October 9, 2003

Recent awards top $11M

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs reports 107 new and competing renewal grants for March and April 2003 totaling $11,862,594.

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs
• Capio, Michele M.; Illinois Campus Compact for Community Service; $1,651.

SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
Communication Sciences and Disorders
• Booth, James R.; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; $275,949.
• Logemann, Jerilyn A.; Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center; $10,980.

Radio/Television/Film
• Morris, Rick; Illinois Arts Council; $1,570.

FEINBERG SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Anesthesiology
• Garcia-Anoveros, Jaime; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; $278,291.
• Garcia-Anoveros, Jaime; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders; $143,253.

Buehler Center on Aging
• Iris, Madelyn A.; Glenview Senior Center; $4,000.

Cell and Molecular Biology
• Van Eldik, Linda J.; National Institute of General Medical Sciences; $41,017.
• Van Eldik, Linda J.; National Institute on Aging; $1,400,762.
• Veis, Arthur; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; $285,006.
• Veis, Arthur; National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research; $276,371.

Center for Genetic Medicine
• Chisholm, Rex L.; National Human Genome Research Institute (subcontracted from The Jackson Laboratory); $249,145.

Center for AIDS Research
• Wolinsky, Steven M.; National Institute of Mental Health (subcontracted from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute); $104,420.

Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center
• Gitelman, Darren R.; Illinois Department of Public Health; $29,963.

Dermatology
• Ansel, John C.; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (subcontracted from Florida A&M University); $223,875.
• Ansel, John C.; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; $128,171.
• Ansel, John C.; VA Lakeside Medical Center; $29,261.
• Armstrong, Cheryl A.; VA Lakeside Medical Center; $31,248.

Medicine
• Baumann, Gerhard; VA Lakeside Medical Center; $58,757.
• Baumann, Gerhard; VA Lakeside Medical Center; $36,399.
• Cryns, Vincent; National Cancer Institute; $211,969.
• Durazo-Arvizu, Ramon; Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital; $26,328.
• Eng, Eudora; National Kidney Foundation of Illinois; $30,000.
• Gheorghiade, Mihai; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (subcontracted from Duke University); $310,968.
• Koch, Alisa E.; VA Lakeside Medical Center; $17,820.
• Koch, Alisa E.; VA Lakeside Medical Center; $7,644.
• Koch, Alisa E.; VA Lakeside Medical Center; $16,338.
• Koch, Alisa E.; VA Lakeside Medical Center; $20,097.
• Lowe, Jr., William L.; National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases; $148,666.
• McGarry, Thomas J.; American Cancer Society, Illinois Division, Inc.; $100,000.
• Passman, Rod S.; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; $122,885.
• Sznajder, Jacob I.; National Center for Research Resources; $400,660.
• Weiss, Kevin B.; Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital; $17,000.
• Weiss, Kevin B.; Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital; $33,257.

Microbiology-Immunology
• Smith, Greg A.; The Schweppe Foundation; $50,000.

Molecular Pharmacology and Biological Chemistry
• Stern, Paula H.; Arthritis Foundation, Greater Chicago Chapter; $30,000.

Northwestern Center for Clinical Research
• Schnitzer, Thomas J.; National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (subcontracted from University of Utah); $190,892.

Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Lichtenberg, Steve E.; Anonymous Foundation (IV); $20,750.

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
• Radosevich, James A.; VA Lakeside Medical Center; $37,176.
• Richter, Claus-Peter; American Academy of Audiology; $4,500.

Pathology
• Kanwar, Yashpal S.; National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases; $317,598.
• Haldar, Kasturi; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; $74,354.

Physiology
• Heckman, Charles; Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation, Ltd.; $47,887.
• McCrimmon, Donald R.; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; $368,721.
• Rymer, William; VA Lakeside Medical Center; $25,629.
• Rymer, William; VA Lakeside Medical Center; $11,990.
• Rymer, William; VA Lakeside Medical Center; $39,779.

Pediatrics
• Black, Stephen M.; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; $398,330.
• Wedgwood, Stephen; American Heart Association; $65,000.

Radiology
• Hendrick, Edward R.; National Cancer Institute (subcontracted from The Cooper Institute); $41,008.
• Woloschak, Gayle; National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (subcontracted from University of Chicago); $196,538.
• Woloschak, Gayle; National Cancer Institute; $43,285.
• Woloschak, Gayle; National Cancer Institute; $190,858.

