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March 5, 2001
Grants
The following grants were received
through the UConn Health Center's Office of Grants and
Contracts in January. The list represents new
awards as well as continuations. The list of grants is supplied to
the Advance by the Health Center Office of Grants and
Contracts and is printed in one or more issues, according to space.
The complete list is posted on the web.
| Department |
Prinincipal
Investigator |
Sponsor |
Amount |
Award Period |
| Federal Research |
| Neuroscience |
Barbarese, E. |
Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
$252,000 |
12/00-11/01 |
| Oligodendrocyte Ontogeny and
Differentiation |
| Clinical Research |
Berlin, B. |
Research Resources |
$1,935,330 |
12/00-11/01 |
| General Clinical Research Center |
| Neuroscience |
Bernstein, L. |
Nat'l Inst. on Deaf & Comm.
Disorders |
$6,627 |
8/00-7/01 |
| Comparisons Binaural Processing at Low &
High Frequencies |
| Child & Family Studies |
Bruder, M. |
Dept. of Education |
$50,000 |
12/00-11/01 |
| Research and Training Service
Coordination |
| Child & Family Studies |
Bruder, M. |
Dept. of Education |
$180,000 |
1/01-12/01 |
| Child Find: Parent Support During
Screening |
| Biochemistry |
Carson, J. |
Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
$236,094 |
12/97-11/01 |
| Myelin Protein Polymorphism and Membrane
Biogenesis |
| Physiology |
Furneaux, H. |
Heart, Lung & Blood Institute |
$83,746 |
11/00-12/00 |
| Regulation of VEGF MRNA Stability by
Hypoxia |
| Physiology |
Hla, T. |
Heart, Lung & Blood Institute |
$272,085 |
1/99-11/01 |
| Cyclooxygenase genes in Vascular
Pathobiology |
| Biochemistry |
King, G. |
Allergy & Infectious Diseases |
$278,600 |
1/01-12/01 |
| Topological Regulation of Prokaryotic Cell
Division |
| Physiology |
Loew, L. |
General Medical Sciences |
$7,547 |
12/98-11/01 |
| Potentiometric Dyes and Membrane
Permeability |
| Center for Immunology |
Menoret, A. |
National Cancer Institute |
$198,801 |
11/00-12/01 |
| Immunological Role of the Stress Inducible
HSP70 |
| Microbiology |
Pfeiffer, S. |
Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
$297,659 |
1/96-12/01 |
| Clonal Lines of the Nervous System |
| Medicine |
Pilbeam, C. |
Nat'l Institute of
Arthritis/Musculoskeletal |
$5,972 |
1/00-11/01 |
| Regulation of the Prostaglandin G/H
Synthases in Bone |
| Molecular Medicine |
Rosenberg, D. |
Environmental Health Sciences |
$54,143 |
7/00-2/01 |
| Mechanisms of Intestinal Carcinogenesis of
DBPs |
| Surgery |
Sarfarazi, M. |
Nat'l Eye Institute |
$1,327 |
12/99-11/01 |
| Molecular Genetics of Chronic Open-Angle
Glaucoma |
| Microbiology |
Weller, S. |
Allergy & Infectious Diseases |
$365,989 |
12/97-11/01 |
| Genetics of HSV DNA Replication |
| Microbial Pathogenetics |
Wikel, S. |
Allergy & Infectious Diseases |
$167,525 |
7/00-12/01 |
| Host Immunosuppressive Proteins of Tick
Salivary Gland |
| Genetics & Development |
Wu, D. |
Nat'l Cancer Institute |
$201,009 |
1/01-12/01 |
| Signaling Mechanisms for WNT Proteins |
| 7nbsp; |
| Private Research |
| Pediatric Dentistry |
Beazoglou, T. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$60,000 |
1/99-12/01 |
| Improving Prenatal Screening
Protocols |
| Center for Aging |
Bellantonio, S. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$43,814 |
1/00-12/01 |
| Quality Care for Assisted Living
Persons |
| Child & Family Studies |
Bruder, M. |
Federation for Children with Special
Needs |
$11,804 |
9/00-9/01 |
| Subcontract for Grant CFDA 84.024 |
| Genetics & Development |
Clark, S. |
Scleroderma Foundation |
$30,000 |
11/01-12/01 |
| Studies of Collagen Synthesis in the Tight Skin
Mouse |
| Psychiatry |
Covault, J. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$58,530 |
1/00-12/01 |
| Markers of Biological Risk in
Schizophrenia |
| Psychiatry |
Deckel, A. |
R & C Patterson Trust |
$50,000 |
11/00-10/01 |
| Nitric Oxide Synthase in Huntington's
Disease |
| Community Medicine |
Gregorio, D. |
Assoc. of Teachers of Preventive Medicine |
$205,257 |
9/00-901 |
| Geographic Studies of Prostate Cancer |
| Orthopedics |
Gronowicz, G. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$57,334 |
1/00-12/01 |
| The Effect of Aging on Human Bone Cell/Implant
Interaction |
| Orthopedics |
Gronowicz, G. |
Tufts University |
$55,720 |
9/00-5/01 |
| Silk Scaffolds for Bone Formation |
| Anesthesiology |
Gross, J. |
Abbott Labs |
$10,350 |
11/00-10/01 |
| Dexmedetomidine Sedation for
Colonoscopy |
| Genetics & Development |
Helfand, S. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$114,400 |
1/00-12/01 |
