Funded Projects
2006 Funded Projects:
Charles Cain, PhD and Will Roberts, MD
"Non-invasive Ultrasonic Prostate Tissue Ablation using Histotripsy in treatment of Prostate Cancer" $100,000
Scott Hollister, PhD and Frank LaMarca, MD
"A Topology Designed Degradable Scaffold for Cervical Intervertebral Disc Regeneration" $100,000
Michael Mayer, PhD and R. Scott Turner, MD, PhD
"Functional Screening of Small Molecules for Inhibiting the Ion Channel Activity of Beta-Amyloid Peptides" $100,000
Shuichi Takayama, PhD and Gary Smith, MD
"Microfluidic Culture for Reduced Stress and Healthier Embryos" $100,000
2007 Funded Projects:
Joseph Bull, PhD and James Geiger, MD,
"Novel Technology for Controlling Electrosurgical Thermal Spread: Preservation of Neurovascular Bundles During Radical Prostatectomy"
Charles Cain, PhD and Will Roberts, MD,
"Non-invasive Ultrasonic Prostate Tissue Ablation using Histotripsy in treatment of Prostate Cancer," RENEWAL
James Grotberg, MD, PhD, and George Mychaliska, MD, "Development of an Artificial Placenta: Effect of Pumpless Arteriovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation on Fetal Circulation"
Scott Hollister, PhD and Frank LaMarca, MD,
"A Topology Designed Degradable Scaffold for Cervical Intervertebral Disc Regeneration," RENEWAL
Michael Mayer, PhD and R. Scott Turner, MD, PhD, "Functional Screening of Small Molecules for Inhibiting the Ion Channel Activity of Beta-Amyloid Peptides," RENEWAL
Shuichi Takayama, PhD and Kenneth Pienta, MD, "Engineering Microscale Prostate Cancers In Vitro from Prostate Cancer Stem Cells"
2008 Funded Projects:
Charles Cain, PhD and William Roberts, MD
"Non-invasive Ultrasonic Prostate Tissue Ablation using Histotripsy in treatment of Prostate Cancer" Third year of funding- 2008 funding: $100,000; funding to date $350,000
Mohamed El-Sayed, PhD, William Ensminger, MD, and Donna Shewach, PhD
"Development of Targeted Polymeric Pro-drugs for Treatment of Liver Cancer" $100,000
James Grotberg, MD, PhD, and George Mychaliska, MD
"Development of an Artificial Placenta: Effect of Pumpless Arteriovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation on Fetal Circulation" Second year of funding- 2008 funding: $100,000; funding to date $200,000
Alan Hunt, PhD, Duane Newton, PhD, and Brandon McNaughton, PhD
"Rapid Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Bacteria" $100,000
Michael Mayer, PhD and R. Scott Turner, MD, PhD
"Functional Screening of Small Molecules for Inhibiting the Ion Channel Activity of Beta-Amyloid Peptides" Third year of funding- 2008 funding: $150,000; funding to date $367,000
Shuichi Takayama, PhD, Robertson Davenport, MD, and Mark Meyerhoff, PhD
"Rapid Sensor-Based Method to Detect S-Nitrosohemoglobin Deficiency/Stability in Red Blood Cells" $100,000