Current Projects
Elucidating Gene-Environment-Behavior Interactions to Uncover Causal Mechanisms for Obesity in Early Life
PI: Sharon Donovan, Personalized Nutrition Initiative and Food Science and Human Nutrition, Illinois
Funding Source: NIH
Funding Amount: $2,559,736
Project period: 3/2024-12/2028
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Adding the Spice to SPICE-Healthcare to Support Personalized and Inclusive Cuisines for Healthcare Environments
PI: Mina Raj, Health and Kinesiology, Illinois
Funding Source:McCormick Science Institute
Funding Amount: $100,800
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Reducing racial disparities in lung cancer outcomes by decoding neighborhood contextual environment (RECODE)
PI: Sage Kim, University of Illinois Chicago
Co-PI at Illinois: Zeynep Madak Erdogan, Food Science and Human Nutrition and Aiman Soliman, NCSA
Funding Source: National Cancer Institute
Funding Amount: $3,419,908
Collaborating Institutions: University of Illinois Chicago
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COMBINI: connecting COmplementary Medicine evidence and BIological kNowledge to support Integrative Health
PI at Illinois: Halil Kilicoglu
Co-PIs at Illinois: Zeynep Madak Erdogan, Food Science and Human Nutrition, William Helferich, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michael Miller, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Illinois, ChengXiang Zhai, Computer Science
Funding Source: NIH
Funding Amount: $3,260,000
Project period: 9/2024-6/2029
Collaborating Institutions: University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
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UIC Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence
PI: Rachel Caske, University of Illinois Chicago
Co-PI at Illinois: Zeynep Madak Erdogan, Food Science and Human Nutrition and Aiman Soliman, NCSA
Funding Source: NIH
Funding Amount: $1,800,000 (subaward)
Collaborating Institutions: University of Illinois Chicago
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Automated Assessment of Infant Sleep/Wake States, Physical Activity, and Household Noise Using a Multimodal Wearable Device and Deep Learning Models
PI: Nancy McElwain, Human Development and Family Studies, Illinois
Funding Source: NIH
Funding Amount: $2,713,211
Project period: 7/2024–5/2029
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Food and Human Health Title: Optimizing bioactive metabolites in fermented foods to improve human immune function
PI: Jacob Allen, Health and Kinesiology, Illinois
Co-PI: Michael Miller, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Illinois
Funding Source: USDA AFRI
Funding Amount: $637,850
Project period: 2/2023–1/2026