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Mechanisms of Vascular Dysfunction in Cirrhosis

Khurana, S.

National Institutes of Health

7/28/08 → 6/30/14

Project: Research project › Clinical Investigator Award (CIA)

Bile Acids and Salts

Gastroenterology

Blood Vessels

Vasodilation

Fibrosis

Role of MyD88-5 in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease

Thomas, B.

National Institutes of Health

7/16/08 → 6/30/15

Project: Research project › Research Project

Parkinson Disease

Synucleins

Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 10

1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine

Knockout Mice

eNOS-actin Interaction and Oxygen in Lung Endothelium

Su, Y.

National Institutes of Health

7/1/08 → 6/30/15

Project: Research project › Research Project

Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III

Endothelium

Actins

Oxygen

Lung

Visualization of individual Foxp3+ T cells during an onset and progression of aut

Ignatowicz, L.

National Institutes of Health

6/27/08 → 5/31/14

Project: Research project › Research Project

T-Lymphocytes

Regulatory T-Lymphocytes

Autoimmunity

Autoimmune Diseases

Antigens

MAPK-activated protein kinase 2 regulation of endothelial cell migration

Huang, S.

National Institutes of Health

6/1/08 → 5/31/14

Project: Research project › Research Project

Plasminogen Activators

Urokinase-Type Plasminogen Activator

Protein Kinases

Cell Movement

Endothelial Cells

Generation and Characterization of GAD67-ErbB4 Transgenic Mice

Mei, L.

National Institutes of Health

5/1/08 → 4/30/11

Project: Research project › Exploratory/Developmental Grants Phase II, Exploratory/Developmental Grants

Neuregulin-1

Transgenic Mice

Schizophrenia

Prefrontal Cortex

gamma-Aminobutyric Acid

Tumor-Suppressive Function of SLC5A8 in Mammary Gland and its Relevance to Breast

Thangaraju, M.

National Institutes of Health

4/17/08 → 1/31/13

Project: Research project › Research Project

Human Mammary Glands

Breast

Breast Neoplasms

Butyrates

Pyruvic Acid

Neuromuscular Junction Formation

Mei, L.

National Institutes of Health

4/1/08 → 1/31/13

Project: Research project › Research Project

Catenins

Neuromuscular Junction

Muscles

Synapses

Motor Neurons

INFLUENCE OF AGING ON MITOCHONDRIAL GENE EXPRESSION FOLLOWING TRAUMA-HEMORRHAGE

Raju, R. P.

National Institutes of Health

4/1/08 → 3/31/11

Project: Research project › Exploratory/Developmental Grants

Mitochondrial Genes

Hemorrhage

Gene Expression

Wounds and Injuries

Hemorrhagic Shock

Mitochondrial Dynamics in Hyperglycemic ROS Production

Yoon, Y.

National Institutes of Health

4/1/08 → 1/31/13

Project: Research project › Research Project

Mitochondrial Dynamics

Reactive Oxygen Species

Glucose

Hyperglycemia

Obesity

Functional study of C53 protein as a novel regulator of checkpoint kinases

Li, H.

National Institutes of Health

4/1/08 → 1/31/15

Project: Research project › Research Project

DNA Damage

Phosphotransferases

Cell Cycle

Proteins

Cell Cycle Checkpoints

Association study of stroke risk in an admixed population of African Americans

Xu, H.

National Institutes of Health

4/1/08 → 3/31/11

Project: Research project › Exploratory/Developmental Grants

African Americans

Stroke

Population

Genome-Wide Association Study

Sickle Cell Anemia

Antiestrogen-induced autophagy: a mechanism of cell survival in ER+ breast cancer

Schoenlein, P. V.

National Institutes of Health

3/1/08 → 8/31/12

Project: Research project › Research Project

Estrogen Receptor Modulators

Autophagy

Cell Survival

Breast Neoplasms

Ceramides

Hypoxia and cardiac stem cell homing

Tang, Y. L.

National Institutes of Health

3/1/08 → 2/28/15

Project: Research project › Research Project

Stem Cells

CXCR4 Receptors

Myocardial Ischemia

Myocardium

Cell Survival

Embryonic regulation of GnRH neuron migration and function

Kozlowski, D. J.

National Institutes of Health

3/1/08 → 8/31/14

Project: Research project › Research Project

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone

Neurons

Zebrafish

Neuroendocrine Cells

Neurophysiology

Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Axon Pathfinding

Xiong, W.

National Institutes of Health

2/1/08 → 1/31/15

Project: Research project › Research Project

Phospholipid Transfer Proteins

Ventricular Myosins

Myosins

Colorectal Neoplasms

Axons

FDG-PET and V/Q SPECT Acquired During Radiation to Predict Outcomes in Lung Cance

Kong, F. M.

