Nov. 23, 2020

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Grants, awards from July-September surpass $39M

UMMC researchers garnered 103 grants - including 59 continuing and 44 new awards - from July-September 2020 totaling $39,047,903.66 to support ongoing projects at the Medical Center.

The following faculty obtained the largest new awards during the third quarter of 2020 (note: Award amounts are calculated as annual figures):

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Summers

Dr. Richard Summers, Billy S. Guyton Professor of Emergency Medicine and associate vice chancellor for research, received a $1,994,235 grant from the Robert Hearin Support Foundation for the “COVID-19 Mitigation Response Program.”






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Mena

Dr. Leandro Mena, professor and chair of population health science, received a $1,835,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health through the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center for the “COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN).” Mena also received another government-funded grant for COVID-19 research and $226,674 for an industry sponsored research agreement.




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Jackson-Williams

Dr. Loretta Jackson-Williams, professor of emergency medicine and vice dean for medical education, received a $1,620,370 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration for the “Value-based Medical Student Education Training Program.”







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Darsey

Dr. Damon Darsey, associate professor of emergency medicine and MCES medical director, received a $1,609,969 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the “Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstrations Project.” Darsey also received a $10,000 grant from the Rbaby Foundation for the “Pediatric Advanced Resuscitation Training and Emergency Readiness Program (PARTNER).”




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Maihle

Dr. Nita J. Maihle, professor of medicine and cell and molecular biology, received an $875,000 grant from the Department of Defense for the Ovarian Cancer Academy.







 

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Granger

Dr. Joey P. Granger, dean of the School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences, received a $529,183 National Research Service Award from the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, for the project, "Hypertension and Cardiorenal Diseases Research Training Program."   

 

 

 

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Marshall

Dr. Gailen Marshall, professor of medicine and pediatrics and vice chair for research, received $430,500 for an industry sponsored research agreement and $278,292 for another industry sponsored research agreement.






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Lvingston

Dr. Harold Livingston, professor of dentistry and chair of advanced general dentistry, received a $416,666 HRSA grant for the project, “Postdoctoral Training in General, Pediatric and Public Health Dentistry and Dental Health Hygiene.”







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Rowlett

Dr. Donna Rowlett, associate professor of psychiatry, received a $310,927 grant from the National Institutes of Health for the project, “GABA-A Receptor Subtype Mechanisms and the Abuse-related Effects of Alcohol.”






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Walters

Dr. Bradley Walters, assistant professor of neurobiology and anatomical sciences, received a $249,943 DOD grant for the project, “Matrix Metalloproteinases in the Degeneration of Cochlear Synapses.”






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Long

Dr. Robert Long, assistant professor of medicine, received $246,292 for an industry sponsored research agreement and $115,575 for another industry sponsored research agreement.






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Hernandez

Dr. Gabriel Hernandez, assistant professor of medicine, received $226,534 for an industry sponsored research agreement.








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Tucker

Dr. Lauren Tucker, assistant professor of pediatrics, received a $215,050 grant from Duke University for the project, “Eating, Sleeping, Consoling for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal (ESC-NOW): A Function-based Assessment and Management Approach Study.”






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Zhu

Dr. Hong Zhu, professor of otolaryngology and communicative sciences, received a $188,012 grant for an industry sponsored research agreement.








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Bhatt

Dr. Abhay Bhatt, professor of pediatric neonatology, received $155,575 for an industry sponsored research agreement.








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Majathia

Dr. Vikas Majithia, professor and division director of rheumatology and molecular immunology, received $149,128 for an industry sponsored agreement.








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Rose

Dr. Alicia Rose, associate professor of dentistry, received a $143,159 HRSA grant for the project, “Ryan White Title III HIV Capacity Development and Planning Grants.”








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Jones

Dr. Alan Jones, professor and chair of emergency medicine and assistant vice chancellor for clinical affairs, received a $136,364 grant from the University of Minnesota for the project, “COVID-19: Angiotensin Receptor Blockers for Novel SARS-CoV-2.”






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Marquart

Dr. Mary Marquart, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, received a $125,000 NIH grant for the project, “Characterization of Viridans Group Streptococci from Endophathalmitis.”







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Barro

Dr. Lais F. Berro, instructor in psychiatry and human behavior, received a $119,090 NIH grant for the project, “Role of Orexin Receptors in the Abuse-and-Sleep-related Effects of Methamphetamine.”







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Elkin

Dr. David Elkin, professor of psychiatry and human behavior and executive director of the Center for Advancement of Youth, received a $117,067 grant from the Bower Foundation for “Improved Efficiency at the Center for Advencement of Youth.”







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Bengten

Dr. Eva Bengten, professor of microbiology and immunology, received a $101,414 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for the project, “Defining a Subset of Leukocyte Immune-type Receptors Induced by TLR Stimulation.”






Andrew Wilhelm
Wilhelm

Dr. Andrew Wilhelm, associate professor of pulmonology, received $94,487 for an industry sponsored research agreement.








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Tang

Dr. Shou-Ching Tang, professor of medicine and pharmacology and toxicology and associate director of the UMMC Cancer Institute Clinical and Translation Research, received $87,843 for an industry sponsored research agreement.






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Tullis

Dr. Jason Tullis, associate professor of neurosurgery, received $74,368 for an industry sponsored research agreement.








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Ezell

Eleanor Ezell, a Center for Advancement of Youth therapist, received a $63,492 grant from the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and the Mississippi Council on Developmental Disabilities for the project, “PCIT Adaptations for Anxiety: Family Based and Intensive Group Behavioral Interventions - Mississippi Anxiety Clinic and Camp for Kids (MACCK).”




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Taylor

Dr. Juanyce Taylor, associate professor in the Doctor of Health Administration Program in the School of Health Related Professions and chief diversity and inclusion officer, received a $60,000 grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation for the “COVID-19 Relief Funding for General Operations Supplement.”






Douglas Vetter
Vetter

Dr. Douglas Vetter, associate professor of neurobiology and anatomical sciences, received a $50,000 grant from the American Otological Society for the project, “Defining Novel Cochlear Signaling Systems That Determine ABR Wave I Threshold Shifts Following Noise.”







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Garla

Dr. Vishnu Garla, assistant professor of endocrinology, received $49,562 for an industry sponsored research agreement.








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Gosh

Dr. Sumana Ghosh, a postdoctoral fellow in neurobiology and anatomical sciences, received a $40,000 grant from the American Otological Society for the project, “Novel Role of Transcription Factor Six2 in Vestibular Planar Cell Polarity (PCP).”






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Vallender

Dr. Eric Vallender, associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior, received a $34,137 grant from the Oregon Health and Science University for the project, “Genomic Sequencing to Establish a Macaque Genotype and Phenotype Research Resource.”






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Earl

Dr. Truman Earl, associate professor of transplant surgery, received $28,893 for an industry sponsored research agreement.








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Sims

Dr. Mario Sims, associate professor of medicine and chief science officer of the Jackson Heart Study, received a $15,560 NIH grant for the 20th anniversary conference, “Every Heartbeat Matters: Changing the Future of Heart Health.”






Shashank Shekhar
Shekar

Dr. Shashank Shekhar, assistant professor of neurology, received $15,000 for an industry sponsored research agreement.