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Pilot Project Awards<\/h2>\n

The Institute of Integration for Medicine & Science is pleased to announce the following recipients of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Pilot Projects for 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2019 IIMS\/CTSA\u00a0Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/td>\nInstitute<\/td>\nTitle<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yidong Bai, PhD<\/td>\n<\/td>\nThe role of Hispanic specific mitochondrial haplogroups on HCC in Mexican Americans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeffery Boychuk, PhD<\/td>\n<\/td>\nMetabolic disorders interfere with behavioral and cellular stroke recovery: Effects of high fat diet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xiao-Dong Chen, MD, PhD<\/p>\n

Jean Jiang, PhD<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nMesenchymal stem cells suppress tumor cell growth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yvonne Covin, MD<\/td>\n<\/td>\nDiagnostic Excellence through Patient Engagement (DICE) study<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Morilak, PhD<\/p>\n

April Risinger, PhD<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nDeveloping a rat prostate cancer model as a platform to investigate cancer therapy-induced cognitive impairment and its treatment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Naomi Sayre, PhD<\/p>\n

Miranda Orr, PhD<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nInvestigating a role for celluar senescence in brain trauma-induced neurodegeneration and cognitive impairment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eun Yong Shim, PhD<\/p>\n

Hai Rao, PhD<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nTargeting Brca1- or Brca2-Mutant Ovarian Cancers by Small Molecule-Induced Proteolysis of Rad52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kexin Xu, PhD<\/p>\n

Matthew Hart, PhD<\/p>\n

Stanton McHardy, PhD<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nDevelopment of small-molecule inhibitors of EZH2 using a new strategy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qitao Ran, PhD<\/p>\n

James Lechleiter, PhD<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nAstrocyte activation by small-molecule compounds as a novel therapy for motor neuron disease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Soo Chan Lee, PhD<\/p>\n

Alexi Tumanov, MD, PhD<\/td>\n

<\/td>\nInteraction between intestinal fungi and bacteria in the regulation of gut permeability and inflammation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2016-2017 Pilot Project Awards<\/h2>\n

The Institute of Integration for Medicine & Science is pleased to announce the following recipients of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Pilot Projects for September 2016-August 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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IIMS\/CTSA<\/strong> Program<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Armen Akopian, PhD
\nAssociate Professor<\/td>\n		Endodontics
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		Approaches in management postoperative pain in aged individuals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thomas Boyer, PhD
\nProfessor<\/td>\n		Molecular Medicine
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		Targeting uterine fibroid stem cells with precision\u2010based therapies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sara Espinoza, MD, MSc
\nAssociate Professor<\/td>\n		Medicine\/Geriatrics, Gerontology & Palliative Care
\nUT Health SA\/STVHCS<\/td>\n		Intranasal Oxytocin for Treatment of Sarcopenic Obesity in Older Adults<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Janna Lesser, PhD, RN
\nProfessor<\/td>\n		Family & Community Health Systems
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		Reaching an Underserved and Hard to Reach Population in a Rural County at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andrew Meyer, MD, MS
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Pediatrics\/Critical Care
\nSAMHS\/UT Health SA<\/td>\n		EMILIN2 genetic variation effects on platelet aggregation and thrombosis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polly Noel, PhD
\nAssociate Professor<\/td>\n		Family & Community Medicine
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		Linking Older Primary Care Patients to Community\u2010based Resources to Improve Health & Functioning<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luke Norton, PhD
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Medicine\/Diabetes
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		The Regulation of Hepatic Pyruvate Metabolism by Pioglitazone<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raymond Palmer, PhD
\nProfessor<\/td>\n		Family & Community Medicine
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		An Exploratory Investigation of Organic Chemicals Measured in Deciduous Teeth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luiz Penalva, PhD
\nAssociate Professor<\/td>\n		Cellular & Structural Biology
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		miRNA\u2010transcription factor networks in neurogenesis and tumorigenesis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hai Rao, PhD
\nAssociate Professor<\/td>\n		Molecular Medicine
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		Overcoming VCP\u2010induced ALS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shivani Ruparel, PhD
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Endodontics
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		Role of BDNF in Oral Cancer Pain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

