{"id":15981,"date":"2010-06-15T09:58:28","date_gmt":"2010-06-15T13:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=15981"},"modified":"2011-05-31T12:36:54","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T16:36:54","slug":"health-center-grants-april-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2010\/06\/health-center-grants-april-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Center Grants, April 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center\u2019s Office of Research Administration and Finance in April 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>Aguila, H.,<\/strong> Immunology<br \/>\n<em>Osteoclasts from Pluripotent Stem Cells as Vectors to Modify Bone Marrow<br \/>\n<\/em>National Heart, Lung &amp; Blood Institute, $408,426, 4\/10-3\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Campagnola, P.,<\/strong> Center for Cell Analysis<br \/>\n<em>Contract #N66604-09-M-4170<br \/>\n<\/em>U.S. Navy, $10,000, 6\/09-7\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>King, S.,<\/strong> Molecular, Microbial &amp; Structural Biology<br \/>\n<em>Molecular Analysis of Flagellar Dynein Function<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $340,808, 4\/09-3\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kranzler, H.,<\/strong> Psychiatry<br \/>\n<em>Genetics of Cocaine Dependence<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute on Drug Abuse, $327,400, 6\/06-3\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kuchel, G.,<\/strong> Center on Aging<br \/>\n<em>Pathogenesis of Detrusor Underactivity and Urinary Retention in the Elderly<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute on Aging, $294,359, 4\/07-3\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kuwada, S.,<\/strong> Neuroscience<br \/>\n<em>Neural Mechanisms of Binaural Hearing<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute on Deafness &amp; Other Communication Disorders, $400,145, 4\/07-3\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Laurencin, C.,<\/strong> Orthopedics<br \/>\n<em>NSF Presidential Award for Excellence<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF, Physiology, Cellular &amp; Molecular Biology, $10,000, 11\/9-8\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Li, Y.,<\/strong> Genetics &amp; Developmental Biology<br \/>\n<em>The Role of Alternative Splicing of FGF8 in Mouse Development<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, $312,308, 2\/07-1\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Li, Z.,<\/strong> Immunology<br \/>\n<em>Roles and Mechanisms of GP96 in Chaperoning Innate Immunity<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Neurological Disorders &amp; Stroke, $412,230, 4\/07-3\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Li, Z.,<\/strong> Immunology<br \/>\n<em>GP96, TLR and Immunologic Tolerance<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $378,675, 3\/09-2\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lieberman, J.,<\/strong> Orthopedics<br \/>\n<em>The Use of Regional Gene Delivery to Heal Critical Sized Bone Defects<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Arthritis &amp; Musculoskeletal &amp; Skin Diseases, $309,825, 4\/10-3\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lorenzo, J.,<\/strong> Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Third International Conference on Osteoimmunology<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Arthritis &amp; Musculoskeletal &amp; Skin Diseases, $15,000, 4\/10-3\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lorenzo, J.,<\/strong> Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Studies on the Regulation of Osteoclast Precursor Cells<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Arthritis &amp; Musculoskeletal &amp; Skin Diseases, $322,344, 4\/08-3\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ma, X.,<\/strong> Neuroscience<br \/>\n<em>Role of Kalirin 7 in Estrogen-Mediated Spine Plasticity in the Hippocampus<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Mental Health, $76,500, 4\/10-3\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oliver, D.,<\/strong> Neuroscience<br \/>\n<em>Synaptic Organization of the Auditory System<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute on Deafness &amp; Other Communication Disorders, $13,792, 7\/09-6\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pilbeam, C.,<\/strong> Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Regulation of the Prostaglandin G\/H Syntheses in Bone<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Diabetes &amp; Digestive &amp; Kidney Diseases, $229,500, 4\/10-3\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Radolf, J.,<\/strong> Medicine<br \/>\n<em>RpoS Regulation of Borrelia Burgdorferi Genes in Vivo<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $550,715, 4\/07-3\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reichenberger, E.,<\/strong> Reconstructive Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Genetic Analysis of Keloid Formation<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Arthritis &amp; Musculoskeletal &amp; Skin Diseases, $593,344, 4\/07-3\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rothfield, L.,<\/strong> Molecular, Microbial &amp; Structural Biology<br \/>\n<em>Studies of E. Coli Min Proteins<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $502,863, 4\/09-3\/11<\/p>\n<h3>Private Grants<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Brenner, B.,<\/strong> NEAG Comprehensive Cancer Center<br \/>\n<em>NASBP Treatment Trials TFED 39-185<br \/>\n<\/em>*National Surgical Adjuvant Breast &amp; Bowel Project, $18,502, 2\/08-7\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cherniack, M.,<\/strong> Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Developing &amp; Testing Toolkit for Workplace Prevention\/Health Promotion Intervention<br \/>\n<\/em>*UMass-Lowell, $68,411, 7\/09-6\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drissi, H., <\/strong>Orthopedics<br \/>\n<em>Cellular and Molecular Effects of Local Anesthetic and Vasoconstrictor-Induced Chondrotoxicity<br \/>\n<\/em>Arthroscopy Association of North America, $12,500, 6\/10-5\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hao, B.,<\/strong> Molecular, Microbial &amp; Structural Biology<br \/>\n<em>Role of Alpha-B \u2013Crystallin in the SCFFBX4-Mediated Ubiquitination Reaction<br \/>\n<\/em>American Heart Association, $77,000, 1\/10-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kenny, A.,<\/strong> Center on Aging<br \/>\n<em>N-3 Essential Fatty Acids<br \/>\n<\/em>Connecticut Breast Health Initiative Inc., $50,000, 3\/10-2\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Klueh, U.,<\/strong> Surgery<br \/>\n<em>Uses of Stem Cells to Enhance Glucose Sensor Function in Vivo<br \/>\n<\/em>American Diabetes Association, $62,100, 1\/08-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meyer, J.,<\/strong> Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Northeast Community Collaborations for Farm Worker Health and Safety<br \/>\n<\/em>*Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, $44,682, 9\/06-8\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mukherjee, P.,<\/strong> Craniofacial Sciences<br \/>\n<em>3D Evaluation of the Effects of Maxillary Incisor Retraction on Palatal Bone and Root Resorption<br \/>\n<\/em>American Association for Endodontists Foundation, $15,000, 7\/10-6\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nulsen, J.,<\/strong> Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology<br \/>\n<em>Data Coordination Center for Reproductive Medicine Network<br \/>\n<\/em>*Yale University, $156,561, 12\/09-11\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Radolf, J.,<\/strong> Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Collaboration Between UCHC\/Justin Radolf and CCMC\/Department of Research<br \/>\n<\/em>Connecticut Children\u2019s Medical Center, $10,953, 5\/10-9\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Runowicz, C.,<\/strong> Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center<br \/>\n<em>American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant IRG-06-002-04<br \/>\n<\/em>American Cancer Society, $90,000, 1\/09-12\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Setlow, P.,<\/strong> Molecular, Microbial &amp; Structural Biology<br \/>\n<em>A Unified Bio-Chemical Engineering Approach to Heat &amp; Chemical De-activation of Biological Warfare Agents<br \/>\n<\/em>*Penn State University, $50,000, 2\/10-1\/11<\/p>\n<h3>State Grants<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Kurtzman, S.,<\/strong> Surgery<br \/>\n<em>Near Infared Diffused Light Imaging<br \/>\n<\/em>*UConn-Storrs, $55,383, 9\/02-2\/11<\/p>\n<p>*Denotes federal funds that are awarded to other institutions and \u2018passed through\u2019 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 April 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. 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