Support of Competitive Research ("SCORE")

The goal of the SCORE PROGRAM is to enhance the professional development of the research faculty and sustain a research environment at CSU which encourages students to point their career goals to leadership positions in biomedical research.

The current Program organizes its activities around seven faculty-led research projects in biology and chemistry. These projects offer CSU students practical laboratory experiences in a wide range of research subjects and serve as on-campus research activities for students who participate in the developmental projects of the MBRS RISE Program.

The NIH has funded three new MBRS-SCORE research projects led by Dr Walid Al-Ghoul, Dr. Rong He and Dr. Kevin Swier.

The following is a listing of the current and recent faculty-led SCORE research projects:
Dr. Mark Erhart	Project title:A Mouse Model for a Dominant Adult-Onset Ataxia. (Click here to read more)
Dr. Rong He	Project title:Role of serum amyloid in interferon expression and T helper cell differentiation (Click here to read more)
Dr. LeRoy Jones II	Project title:Development of Self-Healing Acrylic Bone Cement Composites. (Click here to read more)
Dr. Kristy L. Mardis	Project title:Conformations of C-Type Cytochrome Self-Assembling Complexes (Click here to read more)
Dr. Andrew G. Maselli	Project title:Studying the Formation, Stability, and Structure of Hirano Bodies Using a Living Cell System. (Click here to read more)
Dr. Juanita C. Sharpe	Project title: Structural and Functional Analysis of Cardiolipin-Associated Bax. (Click here to read more)
Dr. Kevin Swier	Project title:Intracellular signaling during phagocytosis (Click here to read more)

Funding history of the CSU MBRS-SCORE Program

The current SCORE faculty research projects are listed above. Tenured and tenure-track faculty in the biological sciences, chemistry, pharmacy, mathematics, and physics are eligible to submit SCORE research projects for future funding by the NIH. Those interested are invited to consult with Warren Sherman prior to submitting their application

For a full listing of previous faculty-led MBRS-supported research projects, click here.