Summer 2009 Awardees Spring 2009 Awardees Fall 2008 Awardees Winter/Spring 2008 Awardees
Type of Award Last Name First Name Institution Department Title of Proposal
Pilot Sulica Lucian WCMC Otorhinolaryngology A Novel Minimally Invasive Electrodiagnostic Technique for the Quantitative Evaluation of Laryngeal Neuropathic Dysfunction
Pilot Papanicolaou Genovefa MSKCC Medicine Immunomodulatory Effects of Echinacea Purpurea on Influenza Vaccination
Pilot Schwartz Suzanne WCMC Surgery Curcumin supplementation in Type 2 Diabetes: Study of its Amelioratory Effects on Cutaneous Repair
Pilot Gordon Jessica HSS Medicine Gene Expression Profiling with Microarray to Find Biomarkers of Disease Activity in Systemic Sclerosis in the Context of the Imatinib in Systemic Sclerosis Clinical Trial
Planning Bernstein Kunsook Hunter College School of Nursing Nursing Development of a barrier assessment tool for underutilization of mental health services among Korean immigrants
Community Kanna Balavenkatesh Lincoln Hospital Medicine Community-based study of health behaviors among obese residents in the South Bronx
Type of Award Last Name First Name Institution Department Title of Proposal
Pilot Gozman Alexander MSKCC Pediatrics Strategies for the rational translation of Hsp90 inhibitors in AML and relapsed ALL
Pilot Leeser David WCMC Surgery Mathematical modeling of microRNA profiles of blood, urine and biopsy specimens from renal transplant recipients in order to predict outcomes and allow for personalized immunosuppressive medical care.
Pilot Pamer Eric MSKCC Medicine Microbial flora associated with the development of Clostridium difficile colitis
Pilot Rhee Kyu WCMC Medicine Metabolomics approaches to antibiotic resistance
Pilot Tsay Jamie WCMC Pediatrics Effect of Iron Overload on bone Remodeling.
Pilot Wang Lynn WCMC Pathology Restoration of Fas-mediated Apoptosis in Acute Leukemia: Molecular Basis and Therapeutic Strategies
Pilot Weinsaft Jonathon WCMC Medicine Delayed Enhancement Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Tissue Specific Detection of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus
Pilot Yang Hua WCMC Medicine Nanomolecular TGF-beta /IL-2 DNA Hydrogels for the Cure of Type 1 Diabetes
Novel Poppas Dix WCMC Urology Use of mitochondrial protectant peptides to maintain sperm viability
Novel Spincemaille Pascal WCMC Radiology Noninvasive MRI characterization of molecular events and monitoring of drug delivery using magnetic nanoparticles.
Novel Szeto Hazel WCMC Pharmacology Facilitation of electron transfer as novel therapeutic approach
Novel Vannucci Susan WCMC Pediatrics 31P- and 1H-MRS in Perinatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury: Correlation of MRI Modalities from Bench to Bedside
Community Marino Patricia WCMC Psychiatry Adaptive Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for Community Dwelling Depressed Older
Community Sheeran Thomas WCMC Psychiatry Using Telemedicine to Improve Depression Care Management in Home Care
Type of Award Last Name First Name Institution Department Title of Proposal
Pilot Campagne Fabian WCMC Physiology Prioritization of Candidate Risk Genes for Late-Onset Alzheimer's Disease
Pilot Gelber Shari Ellen WCMC Obstetrics and Gynecology Inappropriate Activation of Complement as a Novel Therapeutic Target in Preeclampsia
Pilot Guo Qiu (Julia) HSS Rheumatology Inhibitors of Innate Immune System Activation
Pilot Hillstrom Howard HSS Rehabilitation Medicine Lower Extremity Alignment, Gait, and Joint Pathophysiology in Overweight and Normal Weight Children
Pilot Parashar Bhupesh WCMC Radiology A Pilot Study to Determine the Variance of [18F]Fluorocholine PET Signals Before and During the Early Phase of Chemoradiotherapy and its Clinical Significance in Predicting Tumor Control
Pilot Smith Kendall WCMC Medicine Quantitative Analysis of IL2-Induced T cell Regulation
Planning Dadhania Darshana WCMC Medicine Prediction of BKV Associated Hemorrhagic Cystitis (HC) in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Recipients
Planning Dyke Jonathan WCMC Radiology Multi-Modality Angiogenic and Osteoblastic Imaging of Fracture Healing
Community Nokes Kathleen Hunter Nursing Creating an HIV-Specific Personal Health Record Intervention
Type of Award Last Name First Name Institution Department Title of Proposal
Pilot Bajorin Dean F MSKCC Oncology MSKCC and MCWC Pilot Study of Biomarkers in Bladder Cancer
