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Research Awards

Dartmouth researchers were awarded $7.7 million during January, including $3.3 million in new and competing awards. Among the recipients of recent new and competing grants, as reported by the Office of Sponsored Projects:

Anthony, D.- Sociology
Booz Allen Hamilton
"CYBERSTORM Communication Patterns"
Nine-Month Award

Arrick, B.- Medicine
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project
"STAR Trial P2"

Brakenridge, G.- Geography
NASA
"Flood Inundation Enhancement for NOAA's Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS)"

Cornell, C. and L. McKernan - Medicine
University of Massachusetts
"Prevention of Complications of Hemophilia"

Craig, R.- Pharmacology and Toxicology        
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
"Targeted Therapy of Multiple Myeloma by Splice-Switching of Anti-Apoptotic MCL1 to Death-Inducing Forms"

Cybenko, G. - Engineering Sciences
University of Tennessee-Battelle
"Building, Analyzing and Detecting Social Processes for Homeland and National Security"
Two-Year Award

Dehghani, H. - Engineering Sciences
DOD-AMRMC
"Three-Dimensional Near Infrared Imaging of Pathophysiological Changes within the Breast"
Three-Year Award

Demars, L.- Obstetrics and Gynecology
Telik, Incorporated|
"A Phase III Randomized Study of TLK286 (Telcyta) in Combination with Carboplatin (Paraplatin) versus Liposomal Doxorubicin (Doxil) as Second-Line Therapy in Platinum Refractory or Resistant Ovarian Cancer"

Drake, R.- Psychiatry
Westat
"Mental Health Treatment Study-Drake"
55-Month Award

Dubrovsky, E. and E. Berger - Biological Sciences
National Science Foundation
"Molecular Basis of Juvenile Hormone Action in Insect Development"
Three-Year Award

Ernstoff, M.- Medicine
Berlex Laboratories
"High Dose Interleukin 2(IL2) Therapy in Lymphodepleted Primed Patients with Metastatic Melanoma"

Finlayson, S.- Surgery
Social & Scientific Systems Inc.
"Evaluating the Safety and Effectiveness of Endovascular Stent Grafts for AAA"
11-Month Award

Goundrey, A.- Pediatrics
State of Vermont
"Children with Special Health Needs"

Hughes, R.- Chemistry
American Chemical Society, Petroleum Research Fund
"Transition Metal Templated Reduction of Carbon-Fluorine Bonds: A New General Route to Unsaturated Fluorocarbon Ligands"
26-Month Award

Kisselev, A.- Pharmacology and Toxicology
International Myeloma Foundation
"Targeting Different Active Sites of Proteasomes in Multiple Myeloma Cells"

Lawrence, M.- Hopkins Center
NEA
"Access to Artistic Excellence"
17-Month Award

Lerner, F. and C. Merrick - Psychiatry
Duke University
"PILOTS Consultation Contract"

Lynch, K.- Physics and Astronomy
NSF
"CAREER: Electric Fields in Space Plasmas: Aurora and Charging"
Five-Year Award

Pavone, M.- Women in Science Project
DOD
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Lab
"CRREL Contract for Services-WISP Internship Program"

Petrenko, V. and C. Sullivan - Engineering Sciences
Ice Engineering LLC
"Development of Novel Icemaker, Phase II"

Pipas, J.- Medicine
Sanofi-Syntheiabo|
"Pilot Study to Measure Tumor Levels of Oxaliplatin in Patients with Gliomas"

Rockmore, D. - Mathematics and Osterberg, U.- Engineering Sciences
DOD
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
"Applied Harmonic Analysis for Advanced Optical Communications"
34-Month Award

Samnotra, V.- Medicine
Frisbie Memorial Hospital
"A Phase II Trial of ZD 1839 in Patients With Non-Resectable Adrenocortical Carcinoma (ACC)"

Tanski, S.- Pediatrics
University of Rochester
"Developing a Manual for Pediatric Preventive Services: Bright Futures in Practice"
and "Effectively Reducing all Children's Exposure to Secondhand Smoke (SHS)"
Four-Month Award

Taylor, S.- Engineering Sciences
DOD
Advanced Research Projects Agency
"IPA Assignment Agreement with DARPA"
Two-Year Award

Testorf, M.- Engineering Sciences
Battelle Memorial Institute
"Electromagnetic Singularities for Ranging"

Turk, M.- Microbiology
The Melanoma Research Foundation
"Generating and Maintaining Post-Excisional Immunity against Poorly-Immunogenic Melanoma"
Two-Year Award

Zegans, M.- Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
"Steroids in Corneal Ulcers Trial"

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