The following projects have an award budget start date between 12/1/05 and 12/30/06. The list of industry sponsored research projects is partial, and no subcontracts are shown for which Tufts is a subrecipient. The list is derived from data in the proposal management system at the Office of the Vice Provost. Please click on the project title to view the abstract.


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First Name
Project Title Sponsor Project Duration
Kachanov, Mark Nanoelectromechanics of Piezoelectric Indentation and Applications of Scanning Probe Microcopies NSF 7/15/05-6/30/08
Kahle, David VUE (Visual Understanding Environment) II: Interactive Teaching and Learning with Digital Information Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 9/15/05-9/14/07
Kaplan, David Liquid Crystal Phase Transitions in the Hierarchical Assembly of Collagen NASA 7/1/03-11/30/06
Kaplan, David Silk Scaffolds NIBIB 9/30/02-7/31/07
Kaplan, David Tendon Formation Mediated by SMAD8 Signaling Pathway Fogarty International Center 4/1/04-3/31/07
Kaplan, David Silk Polymer Models for Structure Function Relationships NSF 5/1/04-4/30/07
Kaplan, David Inhibiting Barnacle Surface Interactions ONR 6/8/04-6/7/07
Kaplan, David Silk Protein Polymer Designs for Improved Expression and Processing OFOSR 7/1/04-12/31/06
Kaplan, David Tissue Engineering Resource Center NIBIB 8/15/04-7/31/09
Kaplan, David Protein Scaffold for Dual Differentiation NSF 9/15/04-8/31/07
Kaplan, David Collaborative Research: Aortic Aneurysm Pathobiology NSF 6/1/05-5/31/08
Kaplan, David Thermal and Thermo-Mechanical Analysis of Soft Materials NSF 9/1/05-8/31/08
Kaplan, David Biomacromolecules American Chemical Society 1/1/06-12/31/07
Kaplan, David Tran Anh Vu Scholarship Ministry of Education and Training 1/1/06-12/31/09
Kaplan, David Supplement: Rheological Assessment of Silk Protein Assembly OFOSR 7/17/06-12/31/06
Kaplan, David Vietnam Educational Foundation Fellowships Vietnam Education Foundation 9/1/06-8/31/07
Kaplan, David Bioemulsifying Vaccine Delivery System for Immunomodulation NIAID 9/1/06-8/31/10
Kaplan, David NER: Triggering Nanovesicle Functions NSF 9/15/06-8/31/07
Kauer, John A Novel DNA-Based Detector Library in an Artificial Nose NIDCD 5/1/04-4/30/08
Kaufman, Gretchen Dog Sterilization/Vaccination Program at IAAS, Nepal Elinor Patterson Baker Trust 8/1/04-6/30/07
Kehayias, Joseph Monitoring Sarcopenic Obesity in the Elderly NHLBI 9/30/05-7/31/08
Kennedy, Eileen Clinton Initiatives in Obesity and HIV/AIDS in Africa Gerald J. & Dorothy R. Friedman New York Foundation for Medical Research 2/1/06-1/31/07
Kennedy, Eileen Training Excellence and Enhancing Lifestyles to Improve Nutrition (TEELIN) United Arab Emirates 4/7/06-7/10/06
Kilmer, Misha Collaborative Research: Turning Libraries to Effectively Exploit the Memory Hierarchy NSF 8/15/04-7/31/07
Kilmer, Misha BPC Collaborative Project: Tufts University Computing Undergraduate Scholars Program (CUSP) NSF 9/1/06-7/31/07
Kirshen, Paul Improved Water Resources Management in the Sahel-Sudan: A Case Study of Burkina Faso NOAA 6/1/06-5/31/08
Kos, Claudine Role of Extracellular Calcium-Sensing Receptor in Dietary Calcium Chemoprevention of Colon Cancer NCI 8/1/06-7/31/08
Kos, Claudine The Role of the Extracellular Calcium-Sensing Receptor in Dietary Ca2+ Chemoprevention of Colon Cancer NIDDK 8/1/06-7/31/08
Kounaves, Samuel Measurement of Total Organic and Inorganic Carbon on Mars NASA 7/1/04-6/30/07
Kounaves, Samuel Microbial Detection Array (MDA): Unambiguous Detection of Extraterrestrial Microbial Metabolic Activity Using Differential Electrochemical Detection NASA 12/1/05-11/30/08
Krug, Cynthia The Tufts Literacy Corps Poetry Project Starbucks Foundation 8/1/03-8/31/07
