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Rebecca J. DeRoo, Ph.D., assistant professor of art history in Arts & Sciences, co-authored two Hampton and Social Science and Humanities Research Council grants, totaling $80,000, which she used to co-organize two international conferences that brought together world-renowned scholars researching art after the Second World War: "Reconstruction, Consumption, Contestation: Art and Critical Debates in France 1945-1972," held in Vancouver, British Columbia; and "Transatlantic Exchanges: Art and Critical Debates in France and the United States 1945-1972," held in Paris. . . . Osami Kanagawa, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of pathology and immunology, has received a one-year, $200,000 grant from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International for research titled "Regulation of Type 1 Diabetes Development." . . . Michael S. Diamond, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $65,000 grant from the Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation for research titled "Study of the Pathogenesis of West Nile Virus Encephalitis." . . . Bradley L. Schlaggar, M.D., Ph.D., instructor in neurology, has received a three-year, $100,000 grant from the Dana Clinical Hypotheses Program in Imaging for research titled "The Develop-ment of Cognitive Function in Tourette Syndrome: fMRI Studies." . . . Daniel P. Schuster, M.D., professor of medicine, has received a three-year, $258,740 grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for research titled "Quantification of Pulmonary Neutrophil Activity in CF Using Radiolabeled Fluordeoxyglucose and PET Imaging." . . . Jeffrey H. Miner, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine, has received a three-year, $240,000 grant from the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation for research titled "Structure-Function Analysis of Laminin G Domains." . . . Steven L. Brody, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $50,000 Career Investigator Award from the American Lung Association Research Committee. . . . Edwin B. Fisher, Ph.D., professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $631,937 grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for "Programs, Community Support for Diabetes and Diabetes Self-Management." . . . Mark C. Johnson, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, has received a one-year, $62,600 grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for research titled "Activity, Energy Expenditure and Malnutrition in Cystic Fibrosis." . . . David M. Ornitz, M.D., Ph.D., professor of molecular biology and pharmacology, has received a three-year, $271,854 grant from the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation for research titled "Regulation of Lung Development by Fibroblast Growth Factor 9." . . . Aguan Wei, Ph.D., research assistant professor of neurobiology, has received a two-year, $220,002 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled "Control of Cellular Excitability by KCNQ-Like Potassium Channels in C. Elegans." . . . Ling-Gang Wu, Ph.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology, has received a three-year, $353,991 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled "Regulation of the Kinetics of Vesicle Endocytosis in a Central Synapse." . . . Jack D. Bui, M.D., Ph.D., clinical fellow of pathology and immunology, has received a three-year, $130,500 grant from the Cancer Research Institute for research titled "The Role of Natural Killer Cells in Tumor Surveillance and Rejection." . . . Rebecca L. Aft, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of surgery, has received a one-year, $25,000 grant from the Association of Women Surgeons Foundation Ethicon-Endosurgery Fellowship for research titled "Evaluation of 2-Deoxy-D Glucose as a Sensitizer to Radiation and Chemotherapy in a Mouse Breast Cancer Tumor Model." . . Katherine N. Weilbaecher, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, has received a one-year, $65,000 grant from the Edward Mallinckrodt Jr. Foundation for research titled "Mechanisms of Signal Integration by Microphthalmia Transcription Factor in Osteoclasts." . . . Mark A. Mintun, M.D., professor of radiology, has received a two-year, $306,166 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse for research titled "Nicotine-Induced Dopamine Changes in Addicted Smokers." . . . Brad A. Racette, M.D., assistant professor of neurology, has received a five-year, $810,990 grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for research titled "Genetics of Parkinson's Disease in the Amish." . . . L. David Sibley, Ph.D., associate professor of molecular microbiology, has received a one-year, $410,398 grant from the National Center for Research Resources for research titled "Confocal Microscope for Microbiology." . . . Louis J. Muglia, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, has received a one-year, $306,334 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Di-seases for research titled "Glucocorticoid Receptor Function in Thymocytes." . . . Phyllis I. Hanson, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of cell biology and physiology, has received a one-year, $95,554 grant from the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation for research titled "Functional Analysis of Torsin A." . . . Jeff W. Lichtman, M.D, Ph.D., professor of anatomy and neurobiology, and Joshua R. Sanes, Ph.D., the Alumni Endowed Professor of Neurobiology in the School of Medicine, have received a three-year, $590,198 grant from the James S. McDonnell Foundation for research titled "Neuronal Ethology: Watching Neurons in Their Natural Setting." . . . Jonathan M. Green, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, has received a two-year, $459,250 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for research titled "How CD2 and CD28 Determine the Susceptibility to P. Carinii." . . . Matthew B. Dobbs, M.D., assistant professor of ortho-paedic surgery, has received a one-year, $46,124 grant from Ronald McDonald House Charities for research titled "Long Term Follow-up of Surgically Treated Clubfoot." Janice E. Brunstrom, M.D., assistant professor of neurology, has received a one-year, $50,000 grant from the Child Neurology Foundation for research titled "Effect of Levodopa on Motor Function in Cerebral Palsy." . . . Anne L. Glowinski, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry, has received a five-year, $775,765 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health for research titled "Familial Transmission of Youth Suicidal Behavior." . . . Carol S. North, M.D., professor of psychiatry, has received a one-year, $205,605 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health for research titled "Mental Health Consequences of Bioterrorism." . . . Jie Zheng, Ph.D., research assistant professor of radiology, has received a two-year, $121,000 grant from the American Heart Association for research titled "Myocardial Flow Reserve Measurement by Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A BOLD Approach." . . . Mehmet E. Dokucu, M.D., Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, has received a one-year, $15,000 Young Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression. . . . Colin G. Nichols, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and physiology, has received a four-year, $612,000 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for research titled "Metabolism-excitation Coupling in the Heart." . . . Yvette I. Sheline, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry, has received a five-year, $546,279 grant from the National Center for Research Resources for research titled "Neuroimaging in Depression Treatment Studies." . . . Mark P. Goldberg, M.D., associate professor of neurology, has received a one-year, $500,000 grant from the National Center for Research Resources for re-search titled "Multi-Photon/ Confocal Microscope for Brain Injury Study." . . . Jueren Lou, M.D., Ph.D., research assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery, has received a three-year, $231,000 grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases for research titled "Bone Repair by Allogenic MSC on Non-Ablated Animal." . . . Craig M. Coopersmith, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, has received a four-year, $998,911 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences for research titled "Gut Epithelial Apoptosis in Shock and Sepsis." |
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