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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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First Name) 		Project Title Sponsor Project Duration
Mason, Joel Doctoral Program in Human Nutrition and Metabolism NIDDK 7/1/90-6/30/10
Maxwell, Daniel Livelihoods Change Over Time World Vision International 6/1/08-11/1/08
Mazurana, Dyan Ambiguity Gender and Generational Analysis of Conflict in Uganda and South Sudan International Development Research Centre 7/4/08-7/3/09
McVey, Mitch Error-Prone Repair of DNA Double-Strand Breaks and Aging in Drosophila Ellison Medical Foundation 7/12/06-6/30/10
McVey, Mitch CAREER: Interactions between Error-Prone and Error-Free DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Pathways in Drosophila Melanogaster NSF 8/1/07-7/31/12
Mecsas, Joan Inhibitors of Type III Secretion and Translocation in Yersinia NIAID 9/15/08-8/31/09
Meldon, Jerry Novel Process for Oxygen Recovery From Air Walter Juda 7/10/08-9/9/08
Meydani, Simin Age-Related Changes in the Proteome and Lipodome of the Immunological Synapse NIA 9/1/07-6/30/09
Miczek, Klaus Behavioral Neurobiology of Aggression: Alcohol, GABA, and 5-HT NIAAA 8/1/08-7/31/13
Milbury, Paul Effects of Almonds on Vascular Reactivity and Biomarkers of Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Function in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Almond Board of California 6/1/08-10/6/11
Mistry, Jayanthi Massachusetts Healthy Families Evaluation - 2 Children's Trust Fund 7/1/08-6/30/09
Moore, Claire The Coupling of mRNA Transcription and 3' End Formation NIGMS 9/1/03-8/31/11
Moore, Claire Training in Education and Critical Research Skills NIGMS 9/1/08-8/31/09
Moore, Claire High Throughput Screening for Polyadenylation Inhibitors Using the MLSCN Library NIDA 9/1/08-8/31/09
Moore, Claire High Throughout Screening for Anti-fungal Drugs that Inhibit mRNA Polyadenylation NIAID 9/15/08-8/31/10
Morgan, John Fernald Dental Program - Comprehensive Oral Health Care for Individuals with Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities Massachusetts Department of Public Health 7/1/07-6/30/09
Moss, Stephen The Role of Ubiquitination in Regulating GABAA Receptor Functional Expression NINDS 6/1/08-3/31/09
Moss, Stephen Constructing Inhibitory Synapses NINDS 6/1/08-1/31/09
Moss, Stephen Modulation of GABAB Receptor Signaling NINDS 6/1/08-5/31/09
Moss, Stephen The Regulation of GABAA Receptor Cell Surface Stability NINDS 6/1/08-3/31/10
Moss, Stephen Modulation of GABAA Receptor Function via Ubiquitination: Implications for the Treatment of Schizophrenia National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression 7/1/08-6/30/10
Moss, Stephen GABA Receptor Signaling Wyeth-Ayerst Research 8/20/08-8/19/10
Must, Aviva Severe Early Childhood Caries: Role of Dietary Cariogenicity and Eating Patterns NIDCR 8/15/08-7/31/10
Nelson, Miriam The Strong Women Program Kentucky Department for Public Health 9/1/08-8/31/09
Olum, Ken Philosophical Issues in the Boltzmann Brain Paradox Foundational Questions in Physics and Cosmology 6/1/08-8/31/08
Olum, Ken Does General Relativity Permit Exotic Phenomena? Foundational Questions in Physics and Cosmology 8/22/08-8/21/10
Ordovas, Jose Gene/Diet Effects on Plasma Lipoprotein Levels NHLBI 9/30/96-6/30/11
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
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
Perry, Ronald Shear Bond Strength of a New Bonding Agent (Bond Force) 24-hour Bond Strength Tokuyama Dental 8/25/08-8/24/09
Pfaltzgraff, Robert Bradley Fellowship Program Bradley Foundation 9/1/08-6/30/10
Poltorak, Alexander Hyper-Responsiveness to TLR Agonists in Wild Derived Mice NIAID 9/15/08-8/31/09
Pothos, Emmanuel CNS Dopamine as Marker of Obesity Predisposition: Link to Food and Drug Reward NIDA 9/15/07-9/14/11
Ramsburg, Andrew Collaborative Research: Exploration of the Interplay between Contaminant Partitioning and Biotransformation in Multiphase Porous Media NSF 9/1/07-8/31/09
