| Department |
Principal Investigator |
Sponsor |
Amount |
Award Period |
|
Private Research
|
|
Community Medicine & Health
|
Babor, T.
|
Johnson, Bassin, & Shaw
|
$61,255
|
09/04-09/06
|
|
SBIRT – Evaluation
|
|
Clinical Research Center
|
Bonkovsky, H.
|
UMass
|
$177,934
|
09/02-04/08
|
|
Halt-C Trial
|
|
Immunology
|
Cauley, L.
|
American Lung Association
|
$35,000
|
07/05-06/06
|
|
T-Cell Activation and Inflammation in the Lungs
|
|
Pediatrics
|
Cloutier, M.
|
CT Children’s Medical Center
|
$20,800
|
07/03-06/05
|
|
DPH Child Asthma Initiative
|
|
Medicine
|
Dieckhaus, K.
|
UMass
|
$60,802
|
07/02-06/03
|
|
Connecticut AIDS Education and Training Center
|
|
Family Medicine
|
Fifield, J.
|
Hill Health Corp.
|
$12,515
|
07/03-06/06
|
|
Evaluation of Hill Health Center OAPP Grant
|
|
Center on Aging
|
Gruman, S.
|
UMass
|
$12,101
|
04/05-09/05
|
|
SCO Evaluation Phase I
|
|
Oral Rehabilitation/
|
Kazemi, R.
|
Neo Dental
|
$20,808
|
06/05-09/05
|
|
Biomaterials/Skeletal Development Micro-Leakage Assessment of Flex-Points
|
|
Psychiatry
|
Kranzler, H.
|
Yale University
|
$188,237
|
05/02-04/06
|
|
Linkage Disequilibrium Studies of Alcohol Dependence
|
|
Pediatrics
|
Lapin, C.
|
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
|
$72,560
|
07/05-06/06
|
|
Cystic Fibrosis Center Grant
|
|
Medicine
|
Lorenzo, J.
|
Yale University
|
$35,000
|
07/03-05/06
|
|
Regulation of Osteoclast Differentiation by PAX 5
|
|
Pharmacology
|
Pachter, J.
|
State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations
|
$39,004
|
07/04-12/05
|
|
Gadolinium Neutron Capture
|
|
Neuroscience
|
Rasband, M.
|
GBS/CIDP Foundation
|
$45,000
|
08/05-07/06
|
|
The Role of Schwann Cell Microvilli at Nodes of Ranvier and in G.B.S.
|
|
Genetics & Developmental Biology
|
Rowe, D.
|
Doctors Research
|
$58,285
|
08/05-01/06
|
|
Kryotonite Osteoconductivity Modification of Bone Repair
|
|
Oral Health & Diagnostic
Sciences
|
Wagner, J.
|
American Heart
Association
|
$65,000
|
07/05-06/06
|
|
Lifetime History of Major Depressive Disorder & Endothelial Function
|
|
Pediatrics
|
Wolf, B.
|
CT Children’s Medical Center
|
$8,000
|
12/03-11/05
|
|
Dr. Barry Wolf’s Research Account
|
| |
|
State Research
|
|
Psychiatry
|
Ford, J.
|
National Institute of Mental Health & Addiction Services
|
$75,000
|
08/04-08/05
|
|
Plan for Behavioral Health Crisis Response Team
|
|
Medicine
|
Oncken, C.
|
Department of Public Health
|
$500,000
|
08/05-06/07
|
|
Cigarette Smoking and Effects on Infant/Child Health
|
|
Obstetrics & Gynecology
|
Palley, J.
|
Department of Public Health
|
$6,118
|
07/04-06/05
|
|
Fetal & Infant Mortality Review Program
|
|
MHCS – Administration
|
Pesanti, E.
|
Department of Public Health
|
$216,300
|
01/04-06/06
|
|
HIV Prevention Education, Counseling, & Testing Program – State
|
|
MHCS – Administration
|
Pesanti, E.
|
Department of Public Health
|
$298,700
|
01/04-06/06
|
|
HIV Prevention Education, Counseling, & Testing Program – Federal
|
The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs in September 2005. They represent only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is supplied by the Office for Sponsored Programs. Additional September grants will be published in the next issue.
| Department |
Principal Investigator |
Sponsor |
Amount |
Award Period |
|
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
|
|
Animal Science
|
Andrew, S.
|
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/ Natural Resources Conservation Service/ Tufts University
|
$9,520
|
7/05-12/05
|
|
Pasture-Raised Veal Demonstration
|
|
Animal Science
|
Venkitanarayanan, K.
|
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/ Cooperative State Research, Education & Extension Service
|
$49,971
|
10/05-9/06
|
|
Investigating the Potential of Caprylic Acid, Monocaprylin, and Sodium Caprylate as Alternate Antimicrobials in Aquaculture
|
|
Cooperative Extension Centers
|
Gray, P.
