NEW GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS: JULY 1 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2005
NIH Training Projects (D43)
T. Conrad Gilliam, Human Genetics, "Genetics of Common Heritable Disorders in Venezuela"
NIH Fellowship Programs
Stephen Kron, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, “Bcr-Abl Thiophosphorolation Profiling in Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) Using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionisation (MALDI)” (F32)
Bruce Lahn, Human Genetics, “Paralleling Single-Cell Gene Expression Profiling” (F32)
Peggy Mason, Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology, “Roles for VMM Cells During Micturation and Continence” (F31)
Victoria Prince, Organismal Biology & Anatomy, “Role of cdx Genes and RA in Regionalizing the Endoderm” (F32)
Chyung-Ru Wang, Pathology, “Development and Function of Natural Killer T Cells” (F32)
Xiaoxi Zhuang, Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology, “Genetic Manipulation of Phasic Dopaminergic Activity” (F31)
NIH Research Career Programs
Marshall Chin, Medicine, “Research and Mentorship in Improving Diabetes Care” (K24)
Farr Curlin, Medicine, “Religious Commitments and Clinical Engagements” (K23)
Lawrence Gray, Pediatrics, “Mother’s Soothing: Metabolic and Physiologic Advantages” (K23)
Robert Hoover, Medicine, “Regulation of the Sodium Chloride Cotransporter” (K08)
Jeffrey Jacobson, Medicine, “Endothelial Barrier Regulation by Simvastatin” (K08)
Maciej Lesniak, Surgery, “Targeted Adenoviral Gene Therapy for Malignant Glioma” (K08)
Anthony Reder, Neurology, “Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis” (K24)
NIH Research Program Projects & Centers
Fredric Coe, Medicine, “Pathogenesis of Calcium Nephrolithiasis” (P01)
Howard Halpern, Radiation & Cellular Oncology, “Very Low Frequency EPR Imaging for in Vivo Physiology” (P24)
NIH Research Grants (R01)
Philip Ashton-Rickardt, Pathology, “Development and Persistence of Memory T Lymphocytes”
Graeme Bell, Medicine, “Regulation of Hepatic Insulin Extraction”
Eric Beyer, Pediatrics, “Biology of Lens Intercellular Communication”
Hua Cai, Medicine, “Angiotensin II Uncoupling of eNOS in Hypertension”
William Dobyns, Human Genetics,” The Genetic Basis of Mid-Hindbrain Malformations”
Benjamin Glick, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, “The Transitional ER-Golgi System in Budding Yeasts”
Bana Jabri, Pathology, “IEL and NKG2 Receptors in Celiac Disease”
Stephen Kent, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, “A Systemic Approach to the Chemical Synthesis of G-Protein Coupled Receptors”
Andrea King, Psychiatry, “Efficacy of Naltrexone in Women’s Smoking Cessation”
Stephen Kron, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, “Molecular Library Screening By MALDI-TOF Scanning of Functional Peptide Arrays”
Mark Lingen, Pathology, “Molecular Profiling of Premalignant Oral Lesions”
Mark Lingen, Pathology, “Oral Cancer, Chemoprevention, and Anti-Angiogenesis”
Daniel Margoliash, Organismal Biology & Anatomy, “Characterization of Non-Linear Auditory Receptive Fields”
David Meltzer, Medicine, “Effectiveness of Training Early Achievers for Careers in Health (TEACH) Research”
Paul Vezina, Psychiatry, “Sensitization and Stimulant Self-Administration”
Michael Nishimura, Surgery, “Autoimmune Vitiligo as a Road Map to Melanoma Therapy”
Xiaochuan Pan, Radiology, “Targeted Imaging in Helical Cone Beam CT”
Marcus Peter, Ben May Institute for Cancer Research, “The Role of CD95 as a Tumor Promoter”
Tobin Sosnick, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, “Kinetic Studies of Protein Folding”
Eve van Cauter, Medicine, “Sleep Disturbance as a Non-Traditional Risk Factor in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)”
Ralph Weichselbaum, Radiation & Cellular Oncology, “Mechanisms of Resistance to Radio Inducible Gene Therapy”
Chung-I Wu, Ecology & Evolution, “Transcriptional and Genetic Basis of Incipient Speciation”
James Zacny, Anesthesia & Critical Care, “Behavioral Effects of Opioids in Volunteers”
NIH Research Grants (R03)
Andrea King, Psychiatry, “Alcohol Effects on Smoking Urge and Behavior”
