The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Research Administration and Finance in May 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

Antic, Srdjan, Neuroscience
Dopaminergic Modulation of Dendritic Excitability
National Institute of Mental Health, $418,724, 05/09-04/10

Babor, Thomas, Community Medicine & Health
Delphi Evaluation of Alcohol Advertising Codes
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism, $29,099, 01/06-10/09

Barbarese, Elisa, Neuroscience
Oligodendrocyte Ontogeny and Differentiation
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, $323,750, 05/07-04/10

Carmichael, Gordon, Genetics & Developmental Biology
Processing and Function of Polyoma RNA
National Cancer Institute, $309,430, 06/05-04/10

Cauley, Linda, Immunology
Antigen Presentation After Influenza Virus Infection
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $326,673, 04/07-03/10

Cone, Robert, Immunology
Thymic Influence on Ocular Immunoregulation
National Eye Institute, $359,270, 05/06-04/10

Graveley, Brenton, Genetics & Developmental Biology
Alternative Splicing of the Drosophila Dscam Pre-DRNA
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $310,800, 05/07-04/10

Gunzl, Arthur, Genetics & Developmental Biology
Trypanosome Class II Transcription Pre-Initiation Complex
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $363,663, 05/09-04/10

Hand, Arthur, Craniofacial Sciences
Transmission Electron Microscope
National Center for Research Resources, $334,703, 05/09-04/10

Harrison, John, Craniofacial Sciences
C/EBP Regulation of Dentinogenesis
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, $185,000, 04/08-03/10

Hesselbrock, Victor, Psychiatry
Etiology and Treatment of Alcohol Dependence
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism, $294,379, 12/08-11/09

Hewett, Sandra, Neuroscience
IL1 and Hypoxic-Ischemic Insults
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, $344,641, 07/06-04/10

Kadden, Ronald, Psychiatry
Contingency Management for Marijuana Dependence
National Institute on Drug Abuse, $479,968, 09/06-04/10

Kranzler, Henry, Psychiatry
Novel Approaches to Alcoholism Pharmacotherapy and Risk
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism, $168,171, 05/08-04/10

Kreutzer, Donald, Surgery
Macrophages and Biosensor Function In Vivo
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, $473,134, 05/09-04/10

Li, Yuanhao, Genetics & Developmental Biology
The Role of Alternative Splicing of FGF8 in Mouse Development
National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, $31,546, 02/07-01/10

Loew, Leslie, Center for Cell Analysis
National Resource for Cell Analysis and Modeling
National Center for Research Resources, $1,036,073, 05/09-04/10

Mehlmann, Lisa, Cell Biology
Signaling Mechanisms That Regulate Meiosis in Mammalian Oocytes
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, $258,955, 08/07-04/10

Puddington, Lynn, Immunology
Evolution of the Immune Response to Cytomegalovirus Transmission Via Breast Milk
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $228,750, 05/09-04/10

Reichenberger, Ernst, Reconstructive Sciences
Genetic Analysis of Keloid Formation
National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, $612,069, 04/07-03/10

Secor, Eric, Immunology
The Effect of Bromelain on CD4+ T Cell Function in Asthma
National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine, $137,795, 05-08/04/10

Private Grants

Bona, Robert, Medicine
Comprehensive Hemophilia Program
*Worcester Memorial Hospital, $38,963, 09/08-09/09

Brenner, Bruce, Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
NSABP Breast and Bowel Cancer Treatment DHHS BC0107-185
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast & Bowel Project, $4,650, 02/97-06/09

Briggs-Gowan, Margaret, Psychiatry
Discrimination of Sensory Over-Responsivity and Other Psychopathology
University of Massachusetts, $11,480, 12/08-11/09

Caimano, Melissa, Medicine
Transit of Borrelia Burgdorferi Through the Ixodes
National Research Fund for Tick-Borne Diseases Inc., $60,000, 05/09-04/10

Finck, Christine, Center for Vascular Biology
Finck Research Support
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, $10,000, 04/09-03/10

Gunzl, Arthur, Genetics & Developmental Biology
Killing T. Brucei by RNA Aptamer
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, $100,000, 05/09-04/10

Kranzler, Henry, Psychiatry
Genetics of Alcohol Dependence in American Populations
*Yale University, $124,379, 03/09-02/10

Mirza, Faryal, Medicine
Effect of Aromatase Inhibitors on Blood Pressure and Vascular Reactivity
Connecticut Breast Health Initiative Inc., $47,269, 06/08-05/09

Runowicz, Carolyn, Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
Gynecologic Oncology Clinical Trials – Greater Hartford Area DPH20080304
Yale University, $50,000, 04/09-12/09

Salazar, Juan, Pediatrics
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center CJ Support
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, $38,000, 01/08-09/09

Steinberg, Karen, Psychiatry
Nurturing Families Program
Children’s Trust Fund Council, $55,396, 07/08-06/09

Tannenbaum, Susan, Center for Vascular Biology
Vascular and Proliferation-Dependent Protein Expression in Breast Cancer
Connecticut Breast Health Initiative Inc., $40,000, 03/09-02/10

Thumar, Jay, Center for Vascular Biology
CD 133 Expression and Clinical Outcome in Patients with Rectal Cancer
Hartford Hospital, $12,462, 04/09-03/10

State Grants

Warren, Nicholas, Medicine
VA Organizational Assessment Index
Veterans Administration, $30,000, 02/09-02/10

*Denotes Federal Funds which are awarded to other institutions and “passed through” to the UConn Health Center.