The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Research Administration and Finance in August 2011. 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

Alessi, S., Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center
Prize Contingency Management for Cocaine-Dependent Methadone Patients
National Institute on Drug Abuse, $505,322, 8/11-4/16

Claffey, K., Center for Vascular Biology
Patient-Specific B-Cell Antibody Factories to Treat Metastatic Disease
U.S. Army, $566,988, 8/11-7/13

Dongari-Bagtzoglou, A., Periodontology
Oral Epithelial Cells, Candida, and PMN Activities
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, S503,652, 8/07-6/12

Fong, G., Center for Vascular Biology
Spatial Cues for Retinal Angiogenesis
National Eye Institute, $495,778, 8/9-7/14

Hand, A., Pediatric Dentistry
UConn Combined DMD/Master’s Program
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, $108,220, 8/09-7/14

Hewett, S., Neuroscience
Excitotoxicity and Inflammation
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, $25,139, 1/09-12/13

Ioannidou, E., Periodontology
Periodontal Infection and Systemic Inflammation in Renal Patients
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, $140,400, 9/08-7/14

Kuwada, S., Neuroscience
Neural Mechanisms of Binaural Hearing
National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders, $25,355, 7/04-3/12

Lowe, L., Cell Analysis Modeling
Potentiometric Dyes and Membrane Permeability
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering, $20,959, 9/04-1/13

Mains, R., Neuroscience
Dissecting the Role of One Neuronal RhoGEF Amongst Many: the Kalirin-7Null
National Institute on Drug Abuse, $319,781, 9/08-6/13

Mayer, B., Genetics and Developmental Biology
Dynamics and Topology of Phosphotyrosine-SH2 Interaction Networks
National Cancer Institute, $483,000, Genetics and Developmental Biology

Mohan, R., Neuroscience
Molecular Targets of Corneal Anti-Angiogenesis
National Eye Institute, $484,945, 10/10-07/12

Mohan, R., Neuroscience
Novel Modular Vascular Patterning Assay for HTS
National Cancer Institute, $16,829, 10/10-11/11

Mukhopadhyay, B., Hematology/Oncology
TCR Engineered CD4 Cells as Helpers in Tumor Immunology
National Cancer Institute, $226,056, 7/09-6/13

Oncken, C., Medicine-Administration
Exercise in Smoking Cessation in Postmenopausal Women
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, $50,882, 2/09-1/14

Shapiro, L., Center for Vascular Biology
Interactive Signaling Modules in Vascular Inflammation
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, $385,000, 7/11-5/12

Shapiro, L., Center for Vascular Biology
Interactive Signaling Modules in Vascular Inflammation
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, $554,382, 7/11-5/12

Shapiro, L., Cell Analysis Modeling
Interactive Signaling Modules in Vascular Inflammation
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, $80,420, 7/11-5/12

Shapiro, L., Center for Vascular Biology
Interactive Signaling Modules in Vascular Inflammation
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, $101,014, 7/11-5/12

Shapiro, L., Center for Vascular Biology
Interactive Signaling Modules in Vascular Inflammation
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, $498,048, 7/11/-5/12

Shapiro, L., Center for Vascular Biology
Interactive Signaling Modules in Vascular Inflammation
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, $86,240, 7/11-5/12

White, W., Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center
Contingency Management for Initiating Smoking Abstinence
National Institute on Drug Abuse, $546,145, 9/08-7/13

Private

Cole, M., Child and Family Studies
Subcontract with Family Voices Inc.
*American Family Voices, Inc., $5,440, 6/10-9/10

Ems, S., Medicine-Administration
Identification of RpoS-Dependent Genes Required for Dissemination of Borrelia
*University of Connecticut Health Center, $1,974, 6/11-5/12

Fifield, J., Ethel Donaghue Tripp Center
Church Based Diabetes Prevention and TRA
*Mercer University, $155,197, 7/08-6/13

Fifield, J., Ethel Donaghue Tripp Center
Church Based Diabetes and Translation Study
*Mercer University, $12,749, 8/09-7/13

Finck, C., Center for Vascular Biology
CCMC Strategic Funds
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, $9,200, 10/10-9/11

Li, J., Neuroscience
AMPK and Glucose Transporters in Ischemia Parent Artery
American Heart Association, $77,000, 7/09-6/13

Manwani, B., Neuroscience
Sex Differences in Ischemic Stroke: The Role of Genetic Sex
American Heart Association, $22,000, 7/11-6/13

Petry, N., Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center
Psychotherapy Development Research Center
*Yale University, $435,960, 7/11-6/12

Plumlee, C., Immunology
Control of Memory CD8+ T-Cell Progenitors Following Bacterial or Viral Infection
*Harvard Medical Center, $90,315, 3/11-2/13

Puddington, L., Immunology
Maternal Influence on the Development of Allergy in Offspring
*Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, $23,200, 9/08-7/12

Secor, E., Immunology
Aronia (Chokeberry) for the Prevention of Allergic Asthma
University of Connecticut, $9,000, 1/11-12/11

Takeda, K., Center for Vascular Biology
Is Prolyl Hydoxylase Domain Containing A Therapeutic Target for Diabetes-Impaired Angiogenesis?
American Heart Association, $77,000, 7/11-6/15

Tikoo, M., Institute for Clinical and Translational Science
Region Ten Community Services Board Services Contract
Region Ten Community Services Board Inc., $121,500, 7/11-6/13

Ungemack, J., Community Medicine and Health Care
Show-Safe and Healthy Opportunities for Women Coalition’s Strategic Plan
East of the River Action for Substance Abuse, $5,000, 5/11-9/11

Venna, V., Neuroscience
Post-Stroke Social Isolation
American Heart Association, $41,000, 7/11-6/13

State

Aliyu, O., Medicine-Administration
MOU for Occupational Safety
Conn. Department of Transportation, $218,750, 7/10-6/12

Bayer, M., Traumatology/Emergency Medicine
Public Health Preparedness
*Conn. Department of Public Health, $7,304, 7/10-6/11

Blechner, M., Pathology and Lab Medicine
Leveraging an HIE Infrastructure to Build a Clinical Research Data Warehouse
University of Connecticut Health Center (CICATS), $39,296, 7/11-6/12

Dadras, S., Genetics and Developmental Biology
Sequencing Human Dicer Gene in Cutaneous Melanoma
University of Connecticut Health Center (CICATS), $10,000, 7/11-6/12

Ford, J., Psychiatry
Public Health Preparedness
Conn. Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services, $25,000, 8/09-6/12

Ford, J., Psychiatry
Public Health Preparedness
Conn. Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services, $19,530, 8/09-6/12

Robinson, E., Center for Public Health
Adoption Assistance Program
*Conn. Department of Children & Families, $350,000, 7/11-6/12

Robinson, E., Center for Public Health
Adoption Assistance Program
Conn. Department of Children & Families, $445,000, 7/11-6/12

Vella, A., Immunology
Revealing a Functional Role for Intestinal T-Cells in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
University of Connecticut Health Center (CICATS), $50,000, 7/11-6/12

*Denotes funds that are awarded to other institutions and “passed through” to the UConn Health Center.