Interprofessional Project Funded in 2015
In 2015, the following interprofessional project grant was funded by AzAHEC:
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ORGANIZATIONS |
PROJECT NAME |
AWARD AMOUNT |
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS |
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UA College of Medicine – Tucson, Department of Neurology; UA College of Pharmacy; and UA Zuckerman College of Public Health |
Community health promotion and risk factor prevention with medical, pharmacy and public health students |
$5,000 |
Jenny Chong, PhD; Bruce Coull, MD; Sheila Parker, MS, MPH, DrPH; Theodore Tong, PharmD |
Research Grants Funded in 2015
In 2015, the following eight research grants were funded by AzAHEC:
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ORGANIZATION |
PROJECT NAME |
AWARD AMOUNT |
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S) |
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University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, Department of Psychiatry |
Effects of blue light on melatonin levels and EEG power density spectrum |
$4,373 |
Anna Alkozei, PhD; William D. Scott Killgore, PhD; William R. Montfort, PhD |
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University of Arizona Native American Research and Training Center |
American Indian Youth Wellness Initiative |
$10,000 |
Francine C. Gachupin, PhD, MPH |
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University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, Department of Pathology |
Concurrent targeting of BCL2 and MYC in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in vivo |
$9,950 |
Samantha Kendrick, PhD; Lisa M. Rimsza, MD |
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University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology |
Selective RET Kinase and Its Mutant Inhibitors for the Treatment of Medullary Thyroid Cancer |
$10,000 |
Hong-yu Li, PhD |
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University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, Department of Medical Imaging |
A novel molecular imaging probe for differentiating colorectal cancer lesions from inflammatory tissues |
$10,000 |
Zhonglin Liu, MD |
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University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, Department of Neurology |
Barriers to Stroke Prevention in Underserved Communities |
$9,370 |
Marina Martinez, PhD; Chelsea Kidwell, MD; Jenny Chong, PhD |
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University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology |
The Role of MTK1 in Breast Tumor Cell Growth |
$10,000 |
Richard R. Vaillancourt, PhD |
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University of Arizona Zuckerman College of Public Health, Health Promotion Sciences |
Understanding the Role of Community Health Representatives in Building Community Resilience in Native Communities |
$9,999 |
Samantha Sabo, DrPh, MPH; Kerstin Muller-Reinschmidt, PhD, MPH |
Community Engagement Research Funded in 2015
In 2015, the following two community engagement research grants were funded by AzAHEC:
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ORGANIZATION |
PROJECT NAME |
AWARD AMOUNT |
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR |
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University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, Family and Community Medicine |
Evaluating an Interdisciplinary Group Prenatal Program to Improve Health Outcomes Among Somali Refugees in Southern Arizona |
$50,000 |
Colleen Cagno, MD |
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University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, S.H.O.W. Clinic |
Management of Hypertension & Diabetes in the Homeless Population: A Pilot Study |
$50,000 |
Jennifer R. Hartmark-Hill, MD, FAAFP |