The following departmental faculty were awarded new competitive and non-competitive research grants during calendar year 2019.
Paul E. Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC
LEEP-Forward Trial
Award Date: 9/20/19
Funding Agency: Baxter Health
Grant Amount: $75,000
David A. Williams, MD, MPH
Role of Malnutrition and Nutrition Delivery on Surgical Outcomes in Underserved Patients
Award Date: 9/18/2019
Funding Agency: American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition foundation (ASPEN)
Grant Amount: $50,000
Vijay Krishnamoorthy, MD, MPH, PhD
Mechanisms and Clinical Impact of Myocardial Injury Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Award Date: 9/6/2019
Award Type: K23
Funding Agency: NIH and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Grant Amount: $944,405
Andrea G. Nackley, PhD
Defining the Role of Peripheral Adrb3 in Chronic Pain and Inflammation
Award Date: 9/5/2019
Award Type: R01
Funding Agency: NIH and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Grant Amount: $2,623,436
David S. Warner, MD
Pharmacologic Suppression of Reperfusion Injury Following Endovascular Thrombectomy In Stroke
Award Date: 9/2/2019
Funding Agency: NIH and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Grant Amount: $475,175
Wei Yang, PhD
Exploring Cell-Based Therapy in Ischemic Stroke
Award Date: 8/8/2019
Funding Agency: Duke University and Duke-NUS Medical School
Grant Amount: $100,000
Sven-Eric Jordt, PhD and Satya Achanta, DVM, PhD
Advanced TRPA1 Inhibitor for the Treatment of Chlorine Inhalation Injury
Award Date: 8/26/2019
Award Type: U01
Funding Agency: NIH and the National Institute of Environmental Health Services (NIEHS)
Grant Amount: $2,305,444
Niccolò Terrando, BSc (hons), DIC, PhD
Bioelectronic Regulation of CNS Lymphatic Drainage in Delirium and AD
Award Date: 8/23/2019
Funding Agency: Alzheimer’s Association
Grant Amount: $150,000
Thomas Van de Ven, MD, PhD
Single Nucleus Expression Profiling of Human Sciatic Nerve after Traumatic Amputation: Predicting Pain and Functional Outcomes
Award Date: 8/21/2019
Funding Agency: U.S. Department of Defense
Grant Amount: $1,426,732.95
Scott L. Runyon, MD
Boston Scientific Fellowship Grant 2019-2020
Award Date: 8/14/2019
Funding Agency: Boston Scientific Corporation
Grant Amount: $15,000
John Whittle, MBBS, MD, FHEA, FRCA, FFICM
Preoperative Exercise to Improve Vagal Tone (PREVENT) Study
Award Date: 8/6/2019
Funding Agency: International Anesthesia Research Society
Grant Amount: $175,000
Ru-Rong Ji, PhD
Resolving Neuropathic Pain With High Frequency SCS Via Modulation of Glial Signaling and Neuroinflammation in Small and Large Animals
Award Date: 7/26/2019
Funding Agency: Boston Scientific Corporation
Grant Amount: $320,889
David B. MacLeod, MB BS, FRCA, Dip IMC
Exparel Hip Fracture
Award Date: 7/18/2019
Funding Agency: Pacira Pharmaceuticals
Grant Amount: $412,108
Madan M. Kwatra, PhD
Heterogeneity of EGFRvIII-Positive Glioblastoma and Their Sensitivity to AZD9291 (Osimertinib)
Award Date: 7/15/2019
Funding Agency: Musella Foundation For Brain Tumor Research & Information, Inc
Grant Amount: $10,000
Niccolò Terrando, BSc (hons), DIC, PhD and Paul E. Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC
Targeting Microbially-Derived Juvenile Protective Factors to Resolve Neuroinflammation and Delirium
Award Date: 7/13/2019
Award Type: R03
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $322,000
Ian J. Welsby, MB, BS, BSc, FRCA
Cerus/BARDA CLI 00125 ReCePI Study
Award Date: 7/12/2019
Funding Agency: Cerus Corporation
Grant Amount: $1,319,695
Raquel R. Bartz, MD, MMCi
Implementation of Real Time Application for Portable Interactive Devices (RAPID) BLOCKCHAIN
Award Date: 7/9/2019
Funding Agency: University of Southern California
Grant Amount: $17,341
Brad M. Taicher, DO, MBA
Merck MK8616-169 Sugammadex: Birth to < 2 Years
Award Date: 6/20/2019
Funding Agency: Merck Sharp & Dohme
Grant Amount: $80,321
Jorn A. Karhausen, MD
Enhanced Neutrophil SUMOylation as a key to Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Hypothermia
Award Date: 6/7/2019
Award Type: 2019 Innovative Project Award
Funding Agency: American Heart Association
Grant Amount: $200,000
Richard E. Moon, MD, CM, MSc, FRCP(C), FACP, FCCP
