Research Grants - 1999
 

Total Grants Awarded for Year: $812,652
(derived from Grants and You, KCOM faculty and staff principal investigators are listed in bold font)

Blanke, Kent J., D.O. (Surgery) and Joel Cagle, CHES.  $44,223. KCOM Strategic Research Fund. Aug. 1999 - Dec. 2000. A comparison of elastic wraps and compression stockings in the treatment of ankle sprains and soft tissue lower leg edema.

Carlson, C. George, Ph.D. (Physiology) and James L. Cox, Ph.D. (Biochemistry). $36,108. KCOM Strategic Research Fund. Aug. 1999 - July 2000. Ca⁺² influx and the pathogenesis of muscular dystrophy.

Cenedella, Richard J., Ph.D. (Biochemistry). $201,582 (year 22). National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute. Sept. 1999 - Aug. 2000. Lens cholesterol metabolism and the U18666A cataract.

Cleaver, Lloyd J., D.O. (Dermatology) and James I. Rearick, Ph.D. (Biochemistry). $4,500. KCOM Strategic Research Fund. Aug. 1999 - July 2000. Role of cholesterol sulfotransferase in skin

Cox, James L., Ph.D. (Biochemistry). $143,888 (year 01). National Institutes of Health. Aug. 1999 - July 2000. Effect of cystatin C on B16 melanoma metastasis.

Darmani, Nissar A., Ph.D. (Pharmacology). $137,416 (year 01). National Institutes of Health. Oct. 1999 - Sept. 2000. Mechanisms of cannabinoid's antiemetic actions.

Darmani, Nissar A., Ph.D. (Pharmacology). $29,823. KCOM Strategic Research Fund. Aug. 1999 - July 2000. Characterization of emetic circuits in a new animal model of emesis, the Least Shrew Cryptotis parva.

Darmani, Nissar A., Ph.D. (Pharmacology). $7,600. Robert Wood Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute. June 1999 - May 2000. The antiemetic effects of RWJPRI and related compounds.

Fleschner, C. Rick, Ph.D. (Biochemistry). $32,800 (year 02). National Institutes of Health-AREA Award. Mar. 1999 - Feb. 2000. Lens plasma membrane in selenite cataract.

Gaber, Ronald R., Ed.S. (General Practice/Family Medicine). $4,000. KCOM Warner/Fermaturo Fund. July 1999 - Dec. 1999. The death of an adult child: effects, coping strategies, and recommendations for the grieving parent(s).

Johnson, Michael, Pharm.D. (Class of 2002) and Nissar A. Darmani, Ph.D. (Faculty Sponsor, Pharmacology). $1,198. F. Herbert Fields, D.O., Memorial Research Fund. May 1999 - April 2000. The mechanisms by which nicotine prevents symptoms of Tourette's Syndrome: studies in mice.

Kuchera, Michael L., D.O., FAAO (Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine). $44,000. American Osteopathic Association. Sept. 1999 - Aug. 2000. Establishment of an OPTI-wide database for the study of somatic dysfunction.

McGovern, Rene J., Ph.D., Margaret A. Wilson, D.O. (General Practice/Family Medicine), and Jane Johnson, M.A. (Research Support). $4,000. KCOM Warner/Fermaturo Fund. July 1999 - June 2000. Quantitative analysis of the perceived patient benefits of osteopathic manipulative therapy.

Noll, Donald R., D.O. (Internal Medicine/Gerontology), Brian F. Degenhardt, D.O. (Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine), Kevin Suttmoeller, D.O. (Internal Medicine) Rene J. McGovern, Ph.D. (General Practice/Family Medicine), Melissa Stuart, Ph.D. (Microbiology/Immunology), Michelle Matteson, G.N.P. (Academic Medicine, Inc.), and Scott Werden (Class of 2002). $25,840. KCOM Strategic Research Fund. Aug. 1999 - July 2000. The efficacy of OMT to improve immune response to the influenza vaccine in elderly nursing home residents.

Peterson, D. Fred, Ph.D. (Physiology) and Brian F. Degenhardt, D.O. (Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine). $2,500. KCOM Strategic Research Fund. July 1999 - July 2000. Four year outcomes among osteopathic medical students participating in an organized 2-year wellness program.

Rhodes, Diana C. J., D.V.M., Ph.D. (Anatomy). $34,689 (year 01). National Institutes of Health-AREA. May. 1999 - April 2000. Tamm-Horsfall glycoprotein's interaction with C1q.

Rhodes, James A., Ph.D. (Anatomy). $13,485. KCOM Strategic Research Fund. July 1999 - July 2000. Measurement of cell-cycle kinetics in murine epidermis by the Flx method.

Sexton, William L., Ph.D. (Physiology). $38,500 (year 02). American Heart Association, Missouri Affiliate. July 1999 - June 2000. Diabetes, angiotensin and the coronary microcirculation.

Werden, Scott (Class of 2002) and Donald R. Noll, D.O. (Faculty Sponsor, Internal Medicine). $2,000. F. Herbert Fields, D.O., Memorial Research Fund. Sept. 1999 - June 2000. Lymphatic and splenic pump effects on elderly vaccine responses.

Willingham, Alan, Ph.D. (Biochemistry), Ralph Boling, D.O. (Surgery/Ob-Gyn), Marvin Sloin, D.O. (Surgery/Ob-Gyn), David Lang, D.O. (Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine), Michael Lockwood, D.O. (Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine). $4,500. KCOM Strategic Research Fund. July 1999 - July 2000. 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.