Awards for June 2016

Federal Awards

Abrams, John, NIH, Suppression of Mobile Elements by p53 Genes, $319,704; Attanasio, Massimo, NIH, Role of GLIS2 in the Development of Cystic Kidney Disease, $345,825; Beutler, Bruce, NIH, Automated Forward Genetic Analysis, $1,613,169; Bibb, James, NIH, NMDA Receptor Regulation in Addiction, $314,820; Burstein, Ezra, NIH, UT Gastroenterology/Hepatology Research Training Program, $243,190; Cobb, Melanie, NIH, Insulin-Regulated MAP Kinase Pathways, $497,201; De Lemos, James, Natl Space Biom Res Inst, Improving Cardiovascular Risk Prediction - Biomarkers and Beyond, $65,699; Diamond, Marc, Washington Univ St. Louis/NIH, Mechanism of Modulation of Huntingtin Exon 1 Aggregation by Profilin, $175,830;

Elmquist, Joel, NIH, Leptin and Insulin Signaling in SF1 Neurons and Energy Homeostasis, $333,900; Fu, Yang-Xin, NIH, Synergy of Radiation and Immunotherapy: New Approaches, $384,156; Gardner, Lisa (Fellow A. Moehlman), Natl Science Fdn, Graduate Research Fellowship Program, $46,000; Gardner, Lisa (Fellow A. Rice), Natl Science Fdn, Graduate Research Fellowship Program, $46,000; Ghose, Subroto, NIH, Synaptic Plasticity in Adolescent Cannabis Users, $388,327; Green, Carla, NIH, Circadian Regulation of Mitochondrial RNA Polyadenylation, $306,075; Hill, Joseph, NIH, STIM1: Master Regulator of Calcium Homeostasis in Cardiomyocytes, $397,500; Hsia, Connie, Dept of Defense, RopE EpoR Synergism in ALI, $216,533; Hsieh, Jenny, NIH, Novel Mechanisms of Adult Neurogenesis in Physiological, $129,168;

Huber, Kimberly, NIH, Mechanisms of Neocortical and Sensory Hyperexcitability in Fragile X, $1,748,274; Johnson, Jane, NIH, Regulation and Function of Ascl1 in Neural Development, $347,813; Karp, David, Penn State Hershey Med Ctr/NIH, Hydroxychloroquine Treatment for Prevention of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, $66,052; Lee, Simon, NIH, Care Coordination for Complex Cancer Survivors in an Integrated Safety-Net System, $523,019; Lenkinski, Robert, QT Ultrasound/NIH, Multimode Quantitative Ultrasound Prototype Breast Scan, $355,276; Levine, Benjamin, NIH, Aging Fitness & Failure: Mechanisms of Diastolic Dysfunction, $536,252; Malter, James, Univ of Wisconsin/NIH, Role of Eosinophils in Airway Inflammation and Remodeling, $395,916;

Mangelsdorf, David, NIH, Mechanisms of Drug Action and Disposition, $316,175; Martinez, Elisabeth, Dept of Defense, Epigenetic Radio-Sensitization of Lung Cancer, $162,000; Mattrey, Robert, Thomas Jefferson Univ/NIH, 2D and 3D Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Evaluation of HCC Chemoembolization, $29,192; Moe, Orson, NIH, UTSW O'Brien Kidney Research Core Center, $1,165,505; Morrison, Sean, NIH, The Regulation of Stem Cell Aging, $325,950; Nesbitt, Shawna, Minneapolis Med Res Fdn/NIH, Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly, $101,496;

Olson, Eric, NIH, Myoediting of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, $1,568,584; Petroll, Matthew, NIH, Corneal Endothelial Stem Cells for Treatment of Corneal Endothelial Dystrophies, $34,803; Raskin, Philip, Benaroya Res Inst/NIH, Immune Tolerance Network, $6,268; Ready, Joseph, Georgia State Univ/NIH, Therapeutics Targeting Filoviral Interferon-Antagonist and Replication Functions, $90,680; Richards, Benjamin, Univ of Alabama/Dept of Defense, A Study of InFuse Bone Graft in the Treatment of Tibial Pseudoarthrosis in NF1, $48,101; Rodan, Aylin, NIH, Probing Intracellular Cl- in a WNK Signaling-Dependent Transporting Epithelium, $81,000; Ross, Elliott, NIH, GTPase Activating Protein for Golf and Gs in Olfactory Neutrons, $242,813;

Sadek, Hesham, NIH, Regulation of Cardiomyocyte Turnover in the Adult Mammalian Heart, $405,000; Sadek, Hesham, NASA, Long-Term Effect of Space Radiation on Cardiomyocyte Turnover, $37,500; Shao, Yiping, NIH, Road of PET Image-Based On-line Proton Beam Range Measurement, $139,200; Sherry, Dean, NIH, Metabolism in the Heart by NMR, $397,500; Skapek, Stephen, Children’s Hosp Philadelphia/NIH, NIH NCTN Scientific Leadership, $13,544; Tambar, Uttam, NIH, Stereoselective Rearrangements for the Synthesis of Bioactive Small Molecules, $310,050;

