The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Research Administration and Finance in August 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, $383,733, 4/10-3/12
Brammer, A., Medicine
Active Hearing Protectors & Audibility of Critical Communications
Center for Disease Control, $314,500, 8/06-7/11
Claffey, K., Center for Vascular Biology
VEGF MRNA Expression Mechanisms in Hypoxia
National Cancer Institute, $271,728, 8/07-7/11
Drissi, H., Orthopedics
Identification of Differentially Expressed Critical Genes in Chrondroclasts
National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, $206,550,7/10-4/11
Fong, G., Center for Vascular Biology
Spatial Cues for Retinal Angiogenesis
National Eye Institute, $500,550, 8/10-7/11
Ioannidou, E., Oral Health & Diagnostic Sciences
Periodontal Infection and Systemic Inflammation in Renal Patients
National Institute of Dental Craniofacial Research, $140,400, 8/09-7/11
Lefrancois, L., Immunology
Modulation of Biodefense Responses to Microbial Pathogens
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, $1,789,049, 8/10-7/11
McElhaney, J., Immunology
T-Cell Responses Predict Influenza Risk in Older Adults
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, $262,192, 8/10-3/11
Mednieks, M., Oral Health & Diagnostic Sciences
Protein Expression in Salivary Glands: Effects of Extended Space Flight
NASA, $86,642, 8/09-7/13
Mina, M., Craniofacial Sciences
Analysis of GFP Trangenes in Odontoblast Differentiation
National Institute of Dental Craniofacial Research, $341,211, 7/06-6/11
Pachter, J., Cell Biology
CNS Inflammation in Nervous and Mental Disease
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, $369,068, 8/09-7/11
Rosenberg, D., Molecular Medicine
Altered Arachidonic Acid Balance and Colin Cancer
National Cancer Institute, $325,756, 9/06-7/11
White, W., Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center
Contingency Management for Initiating Smoking Abstinence
National Institute on Drug Abuse, $592,240, 9/08-7/11
Private Grants
Bona, R., Medicine
MCHB Grant
*University of Massachusetts, $36,502, 6/10-5/11
Clark, R., Immunology
Novel Bacterial Lipids of Commensal Organisms Promote EAE
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, $183,166, 4/08-3/11
Fifield, J., Ethel Donaghue TRIPP Center
FFS Medical Home Network Pilot Project Evaluation Proposal
The Commonwealth Fund, $49,091, 1/08-5/11
Fifield, J., Ethel Donaghue TRIPP Center
Church Based Diabetes Prevention and Translation Study-2 420610-01
*Mercer University, $148,213, 7/08-5/11
Fifield, J., Ethel Donaghue TRIPP Center
The Church-Based Diabetes and Translation Study-2 (CBDPT-2) Supplement
*Mercer University, $76,500, 8/09-5/11
Ford, J., Psychiatry
Vocational Outcomes for Youth with Substance Abuse Problems & High HIV Risk
*Medical University of South Carolina, $194,719, 9/06-5/11
Graveley, B., Genetics & Developmental Biology
Comprehensive Characterization of the Drosophila Transcriptome
*University of California at Berkeley, $285,285, 4/07-3/11
Guha, A., Immunology
Ayurveda: The Whole Medical System
H. Rauter GMBH & Co KG, $8,000, 1/07-1/11
Koch, J., Molecular, Microbial & Structural Biology
NMR & Computational Studies of Biomolecules
*Harvard University, $241,258, 5/07-4/11
Kream, B., Medicine
Chromosome 10 QTL Associated with IGF-1 and Bone MESS DHHS 7RO1AR053853
*Maine Medical Center, $126,614, 6/09-5/11
Lefrancois, L., Surgery
JAK-STAT Signaling is Necessary for Protection from Ischemia and Reperfusion
American Heart Association, $121,000, 7/10-6/11
Machida, K., Genetics & Developmental Biology
Tyrosine Phosphorylation Profiles of Hematopoetic Malignancies
CYTYC Corp., $30,000, 8/10-7/11
Morgan, E., Library
EFTS – Development of a National Initiative
*University of Massachusetts, $106,655, 9/06-4/11
Parham, K., Surgery
The Effects of the Bisphosphonates on Otosclerotic Osteoblasts
Triological Society, $40,000, 8/10-7/11
Salazar, J., Pediatrics
CT AIDS Demonstration Project – Ryan White
Community Health Center Association of Connecticut, $63,857, 2/10-7/10
Smith, P., Surgery
Investigation of Age-Induced Alterations of Urethral Structure and Function
American Geriatrics Society, $75,000, 7/09-6/11
Tirnauer, J., Molecular Medicine
Role of the LKB1 Tumor Suppressor in Cell Division
CYTYC Corporation, $20,000, 8/10-8/11
Vella, A., Immunology
Collaboration Between UCHC – Dr. Anthony Vella and COMC – Dr. Fran Sylvester
CT Children’s Medical Center, $94,491, 1/10-12/10
State Grants
Ford, J., Psychiatry
Trauma Clinic for Emily J. Targeted Children
CT Department of Children & Families, $257,703, 7/09-6/11
Rosengren, S., Genetics & Deveopmental Biology
Genetics Screening Program
CT Department of Public Health, $197,582, 7/10-6/11
*Denotes Federal Funds which are awarded to other institutions and ‘passed through’ to UCHC.
