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June 2003

Dartmouth researchers were awarded $31.1 million during June, including $13.8 million in new and competing awards. Among the recipients of recent new and competing grants, as reported by the Office of Sponsored Projects:

Ahmed, Y. - Genetics

• Emerald Foundation
• "APC Tumor Suppressor in Cell Proliferation, Differentiation, and Death"

Akay, M. - Thayer School

• National Science Foundation
• "The 3rd International Summer School on Biocomplexity from Gene to System"

Andrew, A. and Karagas, M. - Community & Family Medicine

• National Cancer Institute
• "DNA Repair and Bladder Cancer"
• 2-Year Award

Baker, I. - Thayer School

• Dept. of Defense, Army Research Office
• "The Structure and Properties of River and Lake Ice"
• 3-Year Award

Belanger, D. - Financial Aid

• Department of Education
• "Pell Grant"

Bettmann, M. - Radiology

• Angiodynamics
• "Experimental Immobilization of Rabbit Renal and Hepatic Arteries with a New Bio-Absorbable Embolic Agent"

Chen, C. - Biological Sciences

• University of New Hampshire
• "Trophic Transfer of Metals in Estuarine Food Webs"

Direnzo, J. - Pharmacology & Toxicology

• The V Foundation for Cancer Research
• "Transcriptional Control of Multi-Potency in Mammary Epithelia"
• 2-Year Award

Fiering, S. - Microbiology

• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
• "Regulation of the Murine B-Globin Locus"
• 4-Year Award

Fisher, E. - Community & Family Medicine

• State of Vermont
• "Vermont Data Analysis Project"

Fisher-Vanden, K. - Environmental Studies

• Environmental Protection Agency
• "Emissions Trading Between Capped and Non-Capped Sources"

Flashman, L. - Psychiatry

• Theodore and Vada Stanley Foundation
• "Parietal Lobe Circuitry & Unawareness of Illness in Schizophrenia"
• 2-Year Award

Gerngross, T. - Thayer School

• New Hampshire Industrial Research Center
• "Improving Secretion Capacity of a Yeast-Based Protein Production Platform"

Glueck, D. - Chemistry

• American Chemical Society
• "New Chemistry of Gold Monolayer-Protected Clusters (MPCs)"

Green, A. - Psychiatry

• New Hampshire Hospital
• "New Hampshire Hospital Contract"

Hammell, C. - Genetics

• National Institute of General Medical Sciences
• "Characterization of microRNA Binding Proteins"
• 3-Year Award

Heimsath, A. - Earth Sciences

• Dept. of Defense, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab.
• "Radionuclide Analysis of Soils from an Undisturbed Prairie LTER Field Site"

Holmes, G. - Medicine

• Johnson & Johnson
• "Neuroprotection with Topiramate Following Neonatal Seizures"

and

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• "Long Term Effects of Seizures on the Developing Brain"

Israel, M. - Pediatrics

• GenePharm, Incorporated
• "Targeted Delivery of r-AdV for Treatment of Glioblastoma"

Jack, T. - Biological Sciences

• United States Department of Agriculture
• "Molecular and Genetic Analysis of the REM Gene Family in Arabidopsis"
• 2-Year Award

Jones, J. - Biological Sciences

• United States Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife
• "Cerulean Warbler Technical Working Group Website Design"

Kaufman, P. - Medicine

• Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
• "Letrozole in Combination with 2 Dose Levels of Oral CCI-779"

and

• Amgen, Inc.
• "Phase II Study Evaluating Administration of Pegfilgrastim w/Docetaxel, Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide"

Keller, R. - Community & Family Medicine

• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
• "Maine Lumbar Spine Study"

King, B. - Psychiatry

• Cure Autism Now
• "Preliminary Studies of the Use of Digital Video Sampling To Assess Treatment Response In Children With Autism"

Kinlaw, W. - Medicine

• Dept of Defense, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command
• "S14 Expression in Breast Cancer"
• 3-Year Award

Kollisch, D. - Community & Family Medicine

• State of New Hampshire
• "Rural Health Program"

Kull, F. - Chemistry

• National Institutes of Health
• "Structural Characterization of Dynamin GTPases"
• 5-Year Award

Moeschler, J. - Pediatrics

• University of New Hampshire
• "A University Affiliated Program in New Hampshire"

Niblock, M. - Physiology

• Parker B Francis Foundation
• "Defining Medullary 5-HT Neuronal Circuits Critical for Modulating Respiration"
• 3-Year Fellowship

Norris, F. - Psychiatry

• National Institute of Mental Health
• "Research Education in Disaster Mental Health (R25)"
• 5-Year Award

O'Donnell, J. - Medicine

• Boston University
• "Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Education at U.S. Medical Schools"

Olson, A. and Hedberg, V. - Pediatrics

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• "Healthy Teen Project"
• 2-Year Award

Pearlman, J. - Medicine

• Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute
• "Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Center-FAMRI Center of Excellence"

Petrella, B. - Biochemistry

• Milheim Foundation for Cancer Research
• "The Loss of a Tumor Suppressor Gene and the Upregulation of Matrix Metalloproteinases."

Pipas, M. - Medicine

• Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
• "Randomized Multicenter Open Label Phase 2b Study of Velcade Alone and Velcade Plus Irinotecan"

Proehl, J. - Thayer School

• University of New Hampshire
• "Modeling Transport and Ocean-Estuary Exchange Processes in the Great Bay Estuary"

Rigby, W. - Medicine

• National Institutes of Health
• "Regulation of CD154 Expression"
• 5-Year Award

Schwartz, L. - Community & Family Medicine

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• "Simple Tools to Facilitate Risk Communication in Primary Care"
• 4-Year Award

Sentman, C. - Microbiology

• National Institutes of Health
• "NK Effector Mechanisms during NK-Lymphoma Interactions"
• 5-Year Award

Shannon, K. - Community & Family Medicine

• Bureau of Health Professions
• "Faculty Development in Primary Care"
• 3-Year Award

Smith, T. - Physics & Astronomy

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• "Software Support for BLAST"

Speck, N. - Biochemistry

• National Cancer Institute
• "Biochemistry of Leukemia Virus Core-Binding Factor"
• 5-Year Award

Supattapone, S. - Biochemistry

• National Institute on Aging
• "Drosophila Models of Prion Disease"

Thorstensen, J. - Physics & Astronomy

• National Science Foundation
• "Fundamental Astronomy of Cataclysmic Binaries"
• 3-Year Award

Virginia, R. - Environmental Studies

• Ohio State University
• "McMurdo Dry Valley LTER"
• 3-Year Award

Wainwright, F. - Tuck School

• NASDAQ Educational Foundation
• "Entrepreneurial Exit Strategies Program"

Wasson, J. - Community & Family Medicine

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
• "Office Practice Changes to Improve Healthy Behaviors"

Weaver, J. - Radiology
Doyley, M. and Kennedy, F. - Thayer School

• University of Wisconsin
• "MRE Evaluation of Phantoms, a Subcontract to: Phantoms for Use in US and MR Elasticity Imaging"
• 3-Year Award

Wennberg, J. - Community & Family Medicine

• Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality
• "Pre/Post Doctoral Training, Evaluative Clinical Sciences"
• 5-Year Award

Award commitment from the sponsoring agency is for a single year unless otherwise indicated.