The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing more than $6 million in new funding in April.
Carol Casey, PhD, internal medicine-GI, received a grant of $1,569,501 from DHHS/NIH/NIAA for the Alcohol Center Of Research-Nebraska.
Jared Evans, PhD, pathology/microbiology, received a grant of $1 million from the National Strategic Research Institute.
Howard Gendelman, MD, pharmacology and experimental neuroscience, received a grant of $767,498 from DHHS/NIH/NINDS for a study on neuroprotective immunity and HIV dementia.
Georgette Kanmogne, PhD, pharmacology and experimental neuroscience, received a grant of $690,748 from DHHS/NIH/NIMH for a study on preventing Alzheimer’s disease-like brain pathology in HIV infection by targeting CCR5.
Sandipan Brahma, PhD, genetics, cell biology and anatomy, received a grant of $249,000 from DHHS/NIH/NIGMS for a study of genome-wide mechanisms and dynamics of ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes.
Jingwie Xie, PhD, surgery-transplant, received a grant of $215,194 from the Mayo Clinic for a study of strategies to enhance engineered heart tissue based myocardial repair.
Peng Zhong, PhD, neurological sciences, received a grant of $168,182 from DHHS/NIH/NINDS to study REM sleep control by the sublaterodorsal tegmental nucleus glutamatergic neurons.
David F. Mercer, MD, PhD, surgery-transplant, received funding for a feasibility study to evaluate safety and probable benefit of the Eclipse XL1 System for distraction enterogenesis in adult and pediatric patients with short bowel syndrome.
Joseph Fernandes, MD, neurological sciences, received a grant of $14,702 from Massachusetts General Hospital for task order 12, regimen-specific appendix (RSA) G to Master Protocol DNL343.
Rana Zabad, MD, neurological sciences, received a grant of $12,689 from Johns Hopkins University for the “Traditional Versus Early Aggressive Therapy For Multiple Sclerosis (TREAT-MS) Trial.”
Karsten Bartels, MD, PhD, anesthesiology, received a grant of $6,300 from the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research for the 2023 MSARF Summer Program.
Eric Peeples, MD, PhD, pediatrics-newborn medicine, received a grant of $1,190 from the University of Massachusetts for a study of attitudes and factors effecting PREterm infant care practices.
Industry-sponsored grants and contracts:
The following industry-sponsored grants and contracts were received.
Cyrus DeSouza, MBBS, internal medicine-DEM, received funding for a study of the cardiovascular safety of cagrilintide 2.4 mg s.c. in combination with semaglutide 2.4 mg s.c. once-weekly in participants with obesity and established cardiovascular disease.
Brad Brabec, MD, pediatrics-administration, received funding for a study to assess efficacy and safety of rimegepant for the treatment of migraine (with or without aura) in children and adolescents 6 to less than 18 years of age.
Prasanth Ravipati, MD, internal medicine-nephrology, received funding for a trial to evaluate the efficacy safety and tolerability of LNP023 in combination with standard of care.
Ashley Deschamp, MD, pediatrics-pulmonary, received funding for a study evaluating the long-term safety and efficacy of VX-121 combination therapy in subjects with cystic fibrosis.
Hani Haider, PhD, orthopaedic surgery, received funding for an in vitro wear durability study of the Globus Unicondylar Knee Replacement System.