Pilot Bradbury Michelle S MSKCC Radiology Molecular-targeted PET-Near Infrared Fluorescence (NIRF) Probes as Biomarkers forTreatment Selection and Response Assessment in Human Thyroid Cancer Models:Core-Shell Silica Nanoparticles for Cancer Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Pilot Bussel James B WCMC Pediatrics Pathobiology of Thrombocytopenia and Bleeding in Patients with Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
Pilot Chi Dennis MSKCC Surgery Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients Recovering from Major Gynecologic Cancer Surgery: Measuring Quality of Life and Pain
Pilot Demichelis Francesca WCMC Pathology TOWARDS THE IDENTIFICATION OF GERMLINE RISK FACTORS FOR LETHAL PROSTATE CANCER
Pilot Estilo Cherry L MSKCC Oncology Identification of potential risk markers for Osteonecrosis of the Jaw: Cross- sectional analysis of gingival crevicular fluid and bone tissue specimens in oncologic patients with history of intravenous bisphosphonate therapy
Pilot Felsen Diane WCMC Urology Mitochondrial Protective Peptides-Novel Therapy for Radiation-Induced Fibrosis
Pilot Kimura Yuki WCMC Genetic Medicine Acceleration of hemangiogenic recovery after irradiation with delivery of Kit-ligand
Pilot Maxfield Frederick WCMC Biochemistry Glycosylated porphyrinoids for therapeutics and imaging
Pilot Meffre Eric R HSS Immunology Dysregulated B cell tolerance in chronic graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Pilot Mongan Nigel P WCMC Pharmacology Functional and prognostic investigation of the REX1 and EZH2 stem cell proteins in urological cancers
Pilot Pleshko-Camacho Nancy HSS Physiology Development of Novel mid-Infrared Fiber Optic Probe (IFOP) to Study Arterial Remodeling after Vascular Interventions
Pilot Rivella Stefano Bruno WCMC Pediatrics Development and Pre-Clinical Analysis of Gene-Therapy Vectors for the Treatment of Beta-Thalassemias
Pilot Scandura Joseph WCMC Medicine Optimizing Epigenetic Therapy of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Pilot Silverman Ronald Howard WCMC Ophthalmology Photoacoustic Imaging of Superficial Tissues
Pilot Souweidane Mark WCMC Neurological Surgery Treatment of Diffuse Pontine Gliomas in Children with Convection-Enhanced Delivery of the Targeted Immunotoxin 8H9-PE38
Pilot Tam Wayne WCMC Pathology MicroRNA Profiling and Functional Oncogenomics in Follicular Lymphoma
Pilot Tomic-Canic Marjana HSS Tissue Repair Lab Micro RNA in Pathogenesis of Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Pilot Volpe Bruce T WCMC Neurology Application of Time Series Analysis to Robotic Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients
Pilot Zhou Xi Kathy WCMC Public Health Statistical Methods for Improved Assessment of Molecular Signatures
Planning Chiaramonte Gabrielle Rosina WCMC Psychiatry Improving Physicians' Assessment of Women's Coronary Heart Disease Symptoms
Planning Dyke Jonathan Paul WCMC Radiology Diagnostic Imaging in the Evaluation of Bone Healing
Planning Gozman Alexander N MSKCC Pediatrics Strategies for the rational translation of Hsp90 inhibitors in AML and relapsed ALL
Planning Maher Suzanne A HSS Research Functional Scaffolds for the Repair of Soft Tissue Defects
Planning Smith Kendall A WCMC Medicine Quantitative Analysis of Interleukin-2(IL2)-Induced Positive & Negative Regulation of T Lymphocytes
Community Bernstein Kunsook Hunter Professor of Nursing Barriers to mental health services among Korean Americans in NYC
Community Boutin-Foster Carla WCMC Public Health Eliciting Patient Preferences Regarding the Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease
Community Robbins Laura HSS Implement Arthritis Intervention Programs for People with Arthritis and Related Diseases
Community Weiss Elisa MSKCC Psychiatry Queens Library HealthLink Project
Novel Crow Mary HSS Rheumatology Inhibitors of Innate Immune System Activation
Novel Dottin Robert Hunter Gene Center Bringing World Glattening Technologies to the CTSC-Enhancing Communication among Research Collaborators
Novel Gay Geri CU-Ithaca Mobil Pone-based Social Support for Cancer Patients
Novel Nanus David WCMC Medicine Molecular Analysis of Microfluidic-captured Circulating Prostate Cancer Tumor Cells: Study of Microtubule-driven Androgen Receptor Signaling with Correlation to Clinical Response to Taxane Therapy
Novel Scheinberg David MSKCC Charge Effects on Biodistribution of Tumor-Targetable Carbon Nanotubes with Therapeutic Applications