IIMS\/TBRI<\/strong> Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Luis Giavedoni, PhD
\nScientist<\/td>\n		Virology & Immunology
\nTBRI<\/td>\n		Towards a cure for AIDS in the SIV\/rhesus macaque model<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

IIMS\/MHI<\/strong> Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Michael Liss, MD
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Urology
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		Transitional Care of Service Members with Genitourinary Injury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mary Jo Pugh, PhD
\nAssociate Professor<\/td>\n		Epidemiology & Biostatistics
\nUT Health SA\/STVHCS<\/td>\n		Military and Veteran Caregiver Epilepsy Survey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lora Watts, PhD
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Cellular & Structural Biology
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		Could gut microbes serve as biomarkers for traumatic brain injury?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

IIMS\/UTSA<\/strong> Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
Ashok Chaturvedi, PhD
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Biology\/STCEID
\nUTSA<\/td>\n		Repurposing FDA\u2010approved Ebselen and Auranofin as antifungals: teaching old drugs new tricks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stan McHardy, PhD
\nDirector, CIDD<\/td>\n		Chemistry, College of Sciences
\nUTSA<\/td>\n		Design, Synthesis and Evaluation of Novel Fatty Amino Acid Hydrolase Inhibitors for Schizophrenia Pharmacotherapy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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2015-2016 Pilot Project Awards<\/h2>\n

The Institute of Integration for Medicine & Science is pleased to announce the following recipients of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Pilot Projects for October 2015-September 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n

IIMS\/CTSA<\/strong> Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Robert Ferrer
\nProfessor<\/td>\n		Family & Community Medicine
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		\u201cPoner La Mesa: building skills for healthy eating in a vulnerable primary care population\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Veronica Galvan
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Physiology\/ Barshop
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		\u201cNeurovascular tau in dementia\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cara Gonzales
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Comprehensive Dentistry
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		\u201cDevelopment of Novel Capsazepine Analogs to Treat Oral Cancer: A Collaborative Drug Development Program between UTHSCSA Dental School and UTSA Center for Innovative Drug Discovery\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yves Gorin
\nAssociate Professor<\/td>\n		Medicine\/Nephrology UTHSCSA<\/td>\n\u201cDual oxidase 2 as a novel therapeutic target in diabetic kidney disease\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dharam Kaushik Assistant Professor<\/td>\nUrology
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		\u201cRadical Cystectomy Compared with Combined Modality Treatment for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ellen Kraig
\nProfessor<\/td>\n		Cellular & Structural Biology
\nUTHSCSA\/VA<\/td>\n		\u201cAcarbose as a safe effective modulator of aging deficits in geriatric subjects\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Senlin Li
\nProfessor<\/td>\n		Medicine\/ Infectious Disease
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		\u201cDisruption of CCR5 gene in blood stem cells followed by transplantation as curative therapy for HIV \u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marcus Restrepo Associate Professor<\/td>\nMedicine\/Pulmonary and Critical Care
\nUTHSCSA\/VA<\/td>\n		\u201cDetection of Heart Scarring by Contrast MRI after a Pneumococcal Pneumonia Episode\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Donald Royall Professor<\/td>\nPsychiatry
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		\u201cA phase II clinical trial: Methylene blue in healthy aging and Alzheimer\u2019s disease patients\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sandeep Sagar
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Medicine\/Cardiology
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		\u201cAdmittance to Detect Pre-Clinical Heart Failure\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paula Stigler Granados
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Management, Policy & Community Health
\nUTSPH<\/td>\n		\u201cExploring impacts on drinking water from unconventional oil and gas development in the Eagle Ford Shale\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robert Svatek
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Urology
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		\u201cHumanized animal model platform to investigate cancer immune therapy in bladder cancer patients\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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IIMS\/TBRI<\/strong> Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Anthony Comuzzie
\nScientist<\/td>\n		Genetics
\nTBRI<\/td>\n		\u201cMechanisms of appetite control in lean individuals with a family history of obesity\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marcel Daadi
\nAssociate Scientist\/ Associate Professor<\/td>\n		Stem Cells & Regenerative Medicine
\nTBRI<\/td>\n		\u201cImaging dopaminergic grafts in marmoset model of Parkinson\u2019s disease\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ruth Ruprecht
\nScientist<\/td>\n		Department of Virology & Immunology
\nUTHSCSA\/TBRI<\/td>\n		\u201cStructural analysis of a monoclonal antibody that targets a novel region on HIV-1 gp41\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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IIMS\/GCCRI<\/strong> Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ann Griffith
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Microbiology & Immunology
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		\u201cNovel strategies to improve T cell reconstitution after cytoablative therapy\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sang Eun Lee
\nProfessor<\/td>\n		Molecular Medicine UT Health SA<\/td>\n\u201cRole of SLX4IP in Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yuzuru Shiio
\nAssociate Professor<\/td>\n		Biochemistry
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		\u201cCytokine addiction in Ewing sarcoma\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2014-2015 Pilot Project Awards<\/h3>\n

