{"id":12292,"date":"2010-04-07T07:00:58","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=12292"},"modified":"2011-05-31T12:36:55","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T16:36:55","slug":"health-center-grants-january-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2010\/04\/health-center-grants-january-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Center Grants, January 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center\u2019s Office of Research Administration and Finance in January 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.<\/p>\n<h3>Federal Grants<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Gunzl, A.,<\/strong> Genetics &amp; Developmental Biology<br \/>\n<em>Multifunctional Class I Transcription in T. Brucei<\/em><br \/>\nNational Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $333,000, 1\/09-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maulik, N.,<\/strong> Surgery<br \/>\n<em>Angiogenesis in Diseased Models<\/em><br \/>\nNational Heart, Lung &amp; Blood Institute, $350,153, 1\/08-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>McCullough, L.,<\/strong> Neuroscience<br \/>\n<em>Gender Differences in Ischemic Cell Death<\/em><br \/>\nNational Institute of Neurological Disorders &amp; Stroke, $29,138, 1\/07-11\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Peluso, J.,<\/strong> Cell Biology<br \/>\n<em>PGRMC1 Function in Female Reproductive Physiology<\/em><br \/>\nNational Center for Research Resources, $164,226, 1\/10-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Radolf, J.,<\/strong> Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Treponema Pallidum Outer Membrane Proteins and Transition Metal Acquisition<\/em><br \/>\nNational Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $443,005, 1\/08-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Setlow, P.,<\/strong> Molecular, Microbial, &amp; Structural Biology<br \/>\n<em>Mechanisms of Killing &amp; Resistance to Wet Heat of Spores of Bacillus<\/em><br \/>\nU.S. Army, $98,570, 7\/07-6\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Setlow, P.,<\/strong> Molecular, Microbial, &amp; Structural Biology<br \/>\n<em>Mechanisms of Bacterial Spore Germination and Its Heterogeneity<\/em><br \/>\nU.S. Army, $1,250,000, 7\/09-10\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weller, S.,<\/strong> Molecular, Microbial, &amp; Structural Biology<br \/>\n<em>Role of Viral and Cellular Recombination Proteins in HSV DNA Replication<\/em><br \/>\nNational Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $253,759, 1\/06-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yu, J.,<\/strong> Center for Cell Analysis<br \/>\n<em>Bacterial Cytoskeletal Structures and Dynamics at Single Molecule Level<\/em><br \/>\nNational Institute of General Medical Sciences, $272,971, 1\/09-12\/10<\/p>\n<h3>Private Grants<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Albertsen, P.,<\/strong> Surgery<br \/>\n<em>Selenium &amp; Vitamin E Chemoprevention Trial HHS 80003<\/em><br \/>\nUniversity of Texas, $2,200, 9\/01-5\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Albertsen, P.,<\/strong> Surgery<br \/>\n<em>Race, Comorbidity, and Long-Term Prostate Cancer Outcomes<\/em><br \/>\n*Vanderbilt University, $34,483, 8\/09-7\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bailit, H.,<\/strong> Community Medicine &amp; Health Care<br \/>\n<em>Pipeline, Profession and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education<\/em><br \/>\nHospital for Special Care, $79,930, 8\/07-7\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bailit, H.,<\/strong> Community Medicine &amp; Health Care<br \/>\n<em>California Pipeline Phase II Grant<\/em><br \/>\nUniversity of the Pacific, $83,000, 9\/07-6\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bailit, H.,<\/strong> Community Medicine &amp; Health Care<br \/>\n<em>Impact of Community-Based Dental Education on Dental School Finances<\/em><br \/>\nHospital for Special Care, $81,215, 12\/08-12\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bansal, R.,<\/strong> Neuroscience<br \/>\n<em>FGF Receptor Function in Myelination &amp; Disease<\/em><br \/>\nNational Multiple Sclerosis Society, $29,219, 4\/08-3\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bona, R.,<\/strong> Medicine<br \/>\n<em>New England Comprehensive Hemophilia Center (MCHB Project)<\/em><br \/>\n*University of Massachusetts, $36,502, 6\/09-5\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chandawarkar, R.,<\/strong> Surgery<br \/>\n<em>Improving Patient Communication Skills Amongst Surgical Residents<\/em><br \/>\nPicker Institute, $24,750, 1\/10-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chhabra, A.,<\/strong> Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Isolating a High Avidity Breast Cancer<\/em><br \/>\nBreast Cancer Alliance, $62,500, 1\/09-12\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ferrer, F.,<\/strong> Pediatrics<br \/>\n<em>Solid Tumor Research \u2013 Seraph 2006<\/em><br \/>\nConnecticut Children\u2019s Medical Center, $98,200, 10\/06-10\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fifield, J.,<\/strong> Ethel Donaghue TRIPP Center<br \/>\n<em>Developing A Center for Translational Health Services Research<\/em><br \/>\nDonaghue Foundation, $295,954, 7\/06-6\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fifield, J.,<\/strong> Ethel Donaghue TRIPP Center<br \/>\n<em>The Church-Based Diabetes and Translation Study-2 Supplement<\/em><br \/>\n*Mercer University, $63,751, 8\/09-5\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Graveley, B., <\/strong>Genetics &amp; Developmental Biology<br \/>\n<em>Comprehensive Characterization of the Drosophila Transcriptome<\/em><br \/>\n*University of California at Berkeley, $314,100, 4\/07-3\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guha, A.,<\/strong> Immunology<br \/>\n<em>Ayurveda: The Whole Medical System<\/em><br \/>\nH. Rauter GMBH &amp; Co KG, $4,000, 1\/07-7\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jiang, J.,<\/strong> Oral Health &amp; Diagnostic Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Porphyromonas Gingivalis<\/em><br \/>\nAmerican Association for Endodontists Foundation, $7,000, 1\/10-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kenny, A.,<\/strong> Center on Aging<br \/>\n<em>Impact of a Protein Supplement on Bone Mass in Older Women<\/em><br \/>\n*Yale University, $97,922, 9\/06-8\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Khan, Y., <\/strong>Orthopedics<br \/>\n<em>Functionalizing Allografts with Polymer-Based Bioactive Coatings<\/em><br \/>\nMusculoskeletal Transplant Foundation,$100,000, 1\/10-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kranzler, H.,<\/strong> Psychiatry<br \/>\n<em>Genetics of Alcohol Dependence in African-Americans<\/em><br \/>\n*Yale University, $155,669, 9\/09-8\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kuhn, L.,<\/strong> Reconstructive Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Protein-Modified Hydrogels for Expansion of Human Embryonic Stem Cells<\/em><br \/>\n*Glycosan Biosystems Inc., $34,088, 9\/09-8\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Li, X.,<\/strong> Neuroscience<br \/>\n<em>The Generation of Nociceptor Positive Neurons<\/em><br \/>\nPfizer Inc., $50,000, 12\/09-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lieberman, J.,<\/strong> Orthopedics<br \/>\n<em>Progenitor Cell Response to Bone Graft Substitutes in Bone Repair<\/em><br \/>\nMusculoskeletal Transplant Foundation, $100,000, 1\/10-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oo, M.,<\/strong> Center for Vascular Biology<br \/>\n<em>Mechanisms of S1P Receptor Degradation and Vascular Instability<\/em><br \/>\nAmerican Heart Association, $3,917, 7\/08-6\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Petry, N.,<\/strong> The Pat &amp; Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center<br \/>\n<em>Contingency Management &amp; Pharmacotherapy for Smoking Cessation<\/em><br \/>\nDonaghue Foundation, $29,129, 1\/08-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Petry, N.,<\/strong> The Pat &amp; Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center<br \/>\n<em>Psychotherapy Development Research Center<\/em><br \/>\n*Yale University, $425,018, 7\/09-6\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Puddington, L.,<\/strong> Immunology<br \/>\n<em>Antigen Acquired from Breast Milk Induces Mucosal Reg T Cells REF#1997<\/em><br \/>\nCrohns &amp; Colitis Foundation of America, $128,700, 1\/08-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salazar, J.,<\/strong> Pediatrics<br \/>\n<em>CT AIDS Demonstration Project-Ryan White <\/em><br \/>\n*Community Health Center Association of Connecticut, $77,500, 8\/09-1\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Smilowitz, H.,<\/strong> Cell Biology<br \/>\n<em>Molecular Mammography of HER2 Cancers Using Gold Nanoparticles<\/em><br \/>\n*Nanoprobes Inc., $30,963, 9\/09-8\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tennen, H.,<\/strong> Community Medicine &amp; Health Care<br \/>\n<em>Alcohol Use in College Students: Cognition and fMRI<\/em><br \/>\n*Yale University, $78,717, 9\/08-8\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Winokur, A.,<\/strong> Psychiatry<br \/>\n<em>NTRTC Clinical Trial<\/em><br \/>\nUnspecified Mixed Sources, $2,000, 4\/05-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wolgemuth, C., <\/strong>Cell Biology<br \/>\n<em>Center for Cancer Physics<\/em><br \/>\n*Johns Hopkins University, $72,932, 9\/09-7\/10<\/p>\n<p>*Denotes federal funds that are awarded to other institutions and \u201cpassed through\u201d to the UConn Health Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center\u2019s Office of Research Administration and Finance in January 2010. 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