Grants
The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center's Office of Grants and Contracts in February. The list represents new awards as well as continuations. The list of grants is supplied to the Advance by the Health Center's Office of Grants and Contracts and is printed in one or more issues, according to the space available.
| Department |
Principal
Investigator |
Sponsor | Award | Award Period |
| Federal | ||||
| Medicine | Burki, N. | National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute | $145,000 | 2/04-12/04 |
| Airway Sensory Nerves and Dyspnea in Human Subjects | ||||
| Center for Vascular Biology | Hla, T. | National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute | $326,250 | 3/01-1/05 |
| Sphingolipid Modulators of Vascular Growth and Homeostasis | ||||
| Psychiatry | Kaminer, Y. | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism | $96,979 | 7/01-1/05 |
| Aftercare for Adolescents with Substance Use Disorder | ||||
| Medicine | Kream, B. | National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases | $246,540 | 2/00-1/05 |
| Parathyroid Hormone Induced Icer in Bone | ||||
| Pathology | Kreutzer, D. | U.S. Army | $300,000 | 2/04-2/06 |
| Uses of Neovascularization to Enhance Glucose Sensor Function in Vivo | ||||
| Pathology | Kreutzer, D. | U.S. Army | $300,000 | 2/04-2/06 |
| Role of Macrophages in the Function and Lifespan of Glucose Sensors in Vivo | ||||
| Behavioral Sciences & Community Health | Litt, M. | National Institute for Dental & Craniofacial Research | $361,285 | 7/03-3/05 |
| Brief Focused Treatment for TMD: Mechanisms of Action | ||||
| Surgery | Maulik, N. | National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute | $362,500 | 2/03-1/05 |
| Preconditioning in Open Heart Surgery | ||||
| Genetics & Developmental Biology | Rogina, B. | National Institute on Aging | $347,650 | 2/04-1/05 |
| Molecular Genetics of Caloric Restriction in Aging Flies | ||||
| Genetics & Developmental Biology | Rowe, D. | National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Disorders | $3,640 | 8/03-7/04 |
| Research Tool Distribution | ||||
| Psychiatry | Steinberg, K. | National Institute of Child Health & Human Development | $114,463 | 2/01-1/05 |
| Prenatal Predictors of Risk for Child Maltreatment | ||||
| Microbial Pathogenesis Center | Wikel, S. | U.S. Army | $3,458,508 | 2/03-2/09 |
| Anti-Vector Vaccines to Control Mosquito and Tick Transmitted Diseases | ||||
| Medicine | Wu, G. | National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases | $319,000 | 2/01-1/05 |
| Targeted Gene Delivery and Expression in Hepatocytes | ||||
| Private | ||||
| Community Medicine & Health | Babor, T. | Donaghue Foundation | $155,953 | 11/01-2/04 |
| Vital Signs Program | ||||
| Microbial Pathogenesis Center | Ben Mamoun, C. | Oregon Health & Science University | $82,000 | 1/03-12/04 |
| Nucleoside Transporters of Plasmodium Falciparum | ||||
| Child & Family Studies Program | Bruder, M. | SRI International | $24,200 | 1/04-9/04 |
| Center on Outcomes for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers with Disabilities | ||||
| Medical Dean's Office | Deckers, P. | Lea's Foundation for Leukemia Research Inc. | $25,000 | 1/04-12/04 |
| Lea's Foundation-QPCR Instrument | ||||
| Psychiatry | Ford, J. | Medical University of South Carolina | $33,713 | 7/03-6/04 |
| Implementing Evidence-Based Treatment for Youths | ||||
| Microbial Pathogenesis Center | Gunzl, A. | R & C Patterson Trust | $68,750 | 1/04-12/04 |
| Purification and Characterization of the Multi-Subunit Factor | ||||
| Pediatrics | Hussain, N. | Donaghue Foundation | $70,837 | 1/03-12/05 |
| Regional Database to Study Outcomes in Premature Babies | ||||
| Cell Biology | Loew, L. | University of Virginia | $85,613 | 3/02-2/05 |
| Nuclear Transport in Silico — A Virtual Cell Approach | ||||
| Psychiatry | Moffitt, K. | Connecticut Health Foundation-Children's Fund of Connecticut | $81,349 | 7/03-6/04 |
| Development, Initial Dissemination, and Impact Evaluation | ||||
| Genetics & Developmental Biology | Mohler, W. | R & C Patterson Trust | $68,750 | 2/03-12/04 |
| Mechanism and Regulation of Mammalian Myogenic Cell Fusion | ||||
| Medicine | Oncken, C. | Yale University | $21,859 | 9/03-8/04 |
| Tobacco Dependence and Risk Factors for Treatment Failure | ||||
| Genetics & Developmental Biology | Reenan, R. | R & C Patterson Trust | $68,750 | 1/04-3/05 |
| Development of a Fruit Fly Model of Alzheimer's Disease | ||||
| Pediatrics | Salazar, J. | Connecticut Children's Medical Center | $2,000 | 1/03-3/04 |
| Erythema Migraines — Window to Lyme Disease Year 3 (Final) | ||||
| Pediatrics | Salazar, J. | Connecticut Primary Care Association | $29,992 | 7/03-6/04 |
| Connecticut AIDS Demonstration Project — State Funds (Ryan White II) | ||||
| Pediatrics | Salazar, J. | Connecticut Primary Care Association | $176,450 | 8/03-7/04 |
| Connecticut AIDS Demonstration Project — Federal Funds (Ryan White IV) | ||||
| State | ||||
| Psychiatry | Ford, J. | Conn. Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services | $42,650 | 9/03-9/04 |
| Evaluation of Project Safe Homeless Families Initiative | ||||
| Psychiatry | Ford, J. | Conn. Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services | $232,808 | 9/03-9/04 |
| Women's Treatment & Support Diversion Program | ||||
