Research Grants - 2000
 

Total Grants (20) Awarded for Calendar Year: $927,993
(derived from Grants and You, KCOM faculty and staff principal investigators are listed in bold font)

Cenedella, Richard J., Ph.D. (Biochemistry).  $209,645 (year 23).  National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute.  Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2001.  Lens Cholesterol Metabolism and the U18666A Cataract.

Cenedella, Richard J., Ph.D. (Biochemistry). $211,697 (year 01).  National Institutes of Health.  July 2000 - June 2001.  Lens Membrane Steroid Binding Protein (MSBP).

Chamberlain, Neal R., Ph.D. (Microbiology/Immunology). $3,000. KCOM Warner/Fermaturo Research Fund. Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2001. Characterization of Staphylococcal Adherence Inhibitors.

Cox, James L., Ph.D. (Biochemistry).  $135,224 (year 02).  National Institutes of Health.  July 2000 - June 2001.  Effect of Cystatin C on B16 Melanoma Metastasis.

Darmani, Nissar A., Ph.D. (Pharmacology).  $14,932 (year 02).  KCOM Strategic Research Initiative.  Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2001.  Characterization of Emetic Circuits in a New Animal Model of Emesis, the Least Shrew, Cryptotis parva.

Darmani, Nissar A., Ph.D. (Pharmacology).  $132,739 (year 02).  National Institutes of Health.  July 2000 - June 2001.  Mechanisms of Cannabinoids Antiemetic Actions.

Degenhardt, Brian F., D.O. (Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine), and D. Fred Peterson, Ph.D. (Physiology). $2,000. KCOM Strategic Research Initiative. Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2001. Investigating Stillwell - year 03: Determining the Impact of Curricular Change on Student Wellness.

*Degenhardt, Brian F., D.O., Karen T. Snider, D.O. (Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine) and Richard G. Kenney, D.O. (Neuromuskuloskeletal Medicine).  $39,958. American Osteopathic Association. Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2001. Evaluation of the Relationship Between Impaired Vertebral Mobility and Bone Mineral Density.

Fleschner, Charles R., Ph.D. (Biochemistry). $33,062 (year 03). National Institutes of Health. Mar. 2000 - Feb. 2001. Lens Plasma Membrane in Selenite Cataract.

Geisbuhler, Timothy P., Ph.D. (Physiology). $4,000. KCOM Warner/Fermaturo
Research Fund. Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2002. GTP Depletion and G-protein Signaling in Cardiac Myocytes.

*McGovern, Rene J., Ph.D., Margaret A. Wilson, D.O. (Family Medicine and Community Health), and Damon Jones (Education Development and Services). $4,000. KCOM Warner/Fermaturo Research Fund. Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2001. The Relation Between Medical Students' Performance Anxiety and Patients' Perceived Empathy.

*Noll, Donald R., D.O. (Internal Medicine/Gerontology).  $26,933.  American Osteopathic Association.  Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2001.  Immediate Efficacy of OMT on Pulmonary Function Parameters in the Elderly with Obstructive Lung Disease.

Patrick, George W., Ph.D. (Anatomy). $2,500. KCOM Warner/Fermaturo Research Fund. Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2001. Comparison of Ketamine and Pentobarbital Anesthesia on Bicuculine Induced Seizures in Lead Exposed Kittens.

Peterson, D. Fred, Ph.D. (Physiology) and Brian F. Degenhardt, D.O. (Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine). $2,500 (year 03). KCOM Strategic Research Initiative. Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2001. Four-year Outcomes Among Osteopathic Medical Students Participating in an Organized Two-year Wellness Program.

Rhodes, Diana, C.J., D.V.M., Ph.D. (Anatomy). $25,703 (year 02). National Institutes of Health. May 2000 - April 2001. Tamm Horsfall Glycoprotein's Interaction with C1q.

Sexton, William L., Ph.D. (Physiology). $3,600. KCOM Warner/Fermaturo Research Fund. Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2001. Influence of Phrenic Denervation on Respiratory Muscle Activity at Rest and During Hyperpnea.

Smith, Wayne, M.Ed., P.T. (Physical Therapy, ASHS). $4,000. KCOM Warner/Fermaturo Research Fund. Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2001. Research on Virtual Teaching Tools: Manual Physical Therapy of the Extremities.

*Snider, Karen T., D.O. (Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine) (Alfred Pheley, Ph.D., Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine serves as a Research Training Mentor). $50,000. National Institutes of Health. Sept. 2000 - Sept. 2001. Impaired Vertebral Mobility and Bone Mineral Density.

Tettambel, Melicien, D.O. and David Vick, D.O. (Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine). $10,000. KCOM Strategic Research Initiative. Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2001. Osteopathic Examination and Treatment of Neonates.

Willingham, Alan, Ph.D. (Biochemistry) and Ralph Boling, D.O. (Maternal/Child Health). $12,500 (year 03). KCOM Strategic Research Initiative. Sept. 2000 - Aug. 2001. The Role of Metalloproteinases in the Etiology of Endometriosis.

*Written by or with assistance from the Office of Grants and Program Development and/or the Office of Research Support.