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's Office of Grants and Contracts and
is printed in one or more issues, according to the space available.
|
Department
|
Principal Investigator
|
Primary Source
|
Award Total
|
Period
|
Research — Federal |
Pharmacology |
Amerik, A. |
National Cancer Institute |
$19,058 |
6/03-5/04 |
The Role of D0A4 in Membrane Protein Trafficking |
Cell Biology |
Berlin, R. |
National Center for Research Resources |
$2,483,142 |
4/04-3/05 |
General Clinical Research Center |
Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Fridell, Y.-W. |
National Institute on Aging |
$102,040 |
5/04-4/05 |
Putative Drosophila Uncoupling Proteins and Aging |
Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Graveley, B. |
National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
$275,500 |
5/03-4/05 |
Alternative Splicing of the Drosophila DSCAM Pre-MRNA |
Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Helfand, S. |
National Institute on Aging |
$45,972 |
4/04-3/05 |
Single Gene Mutations that Confer Longevity in Drosophila |
Medicine |
Hurley, M. |
National Institute on Aging |
$217,500 |
4/04-3/05 |
Action of Anabolic Factors Formation in Mice |
Molecular, Microbial, & Structural Biology |
King, G. |
NSF — Physiology, Cellular, & Molecular Biology |
$152,289 |
5/03-4/05 |
Insecticide Design: Insights from Venomous Spiders |
Molecular, Microbial, & Structural Biology |
Klobutcher, L. |
NSF — Physiology, Cellular, & Molecular Biology |
$151,238 |
5/04-4/05 |
Genetic Dissection of Phagocytosis in Tetrahymena Thermophila |
Pharmacology |
Levine, E. |
National Institute on Drug Abuse |
$217,500 |
8/03-4/05 |
Cannabinoid Modulation of Cortical Synaptic Transmission |
Clinical Research Center |
Mansoor, G. |
National Center for Research Resources
|
$127,658 |
5/00-4/05 |
Mentored Patient Oriented Research Career Development Award |
Pathology |
Rajan, T.V. |
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
$362,500 |
6/01-4/05 |
Brugia Infections in Mice: Role of Eosinophils |
Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Reenan, R. |
National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
$253,750 |
5/01-4/05 |
Genetic Dissection of Pre-MRNA Editing in Drosophila |
Molecular Medicine |
Rosenberg, D. |
National Cancer Institute |
$261,000 |
5/04-4/05 |
Molecular Characterization of ACF |
Surgery |
Sarfarazi, M. |
National Eye Institute |
$313,290 |
5/04-4/05 |
Functional Analysis of Optineurin in Glaucoma |
Neuroscience |
Schiller, M. |
National Institute of Mental Health |
$138,248 |
7/02-4/05 |
Regulatory Mechanisms of Kalirin's GEF1 Domain |
Psychiatry |
Sevarino, K. |
National Institute on Drug Abuse |
$193,852 |
4/02-3/04 |
The Role of Preprothyrotropin Releasing Hormone
(PreproTRH) Peptides in Cocaine Action |
Cell Biology |
Wolgemuth, C. |
National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
$268,454 |
5/04-4/05 |
An Elastic Model of Spirochete Morphology and Motility |
Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Wu, D. |
National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
$290,000 |
5/01-4/05 |
Molecular Function of Chemoattractant-Mediated Signaling |
Neuroscience |
Zecevic, N |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
$291,850 |
5/01-4/05 |
CAJAL-Retzius Cells in Developing Cerebral Cortex |
|
Research — Private |
Surgery |
Das, D. |
Interhealth |
$33,000 |
5/04-4/05 |
Resveratrol as Pharmacological Preconditioning Agent |
Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Greenstein, R. |
Conn. Children's Medical Center |
$14,931 |
7/03-12/03 |
Children with Special Health Care Needs —Title V
Program |
Psychiatry |
Jacob, M. |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
$11,756 |
3/04-12/04 |
Infertility: Pathways and Psychosocial Outcomes |
Psychiatry |
Kranzler, H. |
Yale University |
$198,137 |
8/00-7/04 |
Genetics of Opioid Dependence |
Surgery |
Kurtzman, S. |
University of Pittsburgh |
$2,500 |
6/95-5/04 |
NSABP Breast Cancer Prevention Trial |
Surgery |
Kurtzman, S. |
University of Pittsburgh |
$100 |
2/97-1/05 |
NSABP Breast Cancer and Bowel Cancer Treatment |
Medicine |
Moyo, V. |
Tufts University |
$300 |
7/94-12/04 |
ECOG Cooperative Outreach Program |
Psychiatry |
Tanev, K. |
Prohealth |
$7,312 |
10/03-6/04 |
Primary Care Physicians |
Oral Diagnosis |
Tanzer, J. |
SUNY-Buffalo |
$97,150 |
4/04-12/04 |
Amylase Binding Streptococci Dental Plaque and Caries |
Genetics & Development Biology |
Tsipouras, P. |
Children's Hospital Medical Center |
$170,253 |
4/03-3/05 |
Use of Hammerhead Ribozymes in Animal Models of
O.I. |
Neurology |
Wolfson, L. |
Brookside R & D |
$43,382 |
7/02-3/05 |
Behavioral Intervention to Prevent Falls in Older
Adults |
|
Research — State |
Pharmacology |
Aeschlimann, J. |
UConn-Storrs |
$8,994 |
1/04-9/04 |
Effects of Vancomycin CDP-1 on Vancomycin Resistance |
Psychiatry |
Ford, J. |
Conn. Dept. of Mental Health and Addiction Services |
$75,000 |
12/03-8/04 |
Plan for Behavioral Health Crisis Response Teams |
Office of Health Opportunity |
Plessy, B. |
Board of Higher Education |
$97,752 |
7/04-6/05 |
Connecticut Collegiate Awareness and Preparation
(CONNCAP) |