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The following projects have an award budget start date between 6/1/08 and 9/30/08. 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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Abramson, Daniel Architecture in the Age of Obsolescence Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art 9/1/08-12/31/08
Abriola, Linda Identification and Protocol Development for Characterization of DNAPL Source Zone Architecture and Associated Plume Response Strategic Environmental Research & Development Program 7/1/08-6/30/12
Afsar, Mohammed The Scattering and Absorption Characteristics of Two Samples of Dyed Corn Meal at W-Band Frequencies BAE Systems 9/1/08-9/30/08
Ambady, Nalini Nonlinguistic Dialects: Behavioral and Neural Correlates NIMH 9/20/05-6/30/10
Ambady, Nalini Automatic Body Tuning and Disordered Eating NIMH 9/1/07-8/31/10
Anwer, Sawkat Mechanism of Canalicular Bile Formation and Cholestasis NIDDK 7/1/83-6/30/09
Anwer, Sawkat Short-Term Training in Health Professional School NIDDK 6/1/90-5/31/10
Azuma, Chieko Identifying Mutations in Genes Associated with Canine Hemangiosarcoma: Denser Fine Mapping of the Associated Locus in Chromosome 5 Canine Health Foundation 5/1/08-7/15/08
Balbach, Edith Organized Labor and Tobacco Industry NCI 5/22/02-7/31/10
Barber, Lisa COTC008: Evaluation of the mTOR Inhibitor Rapamycin in Dogs with Osteosarcoma Morris Animal Foundation 7/1/08-6/30/09
Bers, Marina Tangible Programming in Early Childhood: Revisiting Developmental Assumptions through New Technologies NSF 7/15/08-6/30/11
Bers, Marina Zora: A Virtual Community for Pediatric Transplant Patients Deborah Munroe Noonan Memorial Fund 9/1/08-8/31/09
Blanco-Pillado, Jose Juan String Theory Cosmology NSF 8/15/07-7/31/09
Booth, Sarah Dietary and Non-Dietary Components of Vitamin K Metabolism NIDDK 9/30/05-7/31/09
Bowdler, Michelle Tufts Community Cares: A Suicide Prevention Program DHHS 9/30/08-9/29/11
Bridges, Robert Endocrine Regulation of Maternal Behavior NICHD 9/1/90-5/31/10
Brizuela, Barbara Young Children's Numerical Representations Across Different Systems Spencer Foundation 7/1/08-12/31/08
Brodley, Carla III-CXT-Medium: Interdisciplinary Machine Learning Research and Education NSF 9/15/08-8/31/11
Brugge, Douglas Community Assessment of Freeway Pollution and Health (CAFEH) NIEHS 6/13/08-3/31/13
Bullock, Peter A Chemical Genetic Approach to Inhibiting T-ag Assembly on the Viral Origin NIAID 6/15/07-5/31/09
Bunnell, Stephen Unraveling Integrin-Mediated Inflammatory Signaling Pathways Using Dynamic Imaging Techniques American Heart Association Northeast Affiliate 7/1/06-6/30/09
Bunnell, Stephen Visualizing the Mechanisms of Integrin-Mediated Lymphocyte Costimulation Charles A. Dana Foundation 7/1/06-6/30/09
Burgess, Katrina Can Mexican Migrants Improve Local Governance in Their Communities of Origin? Designing Public-Private Partnership to Leverage Collective Remittances Tinker Foundation 6/12/08-6/11/10
Canyes, Barbara MACC AmeriCorps Student Leaders in Service Corporation for National and Community Service 7/1/07-6/30/10
Castellot, John Development of a Biochemically Functionalized, Silk-Based Vascular Graft AHA 7/1/08-6/30/10
Catley, Andy Policy and Institutional Support to Livestock Development Relief in Pastoral Areas of Ethiopia U.S. Agency for International Development 9/30/05-12/31/08
Cebe, Peggy Constraints in Semicrystalline Polymers during the Transition from Liquid to the Solid State NSF 6/1/06-5/31/09
Chisholm, Karen MACC AmeriCorps*VISTA Program (2008-2009) Corporation for National and Community Service 7/22/08-7/21/09
