Federal Awards

Albanesi, Joseph Peter, NIH, Mechanism and Function of Arc Palmitoylation (MPI), $242,563; Bezprozvanny, Ilya, NIH, Deranged Calcium Signaling and Polyglutamine Expansion Disorders, $353,739; Burgess, Shawn (Fellow J. Fletcher), NIH, Energy Sensors and the Regulation of the TCA Cycle in the Liver, $54,294; Chen, Chuo, NIH, Asymmetric Synthesis of Biologically Active Marine Natural Products, $29,982; Chin, Kelly M, NIH, Serotonin Transporter in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension, $128,589; Choy, Hak, NIH, National Particle Therapy Research Center (NPTRC), $503,651; Conrad, Nicholas K, NIH, Mechanisms of KSHV Posttranscriptional Gene Regulation, $404,375; Corey, David Reid, NIH, Allele-Selective Inhibitors for Expanded Trinucleotide Repeat Genes, $32,556; Crandall, Craig (Fellow S. Romero), NIH, Vascular Conditioning in Burn Survivors, $52,406;

Crandall, Craig G, NIH, Exercise in Burn Survivors, $478,148; Danuser, Gaudenz (Fellow K. Dean), NIH, Symmetry Breaking and Polarization of Cell in 3D Environments, $58,818; Desai, Dev Mahendra, Stanford Univ/NIH, Biomarkers for Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Children, $37,658; Garg, Abhimanyu, NIH, Phase 2 Study of Obeticholic Acid for Lipodystrophy Patients, $36,367; Gill, Michelle Ann, Univ of Wisconsin/NIH, Inner City Asthma Consortium 3 (ICAC3), $73,720; Gimpel, Nora Esther, Texas A&M Univ/HRSA, Predoc Training in General Pediatric & Public Health Dentistry, $101,898; Goldsmith, Elizabeth Jane, Princeton Univ/NIH, Multiscale Analysis of Activating Mutations in the RAS Pathway, $160,484; Green, Carla Beth, NIH, Circadian Dynamics of Cytoplasmic mRNA Polyadenylation and Deadenylation, $361,755; Greene, Robert, NIH, Glial Control of CNS State-Related Activity, $34,782;

Hibbs, Ryan Edgemon Karr, NIH, 3D Structure and Mechanism of the Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor, $365,347; Holland, William L, NIH, Sphingolipid-Mediated Dysregulation of Glucose and Energy Homeostasis in the CNS, $364,031; Hsia, Connie C, Univ of Calif Riverside/NSF, Acclimation to Hypoxia in Deer Mice, $51,158; Hsia, Connie C, NIH, Nanoparticle Drug Delivery in Post-Pneumonectomy Compensatory Lung Growth, $9,590; Jiang, Huaqi, NIH, Notch Signaling and FKH Cooperate to Maintain Intestinal Stem Cells in Drosophila, $363,938; Jiang, Jin, NIH, Genetic Control of Drosophila Intestine Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Proliferation, $302,100; Kavalali, Ege (Fellow D. Crawford), NIH, Role of Spontaneous Neurotransmission in Synaptic Plasticity and Behavior, $1,960; Kennard, Beth, Johns Hopkins Univ/NIH, Loc Impaact Leadership Group, $8,289;

Kohler, Jennifer J, NIH, Study of Sialoside Function Using Photocrosslinking Sialic Acid, $365,700; Konopka, Genevieve, NIH, Identification of Human-Relevant CLOCK Molecular Signaling Pathways, $242,625; Konopka, Genevieve (Fellow M. Fontenot), NIH, Neocortical Regulation of Circadian Rhythms, $31,268; Kutz, Joe Walter, Nationwide Children’s Hosp/NIH, Virtual Temporal Bone, $8,500; Leitch, Ann Marilyn, Duke Univ/NIH, ACOSOG Admin Coordinating Ctr; Site 119; Patient Acct, $7,500; Levine, Benjamin (Fellow J. Lawley), Baylor/NSBRI, Stop VIIP Study, $249,931; Levine, Beth, Washington Univ School of Med/NIH, Autophagy-Inducing Peptides and Target Identification for Treatment of Viruses, $19,000; Madden, Christopher J, Univ of California San Fran/NIH, Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic, $266,302;

