Congratulations to the 2020 Pilot grant awardees!
Four trainee teams were awarded pilot funding to conduct interdisciplinary, multi-institutional, and cross-kingdom research. Check out the project titles and awardees below:
The impact of proteoglycan structure on collagen fibrous network behavior
Awardees: Dongning Chen (Penn) and Richard Vincent (NJIT)
![[img] Chen](https://cemb.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/WP_Dongning-Chen.jpg)
Dongning Chen (Penn) 
Richard Vincent (NJIT)
Characterizing the Piezoelectric Response of the Interstitial Space During Tissue Maturation
Awardees: Jessica Llewellyn (Penn) and Apurva Limaye (NJIT)
Jessica Llewellyn (Penn) 
Apurva Limaye (NJIT)
Graphene-Based Microdevices to Probe Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Stem Cell Behavior
Awardees: Sebastian Naranjo (Rowan University), Kirstene Gultian (Rowan University), Scott Stratton (NJIT)
Sebastian Naranjo (Rowan) 
Kirstene Gultian (Rowan) 
Scott Stratton (NJIT)
Understanding how directional growth of plant roots influences mechano-sensation
Awardees: Kalpana Mandal (Penn) and Natasha Bilkey (WashU)
Kalpana Mandal (Penn) 
Natasha Bilkey (WashU)
![[img] Shenoy](https://cemb.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Shenoy_Vivek-3.jpeg)
![[img] Haswell](https://cemb.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/liz_haswell_wp.jpg)
![[img] Benjamin Prosser](https://cemb.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Prosser_-Ben.jpeg)
![[img] Dixit](https://cemb.upenn.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Dixit_Ram.jpeg)