Choi, Sang Woon Genomic DNA Methylation and Biohazard Associated Carcinogenesis NCI 6/3/08-6/2/09
Choi, Sang Woon A Nested Case-Control Study of DNA Markers of One-Carbon Metabolism and the Risk of NHL and Multiple Myeloma in PLCO Study NCI 6/30/08-6/29/09
Coates, Jennifer Learning from the Hunger TPP and Influencing Policy: Towards an Applied Research Programme for Demonstrating Impact Save the Children 7/21/08-9/10/08
Coffin, John The Significance of Polymorphic Endogenous Retroviruses to Human Mental Health NIMH 9/1/08-8/31/11
Cook, Robert Mechanisms of Avian Object Perception and Recognition NSF 8/1/07-7/31/09
Court, Michael Acetaminophen Pharmacogenetics NIGMS 9/1/00-5/31/11
Court, Michael Curcumin-Piperine Interaction with Human CYP3A and Phase 2 Enzymes NCCAM 9/25/06-9/24/09
Cowen, Lenore Computational Methods for Wrapping and Threading Remote Protein Homologs NIGMS 6/1/08-5/31/12
Crane, Gregory A Reading Environment for Arabic and for Islamic Culture U.S. Department of Education 6/1/06-5/31/09
Crane, Gregory Building a Greek Treebank Cantus Foundation 7/1/08-6/30/11
Crivello, Natalia Folate Deficiency, Brain Lipids, and Amyloid Toxicity in APP/PS1 Mice Alzheimer's Association 9/1/08-8/31/10
Degterev, Alexei Molecular and Functional Analysis of Necrotosis Activation Complex NIGMS 9/1/08-7/31/13
Dobrow, Julia Media and Public Service Program Editing Lab William Randolph Hearst Foundation 9/1/08-8/31/09
Dolan, Kathy Oral Health Across the Commonwealth - Sealant Program Extension Oral Health Foundation 6/1/08-5/31/09
Donini, Antonio Phase III of Humanitarian Agenda 2015 Norway Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs 7/25/08-6/24/09
Economos, Christina Children in Balance: A National Childhood Obesity Prevention Model PepsiCo Foundation 7/1/07-6/30/10
Economos, Christina Understanding Childhood Obesity in a Diverse Population of Low-Income Children Living in Rural America CDC 7/1/08-6/30/09
Economos, Christina Assessing and Preventing Obesity in New Immigrants NICHD 9/30/08-6/30/12
Edwards, Aurelie Mathematical Model of Vascular and Tubular Transport in the Rat Outer Medulla NIDDK 7/15/99-6/30/09
Ekbladh, David The Great American Mission: Development and the Construction of an American World Order, 1914 to Present Smith Richardson Foundation 6/1/08-5/31/09
Ellis, Julie Surveillance for HPAI by the Seabird Ecological Assessment Network (SEANET) United States Fish and Wildlife Service 6/2/08-5/31/09
Ellis, Julie Microbial Source Tracking: A New Tool for Identifying Sources of Pathogenic Salmonella Serotypes in Coastal Waters and Routes of Transmission to a Threatened Seabird Species at Cape Cod, MA (SEANET) Massachusetts Environmental Trust 7/1/08-6/30/09
Ellis, Julie Common Eider Mortality Events at Cape Cod, Massachusetts: Diagnosing an Unknown Virus and the Role of Contaminants National Park Service 9/15/08-10/31/09
Fielding, Roger Lower Extremity Muscle Power and Function in the Elderly NIA 3/15/01-5/31/10
Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, Maria Nanostructured Metal Ion-Modified Ceria and Zirconia Oxidation Catalysts U.S. Department of Energy 9/15/08-9/14/11
Ford, Lawrence Research on General Relativity and Quantum Fluctuations NSF 7/1/06-6/30/09
Forgac, Michael Structure, Mechanism and Regulation of the V-ATPases NIGMS 8/30/85-7/31/11
Garlick, Jonathan Generation of 3D Tissue Using Existing Cell Lines American Type Culture Collection 9/16/08-12/15/09
Garven, Grant Physiochemical Evidence of Faulting Processes and Modeling of Fluid Flow in Evolving Fault Systems in Southern California U.S. Department of Energy 9/1/07-8/31/09
