The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Research Administration and Finance in September 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
Babor, T., Community Medicine & Health
Comparative Effectiveness and Feasibility of SBIRT in a General Dental Clinic
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, $483,723, 9/09-8/11
Chen, I.,Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences
The Use of Patient-Specific IPS Cells to Identify Osteoclast Defects in CMD
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, $120,960, 9/10-8/11
Cherniack, M., Medicine
Aging, Musculoskeletal Disorders and Work Capacity
Center for Disease Control, $541,143, 9/10-8/11
Cherniack, M., Medicine
Glove and Tool Intervention to Reduce Hand-Arm Vibration
Center for Disease Control, $585,635, 9/10-8/11
Claffey, K., Center for Vascular Biology
Discovery Platform for Cancer Antigens
National Cancer Institute, $313,665, 9/10-8/11
Covault, J., Psychiatry
Novel Methods to Study Substance Use in College Students
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, $295,024, 9/07-8/11
Diaz, P., Oral Health & Diagnostic Sciences
The Oral Microbiome During Cancer Chemotherapy and Its Role in Oral Mucositi
National Center for Research Resources, $677,249, 9/10-8/11
Ferris, A., Center for Public Health
Drawing Attention to Healthy Choices with Lighting
Department of Agriculture-USDA, $30,000, 8/10-12/11
Gregware, M., Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center
Recovery Enhancement with Awards Research Dissemination (Reward) Center
National Institute on Drug Abuse, $938,646, 8/10-7/11
Hasselbrock, V., Psychiatry
Moving Alcoholism Treatment Behavioral Therapies From the Lab to the Community
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, $458,700, 9/10-8/11
Hoch, J., Molecular, Microbial and Structural Biology
Protein Production for Research to Combat Viruses and Microbes
Department of Agriculture USDA, $465,334, 9/10-8/11
Holmes, R., Center for Cell Analysis
Pilot: Improvisational Theatre for Computing Scientists
NSFP Physiology, Cellular & Molecular Biology, $98,058, 9/10-8/11
Jackman, N., Neuroscience
Regulation of System XC by Interleukin 1Beta
National Institute on Aging, $54,551, 9/09-8/11
Jaffe, L., Cell Biology
Signal Transduction at Fertilization
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, $309,336, 9/08-8/11
Jaffe, L., Cell Biology
Function of a Voltage-Sensitive Phosphatase in Regulation of Sperm-Egg Fusion
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, $221,014, 9/10-8/11
Kenny, A., Center on Aging
Clinical Research Curriculum Award
National Center for Research Resources, $278,159, 9/10-6/11
Lalla, R., Oral Health & Diagnostic Sciences
Cox-2 Inhibition in Radiation Induced Oral Mucositis
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, $26,960, 9/09-8/11
Lefrancois, L., Immunology
Role of IL-15 in CD8 T Cell Development and Response
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, $366,300,9/08-8/11
Lichtler, A. Reconstructive Sciences
Development of IPS Cells to Study Craniometaphyseal Dysplasia in Humans
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, $160,938, 9/9-8/11
Loew, L., Center for Cell Analysis
National Resource for Cell Analysis and Modeling
National Center for Research Resources, $566,375, 5/10-4/11
Maye, P., Department of Reconstructive Sciences
Embryonic Stem Cell Models to Study the Axial Skeletal Lineage
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, $206,775, 9/09-8/11
Mayer, B., Genetics & Developmental Biology
Functional Role of NCK and CRK Binding Interactions
National Cancer Institute, $336,570, 9/09-8/11
Mayer, B., Genetics & Developmental Biology
A Novel Molecular Diagnostic Approach to Classify Lung Cancers/Predict Response
National Cancer Institute, $489,074, 9/09-8/11
Morse, T., Medicine
Green Cleaning: Exposure Characterization and Adoption Process Among Custodians
Center for Disease Control, $334,180, 9/10-8/11
Peluso, J., Cell Biology
PAIRBP and PGRMC1 Act as a Membrane Receptor Complex to Mediate P4’s Ovarian Action
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, $308,211, 9/07-8/11
Petry, N., Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center
Reinforcing Exercise in Cocaine Abusers