Kugel, Gerard The Schley Family Millennium Foundation - 2000 Schley Family Milleniun Foundation 8/28/06-8/27/07
Kuliopulos, Athan Thrombin-PAR1-PAR4 Intermolecular Interactions: Basic, Physiological, and Therapeutic Relevance AHA 7/1/05-6/30/07
Kumamoto, Carol Regulation of Fungal Invasive Growth NIAID 9/1/96-2/28/07
Kumamoto, Carol Regulation of Drug Resistance Genes in
C. albicans
NIAID 3/15/03-2/28/08
Kumar, Krishna Ion Channel Design Using Unnatural Amino Acids NIGMS 5/1/02-4/30/07
Kumar-Singh, Rajendra Gene Therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa NEI 5/1/03-2/28/08
Kumar-Singh, Rajendra VP22 and TAT Mediated Gene Therapy for the CNS NEI 4/1/04-3/31/08
Kumar-Singh, Rajendra Module IV, Mutation Independent Gene Therapy for Autosomal Dominant Retinal Degeneration by RNAi Foundation Fighting Blindness 4/1/06-6/30/10
Kuperwasser, Charlotte Breast Cancer Stem Cells in the Formation of Bone Metastasis Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation 5/1/05-4/30/07
Kuperwasser, Charlotte Use of a Novel Xenograft Model System to Identify the Genetic and Stromal Changes that Mediate Breast Cancer Progression Sackler Family Foundation 10/1/05-9/30/08
Kuperwasser, Charlotte The Role of Estrogen in ER-Negative Breast Cancer Pathogenesis Breast Cancer Research Foundation 10/1/06-9/30/07
Kuperwasser, Charlotte Mechanisms of Estrogen Action on Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Stromal Cells NCI 12/15/06-11/30/11
Lamon-Fava, Stefania Fatty Acid Regulation of Gene Expression in the Reverse Cholesterol Transport Pathway USDA 8/1/06-7/31/09
Lee, Mary Tufts University Open Courseware Project - Tools for Modular and Interoperable Content William and Flora Hewlett Foundation 3/1/06-2/27/07
Lerner, Richard Spirituality and the Promotion of Exemplary Youth Development (Thriving): Toward a Longitudinal Investigation of Neurological, Psychological, and Contextual Bases John Templeton Foundation 5/1/05-6/30/08
Lerner, Richard 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development National 4-H Council 7/1/05-6/30/09
Leveille-Webster, Cynthia cAMP Modulation of Bile Acid Induced Hepatocyte Apoptosis NIDDK 8/1/05-7/31/10
Levinson, James Ecuador Nutrition Review: An Examination of Relevant International Experience World Bank 3/10/06-6/30/06
Levinson, James Multisectoral Nutrition Project World Bank 5/1/06-12/31/06
Levy, Stuart The Multiple Antibiotic Resistance (MAR) Regulon NIAID 1/1/03-12/31/07
Levy, Stuart Expression and Organization of Soil-Induced Genes in Pseudomonas Flourescens Research Science & Technology 1/1/05-12/31/07
Levy, Stuart Effect of Topical Administration of VIGAMOX (a Fluoroquinolone) on the Emergence of Fluoroquinolone Resistance Among Skin, Nasal and Oropharyngeal Flora Alcon Research Institute 12/1/05-2/28/08
Levy, Stuart Genetics of Soil Survival and Persistence of Pseudonyms Fluorescens USDA 1/15/06-1/14/09
Levy, Stuart Efflux-Mediated Resistance to Tetracyclines NIGMS 4/1/06-3/31/07
Lewis, Sara Connecting Episodes of Sexual Selection in Bioluminescent Fireflies NSF 5/1/06-4/30/09
Lewis, Sara Genetic and Environmental Influences on Reproductive Performance in Tribolium Flour Beetles USDA 8/1/06-7/31/10
Lichtenstein, Alice Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease Training Grant NHLBI 7/1/03-6/30/08
Lichtenstein, Alice Cholesterol Metabolism and Its Relation to Diet and Other CVD Risk Factors in the Framingham Offspring Study NHLBI 8/15/03-7/31/07
Linsenmayer, Thomas Corneal Stroma-Synthesis and Assembly of Collagen NEI 7/1/83-11/30/07
Linsenmayer, Thomas Corneal Epithelial Nuclear Ferritin and UV Protection NEI 9/1/05-8/31/10
Liscum, Laura Pathobiology of Digestive Diseases NIDDK 7/1/86-6/30/11
Liscum, Laura Somatic Cell Mutant Affecting Cholesterol Transport NIDDK 5/1/95-4/30/09
