Grants

Current

  • USDA-NIFA (GRANT12404992) : “Variability of Soil Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Soil Microbial Diversity and Function in Conventional and Alternate Land Use Systems in Floodplain Soils,” PI: Prof. Frieda Eivazi, Lincoln University; $305,774. 02/01/18-01/31/21 My Role: CO-PI.

  • Department of Statistics Research and Teaching Seed (SRTS) Grant Program: “Variable Selection in Bayesian Kernel Machine Models and Its Applications,” My Role: PI, $12,500. June-July 2017.

  • Department of Statistics Research and Teaching Seed (SRTS) Grant Program: Graduate Student Support for Computing and Research, My Role: PI, $6000. June-August 2017.

  • MU Research Board Grant, “Bayesian Models and Analysis of High-dimensional Multiplatform Genomics Data,” University of Missouri-Columbia. June 2016 – July 2018, My Role: PI, $20,000.

  • NIH R01 DE024942-01 , “Developing preventive and therapeutic strategies against head and neck cancer”, (PI: Prof. Ratna Ray, St. Louis University; My Role: Collaborator 10%). $1,893,750. February 2015-July 2020.

Successfully Finished

  • MU Faculty International Travel Grant (FIT-16-083), 2016, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000$.

  • NSF DMS-1307642, “Inference After Predictor Selection”, (PI: Prof. Bertrand Clarke, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; My Role: External Collaborator). Aug 2013-July 2016. $139,999.

  • NSF DMS-1106717, “Bayesian Variable Selection and Grouping” (My Role PI). Aug 2011-July 2015. $121,279.

  • Working group to solve problems in model selection and phylogeny in mixed multi-factor meta-analysis at National Evolutionary Synthesis Center ("ESCent", an NSF-funded research center in Durham, North Carolina, USA affiliated with Duke University). Project leader: Dr. Jason Hoeksema, Assistant Professor Department of Biology, University of Mississippi. Jan 1, 2012 – Dec 31, 2015. My Role: Member of the working group. (50,000$).

  • NIH R01 (5R01CA152035-02), “Treatment Comparison and Estimation of Relative Risks with Failure Time Data”, (PI: Prof. Jianguo; My Role: Co-PI 10% effort). $221,260. July 2010-July 2015.

  • Faculty International Travel Grant, 2013-14, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1500$.

  • NIH (5T32GM077971-05) Biostatistics training grant.PI: Prof. Jianguo Sun, University of Missouri Columbia; My Role: Senior Mentor. July 2007-June 2013, $331,035.

  • Collaborative Research: UMC Research Board, “Statistical Methods for Testing Gene-Gene & Gene-Environment Interactions” (My Role: PI). Collaborators Prof. Indranil Mukhopadhyay, Indian Statistical Institute, India and Prof. Jerry Taylor, Animal Science Research Center at MU. Aug 2011 – July 2012. $10,524.

  • Research Council Grant (URC-11-086), “Bayesian semiparametric modeling of prostate cancer based on genetic pathways,” University of Missouri-Columbia, (My Role: PI), June 2011-Dec 2012, $7500.

  • Summer Research Fellowship (SRF-11-010), “Bayesian semiparametric modeling of prostate cancer based on genetic pathways,” University of Missouri-Columbia, (My Role: PI), June-July 2011, $7000.

  • Travel Grant: Faculty International Travel Grant (FIT-11-008), 2010. University of Missouri-Columbia, $1500.

  • Research Council Grant (URC-09-055), “Gene Function Prediction,” University of Missouri-Columbia. June – Dec 2009, $7500 (My Role: PI).

  • Summer Research Fellowship (SRF-09-015), “Gene Function Prediction,” University of Missouri-Columbia, June-July 2009, $7000 (My Role: PI).

  • Summer Visiting Researcher Fellowship (For Visiting Helsinki Statistical Machine Learning and Bioinformatics Group at University of Technology), PASCAL network of excellence, European Union, June-August 2008, 3000 Euros.

  • Travel Grant: Faculty International Travel Grant, 2006 (FIT-07-032). University of Missouri-Columbia, $1500.