PepsiAmericas Young Faculty Investigator Award

Carolina Salvador, M.D., Department of Medicine.  Yeast-derived Beta-Glucan Augments the Therapeutic Efficacy Mediated by Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Monoclonal Antibody in Human Carcinoma Xenograft Models.

Scientific Importance

Gavin E. Arteel, Ph.D., Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.  Subhepatotoxic Exposure to Arsenic Enhances Lipopolysaccharide-induced Liver Injury in Mice.

Innovation in Biotechnology

James L. Wittliff, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.  A Novel Evanescent Fiber Optic Sensor for Rapid Assessment of Endocrine Disruptor Compounds (EDCs) Exhibiting Estrogen Mimicry & of Estrogen Receptor Related Proteins in Tissue Biopsies

Innovation in Behavioral Sciences

Tato Sokhadze, Ph.D., Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.  Evoked and Induced Gamma Frequency Oscillations and Coherence in EEG, and Event-Related Potential Abnormalities During Processing of Illusory Figures in Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Most Promising Basic Science Research

Sven-Ulrik Gorr, Ph.D, School of Dentistry.  LPS-Binding Activity of Parotid Secretory Protein, A Potential Host-Defense Protein in Saliva.

Potential for Major Clinical Applications

Ayman El-Baz, Ph.D., Department of Bioengineering.  Autism Diagnostics by 3D Texture Analysis of Cerebral White Matter Gyrifications.