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Grants

- February 2, 2009

 

The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Grants and Contracts in October 2008. The list represents new awards as well as continuations.  A portion of this list also appeared in the January 26, 2009 issue.

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
Covault, J. Psychiatry Nat’l. Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
$110,834
07/06-06/09
Pharmacogenetics of Alcohol: Treatment Implications
Fong, G. Center for Vascular Biology Nat’l. Institute of Child Health & Human Development
$217,560
09/07-08/09
A Novel Technology to Generate Conditionally Inactivated Alleles in Mice
Laurencin, C. Orthopedics Nat’l. Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering
$347,853
06/08-05/09
Novel Biodegradable Materials for Tissue Engineering
Laurencin, C. Orthopedics Nat’l. Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases
$265,303
09/08-07/09
Polymer/Ceramic Composites for Tissue Engineering
LeFrancois, L. Immunology Nat’l. Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
$370,000
09/08-08/09
Role of IL-15 in CD8 T Cell Development and Response
Liang, B. The Pat & Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center U.S. Army
$50,000
08/08-08/09
Collaborative Research to Explore the Efficacy of a Commercially-available Drug in Protecting Skeletal Muscle from Injury
Lowe, L. Center for Cell Analysis Nat’l. Center for Research Resources
$265,129
08/08-07/09
Polarity in Networks and Pathways
Mains, R. Neuroscience Nat’l. Institute on Drug Abuse
$328,680
09/08-06/09
Dissecting the Role of One Neuronal RhoGEF Amongst Many: The Kalirin-7 Null Mouse
Mina, M. Craniofacial Sciences Nat’l. Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research
$344,658
07/06-06/09
Analysis of GFP Transgenes in Odontoblast Differentiation
Schensul, S. Community Medicine & Health Nat’l. Institute of Mental Health
$627,556
09/07-08/09
The Prevention of HIV/STI Among Married Women in Urban India
Shelton, D. Medicine U.S. Department of Justice
$50,706
09/08-09/09
An Evaluation of Start Now Skills training for inmates
White, W. The Pat & Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center  Nat’l. Institute on Drug Abuse
$578,462
09/08-07/09
Contingency Management for Initiating Smoking Abstinence
 
Private Grants
Bona, R. Medicine UMass
$38,963
06/08-05/09
Region Comprehensive Hemophilia Program
Brenner, B. Neag Comprehensive Cancer  Invatec LLC
$3,875
02/97-01/09
NSABP Breast and Bowel Cancer Treatment DHHS BC0107-185
Brenner, B. Surgery Nat’l. Surgical Adjuvant 
$11,000
06/08-05/09
NSABP Breast Cancer Prevention Trial
Briggs-Gowan, M. Psychiatry Yale Univ.
$16,297
03/06-08/09
Resilience in Children of HIV+ Mothers
Cloutier, M. Pediatrics Brigham & Women’s Hospital
$9,051
08/06-08/08
Genes, Home Allergens and Asthma in Puerto Rican Children
Liang, B. The Pat & Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center UConn Foundation
$25,188
09/07-12/10
Cardiovascular Signature Program
Litt, M. Oral Health & Diagnostic Sciences Yale Univ.
$69,580
08/08-07/09
Concurrent Alcohol/Smoking Treatment Effects on Alcohol Relapse Risk
Mallya, S. Oral Health & Diagnostic Sciences  American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
$1,000
12/08-11/09
Dose Distribution Profiles of Maxillofacial Cone Beam Computed Tomography
Nari, S. Orthopedics Virginia Technical Inst.
$9,567
08/08-07/09
Novel Composite Nanostructured Scaffold for Cartilage Regeneration
Setlow, P. Molecular, Microbial & Structural Biology East Carolina Univ.
$17,489
11/08-07/09
Inactivation of Spores of Bacillus Species by Wet Heat: Studies on Single Spores Using Laser Tweezers Taman Spectroscopy
Trape-Cardoso, M. Medicine Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
$43,759
09/06-08/09
Northeast Community Collaborations for Farmworker Health and Safety
 
State Grants
Ferris, Ann Medicine UConn-Storrs
$4,320
10/07-06/08
Building Cultural Competencies
Hansen, M. Molecular Medicine Conn. Dept. of Public Health
$294,013
07/08-06/09
Role of VPS4B in Development of Trastuzumab-Resistant Breast Cancer
Lai, L. Immunology Conn. Dept. of Public Health
$301,188
07/08-02/10
Anti-tumor Activity Induced by a Novel Hybrid Cytokine
Maye, P. Reconstructive Sciences UConn-Storrs
$112,984
08/08-05/09
Importance of Beta-Catenin Signaling in Osteocytes Associated with Anabolic Load
Wakefield, D. Pediatrics UConn-Storrs
$7,673
10/08-09/09
UConn Food Stamp Nutrition Education – Storrs
Yue, L. The Pat & Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center  Conn. Dept. of Public Health
$278,472
07/08-02/10
MG2+-Permeable Channel Kinases … in Heart Disease

 

 

      
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