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"]Robert M. Califf of Cardiology has received an award from the National Institutes of Health for a project titled "Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory - Coordinating Center." Total funding will be $9,004,951.
James P. Daubert of Cardiology has received a sub-award (Gilead IN-US-259-0125) through the University of Rochester for a project entitled "DUCCS Site Manger (415885-G)." Total funding will be $22,857.
Pamela S. Douglas of Cardiology has received an award (3R01-HL098237-03S1) from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "PROMISE Trial: Clinical Coordinating Center." Total funding will be $4,000,000.
Geoffrey Pitt of Cardiology has received an award from the Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy for a project titled "Development of a Mouse Model for SUDEP." Total funding will be $100,000.
Carl L. Berg of Gastroenterology has received a sub-award (U01-DK06249810-) through the University of Michigan for a project titled "Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Study Data Coordinating Center." Total funding will be $15,311.
Marilyn J. Telen of Hematology has received a sub-award (5U50-DD000577-02) through the NC DHHS for a project titled "RuSH MONEY - SUPPORTED BY CENTERS FOR DIS CONTROL & PREVENTION." Total funding will be $10,000.
Vance G. Fowler Jr. of Infectious Diseases has received an award (HHSN272200900023C) from the National Institutes of Health for a project titled "Modification No. 5 - Staphylococcal Bateremia Study." Total funding will be $1,730,876.
Charles B. Hicks of Infectious Diseases has received a sub-award (8KL-2TW000084-05) through the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill for a project titled "UNC Subaward-Ethnic and Risk Factor Correlates to HIV Transmission Dynamics in North Carolina." Total funding will be $7,882.
Mehri McKellar of Infectious Diseases has received a sub-award (HRSA) through the New Hanover Regional Medical Center for a project titled "Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part D Support Services." Total funding will be $108,390.
Nathan M. Thielman of Infectious Diseases has received an award from the Rwanda Ministry of Health for a project titled "Human Resources for Health, Rwanda." Total funding will be $1,416,207.
Christina A. Markunas (Mentor: Allison E. Ashley-Koch) of Medical Genetics has received an award from the Chiari & Syringomyelia Foundation, Inc. for a project titled "CSF Funds for Christina Markunas." Total funding will be $25,000.
Mary H. Foster of Nephrology has received an award (2R56-DK047424-17) from the National Institutes of Health for a project titled "Proximal Determinants of Nephritogenic Autoimmunity." Total funding will be $50,000.
Patrick H. Pun of Nephrology has received a sub-award (1R01-DK093832-01A1) through the University of Louisville for a project titled "Computational Approach To Personalized Anemia Management." Total funding will be $91,561.
Steven Patierno of Oncology has received a sub-award (Avon 05-2011-016) through George Washington University for a project titled "Mobile Mammography Safety Net in Anacostia, Washington D.C." Total funding will be $52,885.
John S. Sundy of Pulmonary has received an award from the Peking University for a project titled "Student Education / Fellowship Program." Total funding will be $10,000. [/tab] [tab title="Industry-sponsored clinical trials"]Karen P. Alexanderof Cardiology has received an award from Sanofi-Aventis U.S. for a project titled "Independent Physician Review SAR236553/REGN27." Total funding will be $525,992.
Christopher Granger of Cardiology has received an award from Novartis Pharma AG for a project titled "Medication Adherence Alliance." Total funding will be $50,000.
Kenneth W. Mahaffey of Cardiology has received an award from Boehringer Ingelheim Limited for a project titled "Evaluation of the Long Term Safety of the Use of Dabigatran Etexilate in Patients with a Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valve (Re-ALIGN-EX)." Total funding will be $1,297,015.
William S. Jones of Cardiology has received an award from Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. for a project titled "A Phase II, Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Multinational, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Groups Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Intramuscular Injections of Allogeneic PLX-PAD Cells." Total funding will be $1,786,601.
William E. Kraus of Cardiology has received an award from CardioDx for a project titled "PROMISE CardioDX Ancillary Study." Total funding will be $720,000.
Mitchell W. Krucoff of Cardiology has received an award from Miracor Medical Systems GmbH for a project titled "Pressure-controlled Intermittent Coronary Sinus Occlusion in Patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated by Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Safety and Feasibility Study (RAMSES)." Total funding will be $47,333.
Manesh R. Patel of Cardiology has received an award from the International Society for Cardiovascular Translational Research for a project titled "PARC: Peripheral Academic Research Consortium." Total funding will be $63,742.
Manesh R. Patel of Cardiology has received an award from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP for a project titled "AZ D5135C00001." Total funding will be $75,237,312.
Eric D. Peterson of Cardiology has received an award from the American College of Cardiology Foundation for a project titled "TVT Registry Analytic Center." Total funding will be $902,563.
