Grants
| The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Grants and Contracts in December. 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. | ||||
| Federal Research | ||||
| Community Medicine & Health | Babor, T. | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism | $20,000 | 9/04-9/05 |
| Support for Project Match Website and Data Dissemination | ||||
| Neuroscience | Barbarese, E. | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke | $253,750 | 1/01-11/05 |
| Oligodendrocyte Ontogeny and Differentiation | ||||
| Neuroscience | Bernstein, L. | National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders | $197,925 | 12/02-11/05 |
| Binaural Processing of Complex Stimuli | ||||
| Psychiatry | Conti, L. | National Institute of Mental Health | $238,863 | 5/03-11/05 |
| Corticotropin-Releasing Factor in Prepulse Inhibition | ||||
| Periodontology | Dongari, A. | National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research | $290,000 | 9/04-6/05 |
| Oral Epithelial Cell Cytokines Candida & PMN Activation | ||||
| Psychiatry | Ford, J. | National Institute of Mental Health | $176,734 | 6/01-11/05 |
| Treatment and Clinical Course of Complex PTSD | ||||
| Psychiatry | Hesselbrock, V. | National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism | $1,881,869 | 12/04-11/05 |
| Administrative Core | ||||
| Center for Vascular Biology | Hla, T. | National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute | $357,820 | 12/03-11/05 |
| Cyclooxygenase-2 Regulation and Function | ||||
| Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer & Infectious Diseases | McElhaney, J. | National Institute on Aging | $50,383 | 9/03-3/05 |
| T-Cell Response Predicts Influenza Risk in Older Adults | ||||
| Neuroscience | Oliver, D. | National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders | $370,214 | 12/03-11/05 |
| Synaptic Organization of the Auditory System | ||||
| Neuroscience | Oliver, D. | National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders | $11,107 | 12/03-11/05 |
| Synaptic Organization of the Auditory System | ||||
| Neuroscience | Pfeiffer, S. | National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke | $344,375 | 12/02-11/05 |
| Oligodendrocyte Differentiation and Myelin Biogenesis | ||||
| Medicine | Puddington, L. | National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute | $362,500 | 12/01-11/05 |
| Perinatal Antigen Exposure and Allergic Asthma | ||||
| Pathology | Rajan, T. | National Institute on Allergy & Infectious Diseases | $417,670 | 12/00-11/05 |
| Factors Affecting Growth of Brugia Malavi in SCID Mice | ||||
| Molecular, Microbial, & Structural Biology | Setlow, P. | U.S. Army | $45,000 | 7/02-6/05 |
| Mechanisms of the Killing and Development of Spores of Bacillus Species | ||||
| Private Research | ||||
| Center for Vascular Biology | Claffey, K. | Donaghue Foundation | $118,973 | 1/03-12/07 |
| Mechanisms of MT1-MMP-Dependent Breast Cancer Metastasis | ||||
| Neurology | Felice, K. | Johns Hopkins University | $5,250 | 1/93-12/04 |
| MDA-Sponsored Clinic | ||||
| Psychiatry | Ford, J. | Yale University | $20,000 | 9/04-9/05 |
| Children Exposed to Violence Treatment/Service Center | ||||
| Center on Aging | Fortinsky, R. | Alzheimer’s Association | $17,500 | 10/04-9/05 |
| Clinical Practices of Primary Care Physicians Regarding Alzheimer’s Disease | ||||
| Neuroscience | Hewett, S. | Donaghue Foundation | $128,684 | 1/01-12/05 |
| Mechanisms of Inflammatory Central Nervous System Injury | ||||
| Pediatrics | Hussain, N. | Donaghue Foundation | $72,234 | 1/03-12/05 |
| Regional Database to Study Outcomes in Premature Babies | ||||
| Child & Family Studies Program | Kerins, G. | Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene | $2,435 | 8/01-7/05 |
| Multicenter Vitamin E Trial in Aging Persons with Down Syndrome | ||||
| Molecular, Microbial, & Structural Biology | King, S. | Donaghue Foundation | $128,684 | 1/01-12/05 |
| Intracellular Transport and the Regulation of Molecular Motor-Cargo Inter. | ||||
| Surgery | Kurtzman, S. | University of Pittsburgh | $6,800 | 2/97-1/05 |
| NSABP Breast Cancer and Bowel Cancer Treatment | ||||
| Genetics & Developmental Biology | Li, Z. | American Heart Association | $65,000 | 1/05-12/08 |
| Role of Chemoattractants in Atherosclerosis | ||||
| Medicine | Mansoor, G. | Donaghue Foundation | $80,335 | 1/04-12/06 |
| Effects of Asorbic Acid on Blood Pressure in Type-2 Diabetes | ||||
| Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer & Infectious Diseases | McElhaney, J. | Donaghue Foundation | $110,000 | 1/05-12/09 |
| A Strategy to Optimize Vaccine Efficacy in Older Adults | ||||
| Medicine | Oncken, C. | Donaghue Foundation | $110,000 | 1/05-12/09 |
| Maternal Genetics, Cigarette Smoking, and Infant Birth Weight | ||||
| Psychiatry | Petry, N. | Donaghue Foundation | $128,684 | 1/01-12/05 |
| Brief Interventions for Problem Gamblers | ||||
| Psychiatry | Petry, N. | Yale University | $347,680 | 9/04-6/05 |
| Low Cost Contingency Management for General Clinical Settings | ||||
| Medicine | Pilbeam, C. | Donaghue Foundation | $123,734 | 1/02-12/06 |
| Cox-2 Regulation of Osteoblast Replication and Apoptosis | ||||
| Genetics & Developmental Biology | Reenan, R. | Donaghue Foundation | $123,734 | 1/02-12/06 |
| Neurogenetics of Ion Channel Function and Dysfunction | ||||
| Pediatrics | Salazar, J. | CT Primary Care Association | $172,500 | 8/04-7/05 |
| CT AIDS Demonstration Project – Federal Funds (Ryan White IV) | ||||
| Community Medicine & Health | Stevens, R. | FDN-Medical Hygiene | $13,829 | 5/04-6/05 |
| Reproductive and Hormonal Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Blind Women | ||||
| State Research | ||||
| Traumatology/Emergency Medicine | Bayer, M. | Department of Public Health | $109,000 | 8/03-8/05 |
| Agreement Between CT DPH & UCHC Poison Control Center | ||||
| Child & Family Studies Program | Bruder, M. | Board of Higher Education | $100,000 | 8/04-12/05 |
| Families as Partners: School-Family Collaboration | ||||
| Medical Dean’s Office | Huntington, C. | Department of Public Health | $55,000 | 10/04-4/05 |
| Medical Home Academy | ||||
| Behavioral Science & Community Health | Litt, M. | Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services | $23,465 | 9/03-8/05 |
| CT Criminal Justice-DATS Research Initiative | ||||
| Obstetrics & Gynecology | Palley, J. | Department of Public Health | $34,040 | 7/04-6/05 |
| Fetal & Infant Mortality Review Program | ||||
