Grant Awardees August-September 2015
Date: Thursday, October 22, 2015
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Congratulations to Carver College of Medicine Grant Awardees from August-September 2015!
| Name | Department | Sponsor | Proposal Title | |
| Allen, Lee-Ann | 3215 - Internal Medicine | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | Neutrophil Plasticity and H. pylori Pathogenesis | |
| Assouline-Dayan, Yehudith | 3215 - Internal Medicine | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of Dupilumab in Adult Patients with Active Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) | |
| Badovinac, Vladimir | 3250 - Pathology | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | Impairment and recovery of CD8 T cell responses after sepsis | |
| Bhave, Prashant | 3215 - Internal Medicine | Cameron Health | ||
| Buatti, John | 3266 - Radiation Oncology | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | Quantitative Imaging to Assess Response in Cancer Therapy Trials | |
| Casey, Darren Patrick | 3325 - Physical Therapy | Neogenis Laboratories, Inc. | Blood pressure responsiveness in older adults following dietary nitrate supplementation | |
| Ciliberto, Heather | 3205 - Dermatology | F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd | A PHASE II, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF LEBRIKIZUMAB IN PATIENTS WITH PERSISTENT MODERATE TO SEVERE ATOPIC DERMATITIS THAT IS INADEQUATELY CONTROLLED BY TOPICAL CORTICOSTEROIDS PROTOCOL NUMBER: | |
| Clamon, Gerald H | 3215 - Internal Medicine | Merck Sharp & Dohme Company | Immune checkpoints in premalignant head and neck lesions | |
| Comellas, Alejandro | 3215 - Internal Medicine | National Jewish Health | COPDGene | |
| Coryell, William H | 3260 - Psychiatry | Janssen Research and Development, LLC | A Prospective, Longitudinal, Observational Study to Evaluate Potential Predictors of Relapse in Subjects With Major Depressive Disorder Who Have Responded to Antidepressant Treatment | |
| Crosby, Heidi A | 3120 - Microbiology | American Heart Association, Midwest Affiliate | Regulation of Clumping in Staphylococcus aureus | |
| Cullen, Joseph John | 3270 - Surgery | US Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center | Research Support for Role of HIF-1 Alpha in EcSOD Growth Inhibition of Pancreatic Cancer | |
| DeMali, Kris A. | 3110 - Biochemistry | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | Cadherins and Cell Stiffening | |
| Dillon, Joseph S | 3215 - Internal Medicine | Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | A PHASE II STUDY EVALUATING THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ULTRATRACE IOBENGUANE I 131 IN PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANT RELAPSED/REFRACTORY | |
| Doerschug, Kevin Clarke | 3215 - Internal Medicine | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | RAS Dysregulation during HDIL2: A Clinical Model of Sepsis-Induced Lung Injury | |
| Du, Jianyang | 3215 - Internal Medicine | American Heart Association, Midwest Affiliate | Acid Sensing Ion Channel 1a Contributes to Synaptic Transmission and Plasticity in Ischemia | |
| Ferguson, Polly Joan | 3255 - Pediatrics | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | Genetic &immunologic etiology of chronic recurrent multifocal osteomylelitis - CRMO | |
| Fredericks, Douglas Christian | 3240 - Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation | Biostructures, LLC | Silhouette Lapine Posterolateral Fusion Model | |
| Fredericks, Douglas Christian | 3240 - Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation | Orthogem Limited | Evaluation of TriPore Putty in a Sheep Femoral Defect Model | |
| Gantz, Bruce Jay | 3245 - Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery | Cochlear Americas | Nucleus Hybrid L24 Implant system: Extended Duration Post Approval Study | |
| Giudici, Michael Charles | 3215 - Internal Medicine | Laguna Pharmaceuticals | Restore SR | |
| Goetz, Jessica Erin | 3240 - Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation | US Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program | Joint Distraction Treatments of Intra-Articular Fracture-Induced Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis in a Large Animal Model | |
| Habelhah, Hasem | 3250 - Pathology | US Department of Defense, Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program | Therapeutic Efficacy of Combined TBK1 and AKT Inhibition in Breast Cancer | |
| Hettrich, Carolyn M | 3240 - Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation | Tornier, Inc. | Tornier US Shoulder Outcome Study (SHOUT) | |
| Hettrich, Carolyn M | 3240 - Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation | Tornier, Inc. | Tornier Modeling Flex RSA Study | |
