{"id":47911,"date":"2011-10-04T10:35:29","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T15:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=47911"},"modified":"2011-12-22T10:36:20","modified_gmt":"2011-12-22T15:36:20","slug":"health-center-grants-june-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2011\/10\/health-center-grants-june-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Center Grants, June 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center\u2019s Office of Research Administration and Finance in June 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Federal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Barbarese, E<\/strong>., Neuroscience<br \/>\n<em>Oligodendrocyte Ontogeny and Differentiation<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Neurological Disorders &amp; Stroke, $25,900, 5\/07-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caimano, M<\/strong>., Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Transit of Borrelia Burgdorferi Through the Ixodes Scapularis Midgut<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $76,189, 6\/10-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cauley, L<\/strong>., Immunology<br \/>\n<em>Antigen Presentation After Influenza Virus Infection<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $32,341, 4\/07-3\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gunzl, A<\/strong>., Genetics &amp; Developmental Biology<br \/>\n<em>Multifunctional Class 1 Transcription in T. Brucei<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $32,967, 1\/09-12\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heinen, C<\/strong>., Molecular Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Mismatch Repair Functions Affected During Tumorigenesis<br \/>\n<\/em>National Cancer Institute, $17,127, 4\/08-1\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kalajzic, I.,<\/strong> Department of Reconstructive Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Evaluation of Osteocyte Dedifferentiation Process<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Arthritis &amp; Musculoskeletal &amp; Skin Diseases, $199,368, 7\/10-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kreutzer, C<\/strong>., Surgery<br \/>\n<em>Macrophages and Biosensor Function In Vivo<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Diabetes &amp; Digestive &amp; Kidney Diseases, $443,998, 5\/09-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lee, S<\/strong>., Center on Aging<br \/>\n<em>Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Osteoclastogenesis<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Arthritis &amp; Musculoskeletal &amp; Skin Diseases, $328,957, 5\/09-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lefrancois, L<\/strong>., Immunology<br \/>\n<em>CD8 T Cell Activation and Migration In Vivo<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $32,967, 12\/07-11\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lefrancois, L<\/strong>., Immunology<br \/>\n<em>T Cell Response to Listeria Monocytogenes Infection<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $32,967, 12\/08-11\/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 &amp; Human Development, $18,738, 2\/07-1\/12<\/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, $18,680, 4\/10-3\/12<\/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, $19,340, 4\/08-3\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maulik, N<\/strong>., Surgery<br \/>\n<em>Ventricular Remodeling in the Adapted Heart<br \/>\n<\/em>National Heart, Lung &amp; Blood Institute, $37,128, 3\/09-2\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>McCullough, L.,<\/strong> Neuroscience<br \/>\n<em>Gender Differences in Ischemic Cell Death<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Neurological Disorders &amp; Stroke, $25,900, 1\/07-11\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>McCullough, L<\/strong>., Neuroscience<br \/>\n<em>Effect of Chromosomal Sex on Stroke Sensitivity<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Neurological Disorders &amp; Stroke, $226,258, 6\/10-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nichols, F<\/strong>., Oral Health &amp; Diagnostic Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Prophyromonas Gingivalis Lipids Mediate Bone Loss Through TLR2<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Dental &amp; Craniofacial Research, $379,400, 6\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Radolf, J<\/strong>., Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Treponema Pallidum Outer Membrane Proteins and Transition Metal Acquisition<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Disease, $32,631, 1\/08-12\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rosenberg, D<\/strong>., Molecular Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Using Mouse Endoscopy for Evaluating Colon Cancer<br \/>\n<\/em>National Cancer Institute, $351,459, 8\/08-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rowe, D<\/strong>., Reconstructive Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Developing Animal Models for Optimizing the Musculoskeletal Repair of Human Progenitor Cell Therapies<br \/>\n<\/em>U.S. Army, $1,799,027, 3\/11-3\/14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thrall, R<\/strong>., Immunology<br \/>\n<em>Role of Regulatory CD8 T Cells in Murine Asthma<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $380,944, 6\/10-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wadhwa, S<\/strong>., Craniofacial Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Estrogen Receptor Beta Regulation of Mandibular Condylar Growth<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Dental &amp; Craniofacial Research, $26,921, 7\/10-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wu, Y<\/strong>., Center for Cell Analysis<br \/>\n<em>Engineering a New Class of Optogenetic Tools Targeting Small GTpases &amp; Kinases<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Neurological Disorders &amp; Stroke, $188,650, 