The Institute of Integration for Medicine & Science is pleased to announce the following recipients of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Pilot Projects for August 2014-July 2015.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

CTSA<\/strong> Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Timothy Q. Duong
\nProfessor\/MRI Division Chief<\/td>\n		Research Imaging Institute
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		\u201cEffects of Methylene Blue on Cognitive and fMRI Brain Activity in Healthy Humans\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kristina W. Whitworth
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, San Antonio Campus<\/td>\n\u201cPartners for a Healthy Community and Environment (PACE)\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Timothy Anderson
\nScientist<\/td>\n		Genetics
\nTexas Biomedical Research Institute<\/td>\n		\u201cPopulation Genomic Tools for Schistosome Parasites\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Kadosh
\nAssociate Professor<\/td>\n		Microbiology & Immunology UT Health SA<\/td>\n\u201cDevelopment of a Novel Antifungal Treatment for Candida Species Biofilms\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Linda J. Roman
\nAssociate Professor<\/td>\n		Biochemistry
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		\u201cNitric Oxide and Insulin Signaling in Skeletal Muscle\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edward Y. Sako
\nProfessor, Division Chief, Adult Cardiac Surgery<\/td>\n		Cardiothoracic Surgery
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		\u201cEx vivo<\/em> Studies of Tricuspid Valve Mechanics\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qiang Shen
\nAssistant Professor\/ Research<\/td>\n		Ophthalmology and Research Imaging Institute
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		\u201cOxygen\u2010challenge T2*\u2010Weighted MRI of Acute and Chronic Ischemic Stroke\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shweta Bansal
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Medicine\/Nephrology
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		\u201cRegulation of FGF23 in CKD: Beyond Phosphate\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anand Ramasubramanian
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Biomedical Engineering
\nUTSA<\/td>\n		\u201cA Rapid, Low-cost Device for MRSA Identification and Drug Susceptibility\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Donna M. Lehman
\nAssociate Professor<\/td>\n		Medicine
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		\u201cTCF7L2 Genetic Editing in Human Glutamatergic Neurons\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

IIMS\/CTRC<\/strong> Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
Andrew Hinck
\nProfessor<\/td>\n		Biochemistry
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		\u201cBlocking Tumor-and Fibrosis Promoting Activity of TGF-beta with Novel Small Molecule Assembly Inhibitors\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Md Mizanur Rahman
\nAssistant Professor\/ Research<\/td>\n		Medicine \u2013 Clinical Immunology
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		\u201cEfficacy of Combining Valproic Acid (VPA) and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) in Treating Prostate Cancer\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

