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The following grants were received by the Research Foundation in January:
Those with UConn listed under "source" represent a redistribution of a larger federal award to the University:
Department Researcher Project Total & Source
Allied Health Pouran Faghri Evaluation of Central Hemodynamics and Spasticity in Spinal Cord Injured During Standing Using Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation $50,000 Hospital for Special Care
Molecular and Cell Biology David Knecht Molecular Genetic Analysis of the Cytoskeleton $942,952 PHS-NIH-General Medical Studies
Marine Sciences Walter Bohlen Bayou Sediment Study $13,500 Browning-Ferris Industries
Marine Sciences James Kremer Quantifying Critical Responses to Nutrient Loading in the Waquoit Bay Ecosystem $45,000 Environmental Protection Agency
Marine Sciences George McManus and Hans Dam Ecohab: Trophic Effects of Two Dinoflagellates $102,514 Environmental Protection Agency
Marine Sciences Ivar Babb National Undersea Research Center $800,000 NOAA
Natural Resources Management & Engineering John Barclay Wildlife Convention Research Center $125,000 Anonymous
Natural Resources Management & Engineering Daniel Civco Laboratory for Earth Resources Information Systems $97,755 NASA
Pharmaceutical Sciences James Henkel Graduate Fellowship Program $28,298 General Electric Fund
Pharmaceutical Sciences Alexandros Makriyannis Development of a Porcine Somatotropin Receptor Binding Assay $50,000 Pfizer Inc.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Michael Pikal Material Properties of Formulations for Freeze Drying $1,500 Centocor Inc.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Michael Pikal Freeze Drying $1,200 Vical Inc
Total life sciences this listing $2,257,719