| Principal Investigator |
Department |
Sponsor |
Amount |
Award Period |
| |
| Settlage, J. |
Curriculum & Instruction |
Connecticut Science Center |
$28,000 |
8/07-5/08 |
| Doctoral Candidate at Conn. Science Center (Heather Harkins) |
| Sheckley, B. |
Educational Leadership |
Wallace Foundation/Eastconn |
$40,000 |
5/07-8/07 |
| Development of Principles of Practice for Professional Learning |
| Shin, D. |
Computer Science & Engineering |
Conn. Dept. of Public Health/Univ. of Conn. Health Center |
$392,469 |
4/07-4/10 |
| Stem Cell Project – Microarray and Gene Networksh |
| Smyth, J. |
Pathobiology & Veterinary Science |
Bayer Corp. |
$17,187 |
6/07-12/07 |
| Prevention of Necrotic Enteritis |
| Suib, S. |
Chemistry |
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP |
$26,019 |
5/07-11/07 |
| Catalyst Analytical Studies |
| Tufts, J. |
Communication Sciences |
Dept. of Defense/Navy |
$40,000 |
7/07-7/08 |
| Auditory Fitness For Duty for Populations Working in Hazardous Conditions |
| Wagner, D. |
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology |
Dept. of Interior/Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection |
$56,202 |
5/07-4/08 |
| Connecticut Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy Invertebrate Species of Greatest Conservation Need Assessment: Apoid Pollinators and Grassland Invertebrates |
| Wang, Y. |
Institute of Materials Science |
Nat’l Science Foundation |
$450,000 |
7/07-6/10 |
| Multivalent “Artificial Antibody” Based on RNA/Dendrimer-Like Star Polymer Hybrid Nanomaterials |
| Wei, M. |
Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering |
Conn. Dept. of Public Health/Univ. of Conn. Health Center |
$28,699 |
4/07-4/10 |
| Conn. Stem Cell Group Grant |
The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Grants and Contracts in June 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. Additional grants received in June were published in the October 9 issue.
|
Department
|
Principal Investigator
|
Sponsor
|
Amount
|
Award Period
|
| |
| Federal Grants |
| Psychiatry |
Kranzler, H. |
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAAA) |
$256,591 |
6/03-5/08 |
| Seratraline Pharmacotherapy for Alcoholism Subtypes |
| Neuroscience |
Levine, E. |
National Institute on Drug Abuse |
$206,229 |
8/03-4/08 |
| Cannabinoid Modulation of Cortical Synaptic Transmission |
| Immunology |
Goldschneider, I. |
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases |
$343,715 |
6/04-5/08 |
| A Thymus – Bone Morrow Feedback Loop For Prothymocytes |
| Immunology |
Thrall, R. |
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases |
$314,369 |
6/04-5/08 |
| Regulatory T Cells Induced Tolerance Inmurine Asthma |
| Neuroscience |
Antic, S. |
National Institute of Mental Health |
$240,601 |
6/06-5/08 |
| Dopaminergic Modulation of Dendritic Excitability |
| Psychiatry |
Petry, N. |
National Institute on Drug Abuse |
$445,599 |
6/05-5/08 |
| Vouchers vs. Prizes: Contingency Management |
| Neuroscience |
Pfeiffer, S. |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
$417,746 |
7/06-2/08 |
| Proteomic Mapping of Myelin and Its Membrane Subdomains |
| Neurology |
McCullough, L. |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
$323,343 |
3/06-2/08 |
| Energy Dysregulation: The Role of AMPK in Stroke |
| Calhoun Cardiology Center |
Dodge-Kafka, K. |
National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute |
$350,881 |
6/06-5/08 |
| MAKAP-Orchestrated Phosphorylation Events: Regulation of PDE4D3 |
| Surgery |
Maulik, N. |
National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute |
$359,270 |
6/06-5/08 |
| Mechanism of Myocardial Angiogenesis Intransgenic/Knockout Animals |
| Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Graveley, B. |
National Institute of General Medical Sciences |
$306,768 |
5/07-4/08 |
| Alternative Splicing of the Drosophiliadscam Pre-MRNA |
| Center on Aging |
Kuchel, G. |
National Institute on Aging |
$303,400 |
4/07-3/08 |
| Pathogenesis of Detrusor Underactivity and Urinary Retention in the Elderly |
| Oral Rehabilitation, Biomaterials, & Skeletal Development |
Reichenberger, E. |
National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases |
$13,231 |
4/07-3/08 |
| Genetic Analysis of Keloid Formation |
| Molecular, Microbial, & Structural Biology |
Setlow, P. |
U.S. Army |
$55,562 |
7/07-10/07 |
| Mechanisms of Killing & Resistance to Wet Heat of Spores of Bacillus |
| Medicine |
Wu, G. |
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases |
$259,000 |
5/07-4/08 |
| Novel Model of HCV Infection of Humanized Liver in Immunocompetent Rats |
| Neuroscience |
Bernstein, L. |
National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders |
$314,500 |
6/07-5/08 |
| Comparisons of Binaural Processing at Low & High Frequencies |
| Psychiatry |
Petry, N. |
National Institute on Drug Abuse |
$841,626 |
6/07-5/08 |
| Brief Therapies for Problem Gambling Substance Abusers |
| |
| Private Grants |
| Surgery |
Kurtzman, S. |
University of Pittsburgh |
$300 |
6/95-5/08 |
| NSABP Breast Cancer Prevention Trial DHHS P5400-5425 |
| Surgery |
Kurtzman, S. |
University of Pittsburgh |
$8,520 |
2/97-1/08 |
| NSABP Breast and Bowel Cancer Treatment DHHS BC0107-185 |
| Surgery |
Albertsen, P. |
CRTC Research Foundation |
$1,320 |
9/01-5/13 |
| Selenium & Vitamin E Chemoprevention Trial DHHS 80003 |
| Calhoun Cardiology Center |
Liang, B. |
UConn Foundation |
$50,617 |
2/03-1/09 |
| Jim & Pat Calhoun Cardiology Research Fund |
| Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Machida, K. |
Breast Cancer Alliance |
$125,000 |
1/07-12/08 |
| Feasibility of SH2 Profiling as a Diagnostic Indicator for Breast Cancer |
| Center for Vascular Biology |
Fong, G.-H. |
March of Dimes |
$315,284 |
6/07-5/10 |
| PHD2 As A Potential Therapeutic Target For Treating Retinopathy |
| Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Machida, K. |
CT Breast Health Initiative Inc. |
$40,013 |
4/07-3/08 |
| Subclassification of Breast Cancer by SH2 Profiling |
| Family Medicine |
Fifield, J. |
Village for Families & Children Inc. |
$30,202 |
3/07-9/07 |
| Evaluation of the Village for Families & Children OAPP Grant |
| Genetics & Developmental Biology |
Li, Y. |
March of Dimes |
$246,910 |
6/07-5/10 |
| Role of FGF8 Signaling Prior to and During Gastrulation |
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