IIMS\/GCCRI<\/strong> Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Alexander Bishop
\nAssociate Professor<\/td>\n		Greehey CCRI
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		\u201cBloom Syndrome, Chronic Stress and Cancer\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rong Li
\nProfessor<\/td>\n		Molecular Medicine UT Health SA<\/td>\n\u201cBRCA1 and its Cofactor in Anthracycline Cardiotoxicity Among Pediatric Cancer Survivors\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alex Pertsemlidis
\nAssociate Professor<\/td>\n		Greehey CCRI
\nUT Health SA<\/td>\n		\u201cElucidating how Chromosome 21 Protects Against Neuroblastoma Occurrence\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2013-2014 Pilot Project Awards<\/h2>\n

The Institute of Integration for Medicine & Science is pleased to announce the following recipients of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Pilot Projects for 2013-2014.\u00a0 The IIMS\/CTSA partnered with the Cancer Therapy and Research Center (CTRC), the Greehey Children\u2019s Cancer Research Institute (GCCRI), the Center for Biomedical Neuroscience (CBN) and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to fund a total of 17 projects.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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IIMS\/CTSA Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Reto Asmis, PhD
\nProfessor and Associate Dean<\/td>\n		Clinical Lab Science and Biochemistry
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		Novel dual-modality matrix metalloproteinase-2 activatable folate recepto-targeting delivery system for the in vivo imaging of vascular inflammation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adelita Cantu, PhD, RN
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Community and Family Health Systems
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		Community perceptions of the environmental issues related to the Donna Reservoir: An environmental justice CBPR pilot study<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suman Challa, BDS, MS
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Comprehensive Dentistry
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		Novel use of deciduous teeth to explore early life exposure to environmental pollutants in childhood obesity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yong-Hee Patricia Chun, DDS, MS, PhD
\nAssistant Professor\/ Research<\/td>\n		Periodontics
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		Prevalence of molar-incisor hypomineralization in South Texas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eric Muir, PhD
\nInstructor<\/td>\n		Ophthalmology\/ Research Imaging Institute
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		Ocular vascular dysfunction and hypoxia in a mouse model of glaucoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jason O\u2019Connor, PhD
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Pharmacology
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		Neuroinflammatory shift in tryptophan metabolism: A novel mechanism driving cognitive impairment?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

CTRC\/IIMS Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Yidong Bai, PhD
\nAssociate Professor<\/td>\n		Cellular and Structural Biology
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		The effect of mitochondrial deficiency caused by a colorectal cancer associated complex I ND5 mutation on metastasis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bradley Pollock, MPH, PhD
\nProfessor and Chair<\/td>\n		Epidemiology and Biostatistics
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		Assessment of risk factors of hepatocellular cardinoma in the SABOR population<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manjeet Rao, PhD
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Cellular and Structural Biology
\nGCCRI<\/td>\n		Improving the efficacy of chemotherapy drugs in treating drug-resistant breast cancers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

GCCRI\/IIMS Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Liqin Du, PhD
\nInstructor\/Research<\/td>\n		Cellular and Structural Biology
\nGCCRI<\/td>\n		A high-content functional screen to identify long-coding RNAs controlling neuroblastoma cell differentiation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Helen Parsons, PhD
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Epidemiology and Biostatistics
\nUTHSCSA<\/td>\n		Epidemiology of MRI-confirmed cardiac late effects in anthracycline-exposed survivors of childhood cancer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yuzuru Shiio, MD, PhD
\nAssistant Professor<\/td>\n		Biochemistry
\nGCCRI<\/td>\n		Fli-1-EWS: A dark horse in Ewing sarcoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UTSA\/IIMS Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
Stanton McHardy, PhD
\nDirector, Associate Professor
\n(Co-PI, Rong Li, PhD, Professor, Molecular Medicine)<\/td>\n		Center for Innovations in Drug Development, Research, Chemistry<\/p>\n

UTSA<\/td>\n

Discovery of novel inhibitors on oncoprotein EYA2 in breast and ovarian cancers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jiahua Ruan, PhD
\nAssistant Professor
\n(Co-PI, Tim Hui-Ming Huang, PhD, Professor, Molecular Medicine)<\/td>\n		Computer Science<\/p>\n

UTSA<\/td>\n

Network-based integrative analysis of epigenetic changes in cancer genomes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2012-2013 Pilot Project Awards<\/h2>\n

