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Five-Year Cell Research Grant
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a five-year grant worth $2.4 million to University of Oregon biology professor William Roberts for research into how human cells communicate chemically.
The study is aimed at gaining a better understanding of how humans hear and see and could have implications for treating or preventing cell trauma. Roberts, who has been conducting cell research at UO for thirteen years, will examine how cells process calcium signals to encode minute time delays between the two ears to pinpoint the origin of a sound.
In trauma cases, cells lose their ability to regulate the calcium, causing cell damage. Roberts’ research could lead to ways to help cells regulate chemicals, including calcium.
Funding for the grant’s first year totals $560,969 and will support five new employees in Roberts’ lab.
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