Geck, Peter Do Stem Cells from the Fetus Contribute to Breast Cancer? U.S. Department of Defense 9/1/08-8/31/09
Gleason, Gary Review of Food Security and Nutrition Policies and Strategies - October 2008 United Nations Children's Fund 9/29/08-12/31/08
Gorbach, Sherwood HIV Infection in Drug Users in Two International Sites NIDA 9/20/06-7/31/11
Gorbach, Sherwood Center for Metabolic Research on HIV and Drug Use NIDA 9/20/08-7/31/13
Greenberg, Andrew Research Training Program in Nutrition and Chronic Disease NIDDK 9/30/08-9/29/09
Griffiths, Jeffrey Air Pollution and Respiratory Disease Traineeship NIEHS 8/1/08-7/31/09
Griffiths, Jeffrey Innovative Water and International Research Curricular NIGMS 9/1/08-7/31/09
Harris, Susan Vitamin D, Glucose Control and Insulin Sensitivity in African-Americans American Diabetes Association 7/1/08-6/30/11
Hashley, Jennifer Innovative Programs for Outreach and Training Opportunities to Develop New Farmer Enterprises for Socially and Disadvantaged Farmers USDA 8/1/08-7/30/11
Hassoun, Soha Multi-Resolution Partitioning and Kinetic Function Estimation for Dynamic Biochemical Network Model Development NSF 9/1/08-8/31/11
Hata, Akiko Role of BMPRII Mutants in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Hypertension NHLBI 7/1/06-6/30/10
Hatini, Victor Cellular Interactions in Patterning and Morphogenesis NIGMS 7/1/04-6/30/09
Haydon, Philip Reciprocal Signaling between Synapses and Astrocytes NINDS 6/1/08-1/31/09
Haydon, Philip Roles for Gliotransmission in Seizure-Related Disorder NINDS 6/1/08-3/31/11
Haydon, Philip Purinergic Transmission Mediated by Astrocytes NINDS 7/1/08-6/30/09
Haydon, Philip Astrocyte Neuron Signaling NINDS 8/1/08-7/31/09
Haydon, Philip Roles for Gliotransmission in Substance Abuse NIDA 9/15/08-5/31/13
Herbert, Jean Osher Reentry Scholars Program (REAL Program) Bernard Osher Foundation 9/1/08-6/30/09
Herman, Ira Initiation of Tumor Angiogenesis: A Role for Cancer Stem Cells? Tufts Medical Center 9/1/08-8/31/09
Hess, Andrew Armenian Ministry Training Program Tavitian Foundation 2/1/08-1/31/09
Hess, Andrew The Fletcher School - United Arab Emirates International Relations Training Program Critical National Infrastructure Authority, Abu Dhabi Government 6/22/08-9/30/08
Hibberd, Patricia Improving the Quality of Care for the Treatment of Childhood Pneumonia NICHD 6/17/08-4/30/13
Hollander, Justin EMPTIED OUT: Strategic Planning Research to Assist Congregation Beth Israel in Understanding and Responding to Declining Community Membership Congregation Beth Israel 6/1/08-1/30/09
Hollander, Justin Acton Community Visualization Study Town of Acton, MA 6/1/08-5/31/09
Huber, Brigitte HERV-K18 as a Risk Factor for CFIDS NIAMS 9/24/07-8/31/12
Imanishi-Kari, Thereza The Effect of Innate Immunity on B Cell Tolerance NIAID 8/15/08-7/31/09
Isberg, Ralph Molecular Basis of Yersinia-Host Cell Interaction NIAID 6/1/86-5/31/10
Isberg, Ralph Molecular Analysis of Microbial Pathogens NIAID 9/30/92-8/31/12
Islam, Shafiqul Variations and Trends in Fall Precipitation Over the Central United States: Issues of Physical Mechanisms, Circulations Anomalies and Boundary Forcing NSF 6/15/08-5/31/10
Islam, Shafiqul Collaborative Research: A Precipitation Dipole in Eastern North America: Issues of Space-Time Variability and Physical Mechanisms NSF 8/1/08-7/31/11
Jackson, Rob TUSM/T-NEMC Center Core for Neuroscience Research NINDS 8/1/08-7/31/13
Jacob, Robert HCC: Human-Computer Interaction and Brain Measurement Using fNIR Spectroscopy NSF 8/1/07-7/31/10
