RAP Fall 2008 Awardees

SOS Awardees

Pilot Research Awards for Junior Investigators

• Berna Atik, MD, MCR/MPH/MS
  Specific conjunctival cytokine and chemokine immune responses are associated with risk for reinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis and with trachomatous trichias
• Shweta Choudhry, PhD
  Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes in South Asians
• Zev Gartner, PhD
  Synthetic Cell Biology
• Paolo Rinaudo, MD, PhD
  Effect of IVF and a high fat diet on metabolic function in the mouse

Technology Mini Symposium Awards

• Katherine Rauen, MD, PhD
  Genetic Syndromes of the Ras/MAPK Pathway: From Bedside to Bench and Back

Translational Technology Development Awards/Shared Instrument Awards

• William Byerley, MD
  Flexible Genomic Analysis for Translational Genetics Applications
• Steven Hall, PhD
  Liquid Handling Robot for Automated Enzymatic Protein Digestion

Under-represented Faculty

• Antonio Gomez, MD
  The relationship between peripheral cytokine levels and fatigue in patients with sarcoidosis
• Alexander Smith, MD, MS, MPH
  Racial and Ethnic Differences in End of Life Care

New Direction Awards

• Harold Bernstein, MD, PhD
  Identification of biomarkers for heart failure in children with single ventricle physiology

Novel Clinical/Translational Methods Catalyst

• Fred Schaufele, PhD
  High Throughput Imaging of Insulin Receptor Signaling in Living Cells
• Katherine Yang, MCR/MPH/MS, PharmD
  Optimization of pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics in the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms

REAC Awardees

Pilot Research Awards for Junior Investigators

• Sarah Arron, MD, PhD
  Development of a Microarray System for Detection and Genotyping of Human Papillomavirus
• Binh Diep, PhD
  Host Response to Panton-Valentine Leukocidin in Experimental Staphylococcal Pneumonia
• Brian Feeley, MD
  Comparison of Pediatric Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Techniques in a Cadaveric Model using Computer Assisted Navigation
• Danica Galonic Fujimori, PhD
  Development of New Chemical Biology Tools to Study Histone Demethylases
• Wilbur Lam, MD, PhD
  Nanomechanics of Aldosterone in Sickle Cell Vaso-occlusion
• Murat Pekmezci, MD
  Determining the degree of instability and optimal fixation of hip fractures
• Linda Wilbrecht, PhD
  Longitudinal in vivo imaging of individual dopaminergic axons and dendritic spines in frontal cortex during adolescent maturation and stimulant treatment

Novel Clinical/Translational Methods Catalyst

• Shinjiro Hirose, MD
  Home-based data monitoring and remote evaluation for pediatric patients undergoing magnetic correction for pectus excavatum
• Jeremy Lieberman, MD
  Improving the Specificity of Motor Evoked Potential Monitoring During Hemorrhage

New Direction Awards

• Charles Irwin, MD
  Web-Based Assessment for Teen and Child Health (WATCH)
• Paul Wolters, MD
  Study of the Role of Type II Cells in Fibrotic Lung Disease

Translational Technology Development/Shared Equipment

• Robin Shaw, MD
  In Vivo Cardiac Imaging in the UCSF Barrier Facility
• Yerem Yeghiazarians, MD
  Effect of Stem Cells and Biopolymer Scaffolds on Cardiac Function in a Swine Model of Myocardial Infarction

REAC - CTSI/SOS Awardees (Co-Funded)

Translational Technology Development Awards/Shared Equipment Awards

• Ricardo Munoz, PhD
  Evidence-based Internet Interventions: A Multi-user Clinical Research Tool
• Srikantan Nagarajan, PhD
  Development of Software Toobox for Functional Brain Imaging of Activation and Connectivity

CFAR Awardees

General Pilot Award Program in HIV/AIDS

• Colette Auerswald, MD, MS
  Kisumu Street Children: A Pilot Study of STIs and HIV in Social Context
• Jennifer Ho, MD
  The Effect of CD4+ Count on Cardiovascular Risk in Treated HIV Disease
• Sara Newmann, MD, PhD
  Decreasing unintended pregnancy and vertical transmission of HIV through family planning ? Where do men fit in?

Basic Science Award Program in HIV/AIDS

• Chunye Lu, PhD
  The Role of P bodies and Stress Granules in the HIV-1 Replicative Cycle
• Sara Pagans, PhD
  Role of doubly modified Tat protein in HIV-1 transcription

Fogarty International Training Awards in HIV/AIDS

• Douglas Nixon, MD, PhD
  Immune responses to Human endogenous Retroviruses in HIV-1 infection; a training and research proposal for Raphaella Goulart de Souza Vieira

International Mentored Scientist Award Program in HIV/AIDS

• Gabriel Chamie, MD
  The impact of household ventilation on transmission of tuberculosis among household contacts of active tuberculosis patients in Kampala, Uganda
• David Lim, MD, PhD
  Exploring Innate Mechanisms of Viral Suppression in HIV Elite Controllers
• Jeffrey Milush, PhD
  Effect of Glucocorticoids on Innate and Adaptive Immune Responses during HIV Infection

ARI Awardees

General Pilot Award Program in HIV/AIDS

• Sheri Weiser, MD, MCR/MPH/MS
  The Impact of Food Insecurity on HIV Outcomes and Health Care Utilization among Homeless and Marginally Housed Individuals

Cancer Center Awardees

Under-represented Faculty in Clinical and Translational Research Awards

• Ma Somsouk, MD, MCR/MPH/MS
  CT Colonography for Colorectal Cancer Screening: Comparing Risks and Benefits in Geriatric vs. non-Geriatric Populations

NCOE Awardees

Pilot Research Awards for Junior Investigators

• Valerie Flaherman, MD, MCR/MPH/MS
  Effect of early limited formula on subsequent breastfeeding prevalence for infants of Spanish-speaking mothers
• Sonya Kashyap,MD
  Prevention of Multiple Gestation After IVF Through Innovation and Education
• Wendy Katzman, DPTSc
  Predictors of Kyphosis and Impaired Physical Function in Elderly Women

ADRC Awardees

Pilot Research Awards for Junior Investigators

• Caroline Racine, PhD
  Clinical and Neuroimaging correlates of alpha-synuclein disorders
• Keith Vossel, MD, MCR/MPH/MS
  Epileptiform Activity in Neurodegenerative Disease