Robert A. Pollak, Ph.D., the Robert E. Hernreich Distinguished Professor of Economics in Arts & Sciences, has received a three-year, $863,435 grant from the National Institute on Aging for research titled “Long-Term Care and Intergenerational Resource Allocation.” …
Bradley Stoner, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $122,781 grant from the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Centers for Disease Control for research titled “Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs as a Test for Chlamydia.” …
Thomas W. Ferkol, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, and Daniel B. Rosenbluth, M.D., associate professor of medicine, have received a one-year, $108,000 grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Inc. for a Therapeutics Development Center. …
Raymond Miller, Ph.D., research assistant professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $100,000 grant from the Urological Research Foundation for research titled “Identification of a Gene for Aggressive Prostate Cancer by Haplotype Mapping.” …
Randall S. Jotte, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine, has received a one-year, $100,000 grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health for research titled “Safe & Secure — A Car Seat/Booster Seat Distribution Program.” …
Haengseok Song, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow of pathology and immunology, has received a two-year, $98,000 grant from the U.S. Army Medical Research ACQ Activity for research titled “The Role of Nkx3.1 in Prostate Tumor Initiation.” …
Michael A. Harris, Ph.D., has received a one-year, $99,898 grant from the American Diabetes Association for research titled “Home-Based vs. Office-Based Family Therapy for Adolescents With Poorly Controlled Diabetes.” …
Sandeep Tripathy, M.D., Ph.D., postdoctoral trainee of gastroenterology, has received a two-year, $80,000 grant from the American Gastroenterology Association and its Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition for research titled “Role of m157, a Ligand for Ly49H Activating Receptor, on the Activation of Hepatic NK Cells.” …
Bing Han, M.D., Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow of hematology, has received a two-year, $81,000 grant from the American Heart Association Heartland Affiliate for research titled “The Prothrombotic Condition Caused by Endothelial Cells that are Deficient in GPI-Anchor Proteins.” …
Gruia Roman, Ph.D., chair and professor of computer science, has received a three-year, $900,000 grant from the University of Illinois for research titled “A Logical Framework for Adaptive System Interoperability.” …
David L. Browman, Ph.D., professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has received a two-year, $6,902 grant from the National Science Foundation for “Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Agricultural Intensification and the Emergence of Complex Societies on the Taraco Peninsula, Bolivia.” …
Brian K. Weaver, Ph.D., research associate of pathology and immunology, has received a one-year, $62,800 grant from the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America for research titled “Elucidating the Anti-Inflammatory Functions of a Novel IL-10 Induced Gene.” …
Kenneth Schechtman, Ph.D., associate professor of biostatistics, has received a one-year, $54,197 grant from Saint Louis University for research titled “Centers of Excellence in Cancer Communications Research-Core C.” …
Anne Connolly, M.D., assistant professor of neurology, has received a one-year, $53,359 grant from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and the National Institutes of Health for research titled “Clinical Trials for Pediatric Spinal Muscular Atrophy.” …
Joseph Borrelli, M.D., assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, has received a one-year, $43,250 grant from the AO Research Fund for research titled “In Vivo Cartilage Changes After Mechanical Injury.” …
Consuelo Wilkins, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $30,600 grant from the National Institutes of Health and the University of Michigan for a project titled “Michigan Center for Urban African-American Aging.” …
Keith Baumgarten, M.D., resident in orthopedic surgery, has received a one-year, $14,000 grant from NFL Charities for research titled “Mechanical Properties of Arthroscopic Knots.” …
Edwin Fisher, Ph.D., research professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $11,452 grant from Saint Louis University and the National Cancer Institute for research titled “Centers of Excellence in Cancer Communications Research-Core A.” …
J. William Harbour, M.D., associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, has received a one-year, $10,000 grant from the Macula Society Research and Education Committee for research titled “Molecular Prognostic Assay for Uveal Melanoma.” …
Diane Damiano, Ph.D., research associate professor of neurology, has received a one-year, $9,648 grant from the University of Virginia, and the National Institutes of Heath for research titled “Enhancing Rehabilitation Research in the South.” …
Gayle J. Fritz, Ph.D., associate professor of anthropology in Arts & Sciences, has received a two-year, $8,605 grant from the National Science Foundation for “Dissertation Improvement: A Paleoethnobotanical Study of a Classic Hohokam Site.” …
Sophia Hayes, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $180,369 grant from the Department of the Army for research titled “Design and Construction of an Apparatus for Combined Optically-Polarized and Optically-Detected NMR to Study Simiconductor.” …
Kenneth Kelton, Ph.D., professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, has received a four-year, $1,251,846 grant from NASA for research titled “Studies of Nucleation and Growth, Specific Heat, and Viscosity of Undercooled Melts of Quasicrystals and Polytetrahedral-Phase-Forming-Alloys.” …
David Pollio, Ph.D., associate professor of social work, has received a two-year, $15,000 grant from the Grace Hill Settlement House for “TOP Grant — MORE for Head Start.” …
Brent Miller, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $9,514 grant from Wake Forest University and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for research titled “Frequent Hemodialysis Clinical Trials: Nocturnal.” …
Michael Peelle, M.D., orthopaedic surgery resident, has received a one-year, $3,250 grant from AO North America for research titled “Prospective Classification of Acetabular Fractures Using Images Rendered from Standard Computerized Tomography.”