Liscum, Laura Analysis of a Suppressor of the Niemann-Pick C Phenotype NIDDK 3/1/05-2/28/09
Liscum, Laura Analysis of CHO Cell Mutant with Defective Mobilization of Cholesterol from PM to ER AHA 7/1/06-6/30/08
Maffini, Maricel The Role of the Stroma in Carcinogenesis Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation 5/1/04-4/30/07
Maffini, Maricel The Tumor Suppressing Effect of Pregnancy: Can the Mammary Stroma Do the Job? Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation 5/1/06-4/30/08
Malamy, Michael Genetic Systems to Study Virulence in Bacteroides NIAID 1/1/83-4/30/09
Mangili, Alexandra Postprandial Endothelial Dysfunction After a High-Fat Meal in HIV-Infected Men Lifespan/Tufts/ Brown Center for AIDS Research 12/6/06-12/5/07
Mann, Anthony MINERvA Experiment R&D at Tufts University U.S. Department of Energy 1/1/06-9/30/06
Mann, Anthony High Energy Physics at Tufts University U.S. Department of Energy 1/15/06-1/14/09
Manno, Vincent Draper Fellowship for Jeffrey Thompson Charles Stark Draper Laboratories 8/1/06-7/31/07
Marchant, Jeffrey Matrix Interactions Pertinent to High IOP and Glaucoma National Glaucoma Research 4/1/06-3/31/08
Mariner, Jeffrey Generic Lessons on Enabling Livestock Innovation in Chronic Environmental International Livestock Research Institute 3/1/05-2/28/07
Mason, Joel Doctoral Program in Human Nutrition NIDDK 7/1/90-6/30/10
Mason, Joel One-Carbon Nutrients in Cancer Prevention NCI 9/1/03-8/31/08
Mazan, Melissa Stable Dust, Oxidative Stress, and Inflammatory Airway Disease in Horses American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 6/15/06-6/14/07
Mazurana, Dyan Regional Gender and Generational Analysis of Armed Conflict, Peace and Justice Processes, and Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration of Northern Uganda, Eastern Uganda, and Southern Uganda International Development Research Centre 8/1/05-7/31/07
McKay, Diane The Effects of Walnuts on Antioxidant Capacity and Nutritional Status in Humans California Walnut Commission 11/30/06-11/29/08
McLaughlin, Kelly Role of Notch Signal Transduction During the Establishment of the Early Cardiac Field AHA 7/1/03-6/30/07
McNinch, George Reductive Groups in Positive Characteristic NSF 6/15/04-5/31/07
McVey, Mitch Error-Prone Repair of DNA Double-Strand Breaks and Aging in Drosophila Ellison Medical Foundation 7/12/06-6/30/10
Mecsas, Joan Role of Yersinia Yops in an Animal Infection Model NIAID 7/1/03-12/31/07
Merrigan, Kathleen Linking Agriculture, Food and Environment: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Graduate Education USDA 12/1/06-8/31/11
Meydani, Mohsen Vitamin E and Atherosclerosis in LDLR-/- Mice NHLBI 1/1/03-12/31/07
Meydani, Simin Aging, Vitamin E and Immune Function in Aged NIA 9/30/03-8/31/08
Miczek, Klaus Behavioral Neurobiology of Aggression: Alcohol, Gaba, and 5-HT NIAAA 8/1/03-7/31/08
Miczek, Klaus Ethanol-Heightened and Escalated Aggression in Mice NIAAA 9/15/04-9/14/07
Miczek, Klaus Social Defeat and Cocaine Self-Administration in Mice NIDA 9/30/04-9/29/07
Miczek, Klaus Psychomotor Stimulants and Aggressive Behavior in Animals NIDA 5/1/06-4/30/07
Milbury, Paul Bioavailability and Metabolism of Anthocyanins Following Acute Cranberry (Vaccinium Macrocarpon) Consumption and Their Correlation with Vascular Responsiveness Ocean Spray 9/27/06-6/26/07
Minear, Larry The Humanitarian Agenda 2015: Principles, Power, and Perceptions United Nations Office for the Coordination Of Humanitarian Affairs 1/1/06-12/31/06
Minear, Larry The Humanitarian Agenda 2015: Politics, Power, and Perceptions Canadian International Development Agency

1/25/06-11/30/06

Minear, Larry H2015 Agenda Government of Denmark 7/1/06-6/30/07