Ramsey, Norman ITR Collaborative Research: A Reusable, Extensible, Optimizing Back End NSF 7/8/08-2/28/09
Rauch, Annette Professionalizing Shelter Medicine: A New Model to Expand Training and Education in Shelter Medicine within the DVM Curriculum The Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust 9/1/08-8/31/11
Rios, Maribel BDNF and TrkB-Containing Neuronal Circuits Mediating Energy Balance NIDDK 9/1/07-6/30/11
Rios, Maribel Examination of the Role of Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor in Binge Eating Behavior Klarman Family Foundation 6/1/08-5/31/10
Robbat, Albert Chemical Analysis Proposal Pernod Richard USA 6/1/08-8/29/09
Rogers, Beatrice Training Program in Water and Health (RMI) NIDDK 8/1/08-7/31/09
Rogers, Chris Using Wide-Spread Collaboration to Motivate Innovation and Creativity NSF 7/1/08-6/30/10
Romero, Michael Physiology of Stress in Wild Animals NSF 9/15/06-8/31/09
Rouzine, Igor Working Models of HIV Persistence and Evolution NIAID 8/1/06-7/31/09
Roy, Ananda Transcription Regulation of B-Cells by TFII-I NIGMS 9/4/06-9/3/09
Ruskai,
Mary Beth 		Quantum Information Theory NSF 7/1/06-6/30/09
Rybak-Akimova, Elena Mechanism-based Design of Biomimetic Green Oxidation Catalysts DOE 7/1/06-6/30/09
Sacheck, Jennifer Impact of Physical Fitness and Overweight on Inflammation in Children AHA 7/1/08-6/30/11
Sadler, Kate Community Case Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Southern Bangladesh: An Operational Effectiveness Study Save the Children 8/30/08-12/31/09
Sadler, Kate Milk Matters United States Agency for International Development 9/24/08-5/31/09
Schaffhausen, Brian Products of the Transforming Genes of Polyomavirus NCI 4/3/83-5/31/09
Schnitzler, Gavin Do Chromatin Changes Control Polymorphic Expression of Drug Metabolizing Genes? NIDDK 8/1/07-7/31/09
Schwartz, Judah The Fulcrum Institute for Education in Science NSF 8/1/04-7/31/09
Schwob, James Gene Expression Profiling of Adult Olfactory Stem and Progenitor Cells NIDCD 7/1/07-6/30/09
Schwob, James Medical Scientist Training Program at Tufts University NIGMS 7/1/07-6/30/12
Selsing, Erik Immunity in Transgenic Mice NIAID 4/1/87-5/31/11
Shultz, Richard Bradley Fellowship Program Bradley Foundation 9/1/08-6/30/10
Slonim, Donna Evaluating Biological Networks by Mining Public Data National Library of Medicine 9/30/08-9/29/09
Sonenshein, Abraham Molecular Genetics of Basic Cell Functions NIGMS 7/1/75-6/30/12
Sonenshein, Abraham Regulation and Functional Analysis of Cellulose Utilization Elements in Clostridium Thermocellum United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation 9/1/06-8/30/10
Sonenshein, Abraham Effector Binding by Bacillus Subtilis CodY NIAID 8/1/07-7/31/09
Sonenshein, Abraham Physiological Consequences of CodY: A Master Regulator in Gram-Positive Bacteria NIGMS 8/1/08-7/31/11
Sonenshein, Abraham Regulation of Glutamate Synthesis in Bacillus Subtilis NIGMS 8/1/08-7/31/12
Soto, Ana Mechanism of Developmental Toxicity of Bisphenol-A NIEHS 9/26/06-7/31/11
Sternberg, Robert A Teacher's Colleguim to Design, Implement, Evaluate, and Revised Teaching Innovations to Improve Student Learning Teagle Foundation 7/1/08-6/30/11
Suksi, Markku Sub-State Governance in a Comparative Perspective Academy of Finland 8/1/08-12/31/09
Swan, Chris The Role of Service-Learning: Improving Engineering Education: Attracting Women into Engineering NSF 9/1/08-8/31/11
Sykes, Charles Collaborative Research: The Structure and Chemistry of Naturally Chiral Metal Surfaces NSF 9/1/07-8/31/09
Sykes, Charles Single Molecule Studies of Ferroelectric Self-Assembly Research Corporation 7/1/08-6/30/11
Sykes, Charles A Single-Molecule Approach for Understanding and Controlling Ferroelectrics Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation 9/1/08-8/31/11
Teichman, Sherman Civil Military Relations for a Better World Compton Foundation, Inc. 7/1/08-6/30/09
Theoharides, Theoharis Stress Induced Skin Mast Cell Activation and Vasodilation NIAMS 4/13/01-6/30/12
