RAP Spring 2008 Awardees

SOS Awardees

Pilot Research Awards for Junior Investigators

• Nadav Ahituv, PhD
  Mutation analysis of limb enhancers in patients with limb malformations
• Mark Rubinstein, MD
  Cue Induced Brain Activation in Early Adolescent Light Smokers: an fMRI Study

Multicenter Start-Up Planning Awards

• Rita Redberg, MD
  The Impact on Patient Outcomes of Cardiac Computed Tomographic Angiography (CCTA) compared to Usual Care for Early Identification of Coronary Artery Disease

Multidisciplinary Research Project Planning Awards

• Carolyn Calfee, MD
  Inhaled Albuterol for Treatment of Acute Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema
• Karin Gaensler, MD
  Translational Development of Autologous Cell Vaccines for Leukemia
• Margaret Wallhagen, PhD, RN
  Hearing loss: Relationship to cognitive and brain changes, and the development of a multidisciplinary research project to enhance hearing health

Translational Technology Development Awards/Shared Instrument Awards

• Michelle Arkin, PhD
  Supporting Genomic siRNA screening at UCSF through Purchase of an Incubated Plate Hotel
• Cores / Elizabeth Sinclair, MD, PhD
  Core Staff Technology Training Program
• Keith Mostov, MD, PhD
  Spinning disk microscope for Mission Bay Confocal Facility
• Xiaoliang Zhang, PhD
  Dual-frequency transceiver for detection & quantification of brain tumors using hyperpolarized C-13 and H-1 parallel MR spectroscopic imaging at 7T

Flexible Mini-Sabbatical Leave Awards

• Suellen Miller, PhD, Rn, CNM, MHA
  Non-pneumatic Anti-Shock Garment for Obstetrical Hemorrhage

Under-represented Faculty

• Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, MD, PhD, MCR, MPH, MS
  Adapting the Coronary Heart Disease Policy Model to Address Disparities in Heart Disease
• Jaekyu Shin, PharmD
  Pharmacogenetics of warfarin-amiodarone interaction

REAC Awardees

New Direction Awards

• Bernard Halloran, PhD.
  Formation of Osteoblasts from Embryonic Stem Cells
• Hao Li, PhD
  Dynamics and Design Principles of Gene Regulatory Networks Controlling Metabolic Pathways
• Qizhi Tang, PhD
  Effect of immunosuppressive drugs on the function of transplanted islets

REAC - CTSI/SOS Awardees (Co-Funded)

Pilot Research Awards for Junior Investigators

• Renee Hsia, MD, MS
  Socioeconomics disparities in access to emergency and trauma care
• Daniel Lim, MD, PhD
  The MLL-dependent transcriptional program for adult neurogenesis
• Carol Mathews, MD
  Genetics of Risk for Psychopathology in a Founder Population
• Susanne Mueller, MD
  In vivo detection of age-related changes of the endogenous antioxidant glutathione by advanced MR spectroscopic editing methods at high field
• Joan Orrell-Valente, PhD
  Sociodemographic Differences in Parent-To-Child Transfer of Asthma Responsibility and Management
• Claudia Petritsch, PhD
  Studying the step-wise development of cancer stem cells in oligodendroglioma

Translational Technology Development Awards/Shared Instrument Awards

• Andrew Burghardt, BSS
  In Vivo quantification of cortical bone using High Resolution peripheral Quantitative Computed
• John Kane, MD, PhD
  High Volume Versatile Robotic Work Station to Enhance Discovery in Six Translational Fields At UCSF.
• Heidi Kirsch, MD, MCR, MPH, MS
  Preoperative language mapping using time-frequency analysis of magnetoencephalographic data
• Marion Peters, MD
  Transient Elastography, a non-invasive ultrasound method to measure Liver fibrosis.
• Elizabeth Sinclair, PhD
  Cryopreservation of Viable and Functional Mucosal Mononuclear Cells from Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue.

REAC - CFAR Awardees (Co-Funded)

New Direction Awards

• Todd Margolis, MD, PhD
  Telemedicine Screening for Cytomegalovirus Retinitis Among HIV Patients in Developing Countries: A Pilot Study

CFAR Awardees

General Pilot Award Program in HIV/AIDS

• Lishomwa Ndhlovu, MD, PhD
  Dynamics of T cell Dysfunction in Primary HIV-1 Infection
• Francis Szoka, PhD
  Novel lipopeptide epitopes to the MPR region of GP41-Characterization of antibody titer, lipid cross-reactivity and HIV neutralization

Basic Science Award Program in HIV/AIDS

• Shweta Hakre, PhD
  Role of Chromatin Remodeling in HIV Transcriptional Regulation
• Hye-Sook Kwon, PhD
  Activation of the SIRT1 deacetylase as a therapeutic concept in HIV-induced T cell hyperactivation

International Mentored Scientist Award Program in HIV/AIDS

• Jacqueline Tulsky, MD
  Perioperative exposure to blood and body fluids: Incidence, causes and attitudes in Uganda

CFAR - ARI Awardees (Co-Funded)

Mentored Scientist Award Program in HIV/AIDS

• Victor Valcour, MD
  Cognitive Impairment in HIV Over 60 years of age

ARI Awardees

General Pilot Award Program in HIV/AIDS

• Hiroyu Hatano
  Quantification of plasma RNA in HIV-1 infected individuals who naturaly maintain viral loads below the limit of conventional detection

Basic Science Award Program in HIV/AIDS

• Sharof Tugizov, PhD
  Transcytosis of HIV via oral mucosal epithelial cells of the adult and fetus

Cancer Center Awardees

Novel Clinical/Translational Methods Catalyst Awards

• Benjamin Houseman, MD, PhD
  Using microfluidic technology to study dynamic kinase inhibitor therapy

Pilot Research Awards for Junior Investigators

• James Rubenstein, MD, PhD
  The Role of Interleukin-4 in the Pathogenesis of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Zhen Jane Wang, MD
  CT perfusion of early response to anti-angiogenic therapy in metastatic renal cell carcinoma

NCOE Awardees

New Direction Awards

• Deborah Cohan, MD, MPH
  Comparison of quantiferon to conventional tuberculin skin testing for the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection among pregnant women
• Miriam Kuppermann, PhD
  Mode of Delivery Preferences Among Diverse Populations of Women

Pilot Research Awards for Junior Investigators

• Vanessa Jacoby, MD
  Bilateral Oophorectomy versus Ovarian Conservation at the time of Hysterectomy: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
• Galen Joseph, PhD
  Breast Cancer Genetic Testing: Interpreting and Managing Uncertainty of Uninformative BRCA Results