Mammen, Pradeep P, NIH, Cytoglobin: Stress-Responsive Hemoprotein Modulating Cardiomyocyte Survival, $397,500; McKnight, Steven L, NIH, Targeting Acetyl-CoA Metabolism for the Discovery of New Anti-Cancer Therapeutics (MPI), $475,351; Morrison, Sean (Fellow M. Murphy), NIH, Neural Regulation of the Hematopoietic Stem Cell Niche, $1,924; Morrison, Sean (Fellow R. Burgess), NIH, Role of Proline Dehydrogenase in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Function, $58,002; Morrison, Sean Joseph, NIH, Regulation of Protein Synthesis in Stem Cells, $276,660; Mukhopadhyay, Saikat, NIH, Signaling at the Primary Cilium in Development and Disease, $27,645; Nesbitt, Shawna D, Minneapolis Med Res FDN/NIH, Aspirin in Reducing the Effects on the Elderly — Retention Supplement, $750; Orth, Kim A, NIH, Proteostasis, AMPylation and the Unfolding Protein Response (UPR), $311,369; Ouyang, Zhiming, NIH, Rrp2, an Atypical Bacterial Enhancer Binding Protein in Borrelia Burgdorferi, $242,625;

Perez-Fontan, Julio, NIH, Antecedants Sequelae of Childhood Onset Disease, $357,642; Pruitt, Sandi, Washington Univ in St. Louis/NIH, Colonoscopy in Colorectal Cancer Patients with Multiple Chronic Conditions, $22,171; Rosenbaum, Daniel Mark, NIH, Molecular Mechanism of a Master Regulator of Sterol Homeostasis, $30,822; Schoggins, John W, NIH, Discovery of Antiviral Mechanisms in Bats - Admin Supplement, $248,343; Slone, Tamra, Children’s Hosp/NIH, COG CHOP Cancer Control Grant, $2,813; Smith, Dean Perry, NIH, Molecular Basis of Pheromone-Induced Behaviors in Drosophila, $397,500; Snell, William J, NIH, Cell Surface Recognition and Cell Interactions, $36,385; Sternweis, Paul Charles, NIH, Signal Transduction Via Receptors and G Proteins, $49,214;

Towler, Dwight Arnold, NIH, Osteogenic Regulation of Vascular Calcification, $403,750; Winick, Naomi Joan, Children’s Hosp Philadelphia/NIH, NIH National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) Grant (U10CA180886) - NW, $3,547; Womack, Kyle B, Baylor/US DHHS, North Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Model System, $20,311; Wyckoff, Myra H, RTI Intl/NIH, NICHD Neonatal Research Network, $9,700; Xu, Wei, NIH, Neuronal Mechanisms for Fear Memory Generalization in PTSD and Anxiety Disorders, $249,000; Yu, Gang, NIH, Gamma-Secretase and Myelin: A Paradigm Shift in Brain Disorders, $34,782; Zhang, Hong, NIH, Molecular Interactions of Mammalian Circadian Clock Proteins (MPI), $302,100; Zhao, Dawen, NIH, Convertible MRI Contrast Signaling Delivery and Release of Anti-Glioma Nano-Drug, $20,616; Zinn, Andrew (Fellow E. Geyer), National Science Fdn, Graduate Research Fellowship Program – Geyer, E, $48,000.

Non-Federal Awards

Bowers, Daniel C, Baylor/CPRIT, CPRIT PBTOX1 YR 3 – Proton Beam Radiation Therapy vs. Conventional, $23,906; Chang, Mary P., UT System, The Effect of a Team Based Learning Approach on Knowledge Retention Rates for Basic Disaster Life Support Course Participants, $4,500; Chen, Zhijian (Fellow T. Li), Cancer Research Inst, Regulations of Mammalian Cyclic Dinucleotide in Cancer Therapies, $54,500; De Brabander, Jef Karel, CPRIT, Functional and Structural Characterization of a Small Chemical Compound That Arrests Glioma Stem Cell Growth with High Activity and Specificity, $300,000; Ding, Kan, Darrell K Royal Fund for Alzheimer’s Res, Neurovascular Decoupling and Cognitive Impairment in TBI, $55,000; Graff, Jonathan (Fellow K. Lapid), Amer Heart Assoc, ERa Modulation Promotes Metabolic-Favorable Cold-Induced Adipose Tissue Browning, $54,128; Hill, Joseph (Fellow G. Cho), Academic Res Coalition, Young Investigators Forum Award, $500; Hill, Joseph (Fellow Z. Wang), Amer Heart Assoc, Xbp1s Protects Heart From Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury Through Activation of the Hexosamine Biosynthetic Pathway, $77,000; Kourrich, Said, NARSAD, 2015 NARSAD Young Investigator Award, $35,000;

