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Grants

- September 17, 2007



The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Grants and Contracts in May 2007. 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
Oral Health & Diagnostic Sciences Litt, M. National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research
$302,248
7/03-3/08
Brief Focused Treatment for TMD: Mechanisms of Action
Molecular Medicine Rosenberg, D. National Cancer Institute
$243,043
5/04-4/08
Molecular Characterization of ACF (Aberrant Crypt Foci)
Immunology/Center for Immunotherapy of Cancer & Infectious Diseases Srivastava, P. National Cancer Institute
$309,344
3/04-2/08
Receptor for GP96 on Macrophages and Dendritic Cells
Surgery Sarfarazi, M. National Eye Institute
$316,800
5/04-4/08
Functional Analysis of Optineurin in Glaucoma
Genetics & Developmental Biology Carmichael, G. National Cancer Institute
$309,430
6/05-4/08
Processing and Function of Polyoma RNA
Information Technology Shapiro, L. National Cancer Institute
$277,154
6/05-4/08
CD13 as a Biomaker for Chemoprevention of Breast Cancer
Immunology/Center for Allergy & Infectious Diseases McElhaney, J. National Institute of Immunotherapy of Cancer & Infectious Diseases
$413,917
7/05-3/08
T-Cell Responses Predict Influenza Risk in Older Adults
Immunology Cone, R. National Eye Institute
$359,270
5/06-4/08
Thymic Influence on Ocular Immunoregulation
Center for Vascular Biology Hla, T. National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
$359,270
4/06-3/08
Sphingolipid Modulators of Vascular Growth & Homeostasis
Cell Biology Wolgemuth, C. NSF, Physiology, Cellular, & Molecular Biology
$23,026
5/06-4/08
SGER: A Two-Phase Fluid Model of Prokaryotic Collective Swimming
Psychiatry Kranzler, H. National Institute on Drug Abuse
$766,884
6/06-3/08
Genetics of Cocaine Dependence
Neuroscience Hewett, S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
$291,009
7/06-4/08
IL1 and Hypoxic-Ischemic Insults
Psychiatry Kadden, R. National Institute on Drug Abuse
$522,689
9/06-4/08
Contingency Management for Marijuana Dependence
Immunology Lefrancois, L. National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
$1,215,884
3/07-2/08
Modulation of Biodefense Response to Bacterial Pathogen
Medicine Koeppen, B. National Center for Research Resources
$2,516,028
4/07-3/08
GCRC-Program Direction and Administration
Psychiatry Trestman, R. National Institute of Mental Health
$82,750
2/07-1/08
Mental Health Research Infrastructure in Corrections
Oral Rehabilitation, Biomaterials, & Skeletal Development Kosher, R. National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
$750,222
4/07-3/08
Genetic Control of Limb Development (Project 1)
Neuroscience Schiller, M. National Institute of General Medical Sciences
$288,025
5/07-4/08
Building Motif Lexicons
Oral Rehabilitation, Biomaterials, & Skeletal Development Reichenberger, E. National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases
$429,498
5/07-4/08
Genetic Analysis of Keloid Formation
Neuroscience Barbarese, E. National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
$323,750
5/07-4/08
Oligodendrocyte Ontogeny and Differentiation
Molecular, Microbial, & Structural Biology  Hoch, J. National Center for Research Resources
$2,000,000
5/07-4/08
An Open-Access 800 MHZ NMR Spectrometer For Central New England 
 
Private Grants
Surgery Albertsen, P. CTRC Research Foundation
$1,320
9/01-5/13
Selenium & Vitamin E Chemoprevent
Genetics & Developmental Biology  Rosengren, S. University of California at San Diego Medical Center
$2,287
12/99-12/07
Medications in Pregnancy Project
Oral Health & Diagnostic Sciences  Peterson, D. UConn Foundation
$6,471
8/99-12/07
Mucosal Immunology Research
Surgery Kurtzman, S. University of Pittsburgh
$9,525
2/97-1/08
NSABP Breast and Bowel Cancer Treatment
Neurology Felice, K. Johns Hopkins University
$10,500
1/93-12/08
MDA – Sponsored Clinic
Pediatrics Salazar, J. CT Children’s Medical Center
$10,800
8/05-6/07
Immunity in Early Syphilis: Pathway to HIV Coinfection (Year 2)
Hematology-Oncology Mukherji, B. University of California at Los Angeles
$23,000
7/06-6/07
Optimization of T-Cell Transduction with a Melanoma Epitope Specific TCR
Cranofacial Sciences/ Pediatrics Hand, A. University of Rochester
$23,720
4/06-3/08
Mechanisms – Anion Transport in Salivary
Molecular Medicine Tirnauer, J. UConn Foundation
$25,000
7/06-6/07
Disruption of Spindle Positioning in Colon Cancer
Medicine Garibaldi, R. UConn Foundation
$35,413
1/00-6/07
James E.C. Walker M.D./Primary Care
Pediatrics Lapin, C. Cystic Fibrosis 
$64,800
12/06-11/07
Clinical Research Facilitation Award
Surgery Choudhary, D. CT Breast Health Initiative Inc.
$90,000
4/07-3/09
Mechanistic Effects of Cyp1B1 Variations in POAG
 
State Grants
Pharmacology Schenkman, J. UConn-Storrs
$31,302
1/04-12/06
P450 Expression & Quantifying DNS Change
Surgery Kurtzman, S. UConn-Storrs
$55,524
9/02-2/08
Near Infrared Diffused Light Imaging
Center for Aging-Clinical  Gruman, C. Dept. of Social Services
$177,262
4/05-4/09
Two for One Project

 

      
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