Newly Granted

The following grants, awards and contracts were recorded in the Office of Grants Management and Reports.

CELLULAR & STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

"In Vitro Culture Screening System for Adequate Therapeutics for Treatment of Posterior Ocular Neovascularization of Retinopathy/Diabetic Patients," Dr. Nobuyoshi Hagino, Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., $66,666, 1 year.

"IPAA for Heather Kiel," Dr. William Morgan, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, $60,344, 2 years.

"Continuing Megabase Sequencing," Dr. Susan Naylor, Baylor College of Medicine, $700, 10 months.

DENTAL HYGIENE

"A Comparison Study of Aerosol Particle Contamination during Ultrasonic Instrumentation Using Hands-Free, Mechanically Stabilized HVE," Mary Jacks, American Dental Hygienists Association, $2,420, 1 year.

FAMILY NURSING CARE

"Joint Appointment Agreement between UTHSCSA and the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District," Patricia Villarreal, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, $27,952, 1 year.

INSTITUTIONAL SAFETY OFFICE

"Central Radiation Safety," Michael Charlton, University Health System, $120,575, 1 year.

LIBRARY

"Mutual Use of Scarce Medical Resources Library Information System," Dr. Virginia Bowden, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, $22,357, 1 year.

MEDICINE

"Clinical Centers for the Clinical Network for the Treatment of the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome," Dr. Antonio Anzueto, National Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, $326,667, 3 years.

"Ryan White Title 1 Agreement," Dr. Delia Bullock, University Health System, $175,000, 11 months.

"The Role of Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptor Signaling in Bone Remodeling," Dr. Di Chen, National Osteoporosis Foundation, $40,000, 1 year.

"Nuclear Factor Kappa B Activation by NADPH Oxidases," Dr. Robert Clark, NIH/National Institute on Aging, $1,180,330, 5 years.

"Contract Services for Alejandro Restrepo," Dr. Cesar Freytes, Biomedical Research Foundation of South Texas, $48,919, 2 years.

"Mechanisms of Action in DPP Interventions," Dr. Steven Haffner, University of Tennessee, $8,683, 1 year.

"IPAA for Di Chen," Dr. Gregory Mundy, Biomedical Research Foundation of South Texas, $34,020, 2 years.

"Pregabalin Open-Label, Extension Safety Trial in Patients with Chronic Pain," Dr. I. Jon Russell, Pfizer Inc., $188,800, 1 year.

"Genetics of Atherosclerosis in Mexican Americans," Dr. Michael Stern, Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, $93,314, 2 years.

"CCOP Prevention Participant," Dr. Geoffrey Weiss, Southwest Oncology Group, $37,427, 1 year.

"Agreement for Services Manuel Hidalgo," Dr. Geoffrey Weiss, Cancer Therapy and Research Foundation of South Texas, $32,143, 8 months.

"Agreement for Services Amita Patnaik," Dr. Geoffrey Weiss, Cancer Therapy and Research Foundation of South Texas, $45,998, 1 year.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

"Public School Occupational Therapy for Students with Emotional Disturbances," Dr. Karin Barnes, Texas Society of Allied Health Professions, $600, 1 year.

OPHTHALMOLOGY

"A Multicenter Trial of Early Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematurity," Dr. Wichard van Heuven, U. T. Health Science Center at Houston, $108,673, 4 years.

PEDIATRICS

"Project Success," Dr. Scott Anthony, Alamo Workforce Development Inc., $20,000, 2 months.

PHARMACOLOGY

"IPAA for Marco Cecchi," Dr. David Morilak, Biomedical Research Foundation of South Texas, $30,244, 1 year.

PHYSIOLOGY

"Circumventricular Organs: Gender and Hypertension," Dr. Vernon Bishop, University of Missouri - Columbia, $79,871, 1 year.

"IPAA for Xinlian Chen," Dr. Arlan Richardson, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, $45,360, 2 years.

PROSTHODONTICS

"Fatigue Strengths of Porcelain Laminate Veneers at Increasing Incisal Lengths: An In Vitro Study," Dr. Reva Barewal, American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics, $2,000, 2 years.

"An Investigation of the Impact on Preload of Misangulation of the Screw to Screw-Seat Interface of an Implant Joint System," Dr. Anne Louise Gunderman, Greater New York Academy of Prosthodontics, $1,500, 2 years.

PSYCHIATRY

"Collaborative Research Projects on Alcohol Treatment," Dr. Bankole Johnson, NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, $448,163, 2 years.

"IPAA for Christine Torralva," Dr. Bankole Johnson, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, $5,727, 1 year.

"IPAA for Bankole Johnson," Dr. Bankole Johnson, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, $15,750, 19 months.

"Texas Implementation of Medication Algorithms," Dr. Alexander Miller, Texas Department of Mental Health/Mental Retardation, $32,000, 1 year.

RADIATION ONCOLOGY

"Membrane-Related Bioeffects and Protein Nitration after High Peak Power Pulsed and Ultrawideband Microwave Radiation Exposures," Dr. Martin Meltz, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, $115,015, 7 months.

RADIOLOGY

"Scarce Medical Specialist Services - Medical Physicist," Dr. Wayne Wiatrowski, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, $252,468, 3 years.

STUDENT SERVICES

"Pell Grant Program," Robert T. Lawson Jr., U.S. Department of Education, $263,532, 1 year.

SURGERY

"Clinical Perfusionist Services," Dr. John Calhoon, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, $148,924, 22 months.