The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing more than $1.1 million in new funding in July.
Micah Schott, PhD, biochemistry/molecular biology, received a grant of $381,931 from DHHS/NIH/NIGMS for a study on mechanisms of endosomal trafficking in lipid droplet catabolism.
Siwei Zhao, PhD, surgery-transplant, received a grant of $377,670 from DHHS/NIH/NIBIB for a study of a novel electric current-based treatment system for chronic wound biofilm infections.
Ted Mikuls, MD, internal medicine-rheumatology, received grants totaling $72,836 from the Nebraska Educational Biomedical Research Association for work supporting Horizon 2023-24.
Bryant England, MD, internal medicine-rheumatology, received a grant of $54,277 from the Nebraska Educational Biomedical Research Association for work supporting BI 2023-24.
Vikas Kumar, PhD, genetics, cell biology and anatomy, received a grant of $11,505 from the University of Iowa for a study on SUMO2-p66shc axis in vascular endothelial dysfunction and atherosclerosis.
Kari Neemann, MD, pediatrics-infectious diseases, received grants from the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute of $8,350 for a short course vs. standard course antifungal therapy for uncomplicated candidemia in children and adolescents: A multicenter randomized controlled trial; and of $4,000 for non-invasive diagnosis of pediatric pulmonary invasive mold infections.
Todd Wyatt, PhD, internal medicine-pulmonary, received a grant of $6,940 from the University of Colorado-Anschutz Medical Campus for the Colorado Pulmonary Alcohol Research Collaborative.
Industry-sponsored grants and contracts:
The following industry-sponsored grants and contracts were received.
Ezequiel Piccione, MD, neurological sciences, received funding for study to determine the efficacy and safety of ABC008 in the treatment of subjects with inclusion body myositis.
Scott Koepsell, MD, PhD, pathology/microbiology, received funding for “Validation of the Diagnostic Clinical Performance of HemosIL CL HIT-IgG(PF4-H) on the ACL TOP 970 CL: A Method Comparison Study.”
Matt Longo, MD, surgery-vascular surgery, received funding to support the vascular surgery fellowship program.
Michael Lankhorst, MD, anesthesiology, received funding to support the Medtronic Pain Fellowship Grant.