| Hettrich, Carolyn M | 3240 - Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation | Tornier, Inc. | Tornier Scapular Notching Clinical Study | |
| Hitchon, Patrick | 3271 - Neurosurgery | Globus Medical, Inc. | Spine Fellowship | |
| Hodgson-Zingman, Denice Marie | 3215 - Internal Medicine | Biosense Webster, Inc. | EP Fellowship Grant 2015-16 academic year | |
| Hodgson-Zingman, Denice Marie | 3215 - Internal Medicine | Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc. | American College of Black Cardiologist Scholarship | |
| Hoffman, Eric Alfred | 3265 - Radiology | Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. | Siemens Medical Solutions-Amendment 3 | |
| Johnson, Chris A | 3230 - Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Washington University | Ocular Hypertension Treatment Study 20-Year Follow-Up: Resource Center Grant | |
| Klein, Jonathan M | 3255 - Pediatrics | Draeger Medical GmbH | A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Infinity Acute Care System Workstation Neonatal Care Babylog VN500 Device in High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation (HFOV) Mode in Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) Neonates | |
| Kline, Joel N | 3215 - Internal Medicine | Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. | Clavier | |
| Krasowski, Matthew David | 3250 - Pathology | Roche Diagnostics Corporation | CIM RD002263 - TnT Gen 5 - Roche | |
| Kreder, Karl | 3275 - Urology | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | Symptoms of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction Research Network (LURN) | |
| Leira, Enrique Carlos | 3220 - Neurology | Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Clinical Trial - NAVIGATE ESUS | |
| Link, Brian Krall | 3408 - Cancer Center | Mayo Clinic | The Lymphoma Epidemiology and Outcomes (LEO) Cohort Study | |
| Magalhaes-Silverman, Margarida | 3215 - Internal Medicine | Merck Sharp & Dohme Company | A Phase III Randomized, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and | |
| Magalhaes-Silverman, Margarida | 3215 - Internal Medicine | National Marrow Donor Program | A Randomized, Multi-center, Phase III Trial of Calcineurin Inhibitor-Free Interventions for Prevention of Graft-versus- | |
| Marsh, J Lawrence | 3240 - Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation | Johns Hopkins University | METRC Master Agreement Mod 6 | |
| Martin, James A | 3240 - Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation | CartilaJoint GenTech, LLC | Bioactive Gel for Cartilage Repair | |
| Mathews, Katherine Dianne | 3255 - Pediatrics | Eli Lilly & Company | MATHEWS - Eli Lilly Amendment No. 4 | |
| Maury, Wendy | 3120 - Microbiology | Aptalogic | Aptamer-based diagnostics for Ebola virus | |
| McCray, Paul B | 3215 - Internal Medicine | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | Gene Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease | |
| Milhem, Mohammed Mahmoud | 3215 - Internal Medicine | NewLink Genetics Corporation | A Phase IIB Study of Ipilimumab with or without HyperAcute-Melanoma Immunotherapy for Stage IV Melanoma Patients | |
| Milhem, Mohammed Mahmoud | 3215 - Internal Medicine | Sarcoma Alliance for Research through Collaboration | A Phase I/II Trial of ganetespib in combination with the mTOR inhibitor | |
| Mueller, Martin | 3200 - Anesthesia | Children's Hospital of Boston | The GAS Trial: Neurocognitive Outcomes 5 years after infant anesthesia | |
| Nauseef, William M | 3215 - Internal Medicine | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | Consequences of Interactions between Human Neutrophils and Staphylococcus aureus | |
| Newell, John Doty | 3265 - Radiology | Johns Hopkins University | Radiographic findings of subjects with emphysema alone or combined with fibrosis in SPIROMICS-John's Hopkins fee for service | |
| Nugent, Andrew Sean | 3272 - Program in Emergency Medicine | EPIC Research and Diagnostics, Inc. | EPIC-013 - VTE Feasibility Study | |
| Nugent, Andrew Sean | 3272 - Program in Emergency Medicine | EPIC Research and Diagnostics, Inc. | EPIC Traumatic Brain Injury Feasibility Study | |
| O'Dorisio, M Sue | 3408 - Cancer Center | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | Neuroendocrine Tumor Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Human Cancer | |
| Paulsen, Jane S | 3260 - Psychiatry | Huntington's Disease Society of America | University of Iowa Huntington's Disease Society of America Center of Excellence | |
| Pena, Tahuanty | 3215 - Internal Medicine | Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Program for Adult Care Excellence (PACE) | |
| Perencevich, Eli N | 3215 - Internal Medicine | US Department of Health & Human Services, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention | Volume of Contamination and Nosocomial Infection Control | |
