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Grants

- April 13, 2009

The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Grants and Contracts in January and February 2009. 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.

 

 

Received in January 2009

Principal Investigator Department Sponsor
Amount
Award Period
Federal grants
Ford, J. Psychiatry U.S. Dept. of Justice
$446,970
09/08-08/09
Breaking the Cycle III: Women Overcoming & Managing Adversity Now (Women) Study
Gryk, M. Molecular, Microbial & Structural National Institute of General Medical Sciences
$311,391
12/08-11/09
CONNJUR: A Software Integration Platform for Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy
Gunzl, A. Genetics & Developmental Biology National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
$370,000
01/09-12/09
Multifunctional Class I Transcription in T. Brucei
Hesselbrock, V. Psychiatry National Institute of Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism
$1,619,994
12/08-11/09
Etiology and Treatment of Alcohol Dependence
Hewett, S. Neuroscience National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke
$377,330
01/09-12/09
Excitotoxicity and Inflammation
Laurencin, C. Orthopedics U.S. Army
$258,480
12/08-11/09
Development of a Novel Injectable Controlled Analgesic System for Pain
LeFrancois, L. Immunology National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
$333,000
12/07-11/09
CD8 T-Cell Activation and a Migration In Vivo
Setlow, P. Molecular, Microbial & Structural U.S. Army
$144,520
07/07-10/09
Mechanisms of Killing & Resistance to Wet Heat of Spores of Bacillus
Weller, S. Molecular, Microbial & Structural National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
$253,759
01/06-12/09
Role of Viral and Cellular Recombination Proteins in HSV DNA Replication
Yu, J. Center for Cell Analysis & Modeli National Institute of General Medical Sciences
$278,464
01/09-12/09
Bacterial Cytoskeletal Structures and Dynamics at Single Molecule Level
Private grants
Albertsen, P. Surgery Univ. of Texas
$3,090
09/01-05/13
Selenium & Vitamin E Chemoprevention Trial DHHS 80003
Bona, R. Medicine Institutionally Funded
$14,190
12/08-06/10
Pilot Study on Transient Bacteremia and Bloodstream Infections
Chhabra, A. Medicine Breast Cancer Alliance
$62,500
01/09-12/09
Isolating a High Avidity Breast Cancer
Cloutier, M. Medicine CT Children’s Medical Center
$85,205
07/08-06/09
Department of Public Health Child Asthma Initiative
Cloutier, M. Pediatrics CT Children’s Medical Center
$35,776
10/08-09/09
CT Children’s Medical Center C3R
*Dieckhaus, K. Medicine Univ. of Mass.
$13,003
07/08-06/09
New England AIDS Education and Training
*Hla, T. Center for Vascular Biology Vanderbilt Univ.
$13,607
05/08-04/09
Mechanisms for Chemoprevention of Cancer
*Kenny, A. Center on Aging Yale Univ.
$188,752
09/06-08/09
Impact of a Protein Supplement on Bone Mass in Older Women
*Mayer, B. Genetics & Developmental Biology Yale Univ.
$12,009
01/08-03/09
Study of Wnt Signaling in Bone Biology
*Olmstead, T. Pat & Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center Univ. of Georgia
$19,914
07/08-06/09
Use of Evidence-Based Practices in Alcoholism Treatment
*Pappagallo, M. Pediatrics Univ. of Pittsburgh
$2,850
01/05-11/08
Long Term Outcomes on Nitric Oxide for Ventilated Premature Babies
Pilbeam, C. Medicine American Society for Bone & Mineral Research
$50,000
01/09-12/09
Regulation of the Prostaglandin G/H Synthases in Bone
State grants
*Bayer, M. Traumatology/Emergency Medici CT Dept. of Public Health
$90,000
09/07-08/09
Agreement Between CT Department of Public Health & the UConn Health Center Poison Control Center
Everson, R. Neag Comprehensive Cancer Cen CT Dept. of Public Health
$324,375
07/08-02/10
Functional Molecular Classification of BRCA Gene Variants
Pesanti, E. MHCS-Administration CT Dept. of Public Health
$70,000
01/09-12/09
CMHC – TB Surveillance, Prevention and Control
*Denotes Federal Funds which are awarded to other institutions and “passed through” to the UConn Health Center.

