Round Three VRP Committee Members
Round Three Awardees:
| Investigator Names | Type | Title of the Project | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rayna Gonzales, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Associate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences Mei So, MS4 – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Medical Student |
P1 |
Role of doxorubicin on inflammation in human brain vascular cell function |
$10,000 |
| Taben Hale, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Associate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences Bradley Hammond, PhD – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Postdoctoral Fellow |
P1 |
The impact of prenatal glucocorticoids on central renin-angiotensin system signaling |
$10,000 |
| Karen Taraszka Hastings, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Associate Professor Lydia Meador, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Postdoctoral Fellow |
P1 |
GILT as a novel regulator of oxidative stress and proliferation in human melanoma |
$10,000 |
| Brian Kelly, PhD – Dignity Health, Assistant Professor Jakub Godzik, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute, Neurosurgery Resident |
P1 |
Biomechanical Evaluation of Stability and Strain Distribution in Hybrid Transvertebral Screw versus Traditional Pedicle Screw Fixation in Long Segment Thoracic Fusion |
$10,000 |
| Michael Kruer, MD/PhD – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Associate Professor Somayeh Bakhtiari, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Postdoctoral Fellow |
P1 |
Identification of the genetic basis of spastic ataxia in consanguineous families |
$10,000 |
| Jonathan Lifshitz, PhD – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Associate Professor of Child Health Show-Ridgway, GRI – ASU Graduate Student |
P1 |
Transition of microglia to activated morphologies after brain injury |
$10,000 |
|
Alexander Ngwube, MD – Phoenix Children's Hospital, Assistant Professor |
P1 |
Single high dose oral vitamin D3 in pediatric patients undergoing HSCT: a proposed solution to Vitamin D deficiency during transplant |
$10,000 |
| Rachel Rowe, PhD – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Assistant Professor Katharine Giorgano – UA, Clinical Translational Sciences Graduate Student |
P1 |
Cleaning up after intracerebral hemorrhage: the role of microglia morphology and function in hematoma clearance |
$10,000 |
| Zebulon Timmons, MD – Phoenix Children's Hospital, Faculty Attending Physician Karen Yeager, DO – Phoenix Children's Hospital, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellow |
P1 | Use of an Electronic Emergency Information Form for Children with Special Health Care Needs | $10,000 |
| William Cance, MD – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Professor Timothy Whitsett, Jr., PhD – St. Joseph's, Assistant Professor |
P2 |
Therapeutic use of FAK inhibition against KRAS-driven lung cancer |
$80,000 |
| Rayna Gonzales, PhD – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Associate Professor Fu-Dong Shi, MD, PhD – Dignity Health, Associate Professor |
P2 |
Selective S1PR1 modulation as a novel treatment of acute ischemic stroke |
$80,000 |
| Jian Gu, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Associate Professor Hingorani, MD – Phoenix Children's Hospital, Associate Professor |
P2 |
Modeling pulmonary micrometastasis of osteosarcoma in real time on chip |
$80,000 |
| Shenfeng Qiu, PhD – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Assistant Professor of Basic Medical Sciences Qiang Liu, MD, PhD – Barrow Neurological Institute, Research Assistant Professor |
P2 |
Role of Microglia in Synapse Pruning and Cortical Circuit Development |
$25,000 |