S. Monroe Duboise, Ph.D. Assistant Professor
Grants and Contracts
Development of a replication-defective gammaherpesvirus vector for gene transfer applications in murine models, 1998. USM Faculty Senate Research Grant, $3,000.
Development of prototypic gamma-2-herpesvirus vectors containing regulatable gene expression cassettes for investigation of viral pathogenesis and experimental gene transfer, USM Faculty Summer Research Award, Duboise (PI) (June-August 1999), salary support for 2 months plus $10,000 for supplies.
Murine gammaherpesvirus 68 gene expression and function, National Institutes of Health, R15 AI047296-01A1, Duboise, (PI) 4/01/01-3/31/03, $145,000.
A Maine ScienceCorps Promoting Excellence and Equity in High School Biological Science Education, National Science Foundation, DGE-0096341, Duboise (PI) with Co-PIs Ng, Pelsue, Haddow, and Allan. 3/15/01-2/28/04, original award $805,170 (amended to approximately $907,000 with supplements).
CAREER Award: Murine gammaherpesvirus 68 persistence and interaction with host chemokine networks, National Science Foundation, MCB-0093347, Duboise (PI),
4/01-3/06. $683,500.
Acquisition of a Shared Microscopy Resource Center for the University of Southern Maine. National Science Foundation, DBI-0216097, 8/02-7/31/05. $175,000. Marksowski (PI) with Co-PIs Duboise, Pelsue, and Godard.
Development of virological resources and strategies for investigation of epizootic lobster shell disease, Faculty Senate Research Award, 2005, Duboise (PI), $3,000.
Acquisition of Integrated Electron Microscopy, Tomography, and Computational Resources Supporting Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Research and Education at USM. National Science Foundation CNS-0521262 Duboise (PI), Ng and Wilson (co-PIs) $400,000, 9/1/05-8/31/08.
Track 2, GK-12: Sustaining the Maine ScienceCorps: Collaborative Integration of Research Experiences and Active Learning into Biosciences Education. National Science Foundation. DGE-0440560 Duboise (PI), Ng, Pelsue, Allan (co-PIs) 5/1/05-4/30/10, $1,723,660.
Interdisciplinary Explorations of the Nature of Life on Earth and Beyond: An Astrobiology Seminar Series for the University of Southern Maine. Higher Education Award, Maine Space Grant Consortium (NASA), SG-06-30, Duboise (PI), Walker, Ng, Champlin, Fletcher (co-PIs), $5,000 from sponsor. 2/1/06-1/31/07
Planning for Infrastructure Development in Astrobiology, Microbial and Viral Ecology, and Bio-nanotechnology at the University of Southern Maine. Maine Space Grant Consortium Planning Grant for NASA EPSCoR Competition. $80,000 from sponsor, Duboise (PI), Moulton (co-PI), Rothschild (NASA Ames Research Center collaborator) 1/31/07-12/31/07.
An International Partnership of Maine, Kenya, and NASA Scientists in Extremophile Research and Science Education. National Science Foundation, DGE-0749059, Duboise (PI), Ng (co-PI) 1/1/07-4/30/10, $100,000.
Micro- and Nano-space Explorations of Health and Disease. National Institutes of Health, Science Education Partnership Award, 1 R25 RR024280-01. Duboise (PI), 1/1/2008-12/31/2012, $1,250,000. (pending)
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