Department of Medicine faculty have received notice of the following research, clinical trials, CME or other training awards.
[tabs style="vertical"][tab title="Sponsored research"]Eric D. Peterson of Cardiology has received a sub-award (7K08-HL103631-04) through the University of Michigan for a project entitled "Career Development Award in Outcomes Assessment in Congenital Heart Surgery." Total funding will be $16,377.
Matthew L. Maciejewski of General Internal Medicine has received an award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for a project entitled "Laboratory Monitoring in Medicare." Total funding will be $99,977.
Shenglan Tang of General Internal Medicine has received an award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for a project entitled "Developing and Evaluating Financial Models for TB/MDRTB Care in China." Total funding will be $230,635.
Nathan M. Thielman of Infectious Diseases has received a sub-award (1R25-TW009337-01) through Vanderbilt University for a project entitled "Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Consortium for Global Health Fellows (VECDor)." Total funding will be $36,347.
Wendy A. Prudhomme - O'Meara of Infectious Diseases has received a sub-award (AID-623-A-12-00001) through Indiana University for a project entitled "USAID - AMPATH PLUS." Total funding will be $5,513.
Nathan M. Thielman of Infectious Diseases has received a sub-award (1R254-TW009337-01) through Vanderbilt University for a project entitled "Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Consortium for Global Health Fellows (VECDor)." Total funding will be $70,496.
Nathan M. Thielman of Infectious Diseases has received a sub-award (1R25-TW009337-01) through Vanderbilt University for a project entitled "Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Consortium for Global Health Fellows (VECDor)." Total funding will be $35,488.
Nathan M. Thielman of Infectious Diseases has received a sub-award (1R25-TW009337-01) through Vanderbilt University for a project entitled "Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Consortium for Global Health Fellows (VECDor)." Total funding will be $20,722.
Nathan M. Thielman of Infectious Diseases has received a sub-award (1R25-TW009337-01) through Vanderbilt University for a project entitled "Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Consortium for Global Health Fellows (VECDor)." Total funding will be $28,888.
Victoria L. Seewaldt of Medical Oncology has received an award from the Susan G Komen for the Cure for a project entitled "Community strategies for preventing aggressive cancer." Total funding will be $64,981.
Wolfgang B. Liedtke of Neurology has received an award from the UH Harrington Discovery Institute for a project entitled "Targeting epidermal TRPV4 for pain relief and to attenuate inflammation." Total funding will be $100,000.
Lesley H. Curtis of Other Medicine has received a sub-award (N01-HC-95159) through the University of Washington for a project entitled "MESA." Total funding will be $8,532.
Lesley H. Curtis of Other Medicine has received a sub-award (HHSN268201200036C) through the University of Washington for a project entitled "CHS." Total funding will be $37,724.
Monica Kraft of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine has received a sub-award (U10 HL198115) through Pennsylvania State University for a project entitled "AsthmaNet Task Orders."
David M. Murdoch of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine has received an award (1R21-AI099784-01A1) from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Longitudinal assessment of CMV and BK virus immunity in renal transplant patients." Total funding will be $225,398.[/tab][tab title="Industry-sponsored clinical trials"]John H. Alexander of Cardiology has received an award from Somahlution, Inc for a project entitled "GALA Study." Total funding will be $35,000.
Gary M. Felker of Cardiology has received an award from Roche Diagnostics for a project entitled "GUIDE_IT Project." Total funding will be $3,075,656.
Gary M. Felker of Cardiology has received an award from Roche Diagnostics for a project entitled "Roche Guide-IT." Total funding will be $5,114,877.
Gary M. Felker of Cardiology has received an award from Roche Diagnostics for a project entitled "Roche Guide-IT." Total funding will be $5,287,569.
Adrian F. Hernandez of Cardiology has received an award from Medtronic, Inc. for a project entitled "PRESERVE (LOI)." Total funding will be $2,453,041.
