Evgeny Arshava, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, is one of three University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine faculty to receive innovation gap funding to further develop research projects. Dr. Arshava will receive $30000 to further his research on sterilization validation for surgical tools. In academic research, gap funding generally refers to university or collegiate support for projects that demonstrate strong commercial potential but have progressed beyond a point where traditional external funding is available. The funding awards were announced on Friday, May 15th, 2020, by UI Ventures, part of Innovation and Economic Development at Iowa. More information on the gap funding awards can be found on the Carver College of Medicine website here.