TRDRP Awarded 44 New Grants in 2007



RESEARCH PROJECT AWARDS

PRINCIPAL
INVESTIGATOR

GRANT TITLE
INSTITUTION

Laura Koth

Macrophage DAP12 Pathway in Emphysema University of California, San Francisco

Timothy Carmody

Hypnosis for Smoking Relapse Prevention University of California, San Francisco

Wendy Max

Economic Impact of Secondhand Smoke for Communities of Color University of California, San Francisco

Matthew Brenner

High Resolution OCT for Early Airway Cancer Detection University of California, Irvine

Edward Lammer

Gastroschisis: Maternal Smoking and Genetic Variation Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute

Arthur Brody

Brain nAChR Occupancy: Effect of Secondhand Smoke Brentwood Biomedical Research Institute

Tsung-Hsien Chuang

Modulating TLR9 Activation for Lung Cancer Therapy Scripps Research Institute

Reen Wu

Epigenetic Regulation of Airway MUC Gene Expression by Smoke University of California, Davis

Sophia Khaldoyanidi

Effects of Nicotine on Fetal Hematopoiesis La Jolla Institute for Molecular Medicine

Ruth Malone

Tobacco Industry Targeting of Older Persons University of California, San Francisco

Lynn Hildemann

Exposure to Secondhand Smoke: Effects of Proximity Stanford University
Hugo Destaillats Toxic and Irritant Pollutants from aged Secondhand Smoke Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dennis Dougherty Understanding Nicotinic Receptor Subtype Specificity California Institute of Technology
Michael Oda Molecular Dynamics & Regulation of Apo A-I's Conformation Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute
Darwin Berg Nicotinic Manipulation of the Hippocampus University of California, San Diego
Joan Tucker Social Context of Smoking in Adolescence and Young Adulthood RAND Corporation
Wanda Reynolds Impact of MPO in Tobacco-related Cardiovascular Disease Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT & EXPLORATORY AWARDS
Wilbur Lew Nicotine Modifies Cardiac Growth During Adolescence Veterans Medical Research Foundation
Timothy Quinn Fusion Proteins that Convert VEGF into a Cell Death Factor University of California, San Francisco
Mark Myers Investigating College Student Cigarette Smoking Self-change Veterans Medical Research Foundation
Neil Klepeis Computer Simulation as a Tool for Reducing SHS Exposure Education Training and Research Associates, Inc.
Ugur Ozerdem Does Nicotine Exposure Inhibit Convective Drug Delivery ? La Jolla Institute for Molecular Medicine
NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARDS
Phung Lam Secondhand Smoke and Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Infection University of California, San Diego
Ayala Luria Oxylipin Mediators Prevent Smoke-Induced Lung Inflammation University of California, Davis
Pratip Bhattacharya 50000 Fold Signal Enhancement for Imaging Vulnerable Plaque Huntington Medical Research Institute
Nabil Arrach Engineering Salmonella for Lung Cancer Therapy Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
Maie St. John Targeting the Epithelial - Mesenchymal Transition in HNSCC University of California, Los Angeles
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS AWARDS
Peter Hendricks The Smoking Abstinence Questionnaire University of California, San Francisco
Dikla Shmueli Impact of Positive Mood on Self-Control Depletion in Smoking University of California, San Francisco
Michael Schmid Role of Inflammation in Lung Carcinoma Neovascularization University of California, San Diego
Giorgio Cavigiolio Effect of Oxidation on Rate of ApoA-I - HDL Exchange Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute
Daniel Harki Inhibition of MYC-Activated Gene Expression by Polyamides California Institute of Technology
Paulo Godoi Targeting Anti-Apoptotic Bcl-2 Family Members in Lung Cancer The Burnham Institute of Medical Research
Laichu Lin Novel Cationic Polymers for RNAi Delivery in NSCLC Treatment University of California, Irvine
Moh Malek Oxygen Transport Following Lung Transplantation in COPD University of California, San Diego
Caroline Craig Nicotine Responses and Neuropeptides in C. Elegans University of California, San Diego
Brian Petrich Regulation of Integrin Signaling in Cardiovascular Disease University of California, San Diego
Cheng Xiao Alpha4* Nicotinic Receptor in Dopaminergic System California Institute of Technology
Amitabh Nimonkar Mechanism of DNA break Repair in Germline Cells University of California, Davis
Xiaoqing Han Synthesis of Apoptotic Spirooxindoles Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope
DISSERTATION AWARDS
Neha Gowadia Size-segregated Chemical Composition of Tobacco Smoke University of California, Irvine
Susan Mcquown Neural Mechanisms Underlying Nicotine as a 'Gateway' Drug University of California, Irvine
Brian Pujanauski Total Synthesis of Anticancer Compounds: The Neomangicols University of California, Berkeley
Paul Hauser NMR Studies of the LDL Receptor Active Conformation of ApoE University of California, Berkeley
FULL CARA AWARD

Robert Friis

Kimthai Kuoch

Determinants of Smoking Prevalence among Cambodian Americans

California State University, Long Beach Foundation

Cambodian Association of America

 

TRDRP Funding Rates by Award Mechanism, 2007

Award Mechanism
Number of Applications Reviewed
Number Funded
Percent Funded

RT - Research Project Awards

IT - Inno Dev - Exp Awards (IDEAS)

KT - New Investigator Awards

FT - Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

DT - Dissertation Awards

BT - Pilot CARA

AT - Full CARA

GT - Pilot SARA

115

33

21

23

13

2

3

1

17

5

7

13

5

0

1

0

14.8%

15.2%

33.3%

56.5%

38.5%

00.0%

33.3%

00.0%

TOTALS
211
48*
22.7%

* Four of these grants were declined so the number of new projects is 44.

A complete list of grant recipients and the abstracts describing their research projects will be published in the 2007 Compendium of Awards which will available in hard copy by October. Printed copies may be obtained upon request to trdrp@ucop.edu or 510-987-9870.

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