Jacques, Paul Cardioprotective Effects of Dietary Flavonoids in the Framingham Offspring Cohort NHLBI 8/9/08-7/31/10
Jacques, Paul Disparate Effects of Vitamin E on CVD Events in Persons with and without CVD AHA 7/1/07-10/31/08
Jay, Daniel Inhibiting Surface HSP90 to Limit Metastasis NCI 8/1/05-5/31/10
Jay, Daniel Proteome Signatures and Target Validation in Lymphomas NCI 8/1/08-7/31/09
Joseph, Paul Documenting Local Justice Davis United World College Scholars 6/1/08-9/30/08
Joyner, Valencia BRIGE: Multi-Spectral, High-Frequency Imaging Sensors for Frequency-Domain Biomedical Imaging NSF 9/1/08-8/31/10
Joyner, Valencia Collaborative Research: 3D Integrated Imaging Receivers for 10-Gb/s Free Space Optical MIMO NSF 9/1/08-8/31/11
Kaplan, David Bone Regeneration via Silk Biomaterials NIBIB 9/30/03-5/31/11
Kaplan, David Tissue Engineering Resource Center NIBIB 8/15/04-7/31/09
Kaplan, David Bioemulsifying Vaccine Delivery System for Immunomodulation NIAID 9/1/06-8/31/10
Kaplan, David Developing Biomaterial Scaffolds that Delay Senescence in Mesenchymal Stem Cells NIAMS 9/1/07-8/31/10
Kaplan, David Biosensor Devices to Monitor Water and Food Quality Anonymous Foundation 7/1/08-11/30/08
Kaplan, David New Biomaterials for Cornea Replacement NEI 9/1/08-8/31/09
Karas, Alicia Support for Tufts Refinement Initiative (TRI) Bosack Kruger Charitable Foundation 7/1/08-6/30/09
Kaufman, Gretchen Dog Sterilization/Vaccination Program at IAAS, Nepal Elinor Patterson Baker Trust 6/1/08-6/30/09
Kehayias, Joseph Assessment of Energy Intake in Free-Living Subjects Using Stable Isotopes NHLBI 9/30/07-7/31/10
Kirshen, Paul Dairy Farm Management Practices for the Control of Cryptosporidium in Surface Waters EPA 8/28/07-8/27/09
Kounaves, Samuel Micro Ion Selective Sensor Arrays for Use in Biomedical and Space Applications Charles Stark Draper Laboratories 7/1/08-6/26/09
Kugel, Gerard Bonding to Microtextured Dental Surfaces Dental Photonics, Inc. 7/23/08-11/23/08
Kumamoto,Carol Intestinal Colonization by C. albicans and Enteric Bacteria NIAID 6/1/08-5/31/09
Kumamoto,Carol Oligofructose Utilization in Streptococcus Pneumoniae NSF 9/1/08-8/31/11
Kumar, Krishna Protein Design Using Unnatural Amino Acids NIGMS 5/1/02-7/31/11
Kumar, Krishna Acquisition of a 500 MHz NMR Spectrometer NSF 8/1/08-7/31/11
Kumar-Singh, Rajendra Module IV, Mutation Independent Gene Therapy for Autosomal Dominant Retinal Degeneration by RNA Interference Foundation Fighting Blindness 4/1/06-6/30/10
Kuperwasser, Charlotte Elucidating the Origins of Breast Cancer Heterogeneity U.S. Department of Defense 9/15/08-10/14/11
Lang, Kenneth The NASA's Cosmos Project NASA 9/18/07-9/17/09
Lee, David Self-Assembly of Linear Viral Arrays U.S. Trust Co. 7/1/07-6/30/12
Lee, Mary Strengthening Educational Capacity at Christian Medical College Fidelity Foundation 7/1/08-6/30/10
Lerner, Richard 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development National 4-H Council 7/1/08-6/30/10
Leveille-Webster, Cynthia cAMP Modulation of Bile Acid Induced Hepatocyte Apoptosis NIDDK 8/1/05-7/31/10
Lichtenstein, Alice Nutrition and Cardiovascular Disease Predoctoral Training Program NHLBI 7/1/02-6/30/13
Lichtenstein, Alice Evaluation of Glycemic Index to Assess Diet-Associated Chronic Disease Risk NIDDK 9/1/07-8/31/12
Linsenmayer, Thomas Corneal Epithelial Nuclear Ferritin and UV Protection NEI 9/1/05-8/31/10
Lischko, Amy Using Geographic Variation to Identify and Reduce Over-treatment in Massachusetts The Medical Foundation 6/15/08-6/14/10
Liscum, Laura Pathobiology of Digestive Diseases NIDDK 7/1/86-6/30/11
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