Tucker, Katherine Delta Obesity Prevention Research Unit: Tufts University (ARS HEALTH Project) U.S. Department of Agriculture 9/15/08-9/30/09
Tzipori, Saul Development and Evaluation of an Innovative System for the Concentration and Quantitative Detection of CCL Pathogens in Drinking Water EPA 8/1/06-7/31/09
Tzipori, Saul Innate Immunity and Dendritic Cells in Cryptosporidiosis NIAID 8/15/06-7/31/11
Utz, Arthur Chemistry Graduate Student Training Grant U.S. Department of Education 8/14/06-8/13/09
Utz, Arthur Understanding and Controlling Gas-Surface Reactivity with State-Selected Reagents NSF 8/15/08-7/31/09
Van Etten, Richard Investigating the Homing and Engraftment of CML Stem Cells in the Bone Marrow NCI 9/29/08-9/28/12
Vilenkin, Alexander Fundamental Physics and Cosmology NSF 8/1/04-7/31/09
Vilenkin, Alexander The Measure Problem in the Inflationary Multiverse Foundational Questions in Physics and Cosmology 8/22/08-8/21/10
Wachman, Alan Why Not Mongolia? Chinese Irredentism, Geostrategic Rivalries, and Asian Stability Smith Richardson Foundation 6/1/08-5/31/09
Walker, Peter Ambiguity and Change World Vision International 9/1/08-8/25/10
Walker, Peter Climate Change and Humanitarian Spending United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 9/10/08-11/15/08
Walsh, Genevieve Symmetry and Commensurability NSF 8/1/08-7/31/11
Walt, David Microsensor Arrays for Saliva Diagnostics NIDCR 9/1/06-6/30/11
Wanke, Christine Protease Inhibitor Related Dyslipidemia NHLBI 7/1/08-6/30/09
Webb, Patrick Nutrition in Emergency Funding Appeals United Nations Children's Fund 6/26/08-3/31/09
White, Robert Modeling and Characterization of Micromachined Ultrasound Elements University of Michigan 6/1/08-5/31/09
White, Robert In Situ CMP Characterization with Patterned Substrates University of Arizona 9/1/08-8/31/09
Widmer, Giovanni Genetics of Cryptosporidium Parvum NIAID 9/25/08-8/30/09
Wilde, Parke Dynamics of Food Insecurity Over Five Years in the Survey of Program Dynamics (SPD) U.S. Department of Agriculture 7/9/08-9/30/10
Wilder, Andrew Winning Hearts and Minds? Examining the Relationship between Aid and Security in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Horn of Africa Afghanistan Research Evaluation Unit 6/1/08-11/30/09
Wilder, Andrew Winning Hearts and Minds? Examining the Relationship between Aid and Security in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Horn of Africa Norway Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs 6/27/08-6/26/09
Wilder, Andrew Winning Hearts and Minds? Examining the Relationship between Aid and Security in Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Horn of Africa Swedish International Development Corporation Agency 7/1/08-9/30/09
Will, Leslie The AAOF Craniofacial Growth Legacy Collection: Pilot and Planning Application American Association of Orthodontists Foundation 7/1/08-6/30/09
Wise, Timothy GDAE's Working Groups on Development and the Environment Expanding Policy Influence in Latin America Moriah Fund 7/1/08-6/30/09
Wood, Richard Services for Sample Analysis Per Statement of Work NCI 7/1/08-6/30/09
Wortis, Henry Immunologic Aspects of Disease NIAID 9/30/81-6/20/13
Wortis, Henry Babesiosis as a Model of Age-Related Immunosenescence NIA 8/15/08-4/30/09
Wortis, Henry Light Weight Modeling of Epstein-Bar Virus NIAID 9/1/08-7/31/13
Yee, Amy Green Tea and Epigenetic Regulation of Wnt Signaling American Institute for Cancer Research 7/1/07-6/30/09
Yee, Kathleen A Role for Pax6 in Cochlear Nucleus Development Deafness Research Foundation 7/1/08-6/30/09
Yelick,
Pamela Crotty 		Dental Stem Cells and Tooth Tissue Engineering NIDCR 7/1/05-6/30/09
Yelick,
Pamela Crotty 		Bioengineered Dental Tissues from Human Tooth Bud Cells FIC 8/15/06-7/31/09
Young, Helen An Exploratory Study into Pastoralist Perspectives on the Impact of the Darfur Conflict on Livelihoods United Nations Environmental Program 8/19/08-12/31/08
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