Congratulations to Rebecca Acabchuk, PhD and Sharon Casavant MSN, RN who have received the first set of CAMP-PRIM funds for their pilot research studies. Dr. Acabchuk has received a $1500 award for her project “Informing Mindfulness Studies for Pain and Addiction Recovery: Investigating the Inflammatory Pathway”. She will be working with her advisor Dr. Blair Johnson (Psychology) to examine salivary C-Reactive Protein levels pre- and post-mindfulness intervention among a sample of college students. Sharon Casavant has received $1000 grant for her study “Predicting Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Preterm Infants Using Multi-Omic Measures (PRENOP): A Pilot Study of Gene Expression”. She will be working with her advisor Dr. Xiaomei Cong (Nursing) to examine changes in gene expression at 2 time points and investigate associations between gene expression and neurodevelopmental outcomes as a result of painful procedures in preterm infants.