Role of vesicular trafficking proteins in centrosome control
Official title: Role of vesicular trafficking proteins in regulating centrosomes
Funded at North Carolina Agri & Tech St Univ · NIH-11545115 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A small grant is funding a lab to replace an essential imaging device and keep molecular biology experiments on track, with the goal of understanding how cell transport processes influence centrosomes.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R15 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | North Carolina Agri & Tech St Univ NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Greensboro, United States) |
| Project start | July 1, 2024 |
| Project end | June 30, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $40,310 |
| NIH project number | 3R15GM152965-02S1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11545115 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Not applicable to patient participation for this grant.
✕Less likely to help
This project does not involve direct patient involvement or recruitment.
What this research studies
This administrative supplement will upgrade the lab’s imaging equipment to ensure accurate documentation and data analysis of Western blots, binding assays, and CRISPR-based screens. The work focuses on how vesicular trafficking proteins regulate centrosomes, which may reveal new details about cell division. The upgraded LI-COR Odyssey XF system will improve imaging, quantification, and data management crucial for completing the approved experiments. Participation in this project would be through the research lab activities and future dissemination of findings, pending institutional approvals.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: Improved understanding of cellular transport mechanisms could inform future studies related to cell division and genome stability.
How similar studies have gone: Imaging upgrades and CRISPR-based screening have enabled clearer data in similar centrosome-related studies.
Where this research is happening
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North Carolina Agri & Tech St Univ
Greensboro, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Iyer, Jyoti — North Carolina Agri & Tech St Univ
- Study coordinator: Iyer, Jyoti
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.