Tamminga, Carol, NIH, 1/5 Bipolar-Schizophrenia Network for Intermediate Phenotypes 2 (B-SNIP 2), $716,169; Torrealba, Jose, Univ of Wisconsin/NIH, The Role of Complement Inhibition in Expanded Criteria Kidney Transplantation, $10,259; Toto, Robert, NIH, UTSW Center for Translational Medicine KL2, $301,518; Wang, David, NIH, Hedgehog Signaling in the Development of Barrett's Esophagus, $280,765; Word, Ann, NIH, Mechanisms of Prostaglandin-Induced Cervical Ripening in Humans, $332,617; Zinn, Andrew (Fellow E. Aguilera), Natl Science Fdn, Graduate Research Fellowship Program, $46,000.

 

Non-Federal Awards

Banaszynski, Laura, Welch Fdn, Role of Chromatin Remodeling in ALT-Positive Cancers, $65,000; Cleaver, Ondine (Fellow C. Braitsch), Juvenile Diabetes Res Fdn, YAP/TAZ in Pancreas Epithelial Stratification and Progenitor Cell Fate, $51,592; Feranchak, Andrew, Cystic Fibrosis Fdn, Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Fellowship Award in GI, $61,250; Fu, Yang-Xin, CPRIT, Recruitment of Established Investigators, $800,000; Goldsmith, Elizabeth, Amer Heart Assoc, Reducing Stroke Severity through WNK3 Inhibition, $250,000; Herz, Joachim, BrightFocus Fdn, Targeting the Endosome for Alzheimer's Drug Discovery, $100,000; Hon, Gary (Fellow S. Xie), Amer Heart Assoc, High-Throughput Analysis of Endogenous Enhancer Function, $48,600; Karp, David, Alliance For Lupus Res, Lupus Clinical Investigators Network (LuCIN), $80,000;

Kim, James, Amer Cancer Soc, Disruption of Oncogenic Epithelial-Stromal Interactions in Lung Cancer, $198,000; Kittler, Ralf, CPRIT, P3: Characterization of Cancer-Specific Gene Programs, $160,004; Kliewer, Steven, Welch Fdn, Mechanisms Underlying the Secretory Actions of FGF21 in Exocrine Pancreas, $110,000; Liu, Yi, Welch Fdn, Biochemical Analysis of RNA Interference Pathways, $110,000; Moe, Orson, Amer Heart Assoc, The Role of FGF23 and Klotho in Uremic Cardiomyopathy, $48,600; Okuda, Darin, UT Dallas/Natl Multiple Sclerosis Soc, Effect of Neural-Vascular Coupling Changes on Cognitive Performance in Multiple Sclerosis, $44,054; Pfeiffer, Brad, Alfred P. Sloan Fdn, Investigations into Circuit-Level Mechanisms of Brain Function, $27,500; Powell, Craig, Baylor College of Med/Autism Speaks, Identifying Biomarkers of GI Morbidity in ASD, $127,655;

Sadek, Hesham, CPRIT, Effect of Chest Radiation Therapy on Postnatal Cardiomyocyte Turnover, $299,046; Velez, Larissa, THECB, Emergency and Trauma Care Education Partnership Program, $198,000; Wan, Yihong, Welch Fdn, Biochemical Characterization of Milk Impact, $80,000; Westover, Kenneth, V Fdn For Cancer Res, Rational Development of GTPase Active Site Inhibitors for Cancer Therapy, $100,000; Yan, Nan, Welch Fdn, Monogenic Immune Disorder Associated with OligosaccharyItransferase Dysregulation, $65,000; Ye, Jin, Welch Fdn, Biochemical Characterization of the Fatty Acid-UAS Domain Interaction, $65,000; Yen, Kenneth, THECB, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Expansion, $51,224; Zhu, Hao, CPRIT, Targeting the SWI/SNF Chromatin-Remodeling Complex in Liver Cirrhosis and Hepatocellular Carcinoma, $528,049; Zhu, Hao, Amer Assoc For Cancer Res, Defining the Mechanistic Connections Between Injury, Regeneration, & Cancer, $250,000.

 

Industry Sponsored Awards, dollar amounts not available

Channabasappa, Nandini, Quintiles Inc, Study of Two Doses of Teduglutide in Pediatric Subjects with Short Bowel Syndrome; Coffey, Amy, Microline Surgical, Comparison of Coblation, Electrocautery and Thermal Welding Forceps for Tonsillectomy; Kutz Jr., Joe, INC Research, Phase 3 Study of OTO-104 for Unilateral Meniere's Disease; Laetsch, Theodore, Medpace Inc, Phase I Study of EZH2 Inhibitor Tazemetostat in Pediatric Subjects; Lotan, Yair, Cepheid, Clinical Evaluation of the Xpert Bladder Assay for Detection and Monitoring Bladder Cancer.