- Funded Projects
Currently Funded Projects
Alaska INBRE supports innovative biomedical and behavioral research across Alaska through targeted funding for students, early-stage investigators, and collaborative research teams. This page highlights the individuals currently supported by Alaska INBRE, demonstrating our commitment to research excellence, workforce development, and health equity.
Below, you will find our current roster of funded Students, Pilot Project awardees, and Research Project investigators.
Student Research Program (SRP) Funded Students
March 22, 2025
Graduate Research Assistants
| Mentor | GRAs | Campus |
| Devin Drown | Agnes Lehr | UAF |
| Max Kullberg | Riley Barber | UAA |
| Dr. Diana Wolf | Robin Andrews | UAF |
| Dr. Matthew Gilbert | Shira Berkelhammer | UAF |
| Dr. Eric Bortz | Soren George-Nichol | UAA |
Undergraduate Research Assistant Scholars
None at this time
Undergraduate FiRE students
None at this time
Developmental Research Project Program (DRPP) Funded Researchers
June 10, 2025
Pilot Project Investigators
| Last Name | Institution | Title of Project |
| Kitasky | UAF | Project Alpa: Addressing Community Concerns About Individual and Population-level Murre Health |
| Madeira | SCF | Demonstrating the Effectiveness and Acceptability of Outpatient Cervical Ripening for Alaska Native and American Indian People |
| Rice | UAF | Pilot Study to Elucidate Novel Mechanisms of Ammonia Toxicity Avoidance |
Research Project Investigators
| Last Name | Institution | Title of Project |
| Goropashnaya | UAF | Skeletal Muscles During Hibernation as a Pathway to Ischemia-reperfusion Injury Protection |
| Gilbert | UAF | Functional Thermal Limits of Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in Rapidly Warming North |
| Khun | UAS | Preventing Paralytic Shellfish Poisonings through the enhanced detection of Harmful Algal Blooms |