Contracts & Grants

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

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Catherine Ambrose, Medical School (MS), Evaluation of Trabecular Metal Implants and Antibiotic Impregnated Microspheres in Osteomyelitis, Zimmer, $119,770; and Effect of NSAIDS on Bony Integration, Zimmer, $88,615.

Patrick Brosnan, MS, Microalbuminuria in Diabetes in Children, International Pediatric Hypertension Association, $7,425.

Fernando Cabral, MS and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS), Role of a Minor Ubiquitous Beta-Tubulin in Microtubule Assembly, National Science Foundation, $655,805.

Wenyaw Chan, School of Public Health (SPH), Baylor UT-Houston Center For AIDS Research , Baylor College of Medicine, $9,538.

Ann Coker, SPH, Using Batterer Psychological Profiles for Prevention of Partner Violence, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $899,822.

Peter Doris, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases and GSBS, HNF1 Transcriptional Control of Renal Oxidative Stress, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDKD), $1,479,566.

Richard Grimes, SPH, Baylor UT-Houston Center for AIDS Research, Baylor College of Medicine, $85,411.

Adelaide Hebert, MS, A Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Bilateral Study to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Mimyx Cream to Desonide Cream 0.05% in Reducing the Risk of Relapse in Atopic Dermatitis for Eight Weeks, Stiefel Laboratories Inc., $53,300.

Philip Johnson, MS, Bacteriology and Mycology Study Group (BAMSG), University of Alabama at Birmingham, $32,432.

Barry Kahan, MS and GSBS, Development of KRP 203, Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., $281,192.

Robert Levine, MS, Emergency Department History of Heparin Exposure and Risk Factors for HIT, Glaxo Smith Kline, $20,034.

Maureen Mayes, MS, Scleroderma: Cyclophosphamide or Transplantation Study (SCOT), Duke University Medical Center, $46,016.

Ponnada Narayana, MS and GSBS, MRI of Anginogenesis in Spinal Cord Injury, NIH, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, $2,936,818.

Paula O'Neill, Dental Branch (DB), The University of Texas Dental Branch Hispanic Center of Excellence, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), $1,529,940.

Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, MS, Contemporary Treatment and Outcomes of Zygomycosis in a Tertiary Care Center, Gilead Sciences, $43,234.

John Powers, DB and GSBS, In Vitro Bond Strength of Adhesive Cements to Tooth Structure, 3M Espe Dental Products, $9,600.

Melissa Proll, Health Science Center Administration, Development of a Web-Based Educational Intervention on Research Misconduct, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, $25,000.

John Putkey, MS and GSBS, Calcium-Dependent Protein Regulation, NIH, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), $1,095,054.

Marek Radomski, MS, Effects of Novel Formulations of Non- Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on Platelet Aggregation, PLx Pharma Inc., $56,550.

Belinda Reininger, SPH, Evaluation of Buena Vida F.I.T. Ness Network: A Compassion Captital Fund Demonstration, The University of Texas at Brownsville, $10,000.

Anne Sereno, MS and GSBS, Effects of Dopaminergic Medications on Orienting in Schizophrenia, National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia, $100,000.

Harel Shouval, MS and GSBS, CRCNS: Collaborative Research: The Cellular Basis of Receptive Field Plasticity in Visual Cortex: An Integrative, Experiental and Theroretical Approach, National Science Foundation, $388,000.

Richard Smalling, MS, Everest 1: A Study of the Evalve Cardiovascular Valve Repair System (CVRS) Endovascular Valve Edge to Edge Repair Study, Evalve Inc., $32,825.

Mary M. Velasquez, MS, Baylor UT-Houston Center for AIDS Research, Baylor College of Medicine, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, $3,252.

Sally Vernon, SPH, Survey of Veteran Experiences and Attitudes Toward CRC Screening, Veterans Administration Medical Center, $5,601.

Kim Waller, SPH, Data Analysis for Existing Study, National Birth Defects Prevention Study, Texas Department of State Health Services, $49,849.

Stephen Waring, SPH, Community Assessment of Breast Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Screening Among Underserved, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, $9,435.

Robert Yetman, MS, Effect of a Soy-Based Formula on Infant Behavior, Abbott Laboratories, $39,305.

Rong Yu, MS, Regulation of NRF2-Mediated Gene Expression, NIH, National Institute on Aging, $1,113,750.

Renewal

Roberto Arduino, MS, Baylor UT-Houston Center For AIDs Research, Baylor College of Medicine, $65,458.

Jacqueline Hecht, MS and GSBS, Texas Prevalence Study of Idiopathic Talipes Equinovarus (ITEV), Department of State Health Services, $36,502.

Virginia Kennedy, SPH, A Public Health Training Center for the New Millenium, HRSA, $1,715,286.

Bruce Kone, MS and GSBS, Regulation of H/K-ATPase in Kidney and Colon, NIH, NIDDKD, $1,633,591; Ryan White Title 1 Formula (DHHS) Outpatient Ambulatory Grants (Ts), Harris County Hospital District, $256,388; and Ryan White Title IV, Harris County Hospital District, $8,798.

William Margolin, MS and GSBS, Targeting and Assembly of E Coli Cell Division Proteins, NIH, NIGMS, $1,114,823.