The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Research Administration and Finance in April 2013. The list represents new awards as well as continuations and is supplied to UConn Today by the Office of Research Administration and Finance.
Federal
Bansal, R.
Role of ERK1/ERK2 Map Kinase in Myelin
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, $231,000, 2/13-1/14
Graveley, B.
Trans-Splicing in Drosophila
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $330,807, 4/11-3/14
Hao, B.
Structural Studies of Substrate Recognition and Specificity by the SCF Ubiquitin
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $262,010, 4/12-3/14
King, S.
Molecular Analysis of Flagellar Dynein Function
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $371,194, 4/13-3/14
Levine, E.
Synaptic Signaling in a Human Stem Cell
National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke, $207,900, 4/12-3/14
Mednieks, M.
Protein Expression in Salivary Glands
National Aeronautics & Space Administration, $15,000, 7/10-7/14
Radolf, J.
Characterization of Treponema Pallidum
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $451,572, 4/13-3/14
Rodriguez-Oquendo, A.
The Role of Scavenger Receptor Class B Type I Gene Polymorphisms
National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute, $521,199, 12/12-5/13
Rothfield, L.
Studies of E. Coli Min Proteins
National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $450,861, 4/09-3/14
Vella, A.
Elucidating a Role for a Hematopoietic-Tropic MicroRNA in Autoreactive T Cells
National Institute for Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $192,500, 3/12-2/14
Federal Pass-Through
Barry, L.
CDOC Correctional Officers’ Assessments
University of Massachusetts, $11,000, 2/13-7/13
Dieckhaus, K.
AIDS Education and Training Centers
University of Massachusetts, $40,000, 7/12-6/13
Kuchel, G.
Impact on Aging T Cell Responses
Trudeau Institute Inc., $280,349, 6/12-5/13
Mukhopadhyay, B.
Stem Cell Engineered Tumor Immunity
California Institute of Technology, $40,263, 5/10-2/14
Robison, J.
Process Evaluation for Older Americans
The Lewin Group Inc., $160,270, 10/12-4/15
Non-Federal
Avelar, E.
Early Detection of Cardiotoxicity by Advanced Cardiac Imaging and a Novel Biomarker
Connecticut Breast Health Initiative, $50,000, 6/12-5/13
Bidra, A.
Differences in Lip Projection With and Without Any Prosthesis
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital, $2,000, 3/13-2/14
Engmann, L.
Clinical Trial
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., $62,250, 4/13-4/14
Finck, C.
CCMC Strategic Plan RSTS Premier
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, $152,443, 10/12-9/13
Grant-Kels, J.
AAD Residents’ Travel & Housing Assistance
American Academy of Dermatology, $2,400, 2/13-4/13
Grant-Kels, J.
Grant for Travel Funds
AbbVie Inc., $3,474, 3/13-5/13
Henderson, D.
Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award
Arnold P. Gold Foundation, $1,500, 3/13-7/13
Li, Y.
Induction of Osteoarthritis Using Hyaluronan Conditional Knock-out Mouse Models
Arthritis National Research Foundation, $1,000, 6/11-9/13
Mazzocca, A.
Arthrex Research
Arthrex Inc., $5,837, 3/06-12/13
Metersky, M.
Clinical Trial
Gilead Colorado Inc., $19,724, 3/11-12/12
Nukavarapu, S.
Design and Evaluation of a Matrix System
AO Foundation, $120,054, 4/13-4/15
Pachter, J.
Choroid Plexus and Autoimmune Demyelination
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, $178,243, 4/11-3/14
Rothfield, N.
Morbidity & Mortality Follow Up of Participants
Duke University, $1,050, 11/11-10/12
Strober, B.
Clinical Trial
Unspecified Industrial Sources, $30,978, 4/13-4/18
White, W.
Clinical Trial
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., $10,000, 5/09-6/13