The Institute of Integration for Medicine & Science is pleased to announce the following recipients of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Pilot Projects for August 2012-July 2013.\u00a0 The IIMS\/CTSA partnered with the Cancer Therapy and Research Center (CTRC)\u00a0and the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) to fund a total of 13 projects.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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IIMS Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Veronica Galvan, PhD<\/td>\nPhysiology<\/td>\nPreservation of vascular integrity in Alzheimer\u2019s disease by rapamycin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marie-Claire Gauduin, PhD<\/td>\nTBRI\/Virology and Immunology<\/td>\nDevelopment of a novel HIV vaccine approach using chimeric SIV\/varicella virus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jonathan Gelfond, MD, PhD<\/td>\nEpidemiology and Biostatistics<\/td>\nBuilding an Electronic Data Analysis Record System<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dean L Kellogg, MD, PhD<\/td>\nPhysiology<\/td>\nPilot study to assess whether rapamycin will improve immunity in octogenarians<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xin-Yun Lu, MD, PhD<\/td>\nPharmacology<\/td>\nAlterations in leptin receptor signaling in major depression<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raymond F Palmer, PhD<\/td>\nFamily and Community Medicine<\/td>\nDistribution of exogenous chemicals in deciduous dentin and enamel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qiang Shen, PhD<\/td>\nResearch Imaging Institute<\/td>\nProbe focal ischemic tissue viability and functional recovery by using multimodal MRI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

UTSA\/IIMS Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
Janakiram Seshu, PhD (Co-PI: Brian Wickes, PhD, Microbiology)<\/td>\nUTSA\/Biology<\/td>\nValidation of genotype-specific detection of the agent of Lyme disease<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Floyd Wormley, PhD (Co-PI: Thomas Patterson, MD, Medicine\/Infectious Disease)<\/td>\nUTSA\/Microbiology and Immunology<\/td>\nVaccine Potential of Recombinant Cryptococcus neoformans Heat Shock Protein 90 Against Experimental Pulmonary Cryptococcus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

CTRC\/IIMS Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
William P Clarke, PhD<\/td>\nPharmacology<\/td>\nIn vivo and ex vivo models of peripheral neuropathy induced by microtubule targeting anticancer drugs.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rita Ghosh, PhD<\/td>\nUrology<\/td>\nHormone-induced reactive species in prostate cancer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Susan L Mooberry, PhD<\/td>\nPharmacology<\/td>\nClinical development of new microtubule stabilizers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patricia Renee Yew, PhD<\/td>\nMolecular Medicine<\/td>\nTargeting aggressive prostate cancer through the Rb-MCM7-TGF\u03b21 axis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2011 Pilot Project Awards<\/h2>\n

The Institute of Integration for Medicine & Science is pleased to announce the following recipients of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Pilot Projects for June 2011-April 2012.\u00a0 The IIMS\/CTSA partnered with the Cancer Therapy and Research Center (CTRC)\u00a0and the School of Medicine to fund a total of 16 projects.<\/p>\n