Leavey, Patrick J, CPRIT, Using Imaging and Computational Tools to Improve Risk Stratification in Children with Bone cancer, $317,802; Levine, Beth, Rutgers Univ/Fondation Leducq, Modulating Autophagy to Treat Cardiovascular Disease, $125,840; Mahendroo, Mala, Washington Univ in St. Louis/March of Dimes, Transdisciplinary Center, $44,992; Mukhopadhyay, Saikat, CPRIT, Recruitment of First-Time, Tenure-Track Faculty Members, $500,000; Patrie, Steven M, Texas Alzheimer’s Cnsrtm, Computational Tools for Molecular Proteotyping: A Unique Approach to Alzheimer's, $60,000; Rodder, Susan G, Univ of Texas System, Teaching Smartphone Applications to Students, $5,000; Ross, Theodora (Fellow J. Huang), Natl Soc of Genetic Counselors, Assessing Genetic Counseling Service Delivery Models Under a Social Support, $1,269; Sadek, Hesham A, Amer Heart Assoc, Transcriptional Regulation of Cardiomyocyte Cell Cycle, $80,000; Syed, Zubair A, Texas Higher Educ Coordinating Bd, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) FM Program, $316,007;

Tagliabracci, Vincent Scott, CPRIT, Recruitment of First-Time, Tenure-Track Faculty Members, $500,000; Tamminga, Carol A, Foundation Assoc/Simons Fdn, Node for Autism BrainNet - FY 15, $192,707; Toups, Marisa, NARSAD, Tryptophan Metabolic Response to Stress, $31,926; Veeram Reddy, Surendranath Reddy, Amer Heart Assoc, Novel Design Biodegradable Stent in Porcine Model of Aortic Coarctation, $68,421; Welch, Robert Dale, Orthopaedic Trauma Assoc, The Ossabaw Pig as a Musculoskeletal Model for Type II Diabetes, $23,937; Woon, Fu Lye, Univ of Texas Arlington/UT System, Transcranial Light Therapy and Imaging of Prefrontal Cognition in PTSD, $20,000; Word, Ann (Fellow H. Annavarapu), March of Dimes Fdn, MOD Cervical Ripening, $125,000; Yan, Nan, Alliance for Lupus Res, Glycans and Glycosylation Defects as Novel Targets in Lupus, $189,300.

Industry Sponsored Awards, dollar amounts not available

Brekken, Rolf, Pilot In Vivo Evaluation of 7HP349, 7 Hills Pharma; Davis, Laurie, BPH Pilot: Anti-Sense Oligos for Autoimmune Diseases, Bio-Path Holdings; Farrow-Gillespie, Alan, Study of Active, Separated System with Enhanced Controller (SSEC) Fentanyl 40 mcg for Acute Postoperative Pain in Ped Pts, Medicines Co; Gu, Xuejun, Anatomy-Guided Image Registration for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer Radiotherapy, Varian Med Systems; Idris, Ahamed, Study Comparing Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Algorithm Using ICG Amplitude vs. Laerdal CPRmeter to Correlate Recorded ICG Amplitude to Q-CPR Depth, HeartSine Technologies Ltd; Idris, Ahamed, Study of Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin (SCIg) in Myasthenia Gravis, Univ of Kansas Med Ctr/CSLL Behring;

Jia, Xun, Next Generation High Dose-Rate Brachytherapy Treatment Planning for Gynecological Cancer, Varian Med Systems; Joshi, Parag, Phase 3 Study of PF-04950615 in Reducing Occurrence of Major Cardiovascular Events in High Risk Subjects, Icon Clinical Res/Pfizer; Khan, Saad, Phase II Trial of Ceritinib in Combination with Stereota, Novartis Pharm; Lingvay, Ildiko, Efficacy and Long-Term Safety of Oral Semaglutide vs. Sitagliptin for Type 2 Diabetes, Novo Nordisk; Lingvay, Ildiko, Semaglutide vs. Dulaglutide as Add-On to Metformin for Type 2 Diabetes, Phase 3b, Novo Nordisk; Lu, Weiguo, Real-Time Volumetric Imaging via the Treatment and kV Beam, Varian Med Systems;

Roehrborn, Claus, Waterjet Ablation Therapy for Endoscopic Resection of Prostate Tissue, Procept BioRobotics; Szmuk, Peter, Multiple-Dose Study of Oxymorphone HCL for Acute Moderate to Severe Postoperative Pain in Pediatric Subjects, Endo Pharma; Tessnow, Alex, Levothyroxine Replacement with Liquid Gel Capsules or Tablets in Post-Thyroidectomy Low Risk Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Patients, Akrimax Pharma; Yopp, Adam, Phase 2 Study of LEE011 and Chemoembolization for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Novartis Pharma; Zia, Ayesha, Study of Age and Body Weight Adjusted Rivaroxaban Regimen in Children with Acute Venous Thromboembolism, Bayer Healthcare Pharma.