Sunil V. Rao of Cardiology has received an award from ACIST Medical Systems, Inc. for a project titled "SAFE-PCI in Women: ACIST LOI." Total funding will be $375,000.
Andrew Wang of Cardiology has received an award from Gilead Sciences, Inc. for a project titled "Ranolazine for the treatment of angina in Hypertrophic CardioMyopathy Investigation." Total funding will be $118,021.
Nancy M. McGreal of Gastroenterology has received an award from Cato Research, Ltd for a project titled "Proof of Concept study on ASP3291 on patients with active Ulcerative Colitis Please note the entire protocol is attached for review." Total funding will be $45,094.
Andrew J. Muir of Gastroenterology has received an award from Gilead Sciences, Inc. for a project titled "GS-US-334-0109 (HCV Monitoring)." Total funding will be $470,517.
Andrew J. Muir of Gastroenterology has received an award from Gilead Sciences, Inc. for a project titled "HCV RNA Monitoring for Gileads GS-US-334-0133 Protocol." Total funding will be $325,083.
Andrew J. Muir of Gastroenterology has received an award from Gilead Sciences, Inc. for a project titled "Post Liver Transplant GS-US-334-0126." Total funding will be $897,854.
Andrew J. Muir of Gastroenterology has received an award from Bristol-Myers Squibb for a project titled "Open label retreat study w/Peg Interferon alfa2a ribavirin&BMS790052 work w/o BMS650032 for hep C pts." Total funding will be $24,737.
Andrew J. Muir of Gastroenterology has received an award from Gilead Sciences, Inc. for a project titled "Decompensated Cirrhosis." Total funding will be $1,077,788.
Keyur Patel of Gastroenterology has received an award from Gilead Sciences, Inc. for a project titled "GS US 337 0102." Total funding will be $137,523.
William Yancy of General Internal Medicine has received an award from Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. for a project titled "A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Assessing the Occurrence of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE) in Overweight and Obese Subjects with Cardiovascular Risk Factors Receiving Naltrexone SR/Bupropion SR." Total funding will be $6,465,672.
Thomas L. Ortel of Hematology has received an award from Portola Pharmaceuticals for a project titled "The APEX study." Total funding will be $100,861.
Uptal Patel of Nephrology has received an award from Amgen, Inc. for a project titled "Adjudication of Events for AMG 416 #0229 (KAI-4169-006 and 007) Pivotal Studies." Total funding will be $231,995.
Uptal Patel of Nephrology has received an award from Kai Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for a project titled "KAI Clinical Events Adjudication." Total funding will be $265,540.
Richard S. Bedlack of Neurology has received an award from Cytokinetics, Inc. for a project titled "Study of CK-2017357 in Patients with ALS." Total funding will be $77,999.
Annick Desjardins of Neurology has received an award from Merck & Company, Inc. for a project titled "Phase II Study of Bevacizumab Plus Irinotecan and Vorinostat for Recurrent WHO Grade IV Malignat Glioma Patients." Total funding will be $489,874.
Annick Desjardins of Neurology has received an award from Genentech, Inc. for a project titled "Phase II Study of Vorinostat in Comdination with Bevacizumab in Patients with Recurrent Glioma." Total funding will be $144,924.
Jodi J. Hawes of Neurology has received an award from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation for a project titled "A single arm, open-label, multicenter study evaluating the long-term safety, tolerability and efficacy of .5mg fingolimod (FTY720) administrated orally once daily in patients with multiple sclerosis." Total funding will be $292,300.
Kimberly L. Blackwell of Oncology has received an award from Nektar Therapeutics for a project titled "Phase 3 open label randomized multicenter study of NKTR102 vs treatment of Physician's choice (TPC) in patients with locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer previously treated with an anthracycline, a taxane, and capecitabine."
Shelby Reed of Other Medicine has received an award from Helsinn Healthcare S.A. for a project titled "Feasibility Study: Cancer-associated with cachexia in a US elderly nationwide cohort." Total funding will be $30,723.
Timothy J. McMahon of Pulmonary has received an award from INO Therapeutics LLC for a project titled "IK-7001-PAH-201: phase 2, Placebo Controlled, Double-Blind Randomized, Clinical Study to Determine Safety Tolerability and Efficacy of Pulsed, Inhaled, Nitric Oxide (iNO) Versus Placebo as Add-On Therapy Subjects with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension." Total funding will be $276,161.
Momen Wahidi of Pulmonary has received an award from PneumRx for a project titled "Cl N0009 Lung volume reduction coil treatment for Emphysema patients." Total funding will be $418,500.
Lisa G. Criscione-Schreiber of Rheumatology has received an award from Janssen Biotech, Inc. for a project titled "Support for a Rheumatology Clinical Fellow (Fellowship #FS9160)." Total funding will be $69,213.[/tab] [/tabs]