Yanchun Li, Medicine, “Preventative Role of Vitamin D Receptor (VDR) in Colorectal Carcinogenesis”
Robert Nishikawa, Radiology, “A Novel Method for Determining Image Similarity”
Eileen Wang, Obstetrics & Gynecology, “Placental Progesterone Biosynthesis in Preterm Pregnancy”
NIH Research Grants (R21)
Hua Cai, Medicine, “Endocardial Dysfunction in Humans with Atrial Fibrillation”
Ronald Cohen, Medicine, “Recruitment of Corepressors in the Adipocyte”
Howard Halpern, Radiation & Cellular Oncology, “Magnitude Improvement of Molecular Signaling Imaging”
Gregory Karczmar, Radiology, “Dynamic Spatial and Spectral Contrast Enhanced MRI of Breast”
Gillian Newstead, Radiology, “New Approaches to Sampling and Analyzing Contrast Media”
Robert Nishikawa, Radiology, “Using Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD) as a Surrogate Reader in Observe Studies”
Walter Stadler, Medicine, “Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI as a BAY 43-9006 Marker”
NIH Training Programs (T32)
Eugene Chang, Medicine, “Research Training in Digestive Diseases and Nutrition”
José Quintans, Pathology, “Medical Scientist National Research Service Award”
Mark Ratain, Medicine,” Clinical Therapeutics”
Olaf Schneewind, Microbiology, “Biodefense Training in Host-Pathogen Interactions”
Julian Solway, “Research Training in Respiratory Biology”
National Science Foundation Grants
Gregory Dwyer, Ecology & Evolution, “Mechanisms of Disease Transmission Variability in Host Susceptibility and Forest Defoliator Outbreaks”
Jean Greenberg, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, “Comparative Analyses of Resistance Gene Evolution”
Gayle Lamppa, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, “A Novel Genetic Strategy to Explore the Chloroplast Import Pathway”
Clive Palfrey, Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology, “Role of Dynamin2 in Phagocytosis”
Daphne Preuss, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, “Dynamics of Centromere Evolution in the Brassicaceae Family”
Daphne Preuss, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, “Genes Required for Pollen Exine Formation and Patterning in Arabidopsis thaliana”
Stephen Pruett-Jones, Ecology & Evolution, “Mechanisms of Sperm Competition in Fairy Wrens”
Callum Ross, Organismal Biology & Anatomy, “In vivo Electromyography (EMG), Bone Strain, and Cineradiography in Strepsirrhine Primates”
Paul Sereno, Organismal Biology & Anatomy, “New Cretaceous Therapods and Microvertebrates from Africa”
Aaron Turkewitz, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, “Characterization of a Dynamin-Related Protein Involved in Endocytosis in Tetrahymea thermophila”
American College of Rheumatology Foundation
Tammy Utset, Medicine, “Rheumatology Fellowship”
American Cancer Society
Christopher Daughterty, Medicine, “Clinical Dilemmas in the Care of Pts with Hematologic Malignancies”
Wei Du, Ben May Institute for Cancer Research, “Control of Cell Proliferation, Differentiation, and Cell Cycle Arrest”
Christopher Masi, Medicine, “The Psychosocial Foundation of Racial and Ethnic Breast Cancer Disparities”
American Cancer Society, Illinois
Ashesh Jani, Radiation & Cellular Oncology, “Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) for Prostate Cancer”
American Diabetes Association
Nancy Cox, Human Genetics, “Training in Methods Development and Genetic Analysis for Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes”
Marc Garfinkel, Surgery, “Study of a Novel Method of Islet Encapsulation: Inverted Selective Withdrawl”
Yanchun Li, Medicine, “Renal Protective Role of Vitamin D in Diabetic Nephropathy”
American Parkinson’s Disease Association
Xiaoxi Zhuang, Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology, “Model Pink1-Linked Parkinson’s Disease Using Pink1 Null Mice”
Department of Agriculture
Jean Greenberg, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, “Mechanism of Action of P. syringae Type III Effector HOPI”
American Heart Association
Joe G. N. Garcia, Medicine, “G-proteins in Thrombin-induced Microtubule Remodeling and Endothelial Barrier Dysfunction”
Godfrey Getz, Pathology, “Apolipoprotein A-I Helix 10 Genetic Variation: Plasma HDL Cholesterol Levels and Atherosclerotic Susceptibility”
