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FY '25 Grant Awardees

Grants for Research Advancement and Transformation (GREAT)  

October 7, 2024, through March 31, 2026, | $100,000 awarded: $20,000 per researcher x 5 new projects

The GREAT program provides seed grants to support new areas of research for faculty at UTSA, to assemble preliminary data that can be used to seek extramural funding and advance UTSA’s status as an R1 Institution.


College of Sciences

Truman Gamblin, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience, Regenerative and Developmental Biology (NRDB)
Structural approach for developing Alzheimer's disease therapeutics

Lindsey Macpherson, Ph.D., Department of Neuroscience, Regenerative and Developmental Biology (NRDB)
Developing a taste organoid and gustatory neuron co-culture system "Tongue in a dish"

Brian Laub, Ph.D., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Synchronicity and sensitivity of river habitat to hydrologic disturbances


College of Liberal and Fine Arts

Rebecca Bria, Ph.D., Department of Anthropology
Ecological and Ritual Knowledge Sharing in the Rise of Andean Civilization

Juliet Wiersema, Ph.D., Department of Art and Art History
Pentimenti and Pigments Project: A Collaborative Arts-Science Investigation with the Library of Congress

Connecting through Research Partnerships (Connect)  
Internal Research Awards (INTRA)  
Transdisciplinary Teams (T2) Program