IIMS Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>\nDepartment<\/th>\nProject Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Nedal Arar, MD<\/td>\nMedicine \/ Nephrology<\/td>\nGenomic-based Research Applications for Community Engagement (GRACE).<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tim Duong, PhD<\/td>\nOphthalmology<\/td>\nPredicting acute ischemic tissue fate in a clinically relevant non-human primate stroke model.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Franco Folli, MD, PhD<\/td>\nMedicine \/ Diabetes<\/td>\nImpact of Mechanical Unloading, Nutrition, and Neuro-hormonal Mediators on Bone Metabolism after Bariatric Surgery.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peter Fox, MD<\/td>\nResearch Imaging Inst.<\/td>\nNeural and genetic correlates of executive function.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Georgianna Gould<\/td>\nPhysiology<\/td>\nNeuropharmacological impacts and non-invasive markers of high-dose acetaminophen exposures.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Henry<\/td>\nEndodontics<\/td>\nRole of the OLAM System in Inflamed Human Tissue.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scott Johnson<\/td>\nCT Surgery<\/td>\nEfficacy of Inhaled Nanoparticle Tacrolimus in Preventing Rejection in a Rodent Lung Transplant Model.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Claude Jourdan-LeSaux<\/td>\nMedicine \/ Cardiology<\/td>\nEvaluation of inhaled tacrolimus as a potential therapeutic compound in pulmonary fibrosis.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amrita Kamat<\/td>\nMedicine\/
\nGeriatrics<\/td>\n		Effects of poor maternal diet on regulation of hepatocyte nuclear factor 4 alpha and diabetes.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roman Kuranov<\/td>\nOphthalmology<\/td>\nLayer Specific Functional Optical Imaging of Diabetic Retinopathy.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0CTRC\/IIMS Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>\nDepartment<\/th>\nProject Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Rong Li, PhD<\/td>\nMolecular Medicine<\/td>\nRegulation of ERbeta-Specific Functions in Breast Cancer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunil Sudarshan, MD<\/td>\nUrology<\/td>\nA novel oncometabolite in renal cancer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Robert Svatek, MD<\/td>\nUrology<\/td>\nCombined intravesical chemo- and immunotherapy for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bin Zhang, MD, PhD<\/td>\nMedicine \/ Hematology-Oncology<\/td>\nA novel cell labeling of T lymphocytes allows in vivo cellular imaging of anti-tumor T cell homing to the tumor by MRI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0School of Medicine Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name<\/th>\nDepartment<\/th>\nProject Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Patricia Dahia, MD, PhD (Co-PI:\u00a0 \u00a0I-Tien Yeh, MD Pathology)<\/td>\nMedicine \/ Hematology-Oncology<\/td>\nGene discovery in cancer using next generation technology<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charles Leach, MD (Co-PI:\u00a0 Ellen Kraig, PhD C&SB)<\/td>\nPediatrics \/ Infectious Diseases<\/td>\nAssociation of Distinct Microbiomes with Cardiovascular Disease in a Mexican-American Cohort<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Senlin Li, MD (Co-PI:\u00a0 Suzette Tardif, PhD, \u00a0C&SB and Barshop)<\/td>\nMedicine\/ Infectious Diseases<\/td>\nPreclinical study of a neuroprotective therapy for Parkinson\u2019s disease in non-human primate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2010 Pilot Project Awards<\/h2>\n

Recipients of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Pilot Projects for June 2010-April 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/caption>\n
Name<\/th>\nDepartment<\/th>\nProject Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
James H. Jorgensen Ph.D.<\/td>\nPathology<\/td>\nDevelopment of Improved Diagnostic Methods for Detection of Multi-Drug-Resistant Bacteria that Produce Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases, Carbapenamases or Plasmid-Mediated AmpC Enzymes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pawel A. Osmulski Ph.D.<\/td>\nMolecular Medicine<\/td>\nCreating and screening novel, rapamycin-based anti-cancer compounds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vikhyat Bebarta MD<\/td>\nEmergency Medicine, Div of Medical Toxicology<\/td>\nCobinamide \u2013 evaluation of a new cyanide antidote in a critically ill swine model of acute cyanide toxicity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Timothy Q, Duong Ph.D.<\/td>\nResearch Imaging Institute<\/td>\nMagnetic Resonance Imaging of the Human Retina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anand K. Ramasubramanian Ph.D.<\/td>\nBiomedical Engineering<\/td>\nCaBChip: A high-throughput screen for antifungal drug discovery<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anne-Marie Langevin MD<\/td>\nPediatrics<\/td>\nTranslational genomics studies of dysregulated miRNAs in osteosarcoma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M. Danet Lapiz-Bluhm BSN, Ph.D.<\/td>\nChronic Nursing Care<\/td>\nAlterations in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and cognitive functioning in combat and civilian trauma PTSD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barbara Saatkamp Taylor MD MS Epi<\/td>\nMedicine<\/td>\nEpigenetic predictors of immune response to antiretroviral therapy for HIV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luzhe Sun Ph.D.<\/td>\nCellular & Structural Biology<\/td>\nPreclinical Investigation of the Role of Hedgehog Pathway in Androgen-Independent Prostate Cancer with a Hedgehog Inhibitor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peter W. Nathanielsz MD Ph.D. ScD<\/td>\nObstetrics and Gynecology<\/td>\nA nonhuman primate model of teenage pregnancy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adelita Gonzales Cantu Ph.D. RN<\/td>\nChronic Nursing Care<\/td>\nInternet Use in Providing Enhancement and Sustainability of a Community-Based Health and Wellness Promotion Program in a Mexican American Population<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2009 ARRA funded Pilot Projects<\/h2>\n

