Grants Received: Major Awards

Weill Cornell Medical College has received the following major competitive grants awarded from July through September 2004.

Dr. Ronald Crystal, Department of Genetic Medicine - "Gene Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis" - $12,281,901 (September 10, 2004 through June 30, 2009) - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Dr. Olaf Andersen, Program Director, Tri-Institutional MD-PHD Program - "Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan-Kettering Medical Scientist Training Program" - $10,448,611 (July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2009) - National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

Dr. Francis Barany, Department of Microbiology and Immunology - "Multiplexed Detection of Bioterror Agents" - $4,448,762 (September 15, 2004 through August 31, 2007) - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Carl Nathan, Department of Microbiology and Immunology - "Dihydrolipoamide Acyltransferase: Target for Chemotherapy of TB" - $3,451,167 (September 15, 2004 through August 31, 2007) - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Aaron Marcus, Department of Medicine/Hematology and Medical Oncology - "Cell-Cell Interactions in Thrombosis" - $2,341,017 (August 1, 2004 through July 31, 2009) - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Dr. Jonathan Victor, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience - "Neural Computation in the Visual Cortex" - $2,100,720 (August 1, 2004 through June 30, 2009) - National Eye Institute.

Dr. B. J. Casey, Department of Psychiatry - three grants: "Long-Term Effects of Trauma on Amygdala and HPA Activity" - $2,667,320 (July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2009) - National Institute of Mental Health; "Development of Basic Components of Decision Making" - $2,089,120 (September 30, 2004 through August 31, 2009) - National Institute on Drug Abuse; and "Brain Development Following Institutionalization" - $2,084,888 (July 23, 2004 through May 31, 2009) - National Institute of Mental Health.

Dr. William Muller, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine - two grants: "Roles of Endothelial PECAM-1 in Leukocyte Transmigration" - $1,912,960 (August 1, 2004 through May 31, 2009) - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; "Immunology Research Training Program" - $1,676,191 (September 1, 2004 through August 31, 2008) - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Dr. M. Flint Beal, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience - "Development of New Therapies for Huntington's Disease" - $1,890,470 (July 1, 2004 through April 30, 2009) - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Dr. Xiaojing Ma, Department of Microbiology and Immunology - "Cytokine Production During Phagocytosis of Apoptotic Cells" - $1,890,000 (August 1, 2004 through July 31, 2009) - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Charles Inturrisi, Department of Pharmacology - "Glutamatergic Systems in Pain and Opioid Action" - $1,890,000 (August 1, 2004 through July 31, 2009) - National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Dr. Enrique Mesri, Department of Medicine/Hematology and Medical Oncology - "Biology of KSHV/HHV8 Protein Coupled Receptor" - $1,890,000 (July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2009) - National Cancer Institute.

Dr. Matthew During, Department of Neurological Surgery - "CNS Gene Transfer: Neurological and Clinical Applications" - $1,878,683 (September 25, 2004 through May 31, 2009) - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Dr. Lorraine Gudas, Department of Pharmacology - "Squamous Cell Carcinomas•Effects of Retinoids" - $1,795,500 (July 1, 2004 through April 30, 2009) - National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.

Dr. David Christini, Department of Medicine/Cardiology - "Real-Time Control System for Biological Experiments" - $1,718,315 (July 7, 2004 through June 30, 2008) - National Center for Research Resources.

Dr. Costantino ladecola, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience - "Experimental Neurogenic Hypertension Program" - $1,666,670 (July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2009) - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Dr. Warren Johnson, Department of Medicine/Infectious Diseases - "Pathogenesis of Infectious Diseases Training Program" - $1,610,183 (July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2009) - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Dr. Yi Wang, Department of Radiology - "MR Digital Subtraction Angiography of the Lower Extremity" - $1,565,806 (September 27, 2004 through August 31, 2008) - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Dr. Enrique Rodriguez-Boulan, Department of Ophthalmology - "Tri-Institutional Training Program in Vision Research" - $1,504,744 (July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2009) - National Eye Institute.

Dr. Theodore Schwartz, Department of Neurological Surgery - "Optical Imaging of Epilepsy in Rat and Human Neocortex" - $1,421,725 (September 1, 2004 through June 30, 2008) - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

Dr. Teresa Milner, Department of Neurology and Neuroscience - "Estrogen-Opioid Interactions in Hippocampus" - $1,410,840 (September 30, 2004 through June 30, 2009) - National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Dr. David Silbersweig, Department of Psychiatry - "Developing Neuropsychiatric Imaging Researchers" - $1,213,634 (September 11, 2004 through August 31, 2009) - National Institute of Mental Health.

Dr. Timothy Ryan, Department of Biochemistry - "Tri-Institutional Training Program in Chemical Biology" - $1,205,275 (July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2009) - National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

Dr. Neal Lue, Department of Microbiology and Immunology - "Telomerase Function and Regulation in a New Model System" - $1,196,160 (August 1, 2004 through July 31, 2008) - National Institute of General Medical Sciences.