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" $100,000
Charles Cain, PhD and Will Roberts, MD,
"Non-invasive Ultrasonic Prostate Tissue Ablation using Histotripsy in treatment of Prostate Cancer," RENEWAL $150,000
James Grotberg, MD, PhD, and George Mychaliska, MD, "Development of an Artificial Placenta: Effect of Pumpless Arteriovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation on Fetal Circulation" $100,000
Scott Hollister, PhD and Frank LaMarca, MD,
"A Topology Designed Degradable Scaffold for Cervical Intervertebral Disc Regeneration," RENEWAL $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," RENEWAL $117,000
Shuichi Takayama, PhD and Kenneth Pienta, MD, "Engineering Microscale Prostate Cancers In Vitro from Prostate Cancer Stem Cells" $100,000
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