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GRANTS ............. November 10, 1997


The following grants were received by the Research Foundation in October:

Those with UConn listed under "source" represent a redistribution of a larger federal award to the University.

Department Researcher Project Total & Source
Allied Health Ellen Darrow Project 3000 x 2000 Health Professions Partnership Initiative Enrichment Program $14,638 University of Connecticut Health Center
Animal Science Louis Pierro Carry-over from FY 96 UConn-McIntire Stennis-536 (Redistr.)
Animal Science Louis Pierro Genetic Control of Limb Development $32,852 UConn Health Center
Animal Science Xiangzhong Yang Lingnan Fellowship (China Bridges) - Phase #1 $10,689 Lingnan Foundation
Animal Science Xiangzhong Yang Personal Consulting Income Donated for Research $91,000 Genzyme Transgenics Inc.
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Peter Turchin Spatial Dynamics of the Interaction Between Bark Beetles and Their Natural Enemies $20,000 USDA-Forest Service
Molecular and Cell Biology David R. Benson Coevolution of Frankia and Actinorhizal Plants $95,000 USDA-National Research Initiative
Molecular and Cell Biology Thomas Chen Transgenic Fish as a Model for Experimental Toxicology $151,269 PHS-NIH-Research Resources
Molecular and Cell Biology Thomas Chen The Purchase of a Beckman LF 3600 DR Protein Sequencing System $33,800 USDA-National Research Initiative
Molecular and Cell Biology Kenneth Noll Sulfur Reduction by the Bacterial Thermophile Thermotoga Neapolitana $7,900 NSF-Division of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences
Marine Sciences William F. Fitzgerald Mercury Emissions and Cycling in the Coastal Zone: A Multimedia Approach $99,999 Environmental Protection Agency
Natural Resources Mgmt & Eng. John Clausen Constructed Wetland for Treatment of Dairy Milkhouse Wastewater $30,000 USDA-National Resources Conservation Service
Natural Resources Mgmt & Eng. Glenn Warner Low Flow Predictions for Streams Draining the Caribbean National Forest $25,000 USDA-Forest Service
Nutritional Sciences Nancy Bull Improving the Safety of Meat, Poultry and Seafood $60,447 USDA-Smith-Lever-430
Nutritional Sciences Nancy Bull Non-Point Education for Municipal Offices $117,750 USDA-Smith-Lever-430
Nutritional Sciences Nancy Bull Housatonic Non-Point Source Pollution $48,750 USDA-Smith-Lever-430
Nutritional Sciences Linda Drake Connecticut Family Nutrition Program-Food Security $90,880 UConn-Department of Nutritional Sciences
Nutritional Sciences Ann Ferris Connecticut Nutrition Program-Senior Nutrition Awareness Program $400,598 UConn-Department of Nutritional Sciences
Nutritional Sciences Ann Ferris Connecticut Family Nutritional Program-Administration Program $189,234 UConn-Department of Nutritional Sciences
Nutritional Sciences Ann Ferris Connecticut Family Nutrition Program-Iron Deficiency in Children Program $319,838 UConn-Department of Nutritional Sciences
Nutritional Sciences Rafael Perez-Escamilla Connecticut Family Nutrition Program-Hartford Infant/Toddler Program $699,488 UConn-Department of Nutritional Sciences
Nutritional Sciences Nancy Rodriguez Physical Activity and Protein Utilization in Healthy Children $49,909 USDA-National Research Initiative
Pathobiology Richard French Efficacy of Fenbendazole Against Nematode Parasites of Pheasants and Partridges: Combined Field and Dose Confirmation Studies $12,000 University of Florida
Pharmaceutical Sciences Alexandros Makriyannis Cannabimimetic Ligands and Drugs $192,548 PHS-Samhsa-Drug Abuse
Pharmaceutical Sciences Alexandros Makriyannis Cannabinoid Effects and Cannabimimetic Drugs $115,830 PHS-Samhsa-Drug Abuse
Pharmaceutical Sciences John Morris Toxic Responses of Nasal Mucosa to Inhaled Irritants $206,880 PHS-NIH-Environmental Health Sciences
Pharmaceutical Sciences Michael Pikal Stabilization of Therapeutic Agents in Glassy Matrices $44,968 Merck-Frosst
Pharmaceutical Sciences Michael Pikal Validation of Passage Model for Freeze Drying: Evaluation of Mass and Heat Transfer Coefficients $3,000 Pfizer, Inc.
Plant Science Roger Adams Cooperative Extension Unit $81,000 USDA-Smith-Lever-430
Plant Science Natural Resources Mgmt & Eng. Donna Ellis and David Schroeder Cooperative Agreement Award for Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey $15,000 U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Plant Science Donna Ellis Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum Salicaria L.) in Special Focus Areas of the Connecticut River Watershed $5,500 U.S. Dept. of Interior
Total Life Sciences this listing $3,326,214