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.

New

Elmer Victor Bernstam, School of Health Information Sciences and Medical School (MS), Keck Fellowship-Jorge Herskovic, Baylor College of Medicine, $12,500.

Eric Boerwinkle, School of Public Health (SPH), Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases (IMM) and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS), The University of Texas Southwestern Testing Agreement, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, $198,852.

Cynthia L. Chappell, SPH, Antigenic Variation in Surface Proteins of Trypanosoma Cruzi (Chagas’ Disease), American Society of Parasitologists, $1,000.

Charles S. Cox Jr., MS, Mechanism of Myocardial Dysfunction after Gut Ischemia/Reperfusion, American Heart Association, Texas, $124,000.

George Delclos, SPH, Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control, $6,757,610.

Carmen W. Dessauer, MS, Regulation of Cardiac CAMP Production by RGS Proteins, American Heart Association, Texas, $124,000.

Miguel Escobar, MS, Covalent Inactivation of Antibodies to Factor VIII, Hemophilia of Georgia Inc., $82,500.

Craig P. Fischer, MS, A Comparative Evaluation of Human Thrombin Versus Bovine Thrombin in Achieving Hemostasis in Patients Undergoing Cardiovascular, Neurologic (Spine), and General Surgery Procedures, Ethicon Inc., $64,870.

Ralf Gebhard, MS, A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Parallel Group, Balanced, Stratified, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and the Safety of Single IV Doses of Palonosetron 0.025 Mg, 0.050 Mg, and 0.075 Mg Versus Placebo in Outpatients to Prevent Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting, Parexel International Corp., $57,300.

James C. Grotta, MS, UCLA Spotrias Center Application, University of California - Los Angeles, $16,233.

Susan Gunnewig, MS, Head Start Ready to Read Early Science Demonstration Project, Texas Education Agency, $22,000.

Carin A. Hagberg, MS, The Ambu Laryngeal Mask as an Intubation Conduit for Patients Undergoing Routine General Anesthesia, Ambu A/S, $43,211.

Craig L. Hanis, SPH and GSBS, Genetics of Retinopathy in African- Americans with Type 1 Diabetes - Subcontract to UMDNJ, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, $151,635.

Adelaide A. Hebert, MS, Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Study with Etanercept to Determine Safety and Efficacy in Pediatric Subjects with Plaque Psoriasis, Amgen Inc., $59,970.

Roger Janz, MS and GSBS, The Role of Synaptic Vesicle Protein SV2 in Calcium Transport, Epilepsy Foundation of America, $20,000.

Kathy L. Klos, SPH, NHLBI Genelink Project (GENOA), Constella Group, Inc., $38,396.

David R. Lairson, SPH, Research Collaboration Between Kelsey and UT School of Public Health Project, Kelsey Research Foundation, $37,048.

Dong-Sun Lee, MS, Structural Biology of Eicosanoid Biosynthesis and Signaling, American Heart Association, Texas, $124,000.

Renhao Li, MS and GSBS, Intracellular Regulation of Ectodomain Shedding of Glycoprotein IB-Alpha, American Heart Association, Texas, $124,000.

John W. Lindsey, MS and GSBS, Combination Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis-Combi-Rx Phase III, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, $208,445.

Marianne T. Marcus, School of Nursing, Group Therapy for Nicotine Dependence, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, $18,448.

Emil Martin, MS, Resonance Raman Studies of Mammalian Heme Proteins, Marquette University, $12,006.

F. Gerard Moeller, MS and GSBS, Scientific Meeting of ISRI, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Drug Abuse, $25,000.

Maria T. Morandi, SPH, Mechanisms of Particulate Matter Associated Exacerbation of Endothelial Dysfunction, Texas Heart Institute, $12,613.

Kathy L. O’Keefe, Dental Branch and GSBS, Bonding Porcelain Veneers with Light Cured Adhesives, Kuraray America Inc., $3,600.

Jimmy L. Perkins, SPH, Study to Evaluate the Health Effects of Air Pollution in Bexar County with a Focus on the Types of Emissions Associated with Coal-Fired Power Plants, City of San Antonio, $300,000.

Esmaeil Porsa, MS, Evaluation of a New Blood Test for the Detection of Latent Tuberculosis Infection Among Inmates at the Harris County Jail, Oxford Immunotec Limited, $86,021.

David J. Robinson, MS, Harvard Emergency Department Patient Safety Study (HEDSS), Massachusetts General Hospital, $5,000.

Mya C. Schiess, MS, Scholarship/Educational Grant for Movement Disorder Fellowship for Dr. Fernando Acosta, Medtronic Inc., $25,000.

Thomas H. Stock, SPH, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo OVM Air Monitoring Study, Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo, $30,500.

Jon E. Tyson, MS, Baylor Mentored Clinical Investigator Award, Baylor College of Medicine, $11,380.

Mary M. Velasquez, MS, Screening Brief Intervention Referral and Treatment Project (SBIRT), Texas Department of State Health Services, $319,321.

Renewal

Jeffrey K. Actor, MS and GSBS, Lactoferrin as an Adjuvant for Cellular Immunity, Pharmareview Corporation, $197,276.

Carmen W. Dessauer, MS and GSBS, Regulation of Adenylyl Cyclase Signaling Pathways, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), $1,080,028.

William Dowhan, MS and GSBS, Structure and Function of Membrane Proteins, NIH, NIGMS, $2,371,234.

Herbert L. DuPont, SPH and GSBS, A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Rifaximin Prevention of Travelers Diarrhea, Salix Pharmaceuticals, $807,230.

Keith Hoots, MS and GSBS, Region VI Comprehensive Hemophilia Program, Health Resources and Services Administration, $1,537,242.

Transfer

Kathyjo A. Jackson, IMM, Improvement of Bone Marrow Incorporation into Skeletal Muscle, Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc., $48,771.