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John Ammann (law) assisted in acquiring a $19,000 grant from the Housing Resources Commission of St. Louis County to expand the services of Saint Louis University's law clinic to residents of St. Louis County via the "Homelessness Prevention Project." He also has received a $30,000 contract from Legal Services of Eastern Missouri to provide support services to victims of domestic violence in civil matters.
Salvador Cruz-Flores, M.D. (neurology) has received a two-year, $155,000 grant award from Pfizer Inc. for a study titled, "A Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of a 72-Hour Infusion of CP-101 in Subjects with Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Forebrain." Cruz-Flores is studying the effect this medication has on the damaging residual neurochemical activity that takes place following an acute stroke.
Dr. Terrance M. Egan (pharmacological and physiological sciences) has received a three-year, $272,728 new grant award from the American Heart Association for a study titled, "Functional and Molecular Characterization of ATP-Gated Ion Channel-Receptors of Rat and Human Heart." Egan is investigating Ademosine triphosphate (ATP), a co-transmitter in nerve cells that innervate the heart, to help define the role it plays stimulating the mammalian heart muscle.
Stuart Kaplan, M.D. (psychiatry) and Dr. Joan Busner (psychiatry) have received an 18-month, $284,449 new contract award from Eli Lilly and Co. for a study titled, "A Phase III Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Efficacy and Safety Comparison of Fixed-Dose Ranges of Tomoxetine with Placebo in Child and Adolescent Outpatients with ADHD, Aged 8 to 18 Years." The study will evaluate an investigational medication to reduce in children the symptoms of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) such as hyperactivity, inattentiveness, distractibility or impulsivity.
Dr. Heather MacArthur (pharmacological and physiological sciences) has received a three-year, $375,000 new grant award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute for the study titled, "Deactivation of Catecholamines by NO, O2- and Peroxynitrite." A major feature of septic shock -- a form of shock stemming from the release of toxins into the bloodstream, usually related to infection -- is the development of an irreversible fall in blood pressure. The primary focus of this grant is to investigate the factors that may affect the blood vessels during septic shock.
Dr. Mark M. Voigt (pharmacological and physiological sciences) has received a four-year, $800,000 renewal grant award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for the study titled, "Molecular and Functional Analysis of ATP Receptors." Voigt is investigating how brain cells talk to each other using a chemical they make. This chemical may play an important role in the brain's perception of pain and may be involved in how the brain regulates various organ functions. Understanding this chemical's action may lead to development of new therapies for a variety of disorders.
Barrie Bode (biology) has received a $58,343 grant from the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute to support a study of the role and regulation of the glutamine transporter system ASC in hepatocellular transformation.
Dr. Cindy Cook (social service) has received $311,627 from the National Institute of Mental Health for a project titled, "Prenatal Mental Health of Poor Women." She will conduct a study to determine the impact of prenatal psychiatric disorders on birth outcomes, health service utilization and costs. A sample of pregnant women with current psychiatric diagnoses will be followed for three months postpartum to ascertain birth outcomes, use of health services and cost of these services.
Dr. Robert Herrmann (earth and atmospheric sciences) has received $1,325,000 from the U.S. Geological Survey for continued operation of the Cooperative New Madrid Seismic Network in the central Mississippi Valley and its integration into the National Seismic System. The purpose of the network is to provide scientists, the public and government agencies with rapid and reliable information about felt and damaging earthquakes in the United States. Herrmann and Dr. Charles Ammonhave received a $75,000 subcontract from the University of Illinois. This project continues the work of the Mid-America Earthquake Center by developing an undergraduate-level teaching module for use in introductory science survey courses taken by non-science majors.
Julia Hoffman (communication sciences and disorders) has received $1,490 from the Suburban Journals Old Newsboys Day Fund for Children's Charities. The grant is to provide direct benefits to needy children by purchasing supplies to be used in the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic via the "Language, Literacy and Play Assessment and Intervention Materials" project.
Dr. David Kirschner (earth and atmospheric sciences) has received $39,036 from the U.S. Geologic Survey. This is a continuation of a collaborative research project with Texas A&M to determine the extent of fluid involvement in the seismogenic cycle to discern which models most accurately describe fluid-rock interaction in large strike-slip faults of the San Andreas system.
Dr. Michael McClymond (theological studies) has received $1,704 from the Louisville Institute to provide funds to purchase materials for a comprehensive study of annotated Bibles resulting in a book project, Jesus of Nashville: Bible Editions and Popular Religion in Contemporary America.
Dr. Jean Potvin (physics) has received $12,094 from the U.S. Air Force. The grant is for the study of parachute inflation characteristics that would be generated by slider reefing used on rounds, cruciform or ram-air parachutes decelerating future cargo airdrop systems. Specifically, the study will find out whether particular designs can lead to lower and reliable opening shocks together with short inflation times and optimal reliability.
Dr. Dana Spence (chemistry) has received $12,630 from the Research Corp. for continued research on the study of air-segmented continuous flow methods in fused silica capillaries.
Dr. Richard Wiener (psychology) has received $176,628 from the National Science Foundation to see how workers evaluate social sexual conduct at work in order to determine how legal standards influence workers' perceptions and understanding of workplace misconduct.
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