National Institutes of Health

1/22/08 → 6/30/11

Project: Research project › Exploratory/Developmental Grants

Single-Photon Emission-Computed Tomography

Positron-Emission Tomography

Radiation

Lung

Neoplasms

Altered CNS intercellular signaling mechanisms in cardiovascular disease

Stern, J. E.

National Institutes of Health

1/15/08 → 6/30/18

Project: Research project › Research Project

Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus

Cardiovascular Diseases

Heart Failure

Glutamic Acid

Astrocytes

Neural Basis of Sensory Discrimination Learning

Blake, D. T.

National Institutes of Health

9/30/07 → 5/31/12

Project: Research project › Research Project

Discrimination Learning

Reward

Neuronal Plasticity

Learning

Action Potentials

SMCT1 &SMCT2: expression in retina &relevance to diabetic retinopathy

Martin, P. M.

National Institutes of Health

9/30/07 → 7/31/13

Project: Research project › Career Transition Award, Research Transition Award

Retinal Neurons

Diabetic Retinopathy

Retina

Ketone Bodies

Ependymoglial Cells

GPCR signaling complexes in living cells

Lambert, N. A.

National Institutes of Health

9/25/07 → 12/31/17

Project: Research project › Research Project

G-Protein-Coupled Receptors

GTP-Binding Proteins

Dimers

Pharmaceutical Preparations

Cells

Differentiation of Glioma from Radiation Injury Using Cellular MRI

Arbab, A. S.

National Institutes of Health

9/15/07 → 2/28/09

Project: Research project › Exploratory/Developmental Grants

Radiation Injuries

Glioma

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Cytotoxic T-Lymphocytes

Necrosis

Cellular MRI in Glioma and Radiation Necrosis

Arbab, A. S.

National Institutes of Health

9/7/07 → 7/31/12

Project: Research project › Research Project

Glioma

Necrosis

Radiation

Capillary Permeability

Central Nervous System Neoplasms

Is chromium picolinate renoprotective in diabetes?

Mozaffari, M. S.

National Institutes of Health

9/1/07 → 4/30/10

Project: Research project › Exploratory/Developmental Grants

Kidney

Glucose

Chromium

Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Oxidative Stress

Mechanisms of Mitotic Spindle Orientation in Mammalian Cells

Du, Q.

National Institutes of Health

9/1/07 → 8/31/13

Project: Research project › Research Project

Spindle Apparatus

Microtubules

Asymmetric Cell Division

Cytoplasmic Dyneins

Stem Cells

Cotinine for Cognitive Impairment in Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Disorders

Terry, A. V. & Buccafusco, J.

National Institutes of Health

9/1/07 → 6/30/13

Project: Research project › Research Project

Cotinine

Nervous System Diseases

Nicotine

Aptitude

Short-Term Memory

Identifying &Disseminating Best Practices by Collaboration of Pub Hlth &the Ems

Schwartz, R. B. & Lerner, B.

National Institutes of Health

9/1/07 → 8/31/11

Project: Research project › Applied Methods in Violence-Related or Accidental Injury Surveillance Cooperative Agreements

Functional analysis of the WAVE3 gene

Cowell, J. K.

National Institutes of Health

8/6/07 → 5/31/13

Project: Research project › Research Project

Neoplasm Metastasis

Genes

Cell Movement

Small Interfering RNA

Neoplasms

Topical Treatment for Mild Psoriasis

Bollag, W. B.

National Institutes of Health

8/6/07 → 7/31/08

Project: Research project › Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Grants - Phase I

Phosphatidylglycerols

Psoriasis

Keratinocytes

Glycerol

Hyperplasia

The oncogenic basis of Bmi-1 in neuroblastoma development

Ding, H.

National Institutes of Health

8/1/07 → 5/31/12

Project: Research project › Research Project

Neuroblastoma

Stem Cells

Neural Stem Cells

Neural Crest

Apoptosis

The Impact of a Tobacco Control Intervention in African-American Families

Tingen, M. S.

National Institutes of Health

8/1/07 → 5/31/14

Project: Research project › Research Project

African Americans

Tobacco

Living Wills

Tobacco Use

Perinatal regulation of TGF-beta1 during vascular remodeling

Black, S. M.

National Institutes of Health

7/16/07 → 4/30/13

Project: Research project › Research Project

Transforming Growth Factor beta1

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

Heart Diseases

Lung

Pulmonary Circulation

Methylation of Sm proteins - Roles in snRNP Biogenesis and germline specification

Gonsalvez, G. B.

