The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center’s Office of Research Administration and Finance in March 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
Briggs-Gowan, M.
Early Traumatic Stress Exposure: Neurodevelopmental Mechanisms
National Institute of Mental Health, $80,342, 9/12-3/13
Bruder, M.
Preparation of Leadership Personnel
U.S. Department of Education, $495,520, 1/13-12/14
Eipper, E.
Biochemistry and Physiology of Peptide Amidation
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, $494,703, 3/10-2/14
Khanna, K.
Visualizing the Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses to Infections
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $346,500, 2/12-1/14
Medvedev, A.
Effect of Bacterial Tolerance on TLR4si
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $190,516, 1/13-8/13
Oncken, C.
Exercise in Smoking Cessation in Postmenopausal Women
Centers for Disease Control, $424,122, 2/09-1/14
Reichenberger, E.
Control of Bone Formation in Craniometaphyseal Dysplasia
National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, $329,175, 4/11-3/14
Steffens, D.
Geriatric Depression: Risk Factors for Adverse Outcomes
National Institute of Mental Health, $480,441, 12/12-11/13
Vella, A.
How Proinflammatory Cytokines Block T Cell Death In Vivo
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $344,420, 3/12-2/14
Weller, S.
Role of Viral and Cellular Recombination Proteins
National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, $308,383, 3/12-2/14
Federal Pass-Through
Dieckhaus, K.
Early Intervention Services
Community Health & Wellness Center, $72,009, 7/12-6/15
Lefrancois, L.
Requirements for Development and Function of T Cell Responses
Oregon Health & Science University, $107,800, 5/12-4/13
Schenkman, J.
P450 Role in Toxic Pollutant Activation
University of Connecticut, $37,052, 1/09-11/13
Non-Federal
Aliyu, O.
Occupational Health Clinics
Conn. Dept. of Labor, $105,831, 7/12-6/13
Azrin, M.
Clinical Trial
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., $7,874, 9/09-12/13
Carlson, E.
Embryonic and Pluripotent Stem Cell-Production
Connecticut Innovations Inc. $100,000, 3/13-2/15
Crocker, S.
Evaluating Endogenous Potential for Brain Repair
Connecticut Innovations Inc., $100,000, 2/13-1/15
Dahn, M.
Clinical Trial
Abbott Laboratories, $3,099, 6/10-6/13
Epstein, P.
Targeting Retinoic Acid Receptors
Lea’s Foundation for Leukemia Research Inc., $50,000, 1/13-12-13
Ferrer, F.
CCMC Strategic Funds
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, $112,811, 10/12-9/13
Fifield, J.
Translating Sister Talk Hartford Dissemination
Donaghue Foundation, $55,000, 2/13-9/14
Henderson, D.
2013 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award
Arnold P. Gold Foundation, $2,000, 1/13-7/13
Huey, L.
Treatment Resistant Depression Registry
Cyberonics Inc., $12,159, 1/06-12/13
Lalla, R.
Clinical Trial
Evolife Laboratories, $3,950, 2/10-2/13
Mazzocca, A.
Proximal Hamstring Repair
New England Baptist Hospital, $38,500, 2/13-6/13
Metersky, M.
Clinical Trial
Pharmaxis Inc., $5,104, 10/09-5/13
Peterson, D.
Valdez Research Support – Research Assistant
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, $23,454, 5/12-5/13
Robison, J.
Money Follows the Person (MFP)
Conn. Department of Social Services, $809,751, 1/13-12/15
Rothfield, N.
Clinical Trial
ICOS Corp./Lilly Corporate Center, $11,044, 10/11-4/15
Rothfield, N.
Clinical Trial
Actelion Clinical Research Inc., $20,808, 3/12-3/13
Ryan, J.
Clinical Trial
New England Research Institutes Inc., $9,200, 7/06-8/12
Schincaglia, G.
Clinical Trial
Astra Inc., $3,950, 7/10-7/14
Singh, K.
Clinical Trial
Medtronics USA Inc., $2,502, 8/09-8/15
Tikoo, M.
Health Information Technology & Exchange
Conn. Department of Public Health, $295,585, 3/13-3/14
Xu, R.
UConn-Wesleyan Stem Cell Core Powered with More Cutting-Edge Technologies
Connecticut Innovations Inc., $500,000, 3/13-2/14
