Congratulations to Weill Cornell Medical College faculty who have received the following major research grants (October through December 2004):
Dr. Francis Barany, Department of Microbiology and Immunology - "Array Technology, Mutation Scanning Technology, and Its Use in Diagnosis" - $4.0 million plus equipment. Applied Biosystems Inc.
Dr. Erik Falck-Pedersen, Department of Microbiology and Immunology - "Ad5 Fiber and Penton mts: Influence on Immune Activation" - $2.1 million. National Institute on Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Dr. Takashi Mikawa, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology - "Induction of Coronary Endothelial Cell Lineage" - $2.1 million. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Dr. David Hajjar, Weill Cornell Administration - "Extramural Research Facilities Construction - Animal Facilities Master Plan" - $2 million. National Center for Research Resources.
Dr. Geoffrey Abbott, Department of Medicine (Cardiology) - "K+ Channel Trafficking and Modulation by MinK and MiRP1" - $2 million. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Dr. Gilbert Botvin, Department of Public Health - "Multi-Ethnic Drug Abuse Prevention Among New York Youth" - $1.4 million. National Institute on Drug Abuse.
March 24, 2005
Dr. David Hajjar