National Institutes of Health

7/1/07 → 6/30/09

Project: Research project › Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award

Small Nuclear Ribonucleoproteins

Methylation

Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Germ Cells

Proteins

Integrated Genetic and Epigenetic Biomarkers for Molecular Epidemiology

Shi, H.

National Institutes of Health

5/1/07 → 3/31/10

Project: Research project › Small Research Grants

Molecular Epidemiology

Epigenomics

Methylation

Biomarkers

DNA Methylation

Signals and targets underlying mechanisms for neurovascular coupling in the brain

Filosa, J. A.

National Institutes of Health

5/1/07 → 6/30/18

Project: Research project › Research Project

Astrocytes

Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels

Blood Vessels

Hyperemia

Hypertension

A novel regulator of cell cycle and cell death

Li, H.

National Institutes of Health

4/15/07 → 9/30/09

Project: Research project › Exploratory/Developmental Grants

CDC2 Protein Kinase

Centrosome

Cell Cycle

Cell Death

DNA Damage

Mechanism of Eliciting Antitumor Cell Immunity Via Lentivector Immunization

He, Y.

National Institutes of Health

4/1/07 → 1/31/13

Project: Research project › Research Project

Immunity

Immunization

T-Lymphocytes

Antigen Presentation

Immunotherapy

Activity and dendritic structural rearrangements in the mature brain

Kirov, S. A.

National Institutes of Health

4/1/07 → 3/31/13

Project: Research project › Research Project

Spine

Wounds and Injuries

Brain

Neurons

Stroke

Tyrosine phosphorylation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase

Fulton, D. J.

National Institutes of Health

4/1/07 → 3/31/13

Project: Research project › Research Project

Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III

Tyrosine

Phosphorylation

Nitric Oxide

Blood Vessels

Minocycline to Improve Neurologic Outcome (MINO Clinical Trial)

Hess, D. C.

National Institutes of Health

4/1/07 → 3/31/12

Project: Research project › Research Project

Minocycline

Nervous System

Clinical Trials

Stroke

Neuroprotective Agents

Cerebrovascular mechanisms of ischemic injury in diabetes

Ergul, A.

National Institutes of Health

3/9/07 → 2/28/10

Project: Research project › Small Research Grants

Stroke

Wounds and Injuries

Hemorrhage

Blood Vessels

Microvessels

Axonal arborization of sensory neurons in zebrafish

Pan, Y. C. A.

National Institutes of Health

2/1/07 → 1/31/10

Project: Research project › Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award

Zebrafish

Sensory Receptor Cells

Axons

Head

Sensory Ganglia

Identifying genes related to heart rate variability at rest and during stress

Wang, X.

National Institutes of Health

1/1/07 → 12/31/09

Project: Research project › Exploratory/Developmental Grants

Heart Rate

Genes

Cardiovascular Diseases

Genetic Databases

Twin Studies

Epigenetic Targeting in Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Shi, H.

National Institutes of Health

9/26/06 → 12/31/08

Project: Research project › Exploratory/Developmental Grants

Epigenomics

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

DNA Methylation

Methylation

Transcription Factors

Wayne State University Clinical Translational Science

Diamond, M. P.

National Institutes of Health

9/21/06 → 9/20/08

Project: Research project › Exploratory Grants

science

grant

planning

university

planning process

Sickle Cell Disease Research Center (SCDRC) Summer Institute/Mentoring Program

Pace, B. S.

National Institutes of Health

9/15/06 → 6/30/11

Project: Research project › Education Projects

Sickle Cell Anemia

Research

Biomedical Research

Mentoring

Public Health

Coordinating and Bioinformatics Unit for the AMDCC/MMPC

McIndoe, R. A.

National Institutes of Health

9/15/06 → 6/30/16

Project: Research project › Resource-Related Research Projects--Cooperative Agreements

Diabetes Complications

Computational Biology

Animal Models

Informatics

Research Personnel

Diastolic Function, Stress &Natriuresis in Adults

Kapuku, K. G.

National Institutes of Health

9/1/06 → 5/31/12

Project: Research project › Research Project

Natriuresis

Pressure

Natriuretic Peptides

Sodium

Heart Failure

Inflammatory factors, genes and stress induced pressure natriuresis in youth

Zhu, H.

National Institutes of Health

8/15/06 → 7/31/09

Project: Research project › Exploratory/Developmental Grants

Natriuresis

Interleukin-6

Pressure

C-Reactive Protein

Genes

Neurogenic effects of amyloid beta-proteins and gangliosides in AD

Yu, R. K.

National Institutes of Health

8/15/06 → 12/30/08

Project: Research project › Exploratory/Developmental Grants

Gangliosides

Amyloid beta-Peptides

Neural Stem Cells

Neurogenesis

Amyloid beta-Protein Precursor