Bruce Gewertz, Surgery, “The Role of HIF in Cardioprotection During Ischemia”
American Heart Association of Metropolitan Chicago
Stephen Kron, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, “The Role of Actin-Related Proteins in Yeast Chromatin Modifications”
Dominique Missiakas, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, “Contribution of Ess Secretome to S. aureus Virulence”
Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders Association
Gopal Thinakaran, Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology, “Exploring Gamma-Secretase Function in Lipid Raft Membrane Microdomains”
American College of Surgeons
Robert Macdonald, Surgery, “Molecular Dynamics of Wound Angiogenesis and the Role of the Eph/Ephrin System in Wound Angiogenesis”
Bakhtiar Yamini, Surgery, “Investigation of the Role of NFkappa beta in the Treatment of Malignant Glioma and Tumor Necrosis Factor”
American Gastroenterological Association
Judy Cho, Medicine, “Testing the Utility of Biomarkers in Predicting Response to Anti-TNF-Alpha Therapy in Pts with Crohn’s Disease”
American Society of Clinical Oncology
Ezra Cohen, Medicine, “Enhancing Activity of Gefitinib Therapy in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck”
Christopher Daugherty, Medicine, “Starting and Stopping Treatment: Clinical Dilemmas in the Care of Pts with Hematologic Malignancies”
American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology Education and Development
Steven Chmura, Radiation & Cellular Oncology, “Increasing Prostate Tumor Cell Apoptosis with Chelerythrine Chloride: A Small Molcule Inhibitor of BH3 Domain Binding and PKC Antagonist”
Philip Connell, Radiation & Cellular Oncology, “Sensitization of Tumor Cells via Inhibition of Homologous Recombination (HR) Repair”
Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Olufunmilayo Olopade, Medicine, “Randomized Phase II Pilot Biomarker Trial of Fluvaststin Use in Women with Ductal Carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or Stage I Breast Cancer”
Concern Foundation
Barbara Kee, Pathology, “Analysis of E2A Function in T-Lymphocyte Development and Suppression of T-Cell Lymphoma”
Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.
Clara Abraham, Medicine, “LFA-1and Regulatory T Cells”
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Lucille Lester, Pediatrics, “Cystic Fibrosis Center Grant”
Arthur V. Davis Foundation
Deborah Burnet, Medicine, “Improving Cross-Cultural Communication Through Community Partnerships”
Department of Energy
David Grdina, Radiation & Cellular Oncology, “Prevention of Low Dose Radiation-Induced Genomic Instability With Clinically Relevant Non-Protein Thiols and Vitamin E”
Daphne Preuss, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, “Cell-Cell Interactions During Pollen Tube Guidance“
Daphne Preuss, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, “Hybrid Nanostructures Within Cell Machinery - Consortium for Nanoscience Reearch (CNR)”
Department of Education
Joy Bergelson, Ecology & Evolution, “Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need: Evolutionary Genomics”
Catherine Pfister, Ecology & Evolution, “Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need: Ecology”
Parker B. Francis Foundation
Joe G. N. Garcia, Medicine, “Endothelial Cell Barrier Regulation by Simvastatin”
Charlotte Geyer Foundation
Wei Du, Ben May Institute for Cancer Research, “The Retinoblastoma Pathway and Cell Proliferation in Drosophila”
Glaxo Institute for Digestive Health
Erika Claud, Pediatrics, “Developmental Regulation of Enterocyte I-kappa-B-alpha Degradation and Synthesis”
Greenwall Foundation
Christopher Daugherty, Medicine, “Are the Elderly Capable of Informed Consent for Cancer Research Participation?”
Heart Research Foundation, Inc.
Elizabeth McNally, Medicine, “Genetics of Cardiomyopathy”
Health Resources and Services Administration
Bernard Ewigman, Family Medicine, “Faculty Development in Primary Care”
Illinois Department of Public Health
Steven Chmura, Radiation & Cellular Oncology, “Does the Use of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) Decrease the Biological Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Treatment?”