| Molecular Genetics of Aging |
| Neuroscience |
Hewett, S. |
Donaghue Foudation |
$110,000 |
1/01-12/01 |
| Mechanisms of Inflammatory Central Nervous
System |
| Psychiatry |
Kadden, S. |
Chestnut Health Systems |
$28,559 |
8/00-7/01 |
| Chestnut Health Systems Subcontract |
| Biochemistry |
King,S. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$110,000 |
1/01-12/01 |
| Intracellular Transport and the Regulation of
Molecules |
| Medicine |
Kream, B. |
American Assoc. of Orthodontics |
$7,500 |
7/00-6/01 |
| Parathyroid Hormone Regulation of the Icer
Promoter |
| Surgery |
Kurtzman, S. |
Pittsburg |
$4,000 |
6/95-6/01 |
| NSABP Breast Cancer Prevention Trial |
| Diagnostic Imaging & Therapy |
Lai, S. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$59,984 |
1/00-12/01 |
| Improved Stroke Outcome Quantitative Functional
MRI |
| Surgery |
Leonard, G. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$60,000 |
1/01-12/01 |
| Non-Invasive Measures of Auditory Integrity in
Infants |
| Medicine |
Onocken, C. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$60,000 |
1/01-12/01 |
| Effects of Nicotine on Bone Turnover in Older
Women |
| Pathology |
O'Rourke, J. |
Diabetes Action Rsch. & Educ. Fdn. |
$5,000 |
1/99-12/01 |
| Education Attack on Juvenile Diabetic
Blindness |
| Orthodontics |
Pae, E. |
American Assoc. of Orthodontics |
$7,445 |
7/00-6/01 |
| Changes in Sub-Cellular Structure of the
Masseter Muscle |
| Biochemistry |
Peng, Z. |
R & C Patterson Trust |
$68,000 |
11/00-10/01 |
| Structural Consequences of Cancer-Deprived
Mutation |
| Psychiatry |
Petry, N. |
Yale University |
$277,074 |
9/00-8/01 |
| Low-Cost Contingency Management for General
Clinic |
| Psychiatry |
Petry, N. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$110,000 |
1/01-12/01 |
| Brief Interventions for Problem
Gamblers |
| Microbiology |
Pfeiffer, S. |
Multiple Sclerosis |
$8,000 |
9/97-9/01 |
| Molecular Mechanisms of Myelin
Biogenesis |
| Medicine |
Raisz, L. |
Osteometer Biotech A/S |
$3,600 |
8/00-7/01 |
| Study to Validate Reference Values for N-MID
Osteocalcin One-Step ELISA |
| Pediatrics |
Rosengren, S. |
Univ. of California at San Diego Medical
Center |
$100 |
12/99-11/01 |
| Asthma Medications in Pregnancy
Project |
| Pharmacology |
Smilowitz, H. |
Univ. of Bern |
$2,493 |
4/99-12/01 |
| Collaborative Research on Malignant Glioma
Therapy |
| Community Medicine |
Stevens, R. |
Lighting Research Center |
$10,000 |
11/00-10/01 |
| Lower Absenteeism Study |
| Medicine |
Taxel, P. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$60,000 |
1/00-12/01 |
| Effect of Estrogen on Men with Prostate
Cancer |
| Physiology |
White, B. |
R & C Patterson Trust |
$66,000 |
11/00-10/01 |
| Estrogen Regulation of GHO Cell
Motility |
| Medicine |
White, B. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$59,841 |
1/01-12/01 |
| Blood Pressure Measurement During
Pregnancy |
| Genetics & Development |
Wu, D. |
Univ. of Rochester |
$17,048 |
01/01-12/01 |
| Council for Tobacco Research Residual
Account |
| Genetics & Development |
Wu, D. |
American Heart Assoc. |
$75,000 |
01/01-12/01 |
| Signaling Mechanisms for G Proteins of the G12
Class |
| Neuroscience |
Zecevic, N. |
Multiple Sclerosis |
$27,500 |
1/01-12/01 |
| Expression of Golli-MBP MRNAs and Protein in
Multiple Sclerosis Lesions |
| 7nbsp; |
| State Research |
| Surgery |
Albertsen, P. |
Dept. of Public Health |
$19,715 |
1/01-7/01 |
| Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study Phase VI
|
| Medical Dean's Office |
Gould, B. |
Dept. of Public Health |
$220,400 |
9/00-6/01 |
| Breast & Cervical Cancer Education/Tobacco
Prevention |
| 7nbsp; |
| Scholarships & Fellowships
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| Allergy & Infectious Diseases |
Hazlett, K. |
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$32,416 |
1/01-12/01 |
| Research Fellowship -- Karsten Hazlett
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| Educational Related Programs |
| Child & Family Studies |
Cole, M. |
CT Development Disabilities Council |
$89,984 |
10/00-12/01 |
| Partners in Policymaking Connecticut |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology |
Curry, S. |
Dept. of Public Health |
$17,986 |
10/00-12/01 |
| Peer Education Program |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology |
Palley, J. |
Dept. of Social Services |
$25,000 |
7/00-6/01 |
| Teen Pregnancy Prevention Technical
Assistance |
| Community Medicine |
Schensul, S. |
Institute for Community Research |
$24,665 |
11/00-6/01 |
| Minority Youth Action Research Training
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