UCBME Current Grants

(List Format: Funding Agency, PI, Title of Proposal, Total Direct Costs over Total Period of Grant, Funding Period, Percent Effort)

NIH R21, David, Butler, “Robotic Simulation: Tissue Function with In Vivo Motions”, $275,000 (3/1/06 – 2/28/08) 6%

NIH R01, David Butler, PI, “In Vitro Mechanical Stimulation to Enhance Tendon Repair”, $1,396,956 (9/9/05 – 8/31/10) 22%

NIH R21, David Butler, PI, “Cell Phenotype-Controlled Mechanical Signaling of MSC’s”, $275,000 (10/1/03 – 9/30/05) 5%

NIH/NHLBI, R01, Christy Holland, PI of subcontract to Northwestern, “Targeted Liposomes for Acoustic Cardiovascular Imaging”, $ 442,630 (9/15/03 – 9/14/07) 15%

NIH/NINDS RO1, Christy Holland, PI, “Ultrasound-Assisted Thrombolysis for Stroke Therapy,” $2,388,060 (12/01/03 – 11/30/08), 30%

NIH/NIBIB RO1 , Christy Holland, PI of subcontract to Northwestern, “Echogenic Targeted Liposomes for Transfection/Drug Delivery” $ 586,311 (4/1/04 – 3/31/09) 15%

NIH R01, Suzanne Boyce, PI, Christy Holland, Coinvestigator, “Acoustics of Vocal Tract Shapes for Liquids”, $1,250,000 (3/15/02 – 2/28/07), 5%

NSF, Balakrishna Haridas, PI, “I/UCRC: Collaborative Research: Center for Advanced Technologies for Minimally Invasive Diagnosis and Treatment”, $6,515 (8/15/05– 7/31/06)

URC Faculty Research Support Program, Jeffrey Johnson, “Rat Model of Early Stage Parkinson’s Disease”, $6,480, (1/1/06 – 12/31/06)

Ohio Dept. of Development/The Third Frontier, Edward Grood, MaryBeth Privitera, Balakrishna Haridas, “Partnership for Lean Product Development and Innovation” $1,046,759 (4/01/05 – 3/31/07

NIH/NIBIB T32, William S. Ball, PI, Jing-Huei Lee, Mentor, “Neuroimaging Training in Pediatrics and Brain Development”, $342,180 (1/1/04 – 12/31/09)

NIH/NIMH K23, David Flec, PI, Jing-Huei Lee, Mentor, “Manic Distractibility and Frontosubcortical Processing”, $161,082 (8/1/04 – 7/31/08)

NIH/NCCAM R21, Stephen J. Page, PI, Jing-Huei Lee, Coinvestigator, “Mental Practice Dosing and Mechanisms in Stroke”, $382,508 (7/1/05 – 6/30/07) 8%

NIH/NIMH R01, Stephen Strakowski, PI, Jing-Huei Lee, Coinvestigator, “Aneterior limbic network dysfunction in bipolar disorder” $1,830,305 (7/1/05 – 6/30/07) 25%

UCBME Pending Grant Proposals

NIH, Pioneer Award, David Butler, PI, “New Multi-Functional Tissue Engineering Repair Paradigm”, $500,000 (9/30/06 – 8/31/11)

NIH, R01, David Butler, PI, “Mechanical Signaling of MSC-Derived Cells for Orthopaedic Soft Tissue Engineering, $1,724087 (07/01/06 – 6/30/10)

NIH T32, Training Grant, David Butler, PI, “Pre-doctoral Training in Tissue Engineering”, $1,016,419 (7/1/06-6/30/11)

DOD, David Butler, PI of subcontract to LifeCell, Jason Shearn, Coinvestigator, “Acellular Human Tissue Matrix Research: Matrix-mediated Regeneration of Orthopedic Tissues for Military Applications”, (9/1/05 – 8/31/06)

NIH, R21, Joel Collier, PI, “Designing ECM-Inspired Peptide Biomaterials for Regenerative Medicine”, $275,000 (7/01/06 – 6/30/08)

AHA, Joel Collier, PI, “Basement Membrane-Mimicking Biomaterials For Enhancing Device Endothelialization”, $112,798 (7/01/06 – 6/30/08)

NIH, BRP, Balakrishna Haridas, PI, “PelvicSim-Experimental/Computational System for Biomechanical Evaluation of Pelvic Floor Disorders”, $2,453,621 (7/01/06 – 6/30/11)

NSF, Shawn Hunter, Co-PI, “Improving the Mechanical Integrity of Biomaterials using Carbon Nanotubes: Experiments, Modeling & Education” $175,348 (9/01/06 – 8/31/09)

NIH/NIBIB R21 Jing-Huei Lee, “Active Acoustic Noise Cancellation for MRI”, $387,938 (12/1/05 – 11/30/07)

NIH P50 Stephen Strakowski, PI, Jing-Huei Lee, Coinvestigator, UC Bipolar Disorder Imaging & Treatment Research Center, $1,983,430 (4/1/06 – 3/30/11)

Michael J. Fox Foundation, Jing-Huei Lee, “Recovery of Brain Energy Metabolic Function in patients with early untreated Parkinson’s” $668,040, (4/1/06 – 3/30/09)

NIH/NIMH RO1, Stephen Strakowski, PI, Jing-Huei Lee, Coinvestigator, “Anterior limbic network dysfunction in bipolar disorder” $2,650,622 (7/01/04 – 6/30/09) 25%

James S. McDonnell Foundation, James Eliassen, PI, Jing-Huei, Coinvestigator, “Bridging Brain, Mind and Behavior” $418,762 (9/01/05 – 8/31/08) 5%

AHA, Daria Narmoneva, PI, “Endothelia-Fibroblasts Interactions in Vascular Tissue Engineering” $110,000 (7/1/06 – 6/30/08)

NIH/R01, Jason Shearn, PI, “TGFB1 Supplementation In Vitro to Enhance Tendon Repair”, $525,000 (7/1/06 – 6/30/09) 25%

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