The following grants were received
through the UConn Health Center's Office of Grants and
Contracts in July. 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 |
| Immunotherapy of Cancer/Infectious
Diseases |
Aguila, H. |
Allergy & Infectious Diseases |
$208,950 |
7/00-6/02 |
| Functional Heterogeneity of NK Cells During
Development |
| Microbiology |
Bansal, R. |
Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
$188,105 |
7/99-6/02 |
| FGF Receptor Function in Oligodendrocyte
Differentiation |
| Clinical Research Center |
Berlin, R. |
Research Resources |
$31,488 |
12/00-11/01 |
| General Clinical Research Center |
| Child & Family Studies Program |
Bruder, M. |
Health Resources & Services Admin. |
$194,149 |
7/01-6/02 |
| Project Connect: Medical Home |
| Physiology |
Cowan, A. |
NSF, Physiology, Cellular &Molecular
Biology |
$14,960 |
6/01-5/02 |
| First International Symposium for Computational
Cell Biology |
| Physiology |
Fong, G. |
Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute |
$360,000 |
7/01-5/02 |
| Signaling Mechanisms of VEGF Receptor in
Vasculogenesis |
| Prosthodontics |
Freilich, M. |
Dental Research |
$122,865 |
7/01-5/02 |
| Evaluation of Fiber Biomaterials for Oral
Implantology |
| Psychiatry |
Kadden, R. |
National Institute of Drug Abuse |
$346,410 |
8/00-6/02 |
| Contingency Management for Marijuana
Dependence |
| Psychiatry |
Kaminer, Y. |
Alcohol & Alcoholism (NIAAA) |
$476,207 |
7/01-6/02 |
| Maintenance of Treatment Gains in Adolescents
with Alcohol-Related Disorders |
| Biochemistry |
King, S. |
General Medical Sciences |
$244,800 |
7/01-6/02 |
| Systematic Structural Biology of
Dynein |
| Behavioral Science & Community Health |
Lepowsky, S. |
Health Resources & Services Administration
|
$148,975 |
7/01-6/02 |
| Advanced Education in General
Dentistry |
| Neuroscience |
Morest, D. |
National Institute on Deaf & Communication
Disorders |
$148,975 |
7/01-6/02 |
| Anatomy of the Auditory System |
| Biochemistry |
Ozols, J. |
General Medical Sciences |
$241,842 |
7/99-6/02 |
| Isolation and Structure of Microsomal Membrane
Proteins |
| Behavioral Science & Community Health
|
Pendrys, D. |
Dental Research |
$270,037 |
7/99-6/02 |
| Risk for Enamel Fluorosis Among Norwegian
Children |
| Neuroscience |
Potashner, S. |
National Institute on Deaf & Communication
Disorders |
$278,945 |
7/99-6/02 |
| Neurotransmitters in the Auditory
System |
| Microbial Pathogenesis Center |
Radolf, J. |
Allergy & Infectious Diseases |
$311,470 |
4/01-3/02 |
| Cutaneous Immune Response in Early
Syphilis |
| Behavioral Science & Community Health |
Reisine, S. |
Nat'l Inst. of Arthritis/Musculoskeletal/Skin
Diseases |
$299,871 |
7/99-6/02 |
| Employment and Health Status Among Women
with Fibromyalgia |
| Immunotherapy of Cancer/Infectious Diseases
|
Srivastava, P. |
National Cancer Institute |
$258,262 |
7/00-6/02 |
| Receptor for GP96 on Macrophages and Dendritic
Cells |
| Biostructure and Function |
Upholt, W. |
Dental Research |
$205,021 |
7/01-6/02 |
| Institutional Dentist Scientist Award |
| Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Wu, D. |
National Cancer Institute |
$13,083 |
1/01-12/01 |
| Signaling Mechanisms for WNT Proteins |
| Private Research |
| Pharmacology |
Andjelkovic, A. |
American Heart Association |
$49,500 |
7/01-6/02 |
| Astrocyte: Leukocyte Interaction Regulates
MCP-1 Production |
| Oral Maxillofacial Surgery |
Bennett, J. |
Univ. of Toronto |
$25,000 |
1/01-12/01 |
| Effect of PRP with Autogeneous Bone Grafts for
Sinus Augmentation |
| Physiology |
Caron, J. |
American Heart Association |
$49,500 |
7/01-6/02 |
| Functional Analysis of Palmitoylated
Tubulin |
| Medicine |
Hager, D. |
Duke University |
$50 |
6/98-6/02 |
| Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure
Trial - SCD-HEFT |
| Microbiology |
Harris, S. |
American Cancer Society |
$4,343 |
7/99-6/02 |
| SEPB and the DNA Damage Response in A.
