The UNMC College of Medicine recently received grants and awards representing more than $5.6 million in new funding. The following individuals received awards:
- Mike Wiley, PhD, pathology, microbiology & immunology, received a grant of $226,766 from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for a study of comprehensive HPAI surveillance in diverse landscapes; development of holistic sample and testing methodologies for early detection.
- Sias Scherger, MD, internal medicine-infectious disease, received a grant of $255,280 from the University of California-San Francisco for a study of cytomegalovirus vaccine in orthotopic liver transplant candidates.
- Alyson Baker, MD, pediatrics-critical care, received a grant of $116,500 from the University of Michigan for a study of pediatric influence of cooling duration on efficacy in cardiac arrest patients.
- Kari Ann Neemann, MD, pediatrics-infectious disease, received a grant of $72,500 from the University of Kansas Medical Center and Research Institute Inc. for a study of data coordinating and operations center for the echo idea states pediatric clinical trials network.
- Danita Velasco, MD, pediatrics-genetics, received a grant of $61,400 from Baylor College of Medicine for a study of brittle bone disorders consortium of the rare disease clinical research network.
- Shaun Thompson, MD, anesthesiology, received a grant of $60,90 from Massachusetts General Hospital for a study of preoperative fasting vs. not fasting in mechanically ventilated patients who receive tube feeding: a pragmatic comparative safety trial.
- James Murphy, MD, internal medicine-pulmonary, received a grant of $56,069 from Seattle Children’s Research Institute for a study of standardizing treatments for pulmonary exacerbations: a platform for evaluating treatment decisions to improve outcomes (STOP360.)
- Jake Son, office of the dean, received a grant of $53,974 from DHHS/NIH/NIMH for a study of impact of trauma on the longitudinal development of cognitive control networks in healthy youth.
- Bryant England, MD, PhD, internal medicine-rheumatology, received a grant of $36,186 from Brigham & Women’s Hospital for a study of SAIL-RA.
- Cyrus Desouza, MBBS, internal medicine-diabetes, endocrinology & metabolism, received a grant of $24,582 from the Nebraska Educational Biomedical Research Association for a study of ICA for Nate Hudall.
- Shubham Agarwal, MD, internal medicine-diabetes, endocrinology & metabolism, received a grant of $11,660 from Indiana University for a study of safety and efficacy of adjunct therapies in adults with type 1 diabetes.
- Susan Swindells, MBBS, internal medicine-infectious disease, received a grant of $7,875 from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill for a study of AIDS clinical trials group for research on therapeutics for HIV and related infections.
- Matthew Sorenson, MD, pediatrics-cardiology, received a grant of $2,999 from Oregon Health and Science University for a study of iPRISM (imaging-enhanced prediction of risk for sudden cardiac death in hcm).
Industry-sponsored grants and contracts:
The following industry-sponsored grants and contracts were received.
- Moataz Ellithi, MBChB, internal medicine-oncology/hematology, received funding for a study of L Annamycin for injection in combination with Cytarabine injection vs. placebo in combination with Cytarabine injection.
- David F. Mercer, MD, PhD, surgery-transplant, received funding for a phase 3, double-blind, randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial to confirm the efficacy and safety of glepaglutide 10 mg twice-weekly, followed by a long-term, open-label safety evaluation in patients with short bowel.
- Jason Payne, MD, internal medicine-cardiovascular, received funding for the conform pivotal trial: an evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of the conformal claas system for left atrial appendage occlusion.
- Sookyong Koh, MD, PhD, pediatrics-neurology, received funding for a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of clemizole hcl as adjunctive therapy in patients with lennox-gastaut syndrome (lighthouse.)
- Sarah Holstein, MD, PhD, internal medicine-oncology, received funding for a study of inobrodib, pomalidomide and dexamethasone in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
- Kelsy Noble, DO, internal medicine-geriatrics, received funding for a study evaluating the safety and efficacy of re104 for injection in the treatment of adjustment disorder in patients with cancer and other medical illnesses (REKINDLE).
- Tammy Wichman, MD, internal medicine-pulmonary, received funding for a study to evaluate the effects of sotatercept when added to background pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) therapy for the treatment of PAH.
- Howard Gendelman, MD, pharmacology-experimental neuroscience, received funding for a study of developing colostrum-ev supplement for neurodegeneration.
- Joel VanDeGraaff, MD, internal medicine-allergy, immunology, received funding for a study to characterize the prevalence of the KIT D816V mutation in patients with suspected clonal mast cell disease (Blueprint.)
- Bo Liu, PhD, internal medicine-cardiovasular, received funding for a study of engineering mmp-responsive nanogels for targeting spp1 therapy to restore microvascular function in pulmonary fibrosis.
- Scott Koepsell, MD, PhD, pathology, microbiology and immunology, received funding for a multi-site management clinical study of hemosil von willebrand factor gpibr activity on acl top family 50 series.
- Domenic DiSanti, DO, internal medicine-diabetes, endocrinology & metabolism, received funding for a study of compassionate use: intermediate-size cohort EAP for ersodetug in patients with refractory hypoglycemia due to tumor-associated hyperinsulinism who are unable to participate in a clinical trial.
- Jeffrey Delaney, MD, pediatrics-cardiology, received funding for a post-approval evaluation of palmaz mullins xd in the treatment of pulmonary artery stenosis (REALPASS).
- Adil Shah,MD, surgery-pediatric general, received funding for a comparative ergonomic analysis of robotic versus laparoscopic pediatric surgery: a surface electromyography study of surgeon muscle activation.