The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
• Fishman, David A.; National Cancer Institute (subcontracted from Baylor College of Medicine); $23,448.
• Goolsby, Charles L.; National Center for Research Resources; $440,799.
• Rosen, Steven T.; Tellabs Foundation; $40,000.

Surgery
• Abecassis, Michael I.; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; $308,118.
• Adrian, Thomas E.; National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases (subcontracted from University of Calgary); $30,115.
• Grippo, Paul J.; Diabetes Action Research and Education Foundation; $5,000.
• Mustoe, Thomas A.; The Siragusa Foundation; $10,000.

The Davee Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurological Sciences
• Deng, Han-Xiang; National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.; $30,000.
•Siddique, Teepu; Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation, Ltd.; $426,500.
• Siddique, Teepu; Les Turner Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Foundation, Ltd.; $208,500.

Urology
• Grayhack, John T.; The Chicago Community Trust; $25,000.
• Lee, Chung; Air Force Office of Scientific Research (subcontracted from Purdue University); $3,000.

SCHOOL OF LAW
Law
• Bienen, Leigh; Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation; $25,000.
• Morsch, Thomas; The Chicago Community Trust; $15,000.
• Morsch, Thomas; Steans Family Foundation; $10,000.

MCCORMICK SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE
Administration
• Birge, John R.; Illinois Board of Higher Education; $261,953.

Center for Science and Technology of Advanced Cement-Based Materials
• Shah, Surendra P.; National Science Foundation; $72,211.

Chemical Engineering
• Papoutsakis, Elefther; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; $260,239.

Civil Engineering
• Bazant, Zdenek P.; National Science Foundation; $89,993.
• Ziliaskopoulos, Athanasios; U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers; $116,676.

Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Ismail, Yehea; Semiconductor Research Corporation; $8,333.
• Taflove, Allen; Lemelson Foundation; $11,500.

Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics
• Davis, Stephen H.; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; $24,000.

Materials Science and Engineering
• Barnett, Scott A.; National Science Foundation; $6,000.
• Barnett, Scott A.; California Energy Commission (subcontracted from San Diego State University Foundation); $74,954.
• Koltover, Ilya; Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Inc.; $12,500.
• Koltover, Ilya; Goldman Philanthropic Partnerships; $12,500.
• Stupp, Samuel I.; Army Research Office (subcontracted from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign); $64,929.

Mechanical Engineering
• Espinosa, Horacio Dante; National Science Foundation; $118,241.
• Liu, Wing K.; National Science Foundation; $95,123.

SCHOOL OF MUSIC
Music
• Berliner, Paul; National Endowment for the Humanities; $40,000.

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CENTERS
Center for Public Safety
• Kraus, Larry S.; Sun Prairie Police Department (WI); $110,500.
• Seyfried, Robert K.; South Carolina Department of Transportation; $14,500.
• Seyfried, Robert K.; Bureau of Indian Affairs; $9,585.

Institute for Policy Research
• Edin, Kathryn; Ford Foundation; $200,000.

Transportation Center
• Ziliaskopoulos, Athanasios; Department of Transportation (subcontracted from New Jersey Institute of Technology); $46,090.

WEINBERG COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Cell Biology
• Widom, Jonathan; National Institute of General Medical Sciences; $198,066.

Chemistry
• Hoffman, Brian M.; National Institute of General Medical Sciences; $36,592.
• Hoffman, Brian M.; National Institute of General Medical Sciences; $3,108.
• Mirkin, Chad A.; Cognis Fellowship; $20,000.
• Ratner, Mark A.; Office of Naval Research; $50,000.

Mathematics
• Friedlander, Eric M.; National Security Agency; $30,050.
• Tamarkin, Dmitry E.; National Science Foundation; $44,708.
• Wunsch, Jared; National Science Foundation; $36,767.

Neurobiology and Physiology
• Allada, Ravi; National Institute of Mental Health; $371,771.
• Pinto, Lawrence H.; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; $222,332.

Physics and Astronomy
• Freeman, Arthur J.; Department of Energy; $75,000.
• Kalogera, Vassiliki; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; $75,678.
• Lauroesch, James T.; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; $17,800.
• Lauroesch, James T.; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (subcontracted from Space Telescope Science Institute); $16,353.

Political Science
• Goldman, Jerry; National Science Foundation (subcontracted from Michigan State University); $172,378.

Psychology
• Uttal, David H.; National Geographic Society (subcontracted from Illinois State University); $2,610.

Sociology
• Fine, Gary A.; The Rockefeller Foundation; $3,300.
• Orloff, Ann S.; National Science Foundation; $7,758.