The University of Toledo Research & Innovation

The University of Toledo Research & Innovation Research & Innovation provides administration and support to UToledo faculty.

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (RSP) provides research administration and support to UT faculty, staff and students involved in sponsored research and scholarly activities. RSP provides proposal and budget development assistance, tools to identify funding sources, professional development, research administration, regulatory compliance management and contract management support.

Dr. Jiyung Hwang, Assistant Professor of Special Education, has received second-year funding for Project READ-DBI (Respo...
09/04/2026

Dr. Jiyung Hwang, Assistant Professor of Special Education, has received second-year funding for Project READ-DBI (Responsive & Equitable Advancement in Literacy through Data-Based Individualization). The project is supported by an incentive grant from the University of Cincinnati Systems Development & Improvement Center through the Ohio Deans Compact on Exceptional Children.

Dr. Hwang leads the project with Co-PI Dr. Susanna E. Hapgood, Professor of Literacy Education. Dr. Michael D. Toland and Dr. David M. Dueber of The Herb Innovation Center serve as project evaluators.

Congratulations to Dr. Hwang and the Project READ-DBI team!

Dr. Hwang's Bio page: https://www.utoledo.edu/jhc/about/faculty/jiyung-hwang/

UToledo Judith Herb College of Arts, Social Sciences and Education

Dr. Michael C. Young, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director of the School of ...
09/03/2026

Dr. Michael C. Young, Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Director of the School of Green Chemistry and Engineering, has received an R35 award from National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The funding supports the project titled: “Dynamic Covalent Strategies for the Remote C–H Functionalization of Alkaloids." Dr. Young and team will be developing new synthetic tools, with the goal of developing safer opioid therapeutics for pain management.

Dr. Young's Bio page: https://www.utoledo.edu/nsm/chemistry/people/Webpages/Young.html

UToledo College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Dr. Matam Vijay-Kumar , Professor and Director of the Microbiome Consortium in the Department of Physiology and Pharmaco...
09/02/2026

Dr. Matam Vijay-Kumar , Professor and Director of the Microbiome Consortium in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, has received an award from Georgia State University/National Institutes of Health (NIH). The funding supports the project titled: “Gut microbiota, dietary fiber, and inflammatory bowel disease.” Congratulations!

Dr. Kumar's Bio page: https://www.utoledo.edu/med/depts/physpharm/faculty/VijayKumar.html

The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

Dr. Kristin Kirschbaum, Director of the Instrumentation Center, has received an award from National Science Foundation (...
09/01/2026

Dr. Kristin Kirschbaum, Director of the Instrumentation Center, has received an award from National Science Foundation (NSF). The funding supports the project titled: “MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of a Cyber-Enabled RapifleX MALDI-TOF/TOF MS System to Advance and Modernize the Capabilities at a Multi-User Facility at the University of Toledo.” Co-Is are: Dr. Erin Prestwich (College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences), Dr. Maria Coleman (College of Engineering) and Dr. Dragan Isailovic (College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics). Congratulations!

Dr. Kirschbaum's Bio page: https://www.utoledo.edu/nsm/chemistry/people/Webpages/Kirschbaum.html

Read More: https://news.utoledo.edu/index.php/08_27_2026/national-science-foundation-awards-utoledo-nearly-1m-for-state-of-the-art-mass-spectrometer

UToledo College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Dr. Rajesh Gupta, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine in the Department of Medicine, has re...
08/27/2026

Dr. Rajesh Gupta, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine in the Department of Medicine, has received an award from the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute/National Institutes of Health (NIH). The funding supports the project titled: “Building a kidney monitoring panel to guide therapy in resistant hypertension.” Congratulations!

Dr. Gupta's Lab: https://www.utoledo.edu/med/depts/medicine/research/gupta/

The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

Dr. Bina Joe, Distinguished University Professor and Chair, Physiology and Pharmacology, Frederick-Hiss Endowed Professo...
08/26/2026

Dr. Bina Joe, Distinguished University Professor and Chair, Physiology and Pharmacology, Frederick-Hiss Endowed Professor, has received an award from the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute/National Institutes of Health (NIH). The funding supports the project titled: “Conjugated bile acids as nutritionally re-programmable antihypertensive metabolites.” Congratulations!

Dr. Joe's Bio: https://www.utoledo.edu/med/depts/physpharm/faculty/joe.html

The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

Lighting Talks - AI ResearchToday!Monday, August 24, 20263:00 - 4:30pmGlass City Pavilion⚡Don't miss the spark that star...
08/24/2026

Lighting Talks - AI Research
Today!
Monday, August 24, 2026
3:00 - 4:30pm
Glass City Pavilion

⚡Don't miss the spark that starts your next collaboration!

The University of Toledo College of Engineering

Have research to share? Present your work at the Understanding Algal Blooms: State of the Science Conference on Septembe...
08/21/2026

Have research to share? Present your work at the Understanding Algal Blooms: State of the Science Conference on September 2 at the Delta Hotel at UTMC. The conference's expanded venue and new poster session create exciting opportunities for faculty and students to connect with researchers, agencies, policymakers, and environmental organizations from across the region.

Register today:
https://ohioseagrant.osu.edu/news/calendar/2026/09/02/ryiss/state-of-the-science

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