Massive Computer Platform, Electric Fish Net Scientists Eureka Grants

Massive Computer Platform, Electric Fish Net Scientists Eureka Grants

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Two scientists at Ohio State University have earned specialized grants from the National Institutes of Health that fund unconventional projects that have the potential to significantly advance research.

One project involves taking advantage of the special properties of cells in electric eels and rays to generate and study membrane proteins considered potential drug targets in a variety of human diseases.

Rene Anand

Metin Gurcan

The other initiative is the creation of a huge computer-based platform to store and analyze data from a national study of osteoarthritis – a platform that could later be applied the study of other major diseases, as well.

The recipients of the so-called EUREKA grants are Rene Anand, professor of pharmacology, and Metin Gurcan, assistant professor of biomedical informatics, both in the College of Medicine.

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