Tilvawala, CBID Research Project Awardee, Granted New NIH U01 Award

Dr. Ronak Tilvawala (Assistant Professor, Molecular Biosciences) received a collaborative NCI U01 $3.8 M grant for the project entitled, "Engineering Native E. coli to Detect Report and Treat Colorectal Cancer " in collaborations with faculty from the University of San Diego, University of Florida, Illinois Institute of Engineering, and the University of Rochester. The Tilvawala lab will be receive a total of $660,000 over the next five years.