Round One VRP Committee Members
Round One Awardees
| Investigator Names | Type | Title of the Project | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayna Gonzales, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix Associate Professor Puneet Raman – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix Medical Student |
P1 | Role of the TLR4/NFkB/COX-2 Pathway in Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Following High Fat Exposure | $5,000 |
| Karen Hastings, MD, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix Associate Professor Kenneth Johnson – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix Medical Student |
P1 | Role of GILT in the Cross-Presentation of Melanoma Antigen gp100 | $5,000 |
| Trent Anderson, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix Associate Professor Zachery Killeen – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix Medical Student |
P1 | Investigating the Mechanism of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Induced Post Traumatic Headache (PTH) | $5,000 |
| Rayna Gonzales, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix Associate Professor Eleanor Gradidge, MD – PCH Pediatric Critical Care Fellow |
P1 | Anti-inflammatory Actions of Estrogen Receptor Beta Activation During Ischemic Injury in the Pre-pubescent Cerebrovasculature | $5,000 |
| Kurt Gustin, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix Associate Professor Angelica Almader – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix Medical Student |
P1 | Prevalence of HRV-C in A Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Population | $5,000 |
| Landon Inge, PhD – SJHMC Assistant Professor Sue Kim, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix Associate Professor |
P2 | Tumor-Promoting Immune Modulation in KRAS-Driven Lung Cancer | $80,000 |
| Karen Hastings, MD, PhD – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix Associate Professor Jade Homsi, MD – Banner Medical Oncologist Nicholas Thomson, MD – Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix Internal Medicine Resident
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P2 | GILT in Melanoma Outcome | $80,000 |