Hostos Research Center (HRC)

Committee on Sponsored Programs and Grants (CSPG)

2024 ADELANTE Project

ADvancing Excellence in Liberal Arts, scieNces,

Technology and Engineering

The Hostos Research Center (HRC) and the Committee on Sponsored Programs and Grants (CSPG) is pleased to announce the winning 2024 ADELANTE (ADvancing Excellence in Liberal Arts, scieNces, Technology and Engineering) Project proposals. A total of nine grants, ranging from $6.000 - $10.000, were awarded along two tracks. Track 1 projects will address research, need-based, and/or creative/transformative interventions in all disciplines and Track 2 research/intervention projects will address issues affecting the South Bronx community. Each 2024 ADELANTE Project will engage a Hostos student research assistant to promote faculty to student mentorship and provide students with experiential and career-building experiences. Congratulations to all the awardees!

Click on the title of each winning proposal to read the project's abstract, or copy and paste the "https://rb" link into your browser's address bar. 

ADELANTE Winning Proposals

Track 1 | Expand Research Opportunities for Faculty and Staff in All Disciplines

The Skin of a White Man for Parchment: Anti-Slavery, Violence, and the (Re)Writing of Rights in Post-Revolutionary Haiti

https://rb.gy/2wu1eq

Dr. Emmanuel Velayos Larrabure | PI – Award $6,000

Humanities Department

Examining the Impact of Assumptions, Bias, and Beliefs of Science Faculty and High School Teachers on the Development of Online Courses and Integration of AI Tools

https://rb.gy/avmx5o

Professor Feliberto Feliz | PI – Award $10,000

Professor Ana Marjanovic, Dr. Jacqueline DiSanto, Dr. Nelson Nuñez Rodríguez

Natural Sciences Department | Educational Technology | Education Department

Unlocking Advanced Gene Modulation: Computational Analysis of Chirality-Enriched PNA Analogs for Enhanced Cellular Uptake

https://rb.gy/drut3m

Dr. Anna Manukyan | PI – Award $9,920

Natural Sciences Department

Echoes Across Eras: Tracing Victorian Archetypes in

Contemporary Representations of Women

https://rb.gy/tdsoyr

Dr. Christine Choi | PI – Award $10,000

English Department

Getting Ready for Chemistry – Intensive Hands-On Training

for Undergraduate Students

https://rb.gy/dfytpw

Dr. Anna Ivanova | PI

Emilio Peña Torrez | Co-PI – Award $9,973

Natural Sciences Department

Empowering Mobility-Challenged Individuals in Emergency

Evacuations: NFC Solutions

https://rb.gy/d2e91i

Dr. Biao Jiang | PI – Award $10,000

Natural Sciences Department

Lab To Land: Screening of Drug Resistant Bacteria Around South Bronx And NYC and Testing Their Potency Against Newly Developed Anti-Microbial Drugs To Prevent Future Pandemic

https://rb.gy/bpasv5

Dr. Debasish Roy | PI – Award $10,000

Natural Sciences Department

Track 2 | Expand Research on Issues Affecting the South Bronx Community

 In Pursuit of Green Futures: Enhancing Latinx Presence in NYC Green Economy

https://rb.gy/7eniyr

Dr. Víctor M. Torres-Vélez | PI – Award up to $10,000

Humanities Department

Introducing Students of Hostos CC from the South Bronx Community to the Underrepresented Field of STEM Programs: Systematics and Taxonomy

https://rb.gy/g9fa1o

Dr. Vladimir Ovtcharenko | PI – Award $9,900

Natural Sciences Department