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.
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Received in January 2009
| Principal Investigator |
Department |
Sponsor |
Amount |
Award Period |
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| 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 |
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| *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 |
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| State grants |
| *Schenkman, J. |
Cell Biology |
UConn-Storrs |
$57,795 |
1/09-12/9 |
| P450 Role in Toxic Pollutant Activation |
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| *Denotes federal funds awarded to other institutions and passed through to the UConn Health Center. |
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