The UNMC College of Medicine received grant and funding awards representing nearly $6 million in new funding in September.
Rebecca Oberley-Deegan, PhD, biochemistry and molecular biology, received a grant of $4,500,000 from the U.S. Army/USAMRAA/CDMRP for further development of 5-AED (androstenediol, Neumune) for the protection of acute radiation syndrome (ARS).
Paras Kumar Mishra, PhD, cellular and integrative physiology, received a grant of $400,384 from DHHS/NIH/NHLBI to study the mechanism of metabolic remodeling in the diabetic heart.
James Murphy, MD, internal medicine-pulmonary, received a grant of $169,050 from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for the CFF Center Adult Program.
Surinder Batra, PhD, biochemistry and molecular biology, received a grant of $150,000 from the U.S. Veterans Administration for research lab services for mucin signatures and molecular imaging for the early detection of colorectal cancer for the VA San Diego Healthcare System.
Moorthy Ponnusamy, PhD, biochemistry and molecular biology, received a grant of $81,652 from Nebraska DHHS to study unique stemness potentiate organ-specific metastasis.
Ann Anderson Berry, MD, PhD, received a grant of $81,652 from the American Academy of Pediatrics for the UNMC NPQIC ECHO Series.
Sara Bares, MD, internal medicine-infectious diseases, received a grant of $21,644 from the University of California-Los Angeles for ACTG/STOMP.
Yulong Li, MD, PhD, emergency medicine, received a grant of $14,070 from Indiana University for a study deciphering a novel IncRNA-mediated lipid droplet transport system in human heart.
David Warren, PhD, neurological sciences, received a grant of $8,169 from the Nebraska Bankers Association for psychology software tools.
Kyle Gallagher, PhD, radiation oncology, received a grant of $6,000 from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine for a pilot program for a global health rotation in low- and middle-income countries during medical physics residency.
Jeffrey Salomon, MD, pediatrics-critical care, received a grant of $3,750 from the University of Pennsylvania to study microbiome and nutrition in severe PARDS.
Pierre Fayad, MD, neurological sciences, received a grant of $2,999 from the University of Nebraska at Omaha for a study on improving gait outcomes in stroke survivors through tactile stimulation: Understanding the brain mechanisms.
Industry-sponsored grants and contracts:
The following industry-sponsored grants and contracts were received.
Ronald Zolty, MD, PhD, internal medicine-cardiovascular, received funding for a study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AV-101 in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Diana Florescu, MD, internal medicine-infectious diseases, received funding for the Global Registry for Long-Term Follow-up of Patients Participating in Clinical Trials with Posoleucel.
Thomas Porter, MD, internal medicine-cardiovascular, received funding to study the effect of diagnostic echocardiogram on microvascular recover following acute STEMI.