The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Research Administration and Finance in June 2010. The list represents 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 and Blood Institute, $383,733, 4/10-3/12
Barry, D., The Pat & Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center
Contingency Management for Promoting Weight Loss in University Students
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, $191,250, 7/09-5/11
Bernstein, L., Neuroscience
Comparison of Binaural Processing at Low & High Frequencies
National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders, $307,309, 6/07-5/11
Caimano, M., Medicine
Transit of Borrelia Burgdorferi Through the Ixodes Scapularis Midgut
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $76,500, 6/10-5/11
Dodge-Kafka, K., The Pat & Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center
mAKAP-Orchestrated Phosphorylation Events: Regulation of PDE403
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, $359,270, 6/06-5/11
Eipper, E., Neuroscience
Biochemistry and Physiology of Peptide Amidation
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, $98,163, 6/10-8/10
Hurley, M., Medicine
Action of Anabolic Factors on Bone Formation in Mice
National Institute on Aging, $300,366, 8/08-5/11
Lefrancois, L., Immunology
CD8 T Cell Activation and Migration In Vivo
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $33,300, 12/7-11/10
Lefrancois, L., Immunology
T Cell Response to Listeria Monocytogenes Infection
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $33,300, 12/08-11/10
Litt, M., Psychiatry
Contingency Management for Marijuana Dependence
National Institute on Drug Abuse, $410,889, 9/06-4/11
Loew, L., Center for Cell Analysis
National Resource for Cell Analysis and Modeling
National Center for Research Resources, $1,065,046, 5/10-4/11
Maulik, N., Surgery
Mechanism of Myocardial Angiogenesis in Transgenic/Knockout Animals
National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, $359,270, 6/06-5/11
McCullough, L., Neuroscience
Effect of Chromosomal Sex on Stroke Sensitivity
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, $191,250, 6/10-5/11
Petry, N., The Pat & Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center
Brief Therapies for Problem Gambling Substance Abusers
National Institute on Drug Abuse, $560,544, 6/07-5/11
Petry, N., The Pat & Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center
Healthy Activities for Prize Incentives (HAPI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse, $331,020, 6/08-4/11
Radolf, J., Medicine
Treponema Pallidum Outer Membrane Proteins and Transition Metal Acquisition
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, $44,303, 1/08-12/10
Radolf, J., Medicine
RPOS Regulation of Borrelia Burgdorferi Genes In Vivo
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, $242,167, 6/10-5/11
Rosenberg, D., Molecular Medicine
Using Mouse Endoscopy for Evaluating Colon Cancer
National Cancer Institute, $362,967, 8/08-5/11
Schramm, C., Pediatrics
Regional B Cells Modulate Airway TH2 Responses
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, $191,250, 6/09-5/11
Thrall, R., Immunology
Role of Regulatory CD8 T Cells in Murine Asthma
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, $382,500, 6/10-5/11
Private Grants
Bailit, H., Community Medicine & Health
Wisconsin Feasibility Study
Howard Bailit LLC, $45,230, 1/10-7/10
Bailit, H., Community Medicine & Health
New Mexico Dental School Feasibility Study
Howard Bailit LLC, $28,050, 3/10-9/10
Beazoglou, T., Craniofacial Sciences
Enhancement Study of the Medicaid Dental Program in CT, 2005-2012
CT Health Foundation, $91,152, 4/10-3/11
Briggs-Gowan, M. Psychiatry
Observe/Measure Preschool Behavior Problems DHHS MH68455
*University of Illinois, $21,474, 3/6-6/10
Chapman, A., Community Medicine & Health
Advancing Health Equity Through Action on Social Determinants of Health
University of Ottawa, $29,427, 5/10-3/11
Dieckhaus, K., Medicine
Ryan White Part A-03 Medical Case Meeting
*City of Hartford, $109,493, 3/10-2/11
Dieckhaus, K., Medicine
Ryan White Part A-02 Outpatient/Ambulatory Health Services
*City of Hartford, $87,125, 3/10-2/11
Ferrer, F., Center for Vascular Biology
Sphingolipid Signaling in Wilms’ Tumor Cells
*CT. Children’s Medical Center, $26,120, 4/10-8/10
Kuhn, L., Reconstructive Sciences
Demonstration of Osteogenic Healing Capability of hMPro Cells in a Mouse
Aruna Biomedical, $3,331, 6/10-7/10
Lorenzo, J., Medicine
Regulatory Mechanisms in Oesteoclasts
*University of Pennsylvania, $66,600, 5/09-2/11
McElhaney, J., Center on Aging
Cellular Immunity to Category A-C Viruses in Humans
*University of Massachusetts, $110,374, 4/09-3/11
*Denotes Federal Funds which are awarded to other institutions and ‘passed through’ to UCHC.
