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Grants

- September 22, 2008

The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Grants and Contracts in June 2008. 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.

 

Principal Investigator Department Sponsor Amount Award Period
 
Federal Grants
Adler, A. Immunology National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
$303,467
06/04-05/09
Mechanisms of Effector CD4 Cell Tolerization
Bernstein, L. Neuroscience National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders
$310,412
06/07-05/09
Comparisons of Binaural Processing at Low & High Frequencies
Dodge-Kafka, K. The Pat & Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute 
$357,639
06/-06-05/09
mAKAP-Orchestrated Phosphorylation Events: Regulation of PDE4D3
Fedeles, F. Center for Vascular Biology U.S. Army
$32,376
06/08-05/09
Sphingosine 1 Phosphate in Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Premetastic Site – Breast Cancer
Goldschneider, I. Immunology National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
$337,185
06/04-05/09
A Thymus-Bone Marrow Feedback Loop for Prothymocytes
Hewett, J. Neuroscience National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
$161,875
06/07-05/09
Analysis of Cox-2 as a Therapeutic Target in Acquired Epilepsy
Mains, R. Neuroscience National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
$302,720
06/08-05/09
Cell Biology of Bioactive Peptide Secretion
Maulik, N. Surgery National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute
$359,270
06/-06-05/09
Mechanism of Myocardial Angiogenesis in Transgenic/Knockout Animals 
Petry, N. Psychiatry National Institute on Drug Abuse
$415,240
06/08-05/09
Vouchers vs. Prizes: Contingency Management
Petry, N. Psychiatry National Institute on Drug Abuse
$343,387
06/08-04/09
Healthy Activities for Prize Incentives 
Puddington, L. Immunology National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute
$343,715
09/04-05/09
Dendritic Cell Function in Early Allergic Sensitization
Schiller, M. Molecular, Microbial & Structural Biology National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
$148,000
06/08-05/09
Identification of Short Functional Motifs as Potential Drug Targets for HIV
Srivastava, P. Immunology National Cancer Institute
$309,344
03/04-02/09
Receptor for GP96 on Macrophages and Dendritic Cells
Thrall, R. Immunology National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
$317,646
06/04-05/09
Regulatory T Cells Induced Tolerance in Murine Asthma
Xue-Jun, L. Neuroscience National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
$120,000
12/07-02/09
Generation of Cortical Motoneurons from Embryonic Stem Cells
Yue, L. The Pat & Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute
$350,827
06/05-05/09
CA2+ Signaling Mechanisms in Cardiac Fibrosis
 
Private
Albertsen, P. Surgery Cancer Therapy & Research Center Research Foundation
$1,340
09/01-05/13
Selenium & Vitamin E Chemoprevention Trial DHHS 80003
Cloutier, M. Pediatrics Norwalk Hospital
$32,000
08/07-06/09
Norwalk Hospital Asthma
Finck, C. Pediatrics Conn. Children’s Medical Center
$57,023
07/07-06/08
Finck Research Support
*Hand, A. Craniofacial Sciences Univ. of Rochester
$24,131
04/06-03/09
Mechanisms-Anion Transport in Salivary Glands
Hawke, J. Psychiatry Child Health & Development Institute of Conn.
$85,498
02/08-09/08
Conn. Family & Community Partnership Wraparound Project
Hesselbrock, V. Psychiatry Conn. Association for Community Action
Connecticut Association for Community Action Social Services Accessibility Initiative
*Hla, T. Center for Vascular Biology Vanderbilt Univ.
$178,218
05/08-04/09
Mechanisms for Chemoprevention of Cancer
Kurtzman, S. Surgery Univ. of Pittsburgh
$500
06/95-05/09
NSABP Breast Cancer Prevention Trial DHHS P5400-5425
Lieberman, J. Orthopedics Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
$93,417
07/07-07/08
Regional Gene Therapy
McCullough, L. Neurology American Heart Association
$2,000
06/08-10/08
The Neuroprotective Effects of Q-VD-OPh in PARP Knockout Mice
Pachter, J. Center for Vascular Biology American Heart Association
$21,000
07/08-06/09
Brain Regional Angiogenic Potential in the Aging Cerebral Microvasculature
 
State
Garibaldi, R. Medicine Conn. Department of Public Health
$17,368
11/07-06/09
Healthcare Associated Infections
Palley, J. Obstetrics & Gynecology Conn. Department of Public Health
$60,000
07/08-06/09
New Britain Fetal and Infant Mortality Review

 

* Denotes federal funds that are awarded to other institutions and “passed through” to the UConn Health Center.

 

      
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