AWARDS
Francisco Bezanilla, Pediatrics, National Academy of Sciences member, National Academy of Sciences
Marshall Lindheimer, Obstetrics & Gynecology and   Medicine, Lifetime Service Award Recipient,   National Kidney Foundation of Illinois
Christopher Skelly, Surgery, American College of   Surgeons Faculty Research Fellowship, American   College of Surgeons

NEW GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS: JANUARY 1, 2006 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2006
NIH Fellowship Programs
S. Murray Sherman, Neubiology, Pharmacology & Physiology, “Auditory Coticothalamic Projection Sytems,” F32
NIH Research Career Programs
Caleb Alexander, Medicine, “A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) to Decrease Out-of-Pocket Prescription Costs,” K08
NIH Research Grants (R01)
Justin Borevitz, Ecology & Evolution, “Genome Wide Association Mapping in Arabidopsis Thaliana“
Marcus Clark, Medicine, “B Cell Receptor Regulation of Antigen Processing”
Wei Du, Ben May Institute for Cancer Research, “Control of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation in the Developing Retina”
Tong-Chuan He, Surgery, “Regulation of Beta-Catenin Signaling by Tyrosine Phosphorylation”
Diane Lauderdale, Health Studies, “Time Allocated for Sleep: Sociodemographic Correlates and Secular Change”
Hans Schreiber, Pathology, “Immunology of Unique Tumor Specific Antigens”
Jerrold Turner, Pathology, “Physiological Regulation of Intestinal Epithelial Transport and Barrier Function”
Alexander Verin, Medicine, “ATP in Lung Endothelial Barrier Enhancement”
NIH Research Grants (R21)
Anita Chong, Surgery, “Spleen Regulation of Beta-Cell Regeneration”
Yanchun Lin, Medicine, “Vitamin D and Diabetic Nephropathy”
Gopal Thinakaran, Neurobiology, Pharmacology & Physiology, “Mouse Model for Neuroprotection”
National Science Foundation Grants
Martin Feder, Organismal Biology & Anatomy, “Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology of Stress Response & Stress Proteins”
American Cancer Society, Illinois
Devkumar Mustafi, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, “New Vanadium-Based Molecular Imaging Probes for Early Detection of Cancer”
Kenan Onel, Pediatrics, “Novel Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)”
American Heart Association
James Brorson, Neurology, “Adaptation to Physiological Hypoxia and Neuronal Ischemic Injury”
Eric Svensson, Medicine, “The in Vivo Function of FOG’s N Terminal Transcriptional Repression Motif During Cardiac and Hematopoietic Development”
Jiankun Tong, Medicine, “Mechanisms of Persistent Airway Inflammation”
Richard Kraig, Neurology, “Tumor Necrosis Alpha Related Signaling of Spreading Depression-Induced Neuroprotection“
Akira Imamoto, Ben May Institute for Cancer Research, “Genetic and Functional Dissection of del22q11 Syndrome”
American Heart Association of Metropolitan Chicago
Maria-Luisa Alegre, Medicine, “Transplant Tolerance Inhibition by TLR”
The Brinson Foundation
Tong-Chuan He, Surgery, “Establishment and Characterization of Human Osteosarcoma Metastasis”
Cancer Research Foundation
Deborah Lang, Medicine, “Melanoma, Benign Melanocytic Lesions, and Pax3”
Federico Innocenti, Medicine, “Characterization of the Genetic Variation of the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 Gene“
Jianjun Chen, Medicine, “Validation and Functional Study of the Candidate Genes That Are Abnormally Expressed in Both Human and Mouse Myeloid Leukemia Progenitor Cells With Either MLL-ELL or MLL-ENL Infusions”
Hania Al-Hallaq, Radiation & Cellular Oncology, “Correlating Cu-ATSM Positron Emission Tomography Images of Tumor Hypoxia with Oxygen Tension Images Measured by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance”
Kenji Suzuki, Radiology, “Development of an Advanced Computer-Aided Diagnostic (CAD) System for Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer in CT Colonography”
Steven Chmura, Radiation & Cellular Oncology, “Biological Impact of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy on DNA Damage Repair in Human Breast Cancer”
Jocelyn Malamy, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, “The Adaptation of Plant Development to Environmental Stress”
Jean Greenberg, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, “ALD1-Dependent Signaling in the Plant Defense Response”
Cancer Research Institute
Hans Schreiber, Pathology, “The Role of MHC-Peptide-TCR Stability in Cancer Escape”
Albert Bendelac, Pathology, “Biosynthesis of Alpha Branched Glycosphingolipids - The Microbial Target for NKT Lymphocytes”
Chrohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.
Eugene Chang, Medicine, “Post-transcriptional regulation of heat shock proteins by pro-inflammatory cytokines: contribution to IBD pathogenesis”
F&P Health
Robert Naclerio, Surgery, “Effects of Continuous Airway Pressure on the Ability to Heat and Humidify Air”
Food and Drug Administration
Richard Cook, Anesthesia & Critical Care, “Accident Data Collection and Analysis Service“
Grant Healthcare Foundation
Susan Boyle-Vavra, Pediatrics, “Defeating the Epidemic of Virulent Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus”
Max Goldenberg Foundation
Greg Sachs, Medicine, “Expanding Memory Center Activities”
Gynecological Cancer Foundation
Ernst Robert Lengyel, Obstetrics & Gynecology, “Establishment of a Peritoneal 3D Culture to Investigate Attachment and Invasion of Ovarian Cancer Cells”
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International Foundation
Manami Hara, Medicine, “Revascularization of Transplanted Pancreatic Islets”
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Tobin Sosnick, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, “Cross-Disciplinary Training Program in Biophysical Dynamics and Self-Organization”
The Illinois Regenerative Medicine Institute
Dorothy Sipkins, Medicine, “The Mechanisms of
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Homing in Normal and Disease States”
Institute of Medicine of Chicago
Eileen Wang, Obstetrics & Gynecology, “Association Between Serum Uric Acid, C-Reactive Protein, and Activin and Hypertensive Conditions of Pregnancy”
Kidneeds
Jessy John Alexander, Medicine, “The Role of Complement Factor H in Membranopoliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN)”
Bowman Lingle Trust
Julian Solway, Medicine, “Asthma Center Program Support“
MacNeal Health Foundation
Carrie Rinker-Schaeffer, Surgery, “Regulation of Prostate Cancer Metastatic Colonization: A Quorum-Sensing Hypothesis”
Peter F. Mcmanus Charitable Trust
Paul Vezina, Psychiatry, “Calcium-Mediated Second Messangers and the Enhanced Self-Administration of Amphetamines”
Helen Hay Whitney Foundation
Daphne Preuss, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology, “Pistil Factors Controlling Pollen Tube Growth in Arabisopsis thaliana and Related Species”