William S. Jones of Cardiology has received an award from Volcano Corporation for a project entitled " ADenosine Vasodilator Independent Stenosis Evaluation II - ADVISE II." Total funding will be $47,168.
Chiara Melloni of Cardiology has received an award from F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd for a project entitled "PHASE III: THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF PERTUZUMAB." Total funding will be $455,755.
Eric D. Peterson of Cardiology has received an award from the American College of Cardiology Foundation for a project entitled "ACC-NCDR Partnership with Institutional Research Center." Total funding will be $289,371.
Kevin Thomas of Cardiology has received an award from Pfizer, Inc. for a project entitled "Pfizer-DCRI Community Education Program." Total funding will be $200,000.
Anna Mae Diehl of Gastroenterology has received an award from Gilead Sciences, Inc. for a project entitled "A Phase 2b, Dose-Ranging, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of GS-6624, a Monoclonal Antibody Against Lysyl Oxidase-Like 2 (LOXL2), in Subjects with Advanced Liver Fibrosis." Total funding will be $193,679.
Andrew J. Muir of Gastroenterology has received an award from Gilead Sciences, Inc. for a project entitled "HCV RNA Monitoring for Gilead's GS-US-337-0108 Protocol Phase III." Total funding will be $359,339.
Keyur Patel of Gastroenterology has received an award from Gilead Sciences, Inc. for a project entitled "Gilead 321-0102." Total funding will be $163,154.
Edward F. Hendershot of Infectious Diseases has received an award from Cempra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for a project entitled "Open-Label, Multi-Center, Randomized Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Oral Fusidic Acid (CEM-102) in Combination with Oral Rifampin for Prosthetic Joint Infection in Comparison with SOC-IV Abx Treatment Regimen during Prosthesis Exchange." Total funding will be $113,899.
Chris Woods of Infectious Diseases has received an award from Clinical Micro Sensors, Inc., DBA GenMark Diagnostics, Inc for a project entitled "A Multi-center Prospective clinical trial to evaluate the clinical performance of the GenMark Sample to Answer Platform System for the Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Nasopharyngeal Swab Samples." Total funding will be $134,729.
Rhonda L. Bitting of Medical Oncology has received an award from Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc for a project entitled "Radium-223 Dichloride (Alpharadin) in Castration-Resistant (Hormone-Refractory) Prostate Cancer Patients with Bone Metastasis." Total funding will be $148,588.
Herbert I. Hurwitz of Medical Oncology has received an award from Eli Lilly and Company for a project entitled "Evaluation of Plasma-Based Biomarkers in GI Cancer." Total funding will be $78,500.
Gary Lyman of Medical Oncology has received an award from Amgen, Inc. for a project entitled "11th Annual Southeastern Fellows Research Skills Retreat." Total funding will be $35,000.
P. Kelly Marcom of Medical Oncology has received an award from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation for a project entitled "Novartis Breast Cancer Practicum." Total funding will be $66,780.
Lisa D. Hobson-Webb of Neurology has received an award from Sanofi-Aventis U.S. for a project entitled "2nd International Conference & Course on Neuromuscular Ultrasound (specific request for support of muscle imaging section/Pompe disease)." Total funding will be $5,000.
Aatif Husain of Neurology has received an award from UCB Pharma, Inc. for a project entitled "UCB Training Program." Total funding will be $30,000.
Bradley J. Kolls of Neurology has received a sub-award (1R43-NS076045-01A1) through Optima Neuroscience, Inc for a project entitled "Validation of a Novel Automated Seizure Detection and EEG Trending System for Continuous Brain Monitoring in the ICU." Total funding will be $36,677.
Daniel Laskowitz of Neurology has received a sub-award (4U44-NS071657-02) through NeurOp Inc for a project entitled "pH dependent neuroprotective agents improve outcome in murine SAH." Total funding will be $100,000.
Timothy J. McMahon of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine has received an award from Aries Pharmaceuticals for a project entitled "AIR001-CS06." Total funding will be $63,430.[/tab]
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