|
March 11,
2002
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 the
space available.
| Department |
Principal
Investigator |
Sponsor |
Amount |
Award Period |
| Federal Research |
| Child and Family Studies Program |
Bruder, M. |
Department of Education |
$324,213 |
1/02-12/02 |
| A Social Competence Curriculum for Toddlers
with Behavior Problems |
| Biochemistry |
Carson, J. |
Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
$274,392 |
12/01-11/02 |
| Myelin Protein Polymorphism & Membrane
Biogenesis |
| Physiology |
Furneaux, H. |
Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute |
$305,994 |
11/00-12/02 |
| Regulation of VEGF MRNA Stability by
Hypoxia |
| Physiology |
Hla, T. |
Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute |
$280,245 |
1/99-11/02 |
| Cyclooxygenase Genes in Vascular
Pathobiology |
| Biochemistry |
King, G. |
Allergy & Infectious Diseases |
$314,200 |
1/01-12/02 |
| Topological Regulation of Prokaryotic Cell
Division |
| Cntr. Immun. of Cancer |
Menoret, A. |
National Cancer Institute |
$204,764 |
1/00-12/02 |
| Immunological Role of the Stress Inducible
HSP70 |
| Biochemistry |
Peng, Z. |
NASA |
$66,000 |
11/01-10/02 |
| High Throughput Profiling by Heteronuclear
NMR |
| Psychiatry |
Petry, N. |
National Institute of Drug Abuse |
$224,820 |
09/00-08/02 |
| Vouchers vs. Prizes: Contingency Management for
Applied Settings |
| Pathology |
Rajan, T. |
Allergy & Infectious Diseases |
$392,525 |
12/00-11/02 |
| Factors Affecting Growth of Brugia Malavi in
SCID Mice |
| Surgery |
Sarfarazi, M. |
National Eye Institute |
$394,352 |
12/99-11/02 |
| Molecular Genetics of Chronic Open-Angle
Glaucoma |
| Physiology |
Shapiro, L. |
Heart, Blood, & Lung Institute |
$330,142 |
9/01-7/02 |
| Pathway in Inflammation-Driven
Angiogenesis |
| Physiology |
Shapiro, L. |
National Cancer Institute |
$97,646 |
9/01-3/02 |
| MaF Molecular Interactions in
Hematopoiesis |
| Microbiology |
Weller, S. |
Allergy & Infectious Diseases |
$404,343 |
12/97-11/02 |
| Genetics of HSV DNA Replication |
| Microbial Pathogenesis |
Wikel, S. |
Allergy & Infectious Diseases |
$172,544 |
7/00-12/02 |
| Host Immunosuppressive Proteins of Tick
Salivary Gland |
| Biology |
Wu, D. |
National Cancer Institute |
$224,820 |
1/01-12/02 |
| Signaling Mechanisms for WNT Proteins |
| |
| Private Research |
| Molecular Medicine |
Arnold, A. |
The Paget's Disease Foundation Inc. |
$10,000 |
10/01-9/02 |
| Molecular Mechanisms in Parathyroid
Neoplasia |
| Behavioral Science & Com. |
Aseltine, R. |
UMass |
$46,430 |
9/01-4/02 |
| Reducing Mental Health Risks in Adult
Transitions |
| Community Medicine & Health |
Babor, T. |
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation |
$33,284 |
9/01-8/02 |
| Managing Risky Drinking |
| Center on Aging |
Bellantonio, S. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$88,713 |
1/00-12/02 |
| Quality Care for Assisted Living Persons Living
with Dementia |
| Pediatrics |
Cloutier, M. |
St. Francis Hospital |
$6,950 |
3/01-3/02 |
| The Healthy Homes Project |
| Psychiatry |
Covault, J. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$60,389 |
1/00-12/02 |
| Markers of Biological Risk in
Schizophrenia |
| Medicine |
Dieckhaus, K. |
Yale University |
$6,576 |
1/02-6/02 |
| Developing a Trust in Provider
Instrument |
| Orthopedics |
Gronowicz, G. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$59,627 |
1/00-12/02 |
| The Effect of Aging on Human Bone Cell/Implant
Interactions |
| Neurology |
Hassan, M. |
University of Rochester |
$3,674 |
2/01-7/02 |
| A Multi-Center Double-Study of Rasagiline
Mesylate in Parkinsons Disease |
| Genetics & Development |
Helfand, S. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$118,973 |
1/00-12/02 |
| Molecular Genetics of Aging |
| Neuroscience |
Hewitt, S. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$114,400 |
1/01-12/02 |
| Mechanisms of Inflammatory Central Nervous
System Injury |
| Physiology |
Hla, T. |