Valerie Jarrett to Lead Expanded Board of Medical Center
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When Fish First Walked: The Transition from Fins to Limbs
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Gordon Center for Integrative Science
On April 26, the University announced Ellen and Melvin Gordon's generous contribution of $25 million to name the Ellen and Melvin Gordon Center for Integrative Science. The Gordons' gift marks the University's third gift of $25 million or more in the past four months to support science and medicine...

Understanding the Golgi Apparatus
Cells are the basic units of life, and the characterization of cellular structure and function has been the challenge of cell biologists ever since these units were identified. Researchers have generally viewed cells as machines composed of stable, well-defined components...

Pritzker School of Medicine Rises in Rankings
The Pritzker School of Medicine was recognized by the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings as the 17th (tied with Vanderbilt University) highest ranked medical school in the country, up from 19th last year...

University of Chicago Practice Plan
The first lung transplant by the University of Chicago's Lung Transplant team was successfully performed on April 22. The 44 year old male diagnosed with scleroderma received a bilateral lung transplant...

Match Day 2006
On Thursday, March 16th, the 106 members of the 2006 graduating class of the Pritzker School of Medicine crowded into the P117 auditorium, along with many of their fellow students, friends and families to participate in the traditional match day rituals...

Academic Affairs
New Hires, January 2006 - June 2006.

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Recent Awards and Grants Information for Biological Sciences Division Faculty

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