8\/10-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Private<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dunham-Ems, S<\/strong>., Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Identification of rpoS-dependent Genes Required for Dissemination of Borrelia<br \/>\n<\/em>*Harvard University, $103,074, 6\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Henderson, D<\/strong>., Medical Student Affairs<br \/>\n<em>2011 Student Summer Fellowship for Medical Student Oscar Axel Gerdner<br \/>\n<\/em>Arnold Gold Foundation, $3,000, 5\/11-9\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lalla, R.,<\/strong> Oral Health &amp; Diagnostic Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Anti-Inflammatory Intervention for Radiation-induced Oral Mucositis<br \/>\n<\/em>UConn Foundation, $10,000, 3\/11-8\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Li, Y.,<\/strong> Reconstructive Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Induction of Osteoarthritis Using Hyaluronan Conditional Knock-out Mouse Models<br \/>\n<\/em>Arthritis National Research Foundation, $75,000, 6\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liang, B<\/strong>., Pat &amp; Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center<br \/>\n<em>Pat &amp; Jim Calhoun Cardiology Research Fund<br \/>\n<\/em>UConn Foundation, $225,000, 2\/03-12\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Liang, B.,<\/strong> Pat &amp; Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center<br \/>\n<em>Cardiology Division Support<br \/>\n<\/em>UConn Foundation, $5,000, 10\/05-12\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lieberman, J<\/strong>., Orthopedics<br \/>\n<em>Chase Family Skeletal Biology Fund<br \/>\n<\/em>UConn Foundation, $50,000, 5\/06-9\/15<\/p>\n<p><strong>State<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dieckhaus, K<\/strong>., Medicine<br \/>\n<em>HIV Medication Adherence Services<br \/>\n<\/em>Conn. Department of Public Health, $14,408, 4\/11-3\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dieckhaus, K<\/strong>., Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Health Care and Support Services<br \/>\n<\/em>Conn. Department of Public Health, $136,488, 4\/11-3\/12<\/p>\n<p>*Denotes federal funds that are awarded to other institutions and &#8216;passed through&#8217; to the UConn Health Center.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mcePaste\" style=\"width: 1px;height: 1px;overflow: hidden\">\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;    &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;  Normal 0     false false false  EN-US X-NONE X-NONE                         &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;                                                                                                                                            &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]&gt; &lt;!   \/* Style Definitions *\/  table.MsoNormalTable \t{mso-style-name:&quot;Table Normal&quot;; \tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; \tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0; \tmso-style-noshow:yes; \tmso-style-priority:99; \tmso-style-parent:&quot;&quot;; \tmso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; \tmso-para-margin-top:0in; \tmso-para-margin-right:0in; \tmso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; \tmso-para-margin-left:0in; \tline-height:115%; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:11.0pt; \tfont-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; \tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; \tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; \tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; \tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; \tmso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;; \tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} --> <!--[endif] --><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt\">Health Center Grants, June 2011<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt\">The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center\u2019s Office of Research Administration and Finance in June 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt\">Federal<br \/>\n<\/span>Barbarese, E<\/strong>., Neuroscience<br \/>\n<em>Oligodendrocyte Ontogeny and Differentiation<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Neurological Disorders &amp; Stroke, $25,900, 5\/07-4\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Caimano, M<\/strong>., Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Transit of Borrelia Burgdorferi Through the Ixodes Scapularis Midgut<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $76,189, 6\/10-5\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Cauley, L<\/strong>., Immunology<br \/>\n<em>Antigen Presentation After Influenza Virus Infection<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $32,341, 4\/07-3\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Gunzl, A<\/strong>., Genetics &amp; Developmental Biology<br \/>\n<em>Multifunctional Class 1 Transcription in T. Brucei<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $32,967, 1\/09-12\/11<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Heinen, C<\/strong>., Molecular Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Mismatch Repair Functions Affected During Tumorigenesis<br \/>\n<\/em>National Cancer Institute, $17,127, 4\/08-1\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Kalajzic, I.,<\/strong> Department of Reconstructive Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Evaluation of Osteocyte Dedifferentiation Process<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Arthritis &amp; Musculoskeletal &amp; Skin Diseases, $199,368, 7\/10-4\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Kreutzer, C<\/strong>., Surgery<br \/>\n<em>Macrophages and Biosensor Function In Vivo<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Diabetes &amp; Digestive &amp; Kidney Diseases, $443,998, 5\/09-4\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Lee, S<\/strong>., Center on Aging<br \/>\n<em>Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Osteoclastogenesis<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Arthritis &amp; Musculoskeletal &amp; Skin Diseases, $328,957, 5\/09-4\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Lefrancois, L<\/strong>., Immunology<br \/>\n<em>CD8 T Cell Activation and Migration In Vivo<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $32,967, 12\/07-11\/11<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Lefrancois, L<\/strong>., Immunology<br \/>\n<em>T Cell Response to Listeria Monocytogenes Infection<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $32,967, 12\/08-11\/11<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><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 &amp; Human Development, $18,738, 2\/07-1\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><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, $18,680, 4\/10-3\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><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, $19,340, 4\/08-3\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Maulik, N<\/strong>., Surgery<br \/>\n<em>Ventricular Remodeling in the Adapted Heart<br \/>\n<\/em>National Heart, Lung &amp; Blood Institute, $37,128, 3\/09-2\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>McCullough, L.,<\/strong> Neuroscience<br \/>\n<em>Gender Differences in Ischemic Cell Death<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Neurological Disorders &amp; Stroke, $25,900, 1\/07-11\/11<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>McCullough, L<\/strong>., Neuroscience<br \/>\n<em>Effect of Chromosomal Sex on Stroke Sensitivity<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Neurological Disorders &amp; Stroke, $226,258, 6\/10-5\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Nichols, F<\/strong>., Oral Health &amp; Diagnostic Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Prophyromonas Gingivalis Lipids Mediate Bone Loss Through TLR2<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Dental &amp; Craniofacial Research, $379,400, 6\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Radolf, J<\/strong>., Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Treponema Pallidum Outer Membrane Proteins and Transition Metal Acquisition<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Disease, $32,631, 1\/08-12\/11<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Rosenberg, D<\/strong>., Molecular Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Using Mouse Endoscopy for Evaluating Colon Cancer<br \/>\n<\/em>National Cancer Institute, $351,459, 8\/08-5\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Rowe, D<\/strong>., Reconstructive Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Developing Animal Models for Optimizing the Musculoskeletal Repair of Human Progenitor Cell Therapies<br \/>\n<\/em>U.S. Army, $1,799,027, 3\/11-3\/14<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Thrall, R<\/strong>., Immunology<br \/>\n<em>Role of Regulatory CD8 T Cells in Murine Asthma<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $380,944, 6\/10-5\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Wadhwa, S<\/strong>., Craniofacial Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Estrogen Receptor Beta Regulation of Mandibular Condylar Growth<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Dental &amp; Craniofacial Research, $26,921, 7\/10-4\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Wu, Y<\/strong>., Center for Cell Analysis<br \/>\n<em>Engineering a New Class of Optogenetic Tools Targeting Small GTpases &amp; Kinases<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Neurological Disorders &amp; Stroke, $188,650, 8\/10-4\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt\">Private<br \/>\n<\/span>Dunham-Ems, S<\/strong>., Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Identification of rpoS-dependent Genes Required for Dissemination of Borrelia<br \/>\n<\/em>*Harvard University, $103,074, 6\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Henderson, D<\/strong>., Medical Student Affairs<br \/>\n<em>2011 Student Summer Fellowship for Medical Student Oscar Axel Gerdner<br \/>\n<\/em>Arnold Gold Foundation, $3,000, 5\/11-9\/11<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Lalla, R.,<\/strong> Oral Health &amp; Diagnostic Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Anti-Inflammatory Intervention for Radiation-induced Oral Mucositis<br \/>\n<\/em>UConn Foundation, $10,000, 3\/11-8\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Li, Y.,<\/strong> Reconstructive Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Induction of Osteoarthritis Using Hyaluronan Conditional Knock-out Mouse Models<br \/>\n<\/em>Arthritis National Research Foundation, $75,000, 6\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Liang, B<\/strong>., Pat &amp; Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center<br \/>\n<em>Pat &amp; Jim Calhoun Cardiology Research Fund<br \/>\n<\/em>UConn Foundation, $225,000, 2\/03-12\/11<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Liang, B.,<\/strong> Pat &amp; Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center<br \/>\n<em>Cardiology Division Support<br \/>\n<\/em>UConn Foundation, $5,000, 10\/05-12\/11<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Lieberman, J<\/strong>., Orthopedics<br \/>\n<em>Chase Family Skeletal Biology Fund<br \/>\n<\/em>UConn Foundation, $50,000, 5\/06-9\/15<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt\">State<br \/>\n<\/span>Dieckhaus, K<\/strong>., Medicine<br \/>\n<em>HIV Medication Adherence Services<br \/>\n<\/em>Conn. Department of Public Health, $14,408, 4\/11-3\/12<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt;line-height: normal\"><strong>Dieckhaus, K<\/strong>., Medicine<\/p>\n<p><strong>Health Center Grants, June 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The following grants were received through the UConn Health Center\u2019s Office of Research Administration and Finance in June 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.