Health Center Grants, April 2009

The following grants were received at the UConn Health Center through the Office of Research Administration and Finance in April 2009.

The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Research Administration and Finance in April 2009. The list represents new awards as well as continuations. The list of grants is supplied by the Office of Research Administration and Finance.

Federal Grants

Alessi, Sheila, Pat & Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center
Contingency Management for Smoking in Substance Abusers
Research Resources, $18,500, 02/08-01/10

Bansal, Rashmi, Neuroscience
Proteomic Mapping of Myelin and its Membrane Subdomains
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, $44,291, 07/06-02/10

Heinen, Christopher, Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mismatch Repair Functions Affected During Tumorigenesis
National Cancer Institute, $24,568, 04/08-01/10

Hla, Timothy, Center for Vascular Biology
Sphingolipid Modulators of Vascular Growth & Homeostasis
National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, $359,270, 04/06-03/10

Kosher, R., Reconstructive Sciences
Genetic Code of Limb Development (Project 1)
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, $777,502, 04/09-03/10

Kranzler, Henry, Psychiatry
Genetics of Cocaine Dependence
National Institute on Drug Abuse, $790,423, 06/06-03/10

Kuchel, George, Center on Aging
Pathogenesis of Detrusor Underactivity and Urinary Retention in the Elderly
National Institute on Aging, $297,332, 4/07-3/10

Li, Zihai, Immunology
Roles and Mechanisms of GP96 in Chaperoning Innate Immunity
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, $326,673, 02/07-03/10

Lorenzo, Joseph, Medicine
Studies on the Regulation of Osteoclast Precursor Cells
National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, $325,600, 04/08-03/10

McCullough, Louise, Neuroscience
Energy Dysregulation: The Role of AMPK in StrokeNational Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, $32,334, 03/06-02/10

McCullough, Louise, Neuroscience
Gender Differences in Ischemic Cell Death
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, $32,375, 01/07-11/09

McElhaney, Janet, Immunology
T-Cell Responses Predict Influenza Risk in Older Adults
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $405,385, 07/05-03/10

Mukherji, Bijay, Medicine
Rescuing CTL From Activation Induced Death
National Cancer Institute, $25,508, 04/06-02/10

Papermaster, David, Neuroscience
Membrane Biosynthesis in Normal and Dystrophic Retina
National Eye Institute, $462,014, 02/05-01/10

Rothfield, Lawrence, Molecular, Microbial & Structural Biology
Studies of E. coli Min Proteins
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $490,865, 04/09-03/10

Zecevic, Nada, Neuroscience
Development of the Cerebral Cortex in MammalsNational Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, $32,334, 05/06-02/10

Private

Andermariam, B., Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sickle Cell Disease Initiative – DPH 2009
Hospital for Special Care, $61,592, 10/08-06/09

Gunzl, Arthur, Genetics & Developmental Biology
Function and Regulation of Host and Parasite Nutrient Transporters
Yale University, $17,059, 01/09-12/09

Runowicz, Carolyn, Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant IRG-06-002-04
American Cancer Society, $90,000, 01/09-12/09

Salazar, Juan, Pediatrics
Juan Salazar Research Supplies and Services
Children’s Hospital Medical Center, $36,000, 10/08-09/09

Tanev, K., Psychiatry
Cooperative Huntington’s Observational Research Trial
University of Rochester, $2,250, 07/08-06/09

Anderson, J., Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
Colorectal Cancer Screening Grant
Community Health Center Associates of Conn., $353,206, 07/08-06/09

State

Liang, Bruce, Pat & Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center
Development of Biomechanical Models
UConn-Storrs, $10,000, 01/09-12/09