Nidulans |
| Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Kalajzic, Z. |
Osteogenesis Inperfecta Foundation Inc. |
$47,000 |
7/99-6/02 |
| Transplantation of Osteoprogenitor Cells into
Murine Model |
| Diagnostic Imaging & Therapeutics |
Lai, S. |
The Whitaker Foundation |
$80,000 |
5/01-4/02 |
| Optimized MRI Techniques for Quantitative
Assessment of Brain Tumor etc. |
| Physiology |
Lee, M. |
American Heart Association |
$66,000 |
7/01-6/02 |
| Novel Signaling Molecules Regulated by the
EDG-1 Receptor in Angiogenesis |
| Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Mohler, W. |
Muscular Dystrophy |
$85,000 |
7/01-6/02 |
| Molecular and Cellular Mechanism of Cell
Fusion |
| Neurology |
Panzer, V. |
The New York Academy of Medicine |
$50,000 |
7/00-6/02 |
| Quantitative Clinical Assessment of Elderly
Fallers |
| Immunology |
Puddington, L. |
American Lung Association |
$35,000 |
7/01-6/02 |
| TCR Gammadelta Cells Promote Immunoglobulin
Production |
| Behavioral Science & Community Health |
Reisine, S. |
Univ. Med/Dent of New Jersey |
$24,754 |
4/01-3/02 |
| Development of Child Oral Health Quality of
Life Questionnaire |
| Behavioral Science & Community Health |
Reisine, S. |
Arthritis Foundation |
$79,943 |
7/01-6/02 |
| Health Status & Employment Among Women With
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Healthy Women |
| Pediatrics |
Rosengren, S. |
Univ. of Calif. at San Diego Medical
Center |
$100 |
12/99-11/01 |
| Asthma Medications in Pregnancy
Project |
| Medicine |
Shanley, J. |
CT Primary Care Association |
$181,088 |
8/00-7/01 |
| Connecticut AIDS Demonstration Project
Funds |
| Community Medicine & Health Care |
Sheehan, T. |
Arthritis Foundation |
$80,000 |
7/01/-6/02 |
| Modeling the Measures & Causes of Physical
Disabilities |
| Pharmacology |
Smilowitz, H. |
University of Bern |
$7,493 |
4/99-12/01 |
| Collaborative Research on Malignant Glioma
Therapy |
| Community Medicine & Health Care |
Stevens, R. |
Battelle |
$5,000 |
8/00-9/01 |
| Sensitivity to Radiation -- Induced Cancer in
Hemochromatosis |
| Center on Aging |
Sullivan, G. |
Association of American Medical Colleges |
$50,000 |
7/00-6/02 |
| Enhance Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine
Education at UConn |
| Community Medicine & Health Care |
Tennen, H. |
Arthritis Foundation |
$90,000 |
7/01-6/02 |
| Major Depression as Risk Factor for RA Pain
& Disability |
| Infectious Diseases/Medicine |
Wu, C. |
American Lung Association |
$35,000 |
7/01-6/02 |
| Cytomegalovirus Augments Interferon-Y in an
Asthma Mouse |
| State Research |
| Pediatrics |
Greenstein, R. |
Department of Public Health |
$236,010 |
7/01-6/02 |
| CT Statewide Genetics Service Program |
