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CCTSI > Funding Opportunities > 2012 Pilot Grant Awards
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2012 Pilot Project Awards
The Colorado Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI) at the University of Colorado Denver is pleased to announce the awarding of the 2012 Pilot Project Awards to clinical and translational investigators of the University of Colorado, its CCTSI affiliated institutions and community partners. Below is a comprehensive listing of the successful Pilot Projects. Please join us in congratulating these talented investigators. |
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Principal Investigator |
Affiliation |
Project Title |
| Mentored Pilot Award - $30,000 |
| John Hartney, PhD |
Immunology
National Jewish Health |
Thromboxane receptor inhibition for COPD |
| Isabelle Buard, PhD |
Department of Psychiatry
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Multimodal neuroimaging of motor dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| Claudia Jakubzick, PhD |
Departments of Pediatrics and Immunology
National Jewish Health |
Pulmonary CD103+ DCs are cross-presenting DCs required for cancer immunity. |
| Kathryn Chatfield, MD, PhD |
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Cardiology
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Cardiolipin Metabolism in Pediatric Heart Failure |
| Amrut Ambardekar, MD |
Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Longitudinal Effects of Unloading with a Left Ventricular Assist Device on Myocyte Contractility and Left Ventricular Mechanics |
| Junior Faculty Pilot Award - $30,000 |
| Roger Bannister, PhD |
Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
RGK proteins and ALS muscle |
| Marco Gonzalez, PhD |
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Neurology
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
The Role of Proteolysis in Epilepsy |
| Geeta Sharma, PhD |
Departments of Cell & Developmental Biology and Physiology & Biophysics
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Cholinergic modulation of neurogenesis in adult CNS |
| Independent Investigator Award - $60,000 |
| Sally Tarbell, PhD |
Department of Psychiatry
Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Anxiety Risk in Youth with Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome: Threat Perception, Coping and Physiological Reactivity |
| Team Science Award - $100,000 |
| Rui Zhao, PhD |
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Targeting a transcriptional co-repressor CtBP for cancer therapy | |
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Academic Partners and Affiliations |
Community Partners and Affiliations |
Title |
Abstract/ Poster |
| Joint Pilot Projects |
Al Marcus, PhD
University of Colorado Cancer Center |
Sonia Okuyama Sasaki, MD*
Denver Health and Hospital Authority |
Pilot Study of the Feasibility and Acceptability of Psychosocial Counseling via Telephone for Underserved Cancer Survivors at Denver Health Hospital |
Abstract |
Mori Krantz, MD
School of Medicine
Cardiology
Denver Health and University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Rachel Cleaves*
LiveWell Westwood/ CCCD/ University of Colorado Denver |
Factors Influencing Participation and Cardiovascular Outcomes in a Community-Based Zumba Exercise Program |
Abstract |
Deborah Main, PhD*
School of Medicine
Health & Behavioral Sciences
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
George Ware
Taking Neighborhood Health to Heart |
Testing methods for identifying and describing the health, health care needs and resources for socially isolated older adults |
Abstract |
Greg Gutierrez, MD*
Denver Health Medical Center |
Leah Huffer-Solomon, CTRS
Denver Parks and Recreation, Adaptive Recreation Office |
Evaluation of a Joint Community Health Services and City Parks and Recreation Exercise Program |
Abstract |
Hal C. Lewis, PhD*
School of Medicine
JFK Partners
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Tammye Pirie
Aurora Public Schools |
An Investigation of Home-Based, Computerized Cognitive Rehabilitation for High School Students with Persistent Learning and Behavioral Symptoms Following Brain Injury |
Abstract |
Amy Huebschmann, MD
University Medicine
Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion
Center for Women's Health Research |
Lucille Johnson*
The Center for African-American Health |
Overcoming Barriers to Physical Activity for African-American Women |
Abstract
Poster |
| Partnership Development Projects |
Eileen Thomas, PhD, RN
School of Medicine
College of Nursing
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Lourdes Yun*
Asian Pacific Development Center |
Integrative Care Services for Asian Pacific Islanders in Colorado Communities |
Abstract
Poster |
Rocio I Pereira, MD*
School of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology/ Metabolism/ Diabetes
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Robin Waterman, PhD
Aurora Community Connection |
Establishment of a community-academic partnership to develop evidence-based lifestyle interventions aimed towards obesity prevention and weight-loss in Latino families |
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Principal Investigator |
Affiliation |
Project Title |
| Mentored Pilot Award |
| Peter Baker, MD |
Fellow
Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics & Metabolism
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Atypical non-ketotic hyperglycinemia: a heterogeneous condition caused by disorders of iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis |
| Edward Garrido |
Senior Instructor
Pediatrics/Kempe Center
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Violence Exposure and its Impact on Executive Functions and Violence Perpetration |
| Patricia Huguelet, MD |
Assistant Professor
Obstetrics & Gynecology
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Validation of the “My Mood” (M3) Mental Screen Among Perinatal Adolescents |
| Taizo Nakano, MD |
Fellow
Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
The development of patient specific mimotope vaccines to enhance the endogenous T-cell response against Neuroblastoma |
| Junior Pilot Award |
| Shelley Miyamoto, MD |
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics/ Cardiology
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Impact of Phosphodiesterase inhibition on cAMP Expression in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome |
| Kenneth Hurt, MD, PhD |
Obstetrics & Gynecology/Basic Reproductive Sciences
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
A novel signaling pathway in preterm labor: uterine tocolysis and transplacental fetal |
| David Brumbaugh, MD |
Pediatrics/Gastroenterology, Hematology, and Nutrition
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Identification of a clinically useful measure of nutritional status in children with SMA |
| Angela Czaja, MD, MSc |
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics/Critical Care
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Physician Decision Making in Medication Prescribing |
| Meghan Donnelly, MD |
Fellow
Obstetrics & Gynecology/Maternal Fetal Medicine
University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus |
Cervical Ultrasound Elastography for the Prediction of Preterm Birth | |
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