Moomaw, William Tufts Climate Initiative Support Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc. 3/9/06-3/8/07
Moomaw, William Living and Learning in a Solar Dorm Massachusetts Technology Collaborative 5/1/06-4/30/07
Moore, Claire The Coupling of mRNA Transcription and 3' End Formation NIGMS 9/1/03-8/31/07
Moore, Claire Bringing Engineers into New Disciplines NIDDK 9/20/04-7/31/07
Moore, Claire Biomedical Research Experiences for Engineering Majors NIGMS 4/1/05-3/31/09
Moore, Claire Training in Education and Critical Research Skills NIGMS 9/1/06-8/31/11
Morgan, John Fernald Dental Program Massachusetts Department of Public Health 7/1/98-6/30/07
Morgan, John Oral Health Access Across the Commonwealth Commonwealth of Massachusetts 4/1/06-6/30/07
Morgan, John Support for Dental Services for DMC Clients FY2007 Commonwealth of Massachusetts 7/1/06-6/30/07
Naumova, Elena Gastroenteritis and Extreme Weather Events in Elderly NIEHS 7/18/05-6/30/07
Navia, Bradford In Vivo Proton MRS Studies of Cerebral Injury in HIV Infection NINDS 4/1/97-4/30/10
Nelson, Mariam The Strong Woman Program University of Arkansas 3/1/06-2/28/07
Nelson, Mariam NOVA Tufts Marathon Project Educational Foundation of America 3/13/06-5/1/07
Nelson, Mariam Promoting Heart Health in Midlife and Older Women Fannie Ripple Foundation 4/1/06-3/31/08
Nelson, Mariam The Strong Women Program Oregon State University 5/1/06-4/30/07
Nurminskaya, Maria Evaluation of T-Gases as Regulators of VSMC National Heart Foundation 4/1/05-3/31/07
Obin, Martin Adipocyte Necrosis and Adipose Tissue Inflammation: A New Model of Macrophage Recruitment and Activation in Obesity American Diabetes Association 1/1/06-12/31/08
O'Connell, Brian Rockefeller - Book Project Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc. 3/1/06-4/30/07
Oliver, William Compton Polarimeter Backgrounds U.S. Department of Energy 1/1/06-12/31/06
Olum, Ken Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays from Topological Defects NSF 11/15/05-10/31/08
Olum, Ken Does General Relativity Permit Exotic Phenomena? Foundational Questions in Physics and Cosmology 9/1/06-8/31/07
Ordovas, Jose Gene/Diet Effects on Plasma Lipoprotein Levels NHLBI 7/17/06-6/30/11
Ortiz, Daniel ABC-Transporter Binding Proteins and Trafficking NIDDK 4/1/03-3/31/11
Panjwani, Noorjahan Corneal Epithelial Cell Surface Glycoconjugates NEI 8/1/87-3/31/07
Panjwani, Noorjahan The Role of Selectin-Mediated Recognition in Glaucoma NEI 8/1/04-7/31/07
Papas, Athena Prevention of Adult Caries (PACS)- Tufts Clinical Center NIDCR 7/6/06-5/31/10
Papas, Athena Prevention of Adult Caries (PACS)- Tufts Administrative Center NIDCR 7/8/06-5/31/10
Park, James Muropeptide Recycling Pathway and BETA Lactamase Induction NIGMS 5/1/96-8/31/07
Pepall, Lynne Graduate Research Fellowships NSF 9/1/04-7/31/07
Perrin, Mercio Neuron Survival in Chagas Disease NINDS 7/1/00-6/30/09
Perrin, Mercio Receptors for Neuron and Glia Survival in Chagas Disease NINDS 12/15/01-5/31/10
Peterson, Julia Citrus Flavonoids to Promote Health through Decreasing Cancer Risk USDA 7/15/06-7/14/08
Pfeifer, Blaine New Production Options for the Anticancer Agents Thiocoraline and Taxol Milheim Foundation 7/1/06-1/15/07
Pinderhughes, Ellen Multisite Prevention of Adolescent Conduct Problems NIMH 9/4/03-7/31/08
Pinderhughes, Ellen Adoption and Development W.T. Grant Foundation 3/1/06-2/28/07
Pokras, Mark Training Tomorrow's Leaders: Energizing a New England Conservation Medicine Network Through Innovative Student Training Jane's Trust 1/1/05-12/31/06
Pokras, Mark Expanding the Seabird Ecological Assessment Network (SEANET) Bernice Barbour Foundation, Inc. 12/1/05-11/30/06
Pokras, Mark Massachusetts Oral Rabies Vaccination Program Massachusetts Department of Public Health 8/31/06-6/30/07