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Federal<br \/>\nBarbarese, E<\/strong>., Neuroscience<br \/>\n<em>Oligodendrocyte Ontogeny and Differentiation<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Neurological Disorders &amp; Stroke, $25,900, 5\/07-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caimano, M<\/strong>., Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Transit of Borrelia Burgdorferi Through the Ixodes Scapularis Midgut<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $76,189, 6\/10-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cauley, L<\/strong>., Immunology<br \/>\n<em>Antigen Presentation After Influenza Virus Infection<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $32,341, 4\/07-3\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gunzl, A<\/strong>., Genetics &amp; Developmental Biology<br \/>\n<em>Multifunctional Class 1 Transcription in T. Brucei<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $32,967, 1\/09-12\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Heinen, C<\/strong>., Molecular Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Mismatch Repair Functions Affected During Tumorigenesis<br \/>\n<\/em>National Cancer Institute, $17,127, 4\/08-1\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kalajzic, I.,<\/strong> Department of Reconstructive Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Evaluation of Osteocyte Dedifferentiation Process<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Arthritis &amp; Musculoskeletal &amp; Skin Diseases, $199,368, 7\/10-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kreutzer, C<\/strong>., Surgery<br \/>\n<em>Macrophages and Biosensor Function In Vivo<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Diabetes &amp; Digestive &amp; Kidney Diseases, $443,998, 5\/09-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lee, S<\/strong>., Center on Aging<br \/>\n<em>Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Osteoclastogenesis<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Arthritis &amp; Musculoskeletal &amp; Skin Diseases, $328,957, 5\/09-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lefrancois, L<\/strong>., Immunology<br \/>\n<em>CD8 T Cell Activation and Migration In Vivo<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $32,967, 12\/07-11\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lefrancois, L<\/strong>., Immunology<br \/>\n<em>T Cell Response to Listeria Monocytogenes Infection<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $32,967, 12\/08-11\/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 &amp; Human Development, $18,738, 2\/07-1\/12<\/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, $18,680, 4\/10-3\/12<\/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, $19,340, 4\/08-3\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maulik, N<\/strong>., Surgery<br \/>\n<em>Ventricular Remodeling in the Adapted Heart<br \/>\n<\/em>National Heart, Lung &amp; Blood Institute, $37,128, 3\/09-2\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>McCullough, L.,<\/strong> Neuroscience<br \/>\n<em>Gender Differences in Ischemic Cell Death<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Neurological Disorders &amp; Stroke, $25,900, 1\/07-11\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>McCullough, L<\/strong>., Neuroscience<br \/>\n<em>Effect of Chromosomal Sex on Stroke Sensitivity<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Neurological Disorders &amp; Stroke, $226,258, 6\/10-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nichols, F<\/strong>., Oral Health &amp; Diagnostic Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Prophyromonas Gingivalis Lipids Mediate Bone Loss Through TLR2<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Dental &amp; Craniofacial Research, $379,400, 6\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Radolf, J<\/strong>., Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Treponema Pallidum Outer Membrane Proteins and Transition Metal Acquisition<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Disease, $32,631, 1\/08-12\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rosenberg, D<\/strong>., Molecular Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Using Mouse Endoscopy for Evaluating Colon Cancer<br \/>\n<\/em>National Cancer Institute, $351,459, 8\/08-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rowe, D<\/strong>., Reconstructive Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Developing Animal Models for Optimizing the Musculoskeletal Repair of Human Progenitor Cell Therapies<br \/>\n<\/em>U.S. Army, $1,799,027, 3\/11-3\/14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thrall, R<\/strong>., Immunology<br \/>\n<em>Role of Regulatory CD8 T Cells in Murine Asthma<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Allergy &amp; Infectious Diseases, $380,944, 6\/10-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wadhwa, S<\/strong>., Craniofacial Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Estrogen Receptor Beta Regulation of Mandibular Condylar Growth<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Dental &amp; Craniofacial Research, $26,921, 7\/10-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wu, Y<\/strong>., Center for Cell Analysis<br \/>\n<em>Engineering a New Class of Optogenetic Tools Targeting Small GTpases &amp; Kinases<br \/>\n<\/em>National Institute of Neurological Disorders &amp; Stroke, $188,650, 8\/10-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Private<br \/>\nDunham-Ems, S<\/strong>., Medicine<br \/>\n<em>Identification of rpoS-dependent Genes Required for Dissemination of Borrelia<br \/>\n<\/em>*Harvard University, $103,074, 6\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Henderson, D<\/strong>., Medical Student Affairs<br \/>\n<em>2011 Student Summer Fellowship for Medical Student Oscar Axel Gerdner<br \/>\n<\/em>Arnold Gold Foundation, $3,000, 5\/11-9\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lalla, R.,<\/strong> Oral Health &amp; 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