Congratulations on the following external awards in your department in July and August:

• Dakota Jones, Assistant Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology; New Grant, Research (Basic), Mesenchymal cell plasticity and signaling in lung regeneration, sponsored by NIH - $746,997
• Emily Liu, Graduate Research Assistant, Anatomy and Cell Biology; New Grant, Fellowship/Scholarship - Graduate, The role of TGF-beta signaling in cell-cell interactions in the pathogenesis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis, sponsored by NIH - $117,420
• Amy Ryan, Associate Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology; New Grant, Conference Grant, Conference: Stem Cells, Cell Therapies, and Bioengineering in Lung Biology and Diseases, sponsored by US National Science Foundation - $28,831
• Amy Ryan, Associate Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology; New Grant, Conference Grant, Stem Cells, Cell Therapies and Bioengineering in Lung Biology and Disease, sponsored by Genentech, Inc - $7,500
• Long-Sheng Song, Professor, Internal Medicine; Ling Yang, Associate Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology; New Grant, Research (Basic), Shaping Cardiac Immuno-metabolic Homeostasis by the Lysosome, sponsored by NIH - $2,411,203

As part of our efforts to celebrate researchers and scholars across campus, we have sent congratulatory emails to the PIs listed above and reported these awards to the dean and associate dean for research in your college.

These awards reflect the dedication that researchers and scholars in your unit have put into their work, and I appreciate your support of their efforts. The value of our university’s research and scholarship, both to Iowa and the broader world, is impressive.

David

David C. Schwebel, PhD
Vice President for Research