Pokras, Mark Massachusetts Wildlife Disease Surveillance Project Massachusetts Department of Public Health 10/23/06-6/30/07
Poltorak, Alexander Genetic Dissection of Lipopolysaccharide Response NIAID 9/1/03-2/28/08
Pothos, Emmanuel The Effects of Dietary Obesity on Midbrain Dopamine Systems NIDDK 5/2/05-4/30/10
Quinto, Eric Todd Tomography and Integral Geometry NSF 7/1/05-6/30/08
Raychaudhuri, Debabrata Small Molecule Inhibitors of Bacterial Cell Division NIGMS 9/1/04-8/31/08
Rios, Maribel BDNF Mutants: Genetic Models for Depressive Disorders NIMH 4/1/03-1/31/08
Roberts, Susan Dietary Energy Restriction and Metabolic Aging in Humans NIA 5/15/02-4/30/09
Roeser, Robert Studies in School Experience and Patterns of Motivation and Achievement in Diverse Samples of Students W.T. Grant Foundation 1/1/06-8/31/06
Roffler Tarlov, Suzanne The Determination of the Cause of Pathology in the Albino Eye John W. Alden Trust 1/1/06-12/31/06
Rogers, Beatrice Water and Health Training Grant NIDDK 9/30/04-7/31/09
Rogers, Beatrice Hunger Atlas Follow-up Analysis World Food Programme 6/27/06-1/31/07
Rogers, Chris Teaching Through Touching: Using Research to Motivate Education NSF 6/1/03-5/31/07
Rogers, Chris Feature Scale DELIF Investigations in Chemical Mechanical Planar University of Arizona 5/1/05-4/30/07
Rogers, Chris Collaborative Research: Telling the Story - Learning Math, Science and Engineering Through Animation NSF 12/1/05-11/30/08
Rogers, Chris Tufts Engineering the Next Steps (TENS) GK 12 Project NSF 5/1/06-4/30/07
Rogers, Chris Teaching Through Outreach: The Institutionalized GK-12 Model (TENS GK-12 ABR) NSF 5/1/06-4/30/07
Romero, Michael Quantifying Physiological Stress in Threatened and Endangered Species Due to Military Activities U.S. Department of Defense 8/1/03-7/31/07
Romero, Michael Collaborative Research: Monitoring Stress and Survival in Galapagos Marine Iguanas NSF 4/1/06-3/31/11
Romero, Michael Physiology of Stress in Wild Animals NSF 9/15/06-8/31/09
Rosenberg, Irwin Renal Transplantation, Homocysteine Lowering and Cognition NIDDK 8/1/03-5/31/08
Rosenberg, Irwin Nutritional Approaches to Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease Gerald J. & Dorothy R. Friedman New York Foundation for Medical Research 2/1/06-1/31/07
Rosenberg, Naomi RNA - Tumor Virus Hematopoietic Cell Interaction NCI 6/1/83-5/31/08
Rosenblatt, Michael Nature of PTH/PTHRP - Receptor Bimolecular Interactions NIDDK 1/1/95-12/31/07
Rosenblatt, Michael Renovations for Vision Research Laboratories Paul and Phyllis Fireman Charitable Foundation 11/30/05-11/29/07
Rouzine, Igor Working Models of HIV Persistence and Evolution NIAID 8/1/06-7/31/09
Roy, Ananda Potential Role of TFII-I in Immunodeficiency NIAID 3/1/00-7/31/07
Roy, Ananda Molecular Analysis of Williams Syndrome NICHD 7/1/04-4/30/08
Roy, Ananda Transcription Regulation of B-Cells by TFII-I NIGMS 5/1/06-4/30/09
Rozanski, Elizabeth Incidence of Serum Alloantibody in Dogs with a Known History of Pregnancy Canine Health Foundation 10/1/06-3/31/07
Rubin, Beverly Does Perinatal Exposure to Bisphenol a Contribute to Adult Obesity? NIEHS 5/1/05-2/28/08
Rush, John Effects of Atorvastatin on Markers of Endothelial Function, Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Dogs with Congestive Heart Failure American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine 8/1/06-7/31/07
Ruskai, Mary Beth Quantum Information Theory NSF 7/1/06-6/30/09
Russell, Robert Research Training Program in Nutrition and Chronic Disease NIDDK 8/1/90-9/29/07
Russell, Robert Nutrition Research for Healthy Aging and Prevention of Chronic Disease USDA 10/1/03-9/30/08
Rybak-Akimova, Elena Mechanism-Based Design of Biomimetic Green Oxidation Catalysts U.S. Department of Energy 7/1/06-6/30/07

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