Grants
Grants and Awards -- March 2014
Apr. 10, 2014
The following list includes new and competing research awards received by IU School of Medicine researchers in March 2014, excluding commercial projects. Amounts shown are based on the first budget period/year and total more than $2.4 million.
| Investigator | Sponsor | Type | Project Title | Begin Date | End Date | Awarded Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredrick Chite Asirwa, M.D. | Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, Inc. | Renewal | AMPATH Non-Malignant Hematology Program | 12/1/2013 | 12/31/2014 | $225,000 |
| Robert L. Bacallao, M.D. | Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation | Renewal | Electron Microscopy Core Facility for PKD Research | 3/1/2014 | 2/28/2015 | $40,000 |
| Merrill D. Benson | National Institute Of Diabetes, Digestive & Kidney (NIDDK) | New | XIVth International Symposium on Amyloidosis | 3/1/2014 | 2/28/2015 | $17,000 |
| David L. Boone, Ph.D. | Kenneth Rainin Foundation | New | Gastric control of intestinal function | 11/1/2013 | 10/31/2014 | $100,000 |
| Stephanie D. Davis, M.D. | Hospital for Sick Children | New | The lung clearance index as a marker of early lung disease in preschool children | 7/1/2013 | 6/30/2014 | $910,99 |
| Tatiana M. Foroud, Ph.D. | Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinsons Research | New | Storage of biospecimens from MJFF biomarker study | 1/1/2014 | 12/31/2014 | $23,500 |
| Theresa Ann Guise, M.D. | Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation | Renewal | Muscle weakness associated with breast cancer bone metastases | 7/1/2010 | 11/1/2014 | $200,000 |
| Jaroslaw Harezlak, Ph.D. | University of Southern California | New | Predicting brain changes in HIV/AIDS | 9/24/2013 | 7/31/2014 | $80,605 |
| Eri Hashino, Ph.D. | National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Diseases (NIDCD) | New | Modeling inner ear differentiation with pluripotent stem cells | 3/1/2014 | 2/28/2015 | $458,668 |
| Debomoy K. Lahiri, Ph.D. | Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati | New | Acamprosate in Fragile X Syndrome | 1/1/2013 | 12/31/2013 | $25,000 |
| Daniela Elena Matei, M.D. | National Cancer Institute (NCI) | New | An epigenetic strategy for restoring Carboplatin sensitivity in ovarian cancer | 2/14/2014 | 1/31/2015 | $323,700 |
| Kathleen M. O'Neil, M.D. | Riley Children's Foundation | New | Suzanne L. Bowyer, M.D., Endowment Fund for Pediatric Rheumatology | 1/1/2014 | 6/30/2014 | $1,785 |
| Peter J. Roach, Ph.D. | National Institute Neurological Disorders & Stroke (NINDS) | Renewal | Glycogen metabolism and Lafora disease | 3/15/2014 | 1/31/2015 | $341,103 |
| Marc B. Rosenman, M.D. | Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center, Inc. | New | Hemoglobinopathy Project | 9/1/2013 | 1/31/2014 | $19,614 |
| Katherine White Stenson, M.D. | Indiana State Department of Health | New | Adaptation of a group diabetes prevention program for individuals with spinal cord injury: A pilot study for feasibility and efficacy | 1/1/2014 | 12/31/2015 | $120,000 |
| Naomi B Swiezy, Ph.D. | Riley Children's Foundation | New | Technology and Laptops: Supporting HANDS in Autism Outreach and Training Services | 3/1/2014 | 6/30/2014 | $6,000 |
| Naomi B. Swiezy, Ph.D. | Riley Children's Foundation | New | Hands in Autism: Translating Materials to Spanish to Extend Services | 7/1/2013 | 6/30/2014 | $5,000 |
| Charles R. Tessier, Ph.D. | Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati | New | Extracellular signal-related kinase biomarker development in Autistic disorder | 9/1/2012 | 8/31/2013 | $38,749 |
| Charles R. Tessier, Ph.D. | Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati | New | Extracellular signal-related kinase biomarker development in Autistic disorder | 9/1/2013 | 8/31/2014 | $38,749 |
| Frederick W. Unverzagt, Ph.D. | University of Alabama Birmingham | Renewal | Etiology of geographic and racial differences in stroke | 12/1/2013 | 11/30/2014 | $54,545 |
| Jenifer L. Vohs, Ph.D. | Brain & Behavior Research Foundation | New | An integrated metacognitive approach to improve insight and outcomes in early psychosis | 1/15/2014 | 1/14/2015 | $30,000 |
| James C. Williams, Ph.D. | Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. | New | Improving stone disease treatment by accurate phenotyping and risk stratification | 9/29/2013 | 6/30/2014 | $36,274 |
| Xiao-Ming Xu, M.D., Ph.D. | Virginia Commonwealth University | Renewal | Tissue engineering in spinal cord regeneration | 11/10/2012 | 9/30/2014 | $73,178 |
| Jui-Hung (Jimmy) Yen, Ph.D. | American Heart Association, Inc. | New | IFNbeta modulates inflammatory responses in cerebral ischemia | 1/1/2014 | 12/31/2014 | $77,000 |
