Kansas Soybean Commission, Role: PI, $49,000.00, 2022-2023.
"Energy-Efficient One-Step Synthesis of Soybean Polyols for Technology advancement". Kansas Soybean Commission, Role: PI, $45,000.00, 2021-2022.
