# EPR Spectroscopic Studies of Membrane Proteins-Diversity Supplement

> **NIH NIH R35** · MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD · 2021 · $22,624

## Abstract

A Supplement to: NIGMS (5R35GM126935)--EPR Spectroscopic Studies of Membrane
Proteins
In Response to: PA-18-906, Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related
Research
Project Summary/Abstract
Ms. Yazmyne Richardson career goal is to become a professor at a national University. She
enjoys teaching and research and wants to work with a combination of undergraduate and
graduate students. She is very passionate about training the next generation of scientists. The
research training and career development plan in this supplement application is tailor-made to
help her achieve this goal. Her research is a critical part of the MIRA project currently funded
by NIGMS. She will have an active support network of faculty and staff to help her navigate a
path to achieve her career goals. Prof. Gary Lorigan will be the main mentor and Prof. Carole
Dabney-Smith and Prof. Andrea Kravats will serve as co-mentors. The following individuals at
Miami University will also provide valuable research and career development training for her: Dr.
Rob McCarrick, Dr. Anne Carroll, Yasmin Jessa, and Dr. Andrew Morris. The application has
a research and career development plan
Research Training Plan: The research training plan for Ms. Yazmyne Richardson will match
perfectly with the MIRA NIGMS grant. The focus of her Ph.D. dissertation work will be to develop
new methods to improve structural studies of integral membrane proteins using a variety of
biophysical techniques. She is developing new biophysical methods with polymers to serve as
nanodiscs to better study the structural and dynamic properties of membrane proteins using a
variety of structural and biophysical techniques. Yazmyne will get lots of training in biophysical
instrumentation (EPR and NMR spectroscopy) and standard molecular biology/biochemistry
methods to help her prepare the membrane protein samples in the lab. She has already learned
to express and purify the KCNE1 protein and incorporate it into liposomes.
Career Development Plan: The PI (Gary Lorigan) and the Department of Chemistry at Miami
University will be able to help Yazmyne Richardson obtain her career goals by providing
numerous professional development opportunities. She will take courses in biophysics and
methods to improve her teaching skills. She will take courses on how to give scientific
presentations for the public. Dr. Lorigan will give her feedback and constructive criticism on both
her scientific results and her speaking ability. Yazmyne will attend several conferences as part
of her graduate training and give posters and oral presentations. She will have the opportunity
to attend the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). She
will attend several professional development sessions that discuss the development of research
proposals, safety, scientific presentations, ethics in science, careers. She will attend grant
writing workshops to help her develop the skill set to become an independent PI. ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10263662
- **Project number:** 3R35GM126935-03S1
- **Recipient organization:** MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD
- **Principal Investigator:** GARY A LORIGAN
- **Activity code:** R35 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $22,624
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2018-05-01 → 2023-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10263662

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10263662, EPR Spectroscopic Studies of Membrane Proteins-Diversity Supplement (3R35GM126935-03S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10263662. Licensed CC0.

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