{"id":861,"date":"2026-09-16T19:34:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shuo-xiao\/?p=861"},"modified":"2026-09-18T11:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T11:51:59","slug":"xiao-lab-received-a-new-nih-orwh-grant-to-study-womens-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/shuo-xiao\/xiao-lab-received-a-new-nih-orwh-grant-to-study-womens-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Xiao Lab received a new NIH\/ORWH grant to study women&#8217;s health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Excited to share our new NIH\/ORWH-funded $12.8 million, three-year project to understand how dynamic hormones influence women&#8217;s drug efficacy and safety. Dr. Xiao serves as an MPI with <span class=\"_1a44df3c f852cf51\"><a class=\"_847d4fca c0502140\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/teresa-woodruff\/\" aria-label=\"View Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D.\u2019s profile\"><strong><span class=\"f852cf51\" data-sdui-anchor-id=\"commentary-Owj8pvvsryRyxeSzEKg54-vwiWdhb_wyd9UwvEpMzWE-f773480d-06a6-48cb-bd1b-8b54a1697db9::191\">Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> from MSU, <span class=\"_1a44df3c f852cf51\"><a class=\"_847d4fca c0502140\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/qiang-zhang-6019444\/\" aria-label=\"View Qiang Zhang\u2019s profile\"><strong><span class=\"f852cf51\" data-sdui-anchor-id=\"commentary-Owj8pvvsryRyxeSzEKg54-vwiWdhb_wyd9UwvEpMzWE-f773480d-06a6-48cb-bd1b-8b54a1697db9::227\">Qiang Zhang<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> from Emory, <span class=\"_1a44df3c f852cf51\"><a class=\"_847d4fca c0502140\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hao-zhu-17b9a024\/\" aria-label=\"View Hao Zhu\u2019s profile\"><strong><span class=\"f852cf51\" data-sdui-anchor-id=\"commentary-Owj8pvvsryRyxeSzEKg54-vwiWdhb_wyd9UwvEpMzWE-f773480d-06a6-48cb-bd1b-8b54a1697db9::251\">Hao Zhu<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> from Tulane, as well as Co-I\/Project Manager <span class=\"_1a44df3c f852cf51\"><a class=\"_847d4fca c0502140\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jiyangzhang\/\" aria-label=\"View Jiyang Zhang\u2019s profile\"><strong><span class=\"f852cf51\" data-sdui-anchor-id=\"commentary-Owj8pvvsryRyxeSzEKg54-vwiWdhb_wyd9UwvEpMzWE-f773480d-06a6-48cb-bd1b-8b54a1697db9::304\">Jiyang Zhang<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> from Rutgers, and other great collaborators, <span class=\"_1a44df3c f852cf51\"><a class=\"_847d4fca c0502140\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sudin-bhattacharya-017b517\/\" aria-label=\"View Sudin Bhattacharya\u2019s profile\"><strong><span class=\"f852cf51\" data-sdui-anchor-id=\"commentary-Owj8pvvsryRyxeSzEKg54-vwiWdhb_wyd9UwvEpMzWE-f773480d-06a6-48cb-bd1b-8b54a1697db9::362\">Sudin Bhattacharya<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"_1a44df3c f852cf51\"><a class=\"_847d4fca c0502140\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/brian-johnson-uw\/\" aria-label=\"View Brian Johnson\u2019s profile\"><strong><span class=\"f852cf51\" data-sdui-anchor-id=\"commentary-Owj8pvvsryRyxeSzEKg54-vwiWdhb_wyd9UwvEpMzWE-f773480d-06a6-48cb-bd1b-8b54a1697db9::382\">Brian Johnson<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span>, <span class=\"_1a44df3c f852cf51\"><a class=\"_847d4fca c0502140\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tim-zacharewski-aba1b3a4\/\" aria-label=\"View Tim Zacharewski\u2019s profile\"><strong><span class=\"f852cf51\" data-sdui-anchor-id=\"commentary-Owj8pvvsryRyxeSzEKg54-vwiWdhb_wyd9UwvEpMzWE-f773480d-06a6-48cb-bd1b-8b54a1697db9::397\">Tim Zacharewski<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> from MSU, <span class=\"_1a44df3c f852cf51\"><a class=\"_847d4fca c0502140\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nanette-santoro-3a898598\/\" aria-label=\"View Nanette Santoro\u2019s profile\"><strong><span class=\"f852cf51\" data-sdui-anchor-id=\"commentary-Owj8pvvsryRyxeSzEKg54-vwiWdhb_wyd9UwvEpMzWE-f773480d-06a6-48cb-bd1b-8b54a1697db9::423\">Nanette Santoro<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> from the University of Colorado, <span class=\"_1a44df3c f852cf51\"><a class=\"_847d4fca c0502140\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ariella-shikanov-67897621\/\" aria-label=\"View Ariella Shikanov\u2019s profile\"><strong><span class=\"f852cf51\" data-sdui-anchor-id=\"commentary-Owj8pvvsryRyxeSzEKg54-vwiWdhb_wyd9UwvEpMzWE-f773480d-06a6-48cb-bd1b-8b54a1697db9::472\">Ariella Shikanov<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> from the University of Michigan, <span class=\"_1a44df3c f852cf51\"><a class=\"_847d4fca c0502140\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/corrine-welt-416b91208\/\" aria-label=\"View Corrine Welt\u2019s profile\"><strong><span class=\"f852cf51\" data-sdui-anchor-id=\"commentary-Owj8pvvsryRyxeSzEKg54-vwiWdhb_wyd9UwvEpMzWE-f773480d-06a6-48cb-bd1b-8b54a1697db9::523\">Corrine Welt<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span> from the University of Utah, and other team members. 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