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September 4, 2001
The following grants were
received through the UConn Health Center's Office of
Grants and Contracts in May. 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 the
space available. |
| Department |
Principal
Investigator |
Sponsor |
Amount |
Award Period |
| Federal Research |
| Neuroscience |
Bernstein, L. |
Nat'l Inst. on Deaf & Comm. Disorders
(DC) |
$190,222 |
5/99-4/02 |
| Binaural Processing of Complex Stimuli |
| Neuroscience |
Busciglio, J. |
Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
$135,606 |
3/00-2/02 |
| Role of ETS-2 and SOD-1 in Down Syndrome
Neuropathology |
| Neuroscience |
Eipper, E. |
Nat'l Inst. of Diabetes/Digestive/Kidney
Disorders |
$487,127 |
7/00-3/02 |
| Biochemistry and Physiology of Peptide
Amidation |
| Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Helfand, S. |
National Institute on Aging |
$327,817 |
4/99-3/02 |
| Single Gene Mutants that Confer Longevity in
Drosophila |
| Biochemistry |
King, G. |
NSF, Physiology, Cellular & Molecular
Biol. |
$113,293 |
4/00-3/02 |
| Structure-Function Studies of Novel Insecticidal
Toxins |
| Biochemistry |
King, S. |
General Medical Sciences |
$257,705 |
5/00-4/02 |
| Molecular Analysis of Flagellar Dynein
Function |
| Biochemistry |
Klobutcher, L. |
NSF, Physiology, Cellular & Molecular
Biology |
$150,000 |
5/00-4/02 |
| Genome Reorganization in Hypotrichous Ciliated
Protozoa |
| Physiology |
Loew, L. |
Research Resources |
$402,149 |
5/01-4/02 |
| Nonlinear Optical Microscope for Cell Biological
Research |
| Clinical Research Center |
Mansoor, G. |
Research Resources |
$127,298 |
5/00-4/02 |
| Mentored Patient Oriented Research Career
Development |
| Medicine |
Mukherji, B. |
National Cancer Institute |
$209,160 |
4/01-3/02 |
| DC-TH Crosstalk in CTL Response to
Mart-1 |
| Biochemistry |
Mullen, G. |
Environmental Health Sciences |
$208,950 |
5/00-4/02 |
| NMR Structural and Biophysical Studies of
XRCC1 |
| Pathology |
Pantschenko, A. |
U.S. Army |
$48,418 |
5/00-5/02 |
| The Role of Growth-Regulated Oncogene (GRO)
Proteins in Human Breasts |
| Center on Aging |
Raisz, L. |
National Institute on Aging |
$4,622 |
9/00-8/01 |
| Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center
- Adm. |
| Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Reenan, R. |
General Medical Sciences |
$238,653 |
5/01-4/02 |
| Genetic Dissection of Pre-MRNA Editing in
Drosophila |
| Molecular Medicine |
Rosenberg, D. |
National Cancer Institute |
$215,309 |
7/00-5/01 |
| Molecular Characterization of ACF (Aberrant Crypt
Foci) |
| Microbiology |
Rothfield, L. |
Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
$249,544 |
4/99-3/02 |
| Studies of Bacterial Cell Division |
| Microbial Pathogenesis Center |
Wikel, S. |
U.S. Dept of Agriculture |
$134,962 |
5/01-4/02 |
| Characterizing Functional Tick Ecdysteroid
Receptors and Their Expression |
| Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Wu, D. |
General Medical Sciences |
$282,720 |
5/01-4/02 |
| Molecular Function of Chemoattractant-Mediated
Signaling |
| Neuroscience |
Zecevic, N. |
Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
$252,228 |
5/01-4/02 |
| Cajal-Retzius Cells in Developing Cerebral
Cortex |
| Private Research |
| Medicine |
Dieckhaus, K. |
Univ. of Mass./Worcester |
$52,843 |
7/00-6/01 |
| Connecticut Aids Education and Training
Center |
| Neurology |
Felice, K. |
Muscular Dystrophy |
$5,250 |
1/93-12/01 |
| MDA-Sponsored Clinic |
| Orthopedics |
Gronowicz, G. |
Tufts Univ |
$55,720 |
9/00-5/02 |
| Silk Scaffolds for Bone Formation |
| Medicine |
Hager, D. |
Duke University |
$250 |
6/98-6/01 |
| Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial --
SCD-HEFT |
| Psychiatry |
Kranzler, H. |
Yale |
$100,558 |
9/00-8/01 |
| Genetics of Cocaine-Induced Psychosis |
| Diagnostic Imaging & Therapeutics |
Lai, S. |
R & C Patterson Trust |
$46,000 |
5/01-4/02 |
| Quantitative MRI of Brain Tumor Perfusion and
Oxygenation |
| Pediatrics |
Ratzan, S. |
Joslin Diabetes Center Inc. |
$1,550 |
5/95-6/01 |
| Diabetes Prevention Trial - Type 1 |
| Family Medicine |
Trojian, T. |
American Academy of Family Physicians
Foundation |
$18,422 |
2/01-2/02 |
| Outcome Measures of FM Residents with Exposure to
