The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Research Administration and Finance in February 2010. The list represents new awards as well as continuations. The list of grants is supplied to UConn Today by the Office of Research Administration and Finance.
Federal Grants
Adler, A., Immunology
Redirecting T Cell Responses to Self/Tumor Antigens Using Enforced Costimulation
National Cancer Institute, $306,320, 4/10-1/11
Arias, A., Psychiatry
Alcohol Dependence: Pharmacotherapy, Pharmacogenetics, and Genetics
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism, $183,520, 2/10-1/11
Arnold, A., Molecular Medicine
Molecular Pathogenesis of Hyperparathyroidism
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, $311,355, 2/08-1/11
Heinen, C., Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
Mismatch Repair Functions Affected During Tumorigenesis
National Cancer Institute, $244,485, 4/08-1/11
Hewett, S., Neuroscience
Excitotoxicity and Inflammation
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, $389,803, 1/09-12/10
Lefrancois, L., Immunology
Role of CD11c in CD8 T Cell Response to Infection
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $471,032, 2/08-1/11
Loew, L., Center for Cell Analysis
Potentiometric Dyes and Membrane Permeability
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering, $340,808, 4/09-1/11
Mains, R., Neuroscience
Cell Biology of Bioactive Peptide Secretion
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, $501,580, 4/09-1/11
Oncken, C., Medicine
Exercise in Smoking Cessation in Postmenopausal Women
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, $995,366, 2/09-1/11
Shapiro, L., Center for Vascular Biology
Interactive Signaling Modules in Vascular Inflammation
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, $2,538, 8/09-6/10
Weller, S., Molecular, Microbial, & Structural Biology
HSV 1 Processing/Packaging Genes
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
Private Grants
Bailit, H., Community Medicine & Health
Economic Models of Mid-Level Dental Providers: Federally Qualified Health Centers
Pew Foundation Charitable Trusts, $127,315, 1/10-10/10
Cloutier, M., Pediatrics
Pediatric Pulmonary Services Agreement
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, $37,028, 10/09-9/10
Loew, L., Center for Cell Analysis
Dynamics Underlying Tissue Integrity
*Mount Sinai School of Medicine, $265,100, 9/09-7/10
Lorenzo, J., Medicine
Control of Osteogenesis and Adipogenesis by EBF
*Yale University, $12,107, 1/08-8/10
State Grants
Garibaldi, R., Medicine
Healthcare Associated Infections
Connecticut Department of Public Health, $3,340, 11/07-9/09
Lalla, R., Oral Health & Diagnostic Sciences
Device for Tooth Cleaning in Special Needs and Older Populations
*UConn-Storrs, $62,075, 9/09-8/10
Robison, J., Center on Aging
Medicaid Infrastructure Grant
*Connecticut Department of Social Services, $864,016, 1/10-12/11
Schenkman, J., Cell Biology
P450 Role in Toxic Pollutant Activation
*UConn-Storrs, $55,383, 1/09-11/10
Trestman, R., MHCS Administration
DNA Backlog Collection Project – ARRA2009CAU-53
Connecticut Department of Correction, $138,768, 11/09-6/10
*Denotes federal funds that are awarded to other institutions and “passed through” to the UConn Health Center.