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Dr. John A. Corbett (biochemistry and molecular biology) has received a three-year grant award of $566,407 from the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The grant will fund research on mechanisms associated with the development of auto-immune diabetes.
Marc J. Shapiro, M.D. (surgery and anesthesiology) has received a two-year contract award of $182,000 from IBRD-Rostrum Global/XOMA. The funding is part of a multicenter study to assess the safety and efficacy of an investigational drug in patients with hemorrhages due to trauma.
D. Douglas Miller, M.D. (internal medicine) has received a five-year contract award of $270,000 from Parke-Davis/Pfizer. The funding will be used for a study on LDL-cholesterol lowering beyond currently recommended minimum targets in patients with pre-existing coronary heart disease.
Bernard R. Chaitman, M.D. (internal medicine) has received a four-year subcontract award of $178,264 from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study is titled, "Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Patients."
Adrian Di Bisceglie, M.D. (internal medicine) has received a one-year contract award of $125,856 from Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. The study will compare drug treatments for patients with chronic Hepatitis C.
Dr. Linda Bufkin (educational studies) has received a $40,000 continuation of a grant from the International Education Consortium. The grant will be used for Saint Louis University social studies curriculum reform, which will improve the social studies pre-service program for future teachers and focus on the improvement of social studies education for students.
Dr. Mary Domahidy (public policy) has received a $235,773 continuation of a U.S. Department of Education Grant for the Neighbor to Neighbor program. The program draws upon the resources of 10 Saint Louis University programs in collaboration with Wyman Elementary School, Stevens Middle Community Education Center and the Blumeyer Village Housing Complex. The program builds on the concept that the basic community unit is the family, provides services that support families and integrates previously disparate outreach efforts at the University. This is the fourth year of the five-year award.
Dr. Thomas Kramer (psychology) has received $28,120 and $16,120 grants from Ralston Purina for "Understanding the Outcomes of Complaint Resolution Tactics and Product Inquiries." The first grant will be used to develop a feedback system to monitor the complaint resolution process. The second grant will be used to collect information about consumer satisfaction with product inquiry requests.
Dr. David Munz (psychology) has received a $12,000 grant from Monsanto and a $12,650 grant from Moog to fund one-year internships in organizational psychology.
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