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Jennifer Broeder (nursing) has received a two-year $42,080 research fellowship award from the National Institute of Nursing Research for the study "Employed Mothers Caring for Preterm Infants over Time." Broeder's study seeks to examine employed mother's transitions in coping and caring practices for preterm infants.
Charles R. Conway, M.D. (psychiatry) has received a four-year $188,800 contract award from Cyberonics Inc. for the study "A Multicenter, Pivotal, Safety and Efficacy Study of the Neurocybernetic Prosthesis."
Michael H. Creer, M.D. (pathology) has received a two-year $80,000 new grant award from the American Heart Associate-Heartland Affiliate for the study "Characterization of Ca-Independent PLA2 Following Protease-Activated Receptor Stimulation in Human Endothelial Cells." Endothelial cells are found lining all blood vessels in the body and play several important roles in the cardiovascular system. The study will investigate how repeated episodes of formation of small, clinically silent blood clots affect endothelial cell function and progression of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease.
Salvador Cruz-Flores, M.D. (neurology) has received a two-year $155,000 grant award from Pfizer Inc. for the study "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 follows an acute stroke.
Susan Hinck (nursing) has received a two-year $55,016 research fellowship award from the National Institute of Nursing Research for a study "The Lived Experience of Oldest-Old Rural Adults." Hinck will examine how people 85 years old and older perceive living alone in their own homes and how they modify daily patterns of living to accommodate physical discomfort, restricted mobility and varying energy resources and demands.
Dr. Jacki Kornbluth (pathology) has received a two-year $80,000 new grant award from the American Heart Association-Heartland Affiliate for the study "Modulation Cytotoxic Cell Function to Prevent Heart Transplant Rejection." Cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells are the major cells associated with heart transplant rejection. This study will lead to a better understanding of the part these cells play in the destruction of cells of the donor heart in order to improve long-term survival and quality of life for heart transplant recipients.
Dr. Joanne Kraenzle Schneider(nursing) has received a five-year $1,498,500 grant award from the National Institute of Nursing Research for the study "Modifying Interpretations of Exercise in Older Adults." Schneider's study will test the hypothesis that cognitive behavioral therapy will improve exercise before and physical outcomes.
Dr. Andrew J. Lechner (pharmacological and physiological science) has received a two-year $80,000 new grant award from the American Heart Association-Heartland Affiliate for the study "Mechanisms of Cocaine-Enhanced Susceptibility to Gram-Negative Septic Shock." The study will evaluate the effect cocaine has on the cardiovascular system, organ injury and survival during sepsis.
Dr. Jane McHowat (pathology) has received a two-year $80,000 grant award from the American Heart Association-Heartland Affiliate for the study "Lysoplasmenylcholine Release from Thrombin-Stimulated Endothelial Cells." McHowat's research will provide more information regarding both the production and breakdown of one of the major metabolites increased in the heart during a heart attack. A greater understanding of its production and detrimental effects will allow for the possibility of using an inhibitor of its accumulation to alleviate the high incidence of sudden cardiac death in the United States.
Dr. Somnath Mukhopadhyay (pharmacological and physiological science) has received a two-year $80,000 new grant award from the American Heart Association-Heartland Affiliate for the study "Characterization of the Signaling Mechanism of Vasodilatory Cannabinoid Compounds." The study will evaluate the hypotensive effects of cannabinoids (marijuana). Results of the study will provide information needed to develop novel therapies for treatment of high or low blood pressure from hemorrhage or septic shock.
Shawn Pohlman(nursing) has received a two-year $46,027 research fellowship award from the National Institute of Nursing Research for the study "Fathers of Preterm Infants: Coping and Caring Practices." Pohlman's study seeks to increase understanding of how fathers learn to parent when they have a preterm infant.
Patricia Stockert(nursing) has received a one-year $1,000 award from the Illinois League for Nursing Faculty Development in support of her dissertation research. Her dissertation focuses on "The Determinants of a Health-Promoting Lifestyle in Older Adults."
Drs. Christina Van Dyke and Colleen McCluskey (philosophy), along with a professor from Calvin College, have been awarded a three-year grant from the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities to support research on Thomas Aquinas' moral theory and its metaphysical foundations.
Joseph A. Vetro (biochemistry and molecular biology) has received a one-year $18,000 fellowship award from the American Heart Association-Heartland Affiliate for the study "Intracellular Role of the Type 1 and Type 2 Methionine Aminopeptidase N-Terminal Domains."
Carole A Vogler, M.D. (pathology) has received a five-year $153,775 subcontract award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/Jackson Laboratories for the study "Genetic Engineering of Cells from Anemic Animals." Vogler will compare tissue cells of mice treated with normal stem cells to those of untreated mice.
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