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

Aguila, H., Immunology
Osteoclasts from Pluripotent Stem Cells as Vectors to Modify Bone Marrow
National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, $408,426, 4/10-3/12

Campagnola, P., Center for Cell Analysis
Contract #N66604-09-M-4170
U.S. Navy, $10,000, 6/09-7/10

King, S., Molecular, Microbial & Structural Biology
Molecular Analysis of Flagellar Dynein Function
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $340,808, 4/09-3/11

Kranzler, H., Psychiatry
Genetics of Cocaine Dependence
National Institute on Drug Abuse, $327,400, 6/06-3/11

Kuchel, G., Center on Aging
Pathogenesis of Detrusor Underactivity and Urinary Retention in the Elderly
National Institute on Aging, $294,359, 4/07-3/11

Kuwada, S., Neuroscience
Neural Mechanisms of Binaural Hearing
National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders, $400,145, 4/07-3/11

Laurencin, C., Orthopedics
NSF Presidential Award for Excellence
NSF, Physiology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, $10,000, 11/9-8/11

Li, Y., Genetics & Developmental Biology
The Role of Alternative Splicing of FGF8 in Mouse Development
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, $312,308, 2/07-1/11

Li, Z., Immunology
Roles and Mechanisms of GP96 in Chaperoning Innate Immunity
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, $412,230, 4/07-3/11

Li, Z., Immunology
GP96, TLR and Immunologic Tolerance
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $378,675, 3/09-2/11

Lieberman, J., Orthopedics
The Use of Regional Gene Delivery to Heal Critical Sized Bone Defects
National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, $309,825, 4/10-3/11

Lorenzo, J., Medicine
Third International Conference on Osteoimmunology
National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, $15,000, 4/10-3/11

Lorenzo, J., Medicine
Studies on the Regulation of Osteoclast Precursor Cells
National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, $322,344, 4/08-3/11

Ma, X., Neuroscience
Role of Kalirin 7 in Estrogen-Mediated Spine Plasticity in the Hippocampus
National Institute of Mental Health, $76,500, 4/10-3/11

Oliver, D., Neuroscience
Synaptic Organization of the Auditory System
National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders, $13,792, 7/09-6/10

Pilbeam, C., Medicine
Regulation of the Prostaglandin G/H Syntheses in Bone
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, $229,500, 4/10-3/11

Radolf, J., Medicine
RpoS Regulation of Borrelia Burgdorferi Genes in Vivo
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $550,715, 4/07-3/11

Reichenberger, E., Reconstructive Sciences
Genetic Analysis of Keloid Formation
National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, $593,344, 4/07-3/11

Rothfield, L., Molecular, Microbial & Structural Biology
Studies of E. Coli Min Proteins
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $502,863, 4/09-3/11

Private Grants

Brenner, B., NEAG Comprehensive Cancer Center
NASBP Treatment Trials TFED 39-185
*National Surgical Adjuvant Breast & Bowel Project, $18,502, 2/08-7/10

Cherniack, M., Medicine
Developing & Testing Toolkit for Workplace Prevention/Health Promotion Intervention
*UMass-Lowell, $68,411, 7/09-6/10

Drissi, H., Orthopedics
Cellular and Molecular Effects of Local Anesthetic and Vasoconstrictor-Induced Chondrotoxicity
Arthroscopy Association of North America, $12,500, 6/10-5/11

Hao, B., Molecular, Microbial & Structural Biology
Role of Alpha-B –Crystallin in the SCFFBX4-Mediated Ubiquitination Reaction
American Heart Association, $77,000, 1/10-12/10

Kenny, A., Center on Aging
N-3 Essential Fatty Acids
Connecticut Breast Health Initiative Inc., $50,000, 3/10-2/11

Klueh, U., Surgery
Uses of Stem Cells to Enhance Glucose Sensor Function in Vivo
American Diabetes Association, $62,100, 1/08-12/10

Meyer, J., Medicine
Northeast Community Collaborations for Farm Worker Health and Safety
*Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, $44,682, 9/06-8/10

Mukherjee, P., Craniofacial Sciences
3D Evaluation of the Effects of Maxillary Incisor Retraction on Palatal Bone and Root Resorption
American Association for Endodontists Foundation, $15,000, 7/10-6/11

Nulsen, J., Obstetrics & Gynecology
Data Coordination Center for Reproductive Medicine Network
*Yale University, $156,561, 12/09-11/10

Radolf, J., Medicine
Collaboration Between UCHC/Justin Radolf and CCMC/Department of Research
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, $10,953, 5/10-9/10

Runowicz, C., Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center
American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant IRG-06-002-04
American Cancer Society, $90,000, 1/09-12/11

Setlow, P., Molecular, Microbial & Structural Biology
A Unified Bio-Chemical Engineering Approach to Heat & Chemical De-activation of Biological Warfare Agents
*Penn State University, $50,000, 2/10-1/11

State Grants

Kurtzman, S., Surgery
Near Infared Diffused Light Imaging
*UConn-Storrs, $55,383, 9/02-2/11

*Denotes federal funds that are awarded to other institutions and ‘passed through’ to the UConn Health Center.