 

Received in February 2009

Principal Investigator Department Sponsor
Amount
Award Period
Federal grants
Arnold, A. Molecular Medicine National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases $283,050 2/08-1/10
Molecular Pathogenesis of Hyperparathyroidism
Eipper, E. Neuroscience National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases $515,121 1/06-12/9
Biochemistry & Physiology of Peptide Amidation
Heinen, C. Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center National Cancer Institute $221,112 4/08-1/10
Mismatch Repair Functions Affected During Tumorgenesis
Hewett, S. Neuroscience National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke $8,748 1/9-12/09
Excitotoxicity and Inflammation
LeFrancois, L. Immunology National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases $420,541 2/08-1/10
Role of CD11c in CD8 T Cell Response to Infection
Li, Y. Genetics & Developmental Biology National Institute of Child Health & Human Development $283,916 2/07-1/10
The Role of Alternative Splicing of FGF8 in Mouse Development
Loew, L. Center for Cell Analysis National Center for Research Resources $294,000 8/08-4/09
National Resource for Cell Analysis and Modeling
Maulik, N. Surgery National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute $361,583 1/08-12/09
Angiogenesis in Diseased Models
Oncken, C. Medicine National Institute on Drug Abuse $885,201 2/09-1/10
Exercise in Smoking Cessation in Postmenopausal Women
Peterson, D. Oral Health & Diagnostic Sciences National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research $30,000 2/09-1/10
Oral Complications of Emerging Cancer Therapies
Radolf, J. Medicine National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases $431,976 1/08-12/09
Treponema Pallidum Outer Membrane Proteins and Transition Metal Acquisition
Weller, S. Molecular, Microbial & Structural Biology National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases $284,369 2/06-1/10
HSV 1 Processing/Packaging Genes
Private grants
*Brenner, B. Surgery National Surgical Adjuvant Breast & Bowel Project $29,000 2/08-1/09
NASBP Treatment Trials
Clark, S. Genetics & Developmental Biology Scleroderma Foundation $75,000 1/08-12/09
Impact of the Ablation of TGF-Beta Signaling and SPARC Protein on the Fibrotic Phenotype in the TSK2
Crocker, S. Neuroscience National Multiple Sclerosis Society $275,000 10/07-10/10
Investigating the Role of TIMP-1 in CNS Demylelination and Repair
*Lorenzo, J. Medicine Univ. of Pennsylvania $74,000 9/08-7/09
The RANKL Axis in the Osteoimmune System
McKay, C. Traumatology/Emergency Medicine Denver Health & Hospital Authority $27,794 7/06-12/08
Surveillance of the RADARS System by Poison Control Centers
Mukherji, B. Medicine Univ. of California at Los Angeles $41,583 7/06-12/08
Optimization of T-Cell Transduction with a Melanoma Epitope-Specific TCR
Oncken, C. Medicine The Donaghue Foundation $128,684 1/05-12/09
Maternal Genetics, Cigarette Smoking and Infant Birth Weight
Puddington, L. Immunology Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America $128,700 1/08-12/09
Antigen Acquired from Breast Milk Induces Mucosal Regulatory T-Cells 
*Robison, J. Center on Aging Univ. of Massachusetts $10,000 9/08-9/09
CMS Systems Transformation
*Tennen, H. Community Medicine & Health Arizona State Univ. $20,029 12/08-07/09
Fibromyalgia Treatment Study
*Tennen, H.  Community Medicine & Health Yale Univ. $76,443 9/08-8/09
Alcohol Use in College Students: Cognition and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Trestman, R. Medicine Duke Univ. $89,511 2/08-12/09
Costs of Criminal Justice Involvement Among Persons with Severe Mental Illness in CT
State grants
*Schenkman, J. Cell Biology UConn-Storrs $57,795 1/09-12/9
P450 Role in Toxic Pollutant Activation
*Denotes federal funds awarded to other institutions and passed through to the UConn Health Center.

 

 

 

      
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