American Heart Association |
$75,000 |
1/01-12/01 |
| Sphingosine -1- Phosphate/EDG-1 Signaling in
the Vasculature |
| Psychiatry |
Huey, L. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$57,949 |
1/02-12/02 |
| Event-Related Functional MRI of Adult
ADHD |
| Biochemistry |
King, S. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$114,400 |
1/01-12/02 |
| Intracellular Transport and the Regulation of
Molecular Motor-Cargo Interactions |
| Psychiatry |
Kranzler, H. |
Yale University |
$234,833 |
9/00-8/02 |
| Genetics of Cocaine Dependence |
| Surgery |
Kurtzman,S. |
Pittsburgh |
$5,650 |
6/95-6/03 |
| NSABP Breast Cancer Prevention Trial |
| Surgery |
Kurtzman, S. |
Pittsburgh |
$8,750 |
2/97-1/02 |
| NSABP Breast Cancer and Bowel Cancer
Treatment |
| Diag. Imaging & Therapeutic |
Lai, S. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$61,237 |
1/00-12/02 |
| Improved Stroke Outcome Quantitative Functional
MRI |
| Community Medicine & Health |
Lazzarini, Z. |
Foundation Open Society Inst. |
$5,400 |
10/01-10/02 |
| Harm Reduction in Eastern Europe |
| Surgery |
Leonard, G. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$60,000 |
1/01-12/02 |
| Non-Invasive Measures of Auditory Integrity in
Infants |
| Hypertension/ Medicine |
Oncken, C. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$60,000 |
1/01-12/02 |
| Effects of Nicotine on Bone Turnover in Older
Women |
| Pathology |
O'Rourke, J. |
Conn. Eye Bank Visual Research Foundation |
$100 |
7/99-6/02 |
| Taylor Postdoctoral Fellowship for Vascular Eye
Research |
| Medicine |
Parke, A. |
Lupus Foundation of Amer., Connecticut Chapter
Inc. |
$25,000 |
1/02-12/02 |
| Lupus Block Grant |
| Biochemistry |
Peng, Z. |
American Cancer Society |
$189,230 |
1/02-12/02 |
| Structural Consequences of Cancer Derived
Mutations in Tumor Suppressor p16 |
| Oral Diagnosis |
Peterson, D. |
American College of Radiology |
$13,500 |
6/00-12/02 |
| IB-367 Rinse in Reducing the Severity of Oral
Mucositis in Patients |
| Psychiatry |
Petry, N. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$114,400 |
1/01-12/02 |
| Brief Interventions for Problem
Gamblers |
| Medicine |
Pilbeam, C. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$110,000 |
1/02-12/02 |
| COX-2 Regulation of Osteoblast Replication and
Apoptosis |
| Genetics & Development |
Reenan, R. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$110,000 |
1/02-12/02 |
| Neurogenetics of Ion Channel Function and
Dysfunction |
| Pediatrics |
Salazar, J. |
Conn. Children's Medical Center |
$55,388 |
11/01-12/02 |
| Erythema Migraines Window to Lyme
Disease |
| Medicine |
Smith, T. |
Boehringer Ingelheim |
$1,000 |
7/98-6/01 |
| Material Transfer |
| Medicine |
Taxel, P. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$60,000 |
1/00-12/02 |
| Effect of Estrogen Therapy on Men with Prostate
Cancer |
| Child & Family Studies Program |
Whitbread, K. |
Conn Development Disabilities Council |
$135,026 |
1/02-12/02 |
| Action Planning in Education |
| Hypertension/ Medicine |
White, W. |
Donaghue Foundation |
$59,606 |
1/01-12/02 |
| Blood Pressure Measurement During
Pregnancy |
| Biology |
Wu, D. |
American Heart Association |
$75,000 |
1/02-12/02 |
| Signaling Mechanisms for G Proteins of the G12
Class |
| Medicine |
Zakko, S. |
Pressure Profile Systems Inc. |
$12,000 |
7/01-6/02 |
| Comprehensive & User Friendly Procedure for
Esophageal Manometry |
| |
| State Research |
| Pediatrics |
Bruder, M. |
Conn. Dept. of Administrative Services |
$79,300 |
11/01-9/02 |
| Idea General Supervision |
| Psychiatry |
Ford, J. |
Department of Public Health |
$1,300,000 |
11/01-9/02 |
| Terrorism-Related Behavioral Health Crisis
Needs of Conn. Residents |
| Surgery |
Kurtzman, S. |
UConn Storrs |
$9,750 |
9/01-3/02 |
| A Novel Breast Imaging Device Using Ultrasound
& NIR Light |
| Pharmacology |
Schenkman, J. |
UConn Storrs |
$3,600 |
9/99-12/02 |
| Electrocatalytic Studies of Toxic Pollutant
Activation |
 |
