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"]Dennis M. Abraham (Mentor: Howard A. Rockman) of Cardiology has received an award from the American Heart Association for a project entitled "TREK-1 in fibroblast differentiation and cardiac fibrosis development." Total funding will be $592,946.
Tristram D. Bahnson of Cardiology has received a sub-award (5U01-HL065962-13) through the Vanderbilt University Medical Center for a project entitled "CABANAgene." Total funding will be $2,355.
John K. Harrison of Cardiology has received an award from the American College of Cardiology Foundation for a project entitled "Championing High Quality Care for the Patient with Aortic Stenosis." Total Funding will be $20,000.
L. Kristin Newby of Cardiology has received an award from the Carolinas HealthCare System for a project entitled "Agreement for Tomorrow Study." Total funding will be $22,627.
Jialu Wang (Mentor: Howard A. Rockman) of Cardiology has received an award from the American Heart Association for a project entitled "Carvedilol Stimulated Gi-beta-Arrestin Biased Beta1-Adrenergic Receptor Signaling." Total funding will be $50,000.
Mark N. Feinglos of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition has received an award (2T32-DK007012-36A1) from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Endocrinology and Metabolism Training Program." Total funding will be $1,413,893.
Leigh Boulware of General Internal Medicine has received a sub-award (HHSN268201300047C) through the University of Mississippi Medical Center for a project entitled "Jackson Heart Study Kidney Disease Working Group." Total funding will be $15,515.
Soko Setoguchi-Iwata of General Internal Medicine has received an award through the Hackensack University Medical Center for a project entitled "CARRA SJIA Study." Total funding will be $38,000.
Gwendolen T. Buhr of Geriatrics has received an award from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation for a project entitled "The Changing Role of Physicians in Interdisciplinary Teams." Total funding will be $5,000.
John Perfect of Infectious Diseases has received an award (2R01-AI073896-06) from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Pathobiology of C. neoformans in the Central Nervous System." Total funding will be $2,277,483.
Amy P. Abernethy of Medical Oncology has received an award through the Medical College of Wisconsin for a project entitled "Electronic patient-reported intevention to identify and triage distress in cancer patients." Total funding will be $4,000.
Jeffrey Crawford of Medical Oncology has received an award from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for a project entitled "ANC Study Group." Total funding will be $16,473.
Brent A. Hanks of Medical Oncology has received a sub-award (5U01-CA154967-04) through the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for a project entitled "A phase II pilot trial of an Indoleamine2,3, dioxygenase-1 (IDO1) Inhibitor (INCB024360) plus a multipeptide melanoma vaccine (MELITAC 12.1) in patients with advanced melanoma." Total funding will be $28,000.
Qingyi Wei of Medical Oncology has received an award (7R01-CA131274-06) from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Genotypes and Phenotypes of Apoptosis and Risk of Head and Neck Cancer." Total funding will be $509,624.
Susan B. Gurley of Nephrology has received an award from the American Heart Association for a project entitled "Integrated Cellular Actions of ACE2 to Regulate BP." Total funding will be $154,000.
Uptal Patel of Nephrology has received an award (1R34-DK102166-01) from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Integrated Population Program for Diabetic Kidney Disease." Total funding will be $706,500.
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 $7,521.
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 $8,087.
Monica Kraft of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine has received an award (1P01-HL108793-01A1) from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Project 3."
Monica Kraft of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine has received an award (1P01-HL108793-01A1) from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Human Samples Core."
Julie Ledford of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine has received an award (4R00-HL111151-03) from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "The role of SP-A in Mp-induced exacerbations during allergic airway disease." Total funding will be $737,125.
Scott M. Palmer of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine has received an award (1U01-HL122638-01) from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled "Molecular Atlas of Lung Development - Data Coordinating Center." Total funding will be $7,528,019.[/tab][tab title="Industry-sponsored clinical trials"]Christopher Granger of Cardiology has received an award from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP for a project entitled "TIGRIS." Total funding will be $36,660.
Robert W. Harrison of Cardiology has received an award from the Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation for a project entitled "A registry of high risk patients with coronary or peripheral artery disease." Total funding will be $9,760.
John K. Harrison of Cardiology has received an award from the Edwards Lifesciences Corporation for a project entitled "Placement of AoRTic TraNscathetER Valves Trial II (PARTNER II) Sapien 3 Intermediate (PIIS3i)." Total funding will be $1,894,844.
Raymond J. Kim of Cardiology has received an award from Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. for a project entitled "Siemens Educational Program." Total funding will be $180,000.
Manesh R. Patel of Cardiology has received an award from the Thoratec Corporation for a project entitled "Outcomes and Health Care Utilization for Patients Treated with Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation." Total funding will be $44,070.
Eric D. Peterson of Cardiology has received an award from the American Heart Association for a project entitled "Get with the Guidelines." Total funding will be $2,430,640.
Thomas J. Povsic of Cardiology has received an award from Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. for a project entitled "Adipose-derived regenerative cells in the Treatment of patients with chronic ischemic Heart disease Not Amenable to surgical or interventional revascularization." Total funding will be $880,190.
John R. Guyton of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition has received an award from Sanofi US for a project entitled "ODYSSEY OLE - LTS13463 : Open-Label Extension of EFC12492 and EFC12732." Total funding will be $102,423.
Manal F. Abdelmalek of Gastroenterology has received an award from Metabolon, Inc. for a project entitled "Development and clinical validation of a clinical diagnostic/prognostic laboratory test for liver disease." Total funding will be $206,298.
Nirmish R. Shah of Hematology has received an award from Sickle Soft Incorporated for a project entitled "Use of Mobile Technology for Intensive Training in Medication Management."
Luke F. Chen of Infectious Diseases has received an award from Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for a project entitled "Exploratory Study of Impact of Oral Metronidazole, Vancomycin and Fidaxomicin of the Extent and Quantity of Host Carriage and Environmental Contamination with C. difficile." Total funding will be $156,696.
Kimberly L. Blackwell of Medical Oncology has received an award from the Celgene Corporation for a project entitled "CELGENE SOLID TUMOR PRACTICUM." Total funding will be $73,944.
April K. Salama of Medical Oncology has received an award from Merck Sharp & Dohme for a project entitled "Expanded access of MK-3475 in metastatic melanoma patients with limited to no treatment options." Total funding will be $44,999.
Lesley H. Curtis of Other Medicine has received an award from the Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation for a project entitled "Novartis/Adhere." Total funding will be $271,350.
Lake D. Morrison of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine has received an award from InterMune Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for a project entitled "PIPF - 031 A treatment protocol to allow patients in the US with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Access to Pirfenidone." Total funding will be $168,880.
Loretta Que of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine has received an award from CereNova, LLC for a project entitled "Investigation of Effect of VR55 in a Murine Model of Asthma." Total funding will be $20,826.
Megan E. Clowse of Rheumatology and Immunology has received an award from UCB Pharma, Inc. for a project entitled "UCB Biosciences, Inc. Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) and UP0017 Study." Total funding will be $37,980.[/tab]
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