Round Five VRP Committee Members


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Round Five Awardees

Investigator Names Type Title of the Project Funding

Michael Fallon, MD – U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix, Chair, Department of Medicine
Paul Oh, PhD – Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Professor of Neurobiology

P2

Bone morphogenetic protein 9: A novel liver-derived mediator of lung vascular changes in hepatopulmonary syndrome

$50,000
Kurt Gustin, PhD – U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix, Associate Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences
Rita Sattler, PhD – Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Neurology
P2

Interplay between C9orf72 ALS and neurotropic viruses: Impact on viral and ALS disease pathogenesis

$49,640
Brian Appavu, MD – Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology
Asim Haque, MD, PhD, MPH – Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Neurology
P2

Electroencephalographic Signatures of Consciousness after Acute Brain Injury

$50,000
Sofiyan Saleem, PhD – U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Ashley Stokes, PhD – Barrow Neurological Institute at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Assistant Professor, Department of Imaging Research
P2

A Highly Specific Inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Abrogates Tissue Plasminogen Activator Mediated Hemorrhagic Transformation in Experimental Ischemic Stroke

$50,000

Theresa Thomas, PhD – Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital, U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix, Associate Professor, Department of Child Health​
Tala Curry – U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix, Graduate Student Research Assistant, Department of Child Health

P1a

Traumatic brain injury induced blood brain barrier permeability and impaired neurotransmission are mediated by FBN1 mutation in MFS mice

$10,000

Amelia Gallitano, MD, PhD – U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix, Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Department of Psychiatry
Kimberly Meyers – Arizona State University, Graduate Research Intern, Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience

P1a

Elucidating the neurobiological and molecular mechanisms underlying the therapeutic benefit of electroconvulsive therapy

$10,000

Rayna Gonzales, PhD  U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix, Associate Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences
Trevor Wendt – U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix, Graduate Student Research Assistant, Department of Basic Medical Sciences

P1a

S1PR1 regulation of brain endothelial dysfunction and barrier properties using an in vitro model of ischemic stroke

$10,000
Zachary Lerner, PhD – U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics
Benjamin Conner – U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix, MD/PhD Student
P1b

A controlled-trial of wearable adaptive resistance and investigation of its effects on muscle architecture of the ankle plantar flexors in children with cerebral palsy

$5,000
Taben Mary Hale, PhD – U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix, Associate Professor, Department of Basic Medical Sciences
Alexis Bailey – U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix, Medical Student
P1b

Impact of transient ACE inhibition on TGF beta signaling in response to angiotensin II

$5,000
Arash Sabati, MD – Phoenix Children's Hospital, Associate Professor, Department of Child Health, Division of Cardiology
Jason Jorgensen– U of A College of Medicine – Phoenix, Medical Student
P1b 3D modeling comparison of Pectus Excavatum to the Haller Index $4,590