Research Projects & Grants

Federal

  • LTQ-Orbitrap-XL-ETD Mass Spectrometer for LLU Mass Spectrometry Facility, Role: Major Users, National Center for Research Resources/NIH/DHHS, (04/2010 - 04/2011) Status: Closed
  • Mechanisms for adaptation to oxidative stress in Porphyromonas gingivalis, Role: PD/PI, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research/NIH/DHHS, (06/2009 - 03/2015) Status: Closed
  • NIH-LLU Initiative for Maximizing Student Diversity, Role: Mentor, National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH/DHHS, (04/2009 - 03/2013) Status: Closed
  • Studies on virulence regulation in porphyromonas (2R01 DE013664-05A1), Role: Principal Investigator, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research/NIH/DHHS, (03/2007 - 02/2013) Status: Closed
  • Studies on virulence regulation in porphyromonas, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research/NIH/DHHS, (04/2005 - 03/2006) Status: Closed
  • Studies on virulence regulation in porphyromonas (supplemental), National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research/NIH/DHHS, (04/2005 - 02/2006) Status: Closed
  • Studies on virulence regulation in porphyromonas, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (03/2004 - 02/2005) Status: Closed
  • Studies on virulence regulation in Porphyromonas (supplemental), National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research/NIH/DHHS, (03/2003 - 02/2004) Status: Closed
  • Studies on virulence regulation in Porphyromonas, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research/NIH/DHHS, (04/2003 - 03/2004) Status: Closed
  • Mechanisms for The Repair of Oxidative Stress-Induced DNA Damage in Porphyromonas, Role: PD/PI, National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS, (07/2021 - 06/2023) Status: Closed
  • Oxidative Stress Resistance Mechanisms in Filifactor Alocis, Role: Other Significant Contributor, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (04/2021 - 03/2024) Status: Awarded
  • LLU-NIH Initiative for Maximizing Student Development, Role: Other Significant Contributor, National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH/DHHS, (01/2018 - 12/2023) Status: Awarded
  • Mechanisms of Porphyromonas gingivalis sialoglucoproteases in virulence and host interactions, Role: Consultant, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research/NIH/DHHS, (07/2017 - 06/2019) Status: Closed
  • Studies on the virulence regulation in Porphyromonas, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (04/2016 - 03/2022) Status: Closed
  • High Throughput DNA Sequencer, Role: Major User, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (04/2015 - 04/2016) Status: Closed
  • Studies on the virulence regulation in Porphyromonas, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (09/2014 - 08/2015) Status: Closed
  • Studies on the functional significance of the vimA Product in Prophyromonas gingivalis., National Medical Technology Testbed, Inc., (03/2001 - 02/2002) Status: Closed
  • ECF sigma factors in adaptation and virulence of Porphyromonas gingivalis, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (07/2012 - 04/2018) Status: Closed
  • Studies on the virulence of Fillifactor alocis, Role: PD/PI, National Institutes of Health/DHHS, (05/2012 - 04/2015) Status: Closed

For Profit Organization

  • A multi-center, single-blind, randomized, parallel design study comparing the reduction of micro-organisms following the treatment of class II furcations with either atrisorb-D barrier or gore-tex periodontal material, Role: Investigator, Atrix Laboratories, Inc., (11/1998 - 11/1999) Status: Completed

Internal

  • Clinical and demographic features associated with ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in a private hospital in Kingston, Jamaica, Role: Investigator, LLU Dept. of Medicine, (05/2022) Status: Approved
  • GI: A Proposed Loma Linda University Health International Center for Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance (LLUH-ICARS): A pilot for a private Healthcare Sector Model, Role: PD/PI, LLU - GRASP, (05/2022 - 04/2026) Status: Awarded
  • Determining the Mediators of Resistance to SPR206,a Novel Polymyxin Derivative, in Acinetobacter baumannii, Role: PI, LLU - GRASP, (05/2021 - 04/2024) Status: Awarded
  • Bioengineered Materials to Modulate the Cariogenic Potential of Dental Biofilm, Role: Consultant, LLU - GRASP, (01/2018 - 12/2021) Status: Closed
  • Effect of a Gluten-Free Diet on Ameliorating New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents, Role: Co-Investigator, LLU Dept. of Pediatrics, (01/2016 - 12/2023) Status: Closed

Non-Profit Organization

  • Determining the Mediators of Resistance to SPR206, a Novel Polymyxin Derivative, Role: PD/PI, Society of Infectious Disease Pharmacists, (12/2021 - 11/2022) Status: Closed
  • Smoking and virulence of periodontal pathogens, Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program, (07/2001 - 06/2003) Status: Closed