Category: Research Funding
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: August 1 – August 31, 2022
Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology Amanda Nelson, MD, MSCR, RhMSUS, received, a 5-Year, $3.4M NIH grant to investigate intestinal permeability in multi-joint osteoarthritis Saira Sheikh, MD, and team receive $500K NIH U01 “Innovation Award” from FDA’s Office of Minority Health & Health Equity, to advance diversity and representation in lupus. Amanda Nelson, MD, … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: July 1 – July 31, 2022
Division of Hematology Patrick Ellsworth, MD, received a grant for his project titled “Mechanistic Investigation of Factor IX/Ixa Synergy with Emicizumab” from Novo Nordisk “Access to Insight” Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Gang Xi, PhD, and Prabir Roy-Chaudhury, MD, PhD, FRCP(Edin), were recently awarded a $2.7 million grant by the National Institute of Diabetes and Dig … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: June 1 – June 30, 2022
Division of Infectious Diseases Becky White, MD, MPH, was awarded $200,000 by the Looking Forward funding program to better understand testing and vaccination rates within a large jail in Wake County, N.C., as well as when the survey respondents return to their home communities. Tessa Andermann, MD, MPH, received a $30,000 pilot award from the Center for Gastrointestinal Biology … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: May 1 – May 31, 2022
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Evan Dellon, MD, MPH, has been awarded a $315,295 grant from the NIH National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases (NIDDKD) for his project titled, “An allergen-specific immune signature-directed diet vs sham diet for treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis: A pilot-feasibility study” Division of Pulmonary and Critical Ca … Read more
epartment of Medicine Grants & Funding: April 1 – April 30, 2022
Division of Hematology Nigel Key, MB, ChB, FRCP has been awarded a 5-year, $2.2M T32 grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Brandi Reeves, MD was awarded a 2-year, $165,000 Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society Mentored Research Award to study Hypoxia Inducible Factors in Myeloproliferative Neoplasm-Associated Thrombosis. Rafal Pawlinksi, PhD and Bra … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: March 1 – March 31, 2022
Division of Oncology Yara Abdou, MD, received a METAvivor research grant for “Investigating Survivin as a novel target for immunotherapy in Black women with breast cancer.” Jared Weiss, MD, and Barbara Savoldo, MD, received a $1.8M DoD grant to study GD2 CART for lung lancer. Emily Ray, MD, received a 2-year $150,000 Career Development Award from the Lung Cancer Initiative for a … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: February 1 – February 28, 2022
Division of Infectious Diseases David L. Rosen, MD, PhD, MSPH, received a $580,000 Duke Endowment Award to compare the impact of transition-to-care service programs on healthcare utilization and mortality among people with chronic health conditions released from the NC state prison system. Division of Oncology Brian C. Miller, MD, PhD, received a $700,000 Burroughs Wellcome Grant … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: December 1, 2021 – January 31, 2022
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Honey Jones, DNP, ACNP-BC, MBA, was awarded funding from the Clinical Investment Committee for the “Critical Care Advanced Practice Provider Support Program” (CCAPPS). Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology The Osteoarthritis Action Alliance received a $100K/one-year grant from the NextFifty Initiative. Leigh Callahan, Ph … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: November 1 – November 30, 2021
Division of Cardiology Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded Anil Gehi, MD, a three-year grant to improve atrial fibrillation (AF) care. Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology Seth Berkowitz, MD, received an R01 NIH grant to advance health equity in Type 2 diabetes. Division of Infectious Diseases David Rosen, MD, PhD, is principal investigator of a study th … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: October 1 – October 31, 2021
Division of Geriatric Medicine John Batsis, MD, was awarded a grant from NC TraCS to study early detection of sarcopenia in collaboration with David Lynch, MBBS. Division of Oncology Lisa Carey, MD, received a grant from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation for “Clinical implications of metastatic subtype, microenvironment, and organ of involvement.” Division of Rheumatology, Al … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: September 1 – September 30, 2021
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Andrea Azcarate-Peril, PhD, received an NC TraCS pilot grant award. Division of Geriatric Medicine Joshua Niznik, PharmD, PhD, received an NC TraCS pilot grant award. UNC’s Center for Aging and Health received a two-year Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services grant (with University o … Read more
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Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: August 1 – August 31, 2021
Division of Infectious Diseases UNC HIV Cure Center led by David Margolis, MD, was awarded $26.2 million over the next five years. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Silvia Kreda, PhD, received a phase two NIH Small Business Innovation Research Grant to continue studies for a novel oligonucleotide therapeutic strategy for treating cystic fibrosis. Division of Rheuma … Read more