TUN offers intramural research grants on a competitive basis and also supports and assists in research design through consulting with TUN faculty members. TUN also attempts to advise students and faculty members of external grant opportunities as they become available.
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Current Intramural Grant Projects:
- Functional Role of the Hyaluronan-Binding Domain of Tumor Necrosis Factor Induced Protein 6 by Csaba Fulop, PhD, Basic Sciences
- Impact of Discharge Destination, and Socioeconomic Factors on Functional Recovery status and Quality of Life of
Chronic Stroke Survivors in the Las Vegas Valley: A 6-Month Longitudinal Pilot Study by Emmanuel Babatunde John, BSPT, PhD, School of Physical Therapy - Mindfulness as Stress Reduction for Students in Professional Graduate Programs by Jutta Guadagnoli, PhD, Clinical Education
- Transitive Inference in Zebrafish by Jonathan Nissanov, PhD, Basic Sciences
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Current Mentored Student Grant Projects:
- Early Mobilization in Ventilated Patients: A Multidisciplinary Pilot Study by Jessica Grimm, DNP, APRN, School of Nursing
- Population Density and Geographical Distribution of Free-Ranging Desert Tortoises, Gopherus agassizii, in Red Rock Canyon State Park by Carlos Crocker, PhD, Basic Sciences/li>
- Production, Characterization and Validation of Monoclonal Antibody Reagents for the Analyses of Cell-Mediated Immunity in the Ferret Influenza Model by Dr. Karen M. Duus, PhD, Basic Sciences
View a list of past faculty mentored student grant projects
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Recent Summer Fellowship Recipients:
- Joel Benavente; Mentor: Dr. Vladimir Bondarenko, Basic Sciences
- Kristen Ortega; Mentor: Dr. Michael Laymon, School of Physical Therapy
- David Russell; Mentor: Dr. Terry Else, Basic Sciences
View a list of past Summer Research Fellowship recipients
Grant Forms and Documents:
2015-2016 Research Grant Application
Grant Application Instructions
Research Registration Form – must be submitted for every research project affiliated with TUN
Grant Internal Routing Form – used to request departmental approval for proposed research activities
Grants Fact Sheet
Other research documents are available in Blackboard (TUN Faculty/Staff > Documents > Department of Research Documents). IRB documents are available on the Institutional Review Board page.