CSQ in SM Faculty |
| |
| The following grants were
received through the UConn Health Center's Office of
Grants and Contracts in June. 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 the
space available. |
| Department |
Principal. Investigator |
Sponsor |
Amount |
Award Period |
| Federal Research |
| Biostructure & Function |
Barry, M. |
Nat'l. Inst. on Deaf & Comm. Disorders
(DC) |
$65,548 |
6/00-5/02 |
| fMRI Study of Taste Cortex Using Focal
Stimuli |
| Psychiatry |
Bauer, L. |
National Institute of Mental Health |
$475,138 |
9/99-5/02 |
| Neuroimaging of HIV and Comorbid
Disorders |
| Clinical Research |
Berlin, R. |
Research Resources |
$53,944 |
12/00-11/01 |
| General Clinical Research Center |
| Molecular Medicine |
Bhatia, P. |
U.S. Army |
$69,650 |
6/01-5/02 |
| Study of Rankl Expression in Metastastic Breast
Carcinoma |
| Neuroscience |
Eipper, E. |
Nat'l. Inst. of Diabetes/Digestive/Kidney
Disorders |
$31,278 |
7/00-3/02 |
| Biochemistry and Physiology of Peptide
Amidation |
| Psychiatry |
Ford, J. |
National Institute of Mental Health |
$166,707 |
6/01-5/02 |
| Treatment and Clinical Course of Complex Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| Physiology |
Furneaux, H. |
Heart, Lung & Blood Institute |
$51,950 |
11/00-12/01 |
| Regulation of VEGF MRNA Stability by
Hypoxia |
| Molecular Medicine |
Hansen, M. |
Nat'l. Inst. of Arthritis/Musculoskeletal/Skin
Diseases |
$281,400 |
6/01-2/02 |
| Locating Novel Paget's Loci By Tumor
Allelotyping |
| Neuroscience |
Hewett, S. |
Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
$161,817 |
9/97-5/02 |
| Cytokine-Mediated Enhancement of Neuronal
Injury |
| Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Mayer, B. |
National Cancer Institute |
$165,352 |
7/00-6/01 |
| Biologically Relevant NCK Interacting
Proteins |
| Medicine |
Mukherji, B. |
National Cancer Institute |
$235,761 |
8/99-5/02 |
| T Cell Response to Genetically Engineered and
Matured DC |
| Microbiology |
Pfeiffer, S. |
Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
$13,740 |
10/96-12/01 |
| Clonal Lines of the Nervous System |
| Pathology |
Rajan, T. |
Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
$321,100 |
6/01-4/02 |
| Brugia Infections in Mice: Role of
Eosinophils |
| Physiology |
Rodionov, V. |
General Medical Sciences |
$261,733 |
6/01-5/02 |
| Self-Organizations of the Radial Microtubule
Array |
| Molecular Medicine |
Rosenberg, D. |
National Cancer Institute |
$234,228 |
7/00-5/02 |
| Molecular Characterization of ACF (Aberrant Crypt
Foci) |
| Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Rowe, D. |
General Medical Sciences |
$527,542 |
6/01-5/02 |
| Administrative Core |
| |
| Private Research |
| Psychiatry |
Cooney, J. |
Yale |
$20,040 |
9/00-8/01 |
| Tobacco Dependence and Risk Factors for Treatment
Failure |
| Psychiatry |
Kranzler, H. |
Yale |
$175,414 |
8/00-7/01 |
| Genetics of Opioid Dependence |
| Surgery |
Kurtzman, S. |
Pittsburgh |
$1,700 |
2/97-1/02 |
| NSABP Breast Cancer and Bowel Cancer
Treatment |
| Medicine |
Oncken, C. |
Yale |
$28,899 |
9/00-8/01 |
| Subcontract to Yale University Center
Grant |
| Pediatrics |
Ratzan, S. |
Joslin Diabetes Center Inc. |
$150 |
5/95-6/01 |
| Diabetes Prevention Trial -- Type 1 |
| Community Medicine & Health Care |
Stevens, R. |
Batelle |
$5,000 |
8/00-9/01 |
| Sensitivity to Radiation-Induced Cancer in
Hemochromatosis |
| |
| State Research |
| Psychiatry |
Ford, J. |
Department of Public Health |
$31,217 |
1/00-9/01 |
| Evaluation of Project Safe Homeless Families
Initiative |
| |
| Educational-Related Programs |
| Medicine |
Bona, R. |
Upjohn |
$3,550 |
9/97 - 8/01 |
| Hematology-Oncology Intracity Seminar
Series |
| Obstetrics & Gynecology |
Curry, S. |
Planned Parenthood League of CT (PPLC) |
$67,588 |
10/01-12/01 |
| Family Planning Services Title X |
| Medicine |
Garibaldi, R. |
Pfizer Inc. |
$1,999 |
3/97-12/01 |
| Medical Grand Rounds -- 3/18/97 |
| Medicine |
Parke, A. |
Unspecified Mixed Sources |
$1,000 |
11/00-11/01 |
| Third Int. Conference on Sex Hormones, Pregnancy
and the Rheumatic Diseases |
| Pharmacology |
Smilowitz, H. |
University of Bern |
$2,493 |
4/99-12/01 |
| Collaborative Research on Malignant Glioma
Therapy |
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