Grants

Information is courtesy of the Office of Sponsored Projects. Each listing includes the faculty member’s name and school(s) at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, granting agency, grant amount and title.

New

Michael R. Blackburn, Medical School (MS) and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS), American Lung Association, $150,000, Role of Ecto-5’ -Nucleotidase in Chronic Lung Disease.

Samuel W. Casscells III, MS and Health Science Center, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, $252,156, Rapid Drug Delivery Using Self-Regulating Nanometric Liposomes: A Safe Approach to Anesthetizing Combat Casualties and Neutralizing Enemy Combatants.

Pramod K. Dash, MS and GSBS, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Mental Health, $71,220, Trophic Factor-Mediated Signaling in Learning and Memory.

Linda Ewing-Cobbs, MS, NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, $3,025,908, Academic Outcomes after Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.

Sudarat Kiat-Amnuay, Dental Branch, University of Louisville, $69,696, Multicenter Trial of CPE for Maxillofacial Prostheses.

Jiajie Zhang, School of Health Information Sciences, Rice University, $30,213, Keck Fellow - Muhammad Walji.

Renewal

Michael R. Blackburn, MS and GSBS, NIH, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, $1,310,824, Molecular Models of Adenosine Signaling and Asthma.

Susan R. Tortolero, School of Public Health, Houston Independent School District, $20,802, Safe Schools/Healthy Students.