National Institute on Drug Abuse, $628,604, 9/09-8/11
Rothfield, N., Molecular, Microbial, and Structural Biology
Studies of E. Coli Min Proteins
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $144,397, 9/10-8/11
Salazar, J., Pediatrics
Phagosomal Signals Shape Inflammatory Responses to Borrelia Burgdorferi
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, $415,560, 9/10-8/11
Schensul, S., Community Medicine and Health
The Prevention of HIV/STI Among Married Women in Urban India
National Institute of Mental Health, $590,371, 9/07-8/11
Wang, Z., Neuroscience
Regulation of GAP Junctions by Stomatin-Like Proteins
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $293,040, 8/08-8/11
Weller, S., Molecular, Microbial & Structural Biology
New Faculty Recruitment in NMR Structural Biology
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $382,917, 9/10-8/11
Wu, Y., Center for Cell Analysis
Engineering a New Class of Optogenetic Tools Targeting Small GTPases and Kinases
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, $204,240, 8/10-4/11
Private Grants
Bansal, R., Neuroscience
Role of CNPase in Traumatic Brain Injury
*University of Pittsburgh, $12,540, 7/10-12/11
Cherniack, M., Medicine
Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace
*University of Massachusetts/Lowell, $314,448, 7/06-6/11
Cherniack, M., Medicine
Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace
*University of Massachusetts/Lowell, $43,785, 7/09-6/11
Cole, M., Child & Family Studies Program
Subcontract with Family Voices, Inc. for Molly Cole 2010-150
*Family Voices, Inc., $5,547, 6/10-9/10
Hesselbrock, V., Psychiatry
James Stabenau Honorary Lecture
UConn Foundation, $3,000, 9/10-8/12
Kuchel, G., Center on Aging
Interdisciplinary Study of Delirium and Long-Term Outcomes, Project 2 BIOMA
*Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, $18,990, 4/10-3/11
Kuhn, L., Department of Reconstructive Sciences
Nano-Calcium Phosphate/Cisplatin for Improving the Outcome of Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Wallace H. Coulter Foundation, $90,000, 9/10-8/11
Lalande, M., Genetics & Developmental Biology
An In Vivo Model for Prader-Willi Syndrome
Foundation for Prader-Willi Research, $50,000, 9/10-8/11
Loew, L., Center for Cell Analysis
Cell Migration Consortium
*University of Virginia, $215,198, 8/10-7/11
Mukherji, B., Medicine
Stem Cell-Engineered Tumor Immunity in Man
*California Institute of Technology, $94,046, 5/10-2/11
Peterson, D., Oral Health & Diagnostic Sciences
Mucosal Immunology Research
UConn Foundation, $1,495, 8/99-12/10
Puddington, L., Immunology
Maternal Influence on the Development of Allergy in Offspring
*Connecticut Children’s Trust Fund, $23,200, 9/08-7/ll
Rosenberg, D., Molecular Medicine
Ceremide, Membrane Glycolipids and Glycoprotein Expression
*John Wayne Cancer Institute, $73,608, 6/10-1/11
Rosengren, S., Genetics & Developmental Biology
Medications in Pregnancy Project
University of California at San Diego Medical Center, $12,240, 12/99-12/10
Rowe, D., Department of Reconstructive Sciences
Negative Pressure Rabbit Study
New Jersey Institute of Technology, $16,800, 3/10-12/10
Schaff, J., Center for Cell Analysis
Extension of Neuron Simulator for Simulation of Reaction-Diffusion in Neurons
*State University of New York/Brooklyn, $38,250, 6/10-6/11
Steinberg, K., Psychiatry
Nurturing Families Program
Children’s Trust Fund Council, $206,000, 7/08-6/11
Steinberg, K., Psychiatry
Nurturing Families Program 20394-28217-52742
*Children’s Trust Fund Council, $200,000, 7/09-6/11
Warren, N., Medicine
Economic Evaluation of Interventions to Prevent Manual Material Handling
*University of Massachusetts/Lowell, $4,999, 4/10-9/10
State Grants
Dieckhaus, K., Medicine
HIV Medication Adherence Services
CT Department of Public Health, $9,302, 7/10-3/11
Dieckhaus, K., Medicine
HIV Medication Adherence Services
*CT Department of Public Health, $93,012, 7/10-6/11
Fifield, J., Ethel Donaghue TRIPP Center
Research on the Effectiveness of Freshplae
UConn Storrs, $25,584, 7/10-6/11
Ungemack, J., Community Medicine & Health
Project Safe Data Coordinator
CT Department of Children & Families, $45,990, 10/10-6/11
*Denotes federal funds that are awarded to other institutions and ‘passed through’ to the UConn Health Center