|
Conn. Dept. of Education/ Windham Public Schools
|
$60,785
|
9/05-9/06
|
|
After School Program - 4-H Lift
|
|
Cooperative Extension Centers
|
Malley, C.
|
U.S. Dept. of Education/ Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services/Conn. Dept. of Education
|
$51,990
|
7/05-6/07
|
|
Birth to Five Newsletter
|
|
Cooperative Extension Centers
|
Mangle, H.
|
Conn. Dept. of Social Services
|
$30,000
|
7/05-6/06
|
|
All Children Considered Publication
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cooperative Extension Centers
|
Mangle, H.
|
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/ Cooperative State Research, Education & Extension Service/Cornell University
|
$8,835
|
9/05-9/06
|
|
The Children, Youth, and Families at Risk Conference Program Coordination Project
|
|
Cooperative Extension Centers
|
Pundt, L.
|
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/ University of Massachusetts-Amherst
|
$11,112
|
4/05-6/08
|
|
Implementing a Sustainable Greenhouse Health Maintenance Program
|
|
Cooperative Extension Centers
|
Ricard, R.
|
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/ Forest Service
|
$7,500
|
7/05-9/07
|
|
Connecticut Urban Forestry Volunteer Coordinator
|
|
Cooperative Extension Centers
|
Worthley, T.
|
Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection/U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/Forest Service
|
$28,000
|
9/05-9/06
|
|
Forest Land Enhancement Program Extension Educational Component
|
|
Nutritional Sciences
|
Freake, H.
|
National Science Foundation
|
$1,526,894
|
10/05-9/09
|
|
Strong CT: Science and Technology: Reaching Out to New Generations in Connecticut
|
|
Nutritional Sciences
|
Perez-Escamilla, R.
|
National Institutes of Health/National Center on Minority Health Latino Health Disparities Center & Health Disparities
|
$8,231,446
|
9/05-6/10
|
|
Plant Science
|
Legrand, A.
|
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/ Cooperative State Research, Education & Extension Service/Cornell University
|
$13,500
|
5/05-4/06
|
|
Effectiveness of Metarhizium anisopiae as a Biopesticide Against Oriental and Japanese Beetles
|
|
Plant Science
|
McAvoy, R.
|
American Floral Endowment
|
$85,000
|
7/05-6/08
|
|
Improving Poinsettia Form & Flowering with Biotechnology
|
|
Plant Science
|
McAvoy, R.
|
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/ Cooperative State Research, Education & Extension Service/Geremia Greenhouse
|
$4,000
|
8/05-1/06
|
|
Evaluation of Plants Produced in Partial Saturation Ebb and Flood Watering System
|
|
Plant Science
|
Morris, T.
|
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/ Cooperative State Research, Education & Extension Service/University of Vermont
|
$63,973
|
4/05-4/07
|
|
Reading the Farm
|
|
Plant Science
|
Morris, T.
|
Environmental Protection Agency/Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection
|
$6,000
|
8/05-6/07
|
|
Animal Feeding Operations/Confined Animal Feeding Operations General Permit Education and Technical Assistance
|
|
Plant Science
|
Morris, T.
|
Environmental Protection $25,000 Agency/Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection
|
7/05-6/07
|
|
|
Animal Feeding Operations/Confined Animal Feeding Operations Record Keeping System
|
| |
|
Neag School of Education
|
|
Educational Psychology
|
Reis-Renzulli, S.
|
Conn. Dept. of Education
|
$150,000
|
6/05-9/06
|
|
Connecticut Achievement Study
|
| |
|
School of Engineering
|
|
Civil & Environmental Engineering
|
Wang, G.
|
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
|
$72,000
|
9/05-8/08
|
|
Incorporating Satellite Observations of Precipitation Characteristics into Coupled Land-Atmosphere Models: Fellowship for Dagand Wang
|
|
Computer Science & Engineering
|
Russell, A.
|
Dept. of Defense/Army/ University of New Mexico
|
$195,796
|
6/05-6/08
|
|
Quantum Algorithms for Algebraic Problems
|
|
Connecticut Global Fuel Cell Center
|
Molter, T.
|
Conn. Innovations Inc. and Fuelcell Energy Inc.
|
$75,000
|
9/05-12/06
|
|
Electrochemical Hydrogen Separation (EHS) Demonstration
|
|
Electrical & Computer Engineering
|
Luh, P.
|
Alstom Power Corp.
|
$16,561
|
8/05-1/06
|
|
Power Plant Boiler Modeling and Optimization, Phase II
|
|
Institute of Materials Science
|
Ipay, P.
|
Dept. of Defense/Army
|
$266,237
|
10/05-9/08
|
|
Highly Tunable, Temperature Insensitive Ferroelectric Films for Joint Tactical Radio System Manpack and Handheld Radios
|
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