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Research Awards

Dartmouth researchers were awarded $4.3 million during December, including $3.7 million in new and competing awards. Among the recipients of recent new and competing grants, as reported by the Office of Sponsored Projects:

Baker, Ian—Thayer School of Engineering
Dept. of Defense, Army Research Office
Workshop on Firn: Characterization and Properties

Borsuk, Mark—Thayer School of Engineering
Duke University
Using Bayesian Networks and Satellite Imagery for Adaptive Management
10–month award

Bynum, Julie—Medicine
Alzheimer’s Association
Dementia Coordinated Care Project                                                                                                                    

Collins, E. Dale—Surgery
Dynamic Clinical Systems Inc.
Platform Independent Hub for Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) in Oncology Practice
2–year award

Cornell, Cornelius and L. Mckernan—Medicine
University of Massachusetts
Prevention of Complications of Hemophilia                                                                                                            

Goodman, David—Pediatrics
American Cancer Society
Hospice Utilization Statistics Project
9–month award

Goundrey, Althea—Pediatrics
State of Vermont
Children with Special Health Needs

Holmes, Gregory—Medicine
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
EEG Abnormalities and Cognitive Impairment                                                                                                            

Horrell, Jeffrey—Library, E. Waite-Franzen—Peter Kiewit Computing Services, and M. Wybourne—Office of the Provost
Mellon Foundation
A Digital Information Strategy: A Critical Challenge for Higher Education
4–year award

Kazal, Louis—Community and Family Medicine
Endowment for Health
New Hampshire Telehealth Program, Planning and Implementing a Statewide Program

Kotz, David—Computer Science
Intel Corporation
INTEL CRAWDAD                                                                                                                                        

Lawrence, Margaret—Hopkins Center
National Endowment for the Arts
07/08 and 08/09 Performing Artist Series
16–month award

Little, George—Pediatrics
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation
MOD/Dartmouth Mission Alliance                                                                                                                       

Loros, Jennifer and J. Dunlap—Genetics
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Identification and Analysis of Clock Controlled Genes                                                                                                

McGrath, Susan—Thayer School of Engineering
Hitchcock Foundation
Clinical Deterioration and Alarm Function Assessment in Post-Operative Patients
3.5–month award

Mulligan-Kehoe, Mary—Surgery, P. Morganelli—Microbiology and Immunology, and M. Simons—Medicine
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Mechanisms of PAI-1 Induced Anti-Angiogenesis

Panikov, Nicolai—Thayer School of Engineering
National Science Foundation
Collaborative Research: IPY Microbial Subzero Activity and its Impact on Biogeochemical Processes in Frozen Tundra and Permafrost
3–year award

Pipas, Marc—Medicine
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
F0710:  A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Phase III Study in Patients with Advanced Carcinoid Tumor Receiving Sandostatin LA
45–month award

Santos, Eugene and G. Cybenko—Thayer School of Engineering
Securboration Inc.
Advanced Self-Learning Ontologies
9–month award

Snyder, Christopher—Economics
Mellon Foundation
Measuring the Impact of Digitization and Online Availability on Journal Citations
20–month award

Speck, Nancy—Biochemistry
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Biochemistry of Leukemia Virus Core-Binding Factor

Stecker, Tracy—Community and Family Medicine, and M. McGovern—Psychiatry
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Mechanisms of Changing Beliefs About Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorders
5–month award

Tomlinson, Craig—Medicine
University of Dayton
Gene Discovery for Mouse Models for Secondary Cataracts                                                                                              

Wallace, Dorothy—Mathematics
National Science Foundation
Collab Res: Six Short Weeks: A Classroom Strategy for Supporting Undergraduate Research in Mathematical Biology
2–year award

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

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