| Philibert, Robert Alan | 3260 - Psychiatry | University of Georgia | Vulnerability to Drug Use & HIV: Advancing Prevention for Rural African Americans) | |
| Potthoff, Matthew Joseph | 3130 - Pharmacology | American Diabetes Association | Targeting the Transcription Factor Tox as a Therapeutic for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease | |
| Randak, Christoph Oskar | 3255 - Pediatrics | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | Probing adenylate kinase-dependent CFTR gating in vivo and as therapeutic target | |
| Rosenthal, Gary E | 3215 - Internal Medicine | University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. | Engaging Health Systems Leaders in the Greater Plains Collaborative | |
| Rosenthal, Nancy | 3250 - Pathology | Sysmex America, Inc. | A comparison study of the XN-10 and XN-L hematology analyzers | |
| Rutkowski, David Thomas | 3100 - Anatomy & Cell Biology | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | Regulation of Fatty Acid Oxidation during ER stress: mechanisms and consequences | |
| Santillan, Mark Kharim | 3225 - Obstetrics & Gynecology | Washington University | Reproductive Scientist Development Program (RSDP) SEED | |
| Segar, Jeffrey L | 3255 - Pediatrics | Brigham and Women's Hospital | Multi-Center Trial of Limiting PGY 2 & 3 Resident Work Hours on Patient Safety | |
| Segar, Jeffrey L | 3255 - Pediatrics | Brigham and Women's Hospital | Multi-Center Trial of Limiting PGY-2 & 3 Resident Work Hours on Patient Safety | |
| Shy, Michael E | 3220 - Neurology | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | The Inherited Neuropathy Consortium (INC) RDCRC- Overall | |
| Simon, Christian | 3215 - Internal Medicine | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | Interactive Multimedia Consent for Biobanking | |
| Sohn, Elliott H | 3230 - Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Regeneron Capella Study - Safety and Tolerability of Intravitreal (IVT) REGN2176-3 in Patients with Neovascular AMD | |
| Souvenir, Rhonda Andrea | 3215 - Internal Medicine | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | Role of the mitochondrial fusion protein optic atrophy (OPA)-1 in platelet hyperactivity and thrombosis | |
| Stapleton, Jack T | 3215 - Internal Medicine | Brigham and Women's Hospital | A Phase IV Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV - REPRIEVE (A5332) | |
| Stapleton, Jack T | 3215 - Internal Medicine | US Department of Veterans Affairs | The effects of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) E2 protein on host immunomodulation | |
| Stapleton, Jack T | 3215 - Internal Medicine | US Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration | OP Early Intervention Services with Respect to HIV Diseases | |
| Stone, Edwin M | 3230 - Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | Disease Mechanisms in Best Disease | |
| Strack, Stefan | 3130 - Pharmacology | Fondation de l'Ataxie Charlevoix Saguenay | Rescuing mitochondrial division in ARSACS by CIDR | |
| Swenson, Andrea | 3220 - Neurology | Cytokinetics, Inc. | Clinical trial of Protocol CY-4031 | |
| Swenson, Andrea | 3220 - Neurology | University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. | Patient Assisted Intervention for Neuropathy: Comparison of Treatment in Real Life Situations (PAIN-CONTRoLS) | |
| Syrop, Craig H | 3225 - Obstetrics & Gynecology | US Department of Veterans Affairs, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center | Impact of Sexual Assault and Combat-Related Trauma on Fertility in Veterans | |
| Thomas, Alexandra | 3408 - Cancer Center | NSABP Foundation, Inc. | NSABP PROTOCOL B-54-I/GBG 78/BIG 1-13 | |
| Vaena, Daniel | 3215 - Internal Medicine | Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium | Phase Ib and Phase II Studies of anti-PD-1 Antibody MK-3475 in Combination with Bevacizumab for the Treatment of Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium BTCRC-GU14-003 | |
| Vaena, Daniel | 3215 - Internal Medicine | Acerta Pharma, LLC | Randomized Phase 2 Trial of ACP-196 and Pembrolizumab Immunotherapy Dual CHECKpoint Inhibition in Platinum Resistant Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma (RAPID CHECK study) | |
| Weiner, George J | 3408 - Cancer Center | Checkmate Pharmaceuticals | Checkmate Oligo Analysis | |
| Yang, Ling | 3100 - Anatomy & Cell Biology | American Heart Association | Integration of Inflammatory Signaling and the Unfolded Protein Response by Nitrosylation Signaling in Obesity | |
| Zaheer, Asgar | 3220 - Neurology | US Department of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health | Therapeutic Potential of GMF Suppression in Inflammation and Neurodegeneration |