Round Two VRP Committee Members
Announcements and News
Round Two Awardees:
| Investigator Names | Type | Title of the Project | Funding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Boehmer, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Professor of Basic Medical Sciences Savannah McMahon – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Medical Student |
P1 | A Role for p53 in Herpes Simplex Virus – 1 Replication | $5,000 |
| Kurt Gustin, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Associate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences Haig Aintablian – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Medical Student |
P1 | Regulation of the Type I Interferon Response by Nup98 | $5,000 |
| Taben Hale, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Associate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences Issam Awwad – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Medical Student |
P1 |
Exercise Preconditioning as a Means to Protect Against Doxorubicin-induced Cardiotoxicity |
$5,000 |
| Karen Taraszka Hastings, MD, PhD – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Associate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences and Immunology Hari Menon – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Medical Student |
P1 | Inducers of GILT Expression in Inflamed Nevi and Melanoma | $5,000 |
| Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Assistant Professor of Basic Medical Sciences Jameson Gardner, GRI – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Research Intern |
P1 | Requirement for IL-36y and IL-36Ra in Vaginal Bacterial Infection and Inflammation | $5,000 |
| Jonathan Lifshitz, PhD – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Associate Professor of Child Health Alona Sukhina – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Medical Student |
P1 | Do Traumatic Brain Injuries Correlate with Subsequent Development of Endocrine Disorders in Children? | $5,000 |
| Theresa Currier Thomas, PhD – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Assistant Professor of Child Health Sarah Ogle, DO – Banner University – Medical Center Phoenix, Resident |
P1 | Expression of Synaptogenic Molecules, Thrombospondin 1 & 2, and Dynamic Neuronal Morphology in Memory Circuits after Experimental Diffuse Traumatic Brain Injury | $5,000 |
| Theresa Currier Thomas, PhD – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Assistant Professor of Child Health Joshua Beitchman – Midwestern University, Graduate Student |
P1 | Electrochemical assessment of behaviorally relevant circuit function at a chronic time point after TBI | $5,000 |
| Ashish Pershad, MD – Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, Director of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Divya Verma, MD – Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, Research Fellow |
P1 | Improving the Outcomes and Survival in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Defining the Predictors of Mortality | $5,000 |
| Dana Williams, MD – Phoenix Children's Hospital, Director of the Feeding Program Julie Osborn, MD – Phoenix Children's Hospital, Pediatric Resident |
P1 | The Role of Reflux Aspiration in Lung Injury in Young Children with Dysphagia and Oral Aspiration | $5,000 |
| Joel Barkley – Maricopa Integrated Health System & UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Clinical Assistant Professor of Obsterics and Gynecology Frederic Zenhausern, PhD, MBA – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Professor of Basic Medical Sciences and Director of Center for Applied NanoBioscience and Medicine |
P2 | Identification of Endometrial Cancer Specific miRNA Biomarkers in Endometrial Fluid Collected Using Saline Infusion Sonohysterography Techniques | $80,000 |
| Amelia Gallitano, MD, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Associate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences Steve Chung, MD – Banner University – Medical Center Phoenix, Executive Director of Neuroscience Institute and Chair of Neurology |
P2 | Pilot Proposal to Develop a Rapid and Cost-Effective Diagnostic Test for Schizophrenia | $80,000 |
| Ming Gao, PhD – Dignity Health/Barrow Neurological Institute, Research Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurobiology Shenfeng Qiu, PhD – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Assistant Professor of Basic Medical Sciences |
P2 | Mechanisms of CB2R-mediated Reduction of VTA DA Neuron Excitability | $80,000 |
| Michael Kruer, MD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Associate Professor of Child Health and Barrow Neurological Institute, Director of Pediatric Movement Disorders Rita Sattler, PhD – Barrow Neurological Institute, Associate Professor of Neurobiology |
P2 | Probing Cytoskeletal Dynamics in Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neurons from Patients with Monogenic Cerebral Palsy | $80,000 |
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Ella Nikulina, PhD – UA College of Medicine-Phoenix, Associate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences |
P2 |
Role of VTA Glutamate Receptors in Social Stress-Induced Drug Addiction |
$80,000 |
|
Aparna Sertil, PhD – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Assistant Professor of Basic Medical Sciences |
P2 | Targeting Activating Transcription Factor 6 Alpha. (ATF6α): A Novel Approach for the Treatment of Pediatric Osteosarcoma | $80,000 |
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Theresa Currier Thomas, PhD – UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, Assistant Professor of Child Health |
P2 | Prevention of Synaptogenesis as a Prophylactic Therapy for Post-Traumatic Morbidity | $80,000 |
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Melissa Herbst-Kralovetz, PhD – UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Assistant Professor of Basic Medical Sciences |
P2 |
Characterization of the Genital Tract Microbiota in Obese and Non-Obese Type I Endometrial Cancer Patients |
$80,000 |
|
Ray Woosley MD, PhD - UA College of Medicine –Phoenix, Professor Emeritus |
P3 | Implementing EMR-based clinical decision support systems in a large healthcare system to improve clinical outcomes: A collaboration between Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix and the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix. | $150,000 |