Suzanne Conzen, Medicine, “A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Uncover Breast Cancer Cell Survival Pathways Using Anti-Apoptotic Signaling via the Pl3K/SGK-1 Pathway in Breast Cancer”
Suzanne Conzen, Medicine, “Anti-Apoptotic Signaling via the Pl3K/SGK-1 Pathway in Breast Cancer”
Mahmoud Ismail, Obstetrics & Gynecology, “Illinois Perinatal Program”
Robert Nishikawa, Radiology, “Observer Evaluation of a Method for Producing Simulated Mammograms”
Miriam Rodin, Medicine, “Functional Impact of Breast Cancer Treatment in Older Women”
Uma Srinivasan, Pediatrics, “Newborn Screening for Hemoglobinopathies”
Darrel Waggoner, Human Genetics, “Department of Human Genetics Genetic Counseling Program”
Infectious Disease Society of America
Stephen Weber, Medicine, “Antimicrobial Resistance and Functional Status in Hospitalized Elderly Patients”
Illinois Society for Prevention of Blindness
Sanjay Rao, Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, “Comparing Efficacy and Safety of Trypan Blue and Indocyanine Green in Anterior Capsule Staining During Cataract Surgery”
International Organization of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Bruce Bissonnette, Medicine, “Biomarkers for Dyplasia”
Illinois State Board of Education
John Lantos, Pediatrics, “The Doula Project at The University of Chicago”
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International
Anita Chong, Surgery, “Restoration of Pancreatic Beta Cells in Autoimmune Diabetic (NOD) Mice via Infusion of Spleen Cells from MIP-GFP Mice”
Charles Heilig, Medicine, “Role for Glut1 in Diabetic Embryopathy”
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Melanie Brown, Pediatrics, “Insulin Signaling and Airway Responsiveness”
John Lantos, Medicine, “The University of Chicago Clinical Scholars Program: 2005-2006 Core Grant”
Sidney Kimmel Foundation
Ioannis Aifantis, Medicine, “Mechanisms of Notch-Induced T Cell Leukemia”
Lucy Godley, Medicine, “Role of DNMT3B in Mediating the Abnormal DNA Methylation Patterns in Cancer Cells”
Leukemia Research Foundation
Piers Nash, Ben May Institute for Cancer Research, “Modulation of T-cell Signaling through Complex Protein-Protein Interactions”
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
John Crispino, Ben May Institute for Cancer Research, “GATA-1 Mutations in the Megakaryoblastic Leukemia of Down Syndrome”
Harinder Singh, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, “The Control of EBF Target Gene Expression During B Cell Specification”
Mathers Charitable Foundation
Jianjun Chen, Medicine, “Employing Genomic and Genetic Assays to Identify Sense-Antisense Genes”
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Michael Allikian, Medicine, “Drosophila Models to Dissect Sarcoglycan Trafficking and Function”
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
Todd Zimmerman, Medicine, “Multiple Myeloma Research Consortium Inc. (MMRC)”
Myelin Repair Foundation
Brian Popko, Neurology, “Promotion of Oligodendrocyte Regeneration and CNS Remyelination“
National Alliance Research Schizophrenia & Depression
Anirban Basu, Medicine, “Estimate Risks and Costs of Cardiovascular Diseases Associated With the Long-Term Use of Atypical Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia”
Ya-Ping Tang, Psychiatry, “Genetic Studies of the Role of BDNF in Pathogenesis of Depression”
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Betty Soliven, Neurology, “Role of ATBF1 in Cell Cycle Control in Oligodendroglial Lineage Cells”
National Sleep Foundation
Eve van Cauter, Medicine, “Sleep Loss and Circadian Misalignment: Effects on Health”
Orthopaedic Research & Education Foundation
Daniel Mass, Surgery, “Efficacy of BMP13 Gene Therapy on Early Healing in Rabbit Flexor Tendon Lacerations”
Research Foundation of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Richard Fessler, Surgery, “Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery”
Sandler Program for Asthma Research
Albert Bendelac, Pathology, “NKT Cell Regulation of Human Asthma”
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Molly Prezworski, Human Genetics, “Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship”
United Negro College Fund
Wen-Hsiung Li, Ecology & Evolution, “Identifying Nucleotide Polymorphisms Under Positive Natural Selection in Humans Using Public Genome Databases”

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