Thanks to ARRA funding, the Institute of Integration for Medicine & Science was able to fund the following recipients of the Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Pilot Projects for 2009-2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/caption>\n
Name<\/th>\nDepartment<\/th>\nProject Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Dahia, Patricia MD PhD<\/td>\nMedicine\/Hematology<\/td>\nMolecular studies of a novel tumor suppressor gene<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Villar, Cristina DDS MS PhD<\/td>\nPeriodontics<\/td>\nRegulation of oral epithelial cell endocytic and apoptotic pathways by Candida albicans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Feldman, Marc MD<\/td>\nMedicine\/Biomedical Engineering<\/td>\nAdmittance for heart failure detection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burge, Sandra PhD<\/td>\nFamily & Community Medicine<\/td>\nChanges in opioid use in patients with chronic low back pain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fernandes, Gabriel PhD (Hazuda)<\/td>\nMedicine\/Immunology and Rheumatology<\/td>\nDiet, neurotoxicity, and insulin resistance: an exploration of the potential impact of aspartame consumption on neurodegeneration and metabolic dysfunction in rodents and humans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hazuda, Helen PhD (Fernandes)<\/td>\nMedicine\/Clinical Epidemiology<\/td>\nDiet, neurotoxicity, and insulin resistance: an exploration of the potential impact of aspartame consumption on neurodegeneration and metabolic dysfunction in rodents and humans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tardif, Suzette PhD<\/td>\nCellular & Structural Biology<\/td>\nDevelopment of a nonhuman primate model of age-related functional decline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Renteria, Rene PhD<\/td>\nPhysiology<\/td>\nRapamycin as a treatment for structural and functional deficits of the retina in diabetic retinopathy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anzueto, Antonio MD<\/td>\nMedicine\/Pulmonary Diseases<\/td>\nRosuvastatin\/Placebo in Influenza H1N1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

2009 Pilot Project Awardees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/caption>\n
Name<\/th>\nDepartment<\/th>\nProject Title<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Aguiar, Ricardo C. MD, PhD<\/td>\nMedicine\/Hematology & Medical Oncology<\/td>\nTherapeutic targeting of PDE4B and associated survival pathways in B-cell lymphomas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blanco, Cynthia, MD<\/td>\nPediatrics<\/td>\nInsulin signaling and glucose metabolism in the premature baboon model<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Block, Karen, PhD<\/td>\nMedicine\/Nephrology<\/td>\nRole of p22phox-mediated oxidative stress in renal carcinogenesis: Translational Applications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frei, Christopher, PharmD, MSc<\/td>\nPharmacotherapy Education & Research Center<\/td>\nCA-MRSA: Genetics, Resistance, and Treatment in a South Texas Practice-Based Research Network<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hinck, Andrew, PhD<\/td>\nBiochemistry<\/td>\nInhibition of the tumor-promoting activities of TGF-\u03b2 by novel structure-based inhibitors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peng, Qi, PhD<\/td>\nRadiology<\/td>\nNovel High Resolution and High Contrast Imaging Technologies for Improved White Matter Diffusion Tensor Imaging on Human<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Theresa Powell, PhD<\/td>\nObstetrics & Gynecology<\/td>\nOmega 3 supplementation in gestational diabetes to improve the health of women and their babies<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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