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Grants

- August 28, 2006



The following grants were received through the Health Center’s Office of Grants and Contracts in May 2006. The list represents new awards as well as continuations. The list of grants is supplied to the Advance by the Office of Grants and Contracts.

Previous grant listings can be found on the Grants archive page.

Department
Principal Investigator
Sponsor
Amount
Award Period
Federal grants
Genetics & Developmental Biology Carmichael, G. National Cancer Institute
$318,671
06/05-04/07
Processing and Function of Polyoma RNA
Molecular, Microbial & Structural Biology Carson, J. National Center for Research Resources
$320,000
04/06-04/07
Biacore T100
Immunology Cone, R. National Eye Institute
$370,000
05/06-04/07
Thymic Influence on Ocular Immunoregulation
Genetics & Developmental Biology Fridell, Y. National Institute on Aging
$102,600
05/04-04/07
Putative Drosophila Uncoupling Proteins and Aging
Genetics & Developmental Biology Graveley, V. National Institute of General Medical Sciences
$269,026
05/03-04/07
Alternative Splicing of the Drosophila Dscam Pre-MRNA
Psychiatry Hesselbrock, V. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
$311,245
12/05-11/06
Alcohol Research Center - Core
Molecular, Microbial & Structural Biology Klobutcher, L. NSF, Physiology, Cellular & Molecular Biology
$151,281
05/04-04/07
Genetic Dissection of Phagocytosis in Tetrahymena thermophila
Immunology LeFrancois, L. National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
$1,215,725
03/06-02/07
Modulation of Biodefense Response to Bacterial Pathogen
Pharmacology Levine, E. National Institute on Drug Abuse
$212,389
08/03-04/07
Cannabinoid Modulation of Cortical Synaptic Transmission
Oral Health & Diagnostic Sciences Litt, M. National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research
$305,390
07/03-03/07
Brief Focused Treatment for TMD: Mechanisms of Action
Genetics & Developmental Biology Mayer, B. National Cancer Institute
$318,584
07/04-04/07
Functional Role of CK and CRK Binding Interactions  
Molecular Medicine Rosenberg, D. National Cancer Institute
$252,186
05/04-04/07
Molecular Characterization of ACF (Aberrant Crypt Foci)
Surgery Sarfarazi, M National Eye Institute
$318,584
05/04-04/07
Functional Analysis of Opineurin in Glaucoma
Neuroscience Schiller, M. National Institute of Mental Health
$143,379
07/02-04/07
Regulatory Mechanisms of Kalirin's Gef1 Domain
Cell Biology Wolgemuth, C. NSF, Physiology, Cellular & Molecular Biology
$22,139
05/06-04/07
SGER: A Two-Phase Fluid Model of Prokaryotic Collective Swimming
Cell Biology Wolgemuth, C. National Institute of General Medical Sciences
$224,539
05/04-04/07
An Elastic Model of Spirochete Morphology and Motility
 
Private grants
Surgery Albertsen, P. CTRC Research Foundation
$1,000
09/01-05/13
Selenium & Vitamin E Chemoprevent Trial
Surgery Albertsen, P. Aureon Laboratories
$38,000
04/06-04/07
Collaboration and Material Transfer Agreement
Medicine Bonkovsky, H. American Gastroenterology Association Foundation
$25,000
07/06-06/07
Association of Heme Oxygenase-1 Polymorphisms and Chronic Hepatitis-C
Psychiatry Briggs-Gowan, M. Yale University
$7,767
03/06-08/06
Resilience in Young Children of HIV-Infected Mothers in South Africa
Pediatrics Cloutier, M. CT Children's Medical Center
$13,678
10/05-06/06
DPH Child Asthma Initiative
Medicine Dieckhaus, K. City of Hartford
$102,097
03/06-02/07
Ryan White I
Calhoun Cardiology Center Dodge-Kafka, K. American Heart Association
$65,000
07/04-06/08
Makap Anchoring of ERK5 is Important for Induction of Cardiac Hypertrophy
Neurology Felice, K. John Hopkins University
$5,250
01/93-12/06
MDA-Sponsored Clinic
Family Medicine Fifield, J. St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center
$18,700
09/02-08/06
Hospital Churches Partnership Project
Craniofacial Sciences Hand, A. University of Rochester
$24,458
04/06-03/07
Mechanisms of Anion Transport in Salivary Glands
Center for Vascular Biology Hla, T. Vanderbilt University
$22,524
05/05-04/06
Mechanisms for Chemoprevention of Cancer
Molecular, Microbial and Structural Biology Hoch, J. Harvard University
$57,855
05/04-04/07
NMR & Computational Study of Biomolecules
Psychiatry Jacob, M. Penn State University
$11,723
01/06-12/06
Infertility: Pathways & Psychosocial Outcomes
Children & Family Studies Program Kerins, F. Research Foundationfor Mental Hygiene
$3,050
08/01-07/06
Vitamin E Trial in Aging Down Syndrome
Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center Kurtzman, S. University of Pittsburgh
$2,200
06/95-05/06
NSABP Breast Cancer Prevention Trial
Neurology Kurtzman, S. University of Pittsburgh
$1,950
02/97-02/07
NSABP Breast and Bowel Treatment
Cell Biology McCullough, L. American Heart Association
$132,000
07/04-06/07
Estrogen and Neurogenesis
Genetics & Developmental   Salazar, J. CT Children's Medical Center
$10,000
08/05-06/06
Biology
Immunity in Early Syphilis: Pathway to HIV Infection
Oral Health & Diagnostic   Tsipouras, P. Children's Hospital Medical Center
$178,405
04/03-03/07
Sciences
Hammerhead Ribozymes in Animal OI Models
Calhoun Cardiology Center Wagner, J. American Heart Association
$65,000
07/05-06/09
Lifetime History of Major Depressive Disorder & Endothelial  
Calhoun Cardiology Center Yue, L. American Heart Association
$65,000
07/03-06/07
Molecular Mechanisms & Potential Functions of a Novel CA2+ Permeable
 
State grants
Children & Family Studies Program Bruder, M. CT Board of Trusteesof Comm/Tech Colleges
$6,500
01/06-06/06
Connecticut Charts-A-Course Inclusive Child Care
Center on Aging Gruman, C. Department of Social Services
$457,925
01/06-12/06
Department of Social Services MIG II
Pediatrics Salazar, J. Department of Public Health
$4,000
07/05-06/06
HIV/AIDS Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care and Support (Ryan White II)
Medicine Storey, E. Labor Department
$95,076
07/04-06/06
Department of Labor: Occupational Disease Clinics
Community Medicine & Health Ungemack, J. Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services
$31,700
04/03-09/06
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