Release Date: Oct. 31, 2002
Several scientists at the
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received
new seed grants thanks to a research endowment created by generous
donors.
The UAMS Foundation Fund Board recently awarded nine internal
research grants to faculty scientists, using the annual income
from the UAMS Medical Research Endowment.
Since the inception of the Medical
Research Endowment Awards in 1982, 188 investigators have received
awards totaling $1.5 million. The awards are valuable seed grants,
allowing individual researchers or teams to collect preliminary
data and form hypotheses before seeking major research grants. In
this way, the awards are vital bridges between the researchers'
initial ideas and major discoveries. Eighty-three Medical Research
Endowment Award recipients, with awards totaling $633,751, have
generated extramural funding at UAMS of $30 million through fiscal
year 2002.
The scientists, their research projects, and the amounts of their
awards are:
Lawrence E. Kass, M.D., Assistant
Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
College of Medicine
"Emergency Department Breast Cancer Screening
Initiative"
$7,395
Angus M. MacNicol, Ph.D., Associate
Professor
Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
College of Medicine
The Mr. and Mrs. Sam Walton Research Award
"Identification of Cell Cycle Control Proteins"
$15,000
Walter G. Hubert, Ph.D., Assistant
Professor
Department of Dermatology
College of Medicine
The Murphy Oil Corporation Research Award
"Oncogenesis of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Type 16
Variants"
$15,000
Michael E. Petty, Ph.D., Assistant
Professor
Office of Educational Development
"Study of 360o Evaluations for UAMS Residents on General
Competency Skills"
$4,835
Song Hee Hong, Ph.D., Assistant
Professor
College of Pharmacy
The Mr. and Mrs. Willard Walker Research Award
"The Impact of Inappropriate Use of Asthma Medications on
Patient Health and Health Services Utilization"
$13,980
Jack J. H. Bleesing, M.D.,
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
College of Medicine
The Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whitbeck Research Award
"An Altered Immunophenotype of B Cells in Childhood-Onset
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Is Linked to Abnormal B-Cell
Homeostasis"
$15,000
Beverly J. McCabe-Sellers, Ph.D.,
Professor
Department of Dietetics & Nutrition
College of Health Related Professions
The Herbert L. Thomas, Sr., Memorial Award
"Assessment of Stability of Biotin in Frozen Food Samples: A
PreliminaryStudy to Develop a Provisional Table of American
Foods"
$15,183
Alan B. Diekman, Ph.D., Assistant
Professor
Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
College of Medicine
"Peptide Mimic for a Human Sperm Specific Carbohydrate
Epitope"
$12,000
Laura W. Lamps, M.D., Associate
Professor
Department of Pathology
College of Medicine
The Ed Harms Family Research Award
"Rapid Molecular Diagnosis of Tularemia - A Potential
Bioterrorism Agent Endemic to Arkansas"
$10,197
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Contact:
Leslie W. Taylor
501-686-8998
Wireless phone: 501-951-7260
leslie@uams.edu
Elizabeth F. Shores
501-686-8394
ShoresElizabethF@uams.edu
UAMS
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