STEM Outreach Program: Design of a Passive Water Sampler to Test Dive Sites Suspected to be Contaminated
Award Date: 6/6/2019
Funding Agency: Office of Naval Research
Grant Amount: $85,362
Scott L. Runyon, MD
Duke Pain Management Fellowship Grant
Award Date: 6/4/2019
Funding Agency: Abbott Laboratories
Grant Amount: $14,999
Padma Gulur, MD
Opioid Sparing Potential of Light-Induced Analgesia: A Pilot Trial of a Novel, Non-Pharmacological Treatment for Pain
Award Date: 4/9/2019
Award Type: R03
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $160,875
Ulrike Hoffmann, MD, PhD
High Resolution Awake Cortical Recordings to Analyze the Role of Spreading Depolarizations During Dynamic Stroke Evolution
Award Date: 4/5/2019
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $426,854
Richard E. Moon, MD, CM, MSc, FRCP(C), FACP, FCCP
Southampton/Extreme Everest Education Agreement
Award Date: 3/27/2019
Funding Agency: University of Southampton
Grant Amount: $40,000
Michael L. James, MD, FAHA, FNCS
CN105 to Improve Long-Term Recovery in Models of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Award Date: 3/27/2019
Funding Agency: AegisCN, LLC
Grant Amount: $135,000
Brad M. Taicher, DO, MBA
Peds Pacira Exparel 402-C-319 PLAY
Award Date: 3/27/2019
Funding Agency: Pacira Pharmaceuticals
Grant Amount: $109,483
Raquel R. Bartz, MD, MMCi
Vitamin C, Thiamine And Steroids in Sepsis: The VICTAS Study
Award Date: 3/26/2019
Funding Agency: Johns Hopkins University
Grant Amount: $111,769
Ashraf S. Habib, MBBCh, MSc, MHSc, FRCA
402-C-414 Exparel versus SOC in CS
Award Date: 3/26/2019
Funding Agency: Pacira Pharmaceuticals
Grant Amount: $347,479
Jamie R. Privratsky, MD, PhD
The Role of the IL-1 Receptor in the AKI to CKD Transition
Award Date: 3/19/2019
Award Type: K08
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Grant Amount: $939,324
Muhammad J. Qadri, MD, PhD
Medtronic Fellowship Grant 2018-2019
Award Date: 2/22/2019
Funding Agency: Medtronic, Inc.
Grant Amount: $20,000
John J. Freiberger, MD, MPH
Does Heart Rate Variability Predict Impairment of Operational Performance in Divers?
Award Date: 1/28/2019
Funding Agency: Naval Sea Systems Command
Grant Amount: $148,689
Richard E. Moon, MD, CM, MSc, FRCP(C), FACP, FCCP
Sildenafil for Prevention of Immersion Pulmonary Edema
Award Date: 1/28/2019
Funding Agency: Naval Sea Systems Command
Grant Amount: $299,115
Karthik Raghunathan, MBBS, MPH
PSA Tetsu Ohnuma
Award Date: 1/22/2019
Funding Agency: Institute for Medical Research, Inc.
Grant Amount: $52,000
Mihai V. Podgoreanu, MD, FASE
Allergan Botox II
Award Date: 1/7/2019
Funding Agency: Allergan, Inc.
Grant Amount: $816,649
Muhammad J. Qadri, MD, PhD
Uncovering the Molecular Pathogenesis of Acute Spinal Cord Injury in Humans Using Single Cell RNA-Sequencing
Award Date: 1/7/2019
Funding Agency: Foundation for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Grant Amount: $10,000
Nathan H. Waldron, MD
To Compare the Efficacy of AGN-151607 with Placebo to Prevent Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation (POAF) in Participants who are Undergoing Open-Chest Cardiac Surgery
Award Date: 1/7/2019
Funding Agency: Allergan, Inc.
Grant Amount: $816,649
The following departmental faculty were awarded new competitive and non-competitive research grants during calendar year 2018.
Paul E. Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC
POET: An Outcomes Comparison Study of Duke Perioperative Enhancement Team’s Approach to Supplemental Nutrition in Patients Prior to Undergoing Surgery vs. Historical Duke University Medical Center Electronic Health Records Data
Award Date: 12/20/2018
Funding Agency: Abbott Nutrition
Grant Amount: $224,247
Satya Achanta, DVM, PhD
Exosomes Prevent Remodeling of Ventricles and Improve Cardiac Function in Myocardial Infarction in a Human Translational Model of Pigs
Award Date: 12/4/2018
Funding Agency: Mandel Center for Hypertension and Atherosclerosis at Duke Cardiovascular Research Center
Grant Amount: $47,736
Andrea Nackley, PhD
Vestibulodynia: Understanding Pathophysiology and Determining Appropriate Treatments (Vestibulodynia: UPDATe)
Award Date: 9/11/2018
Award Type: NIH R01
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Grant Amount: $3,846,094
Andrea Nackley, PhD
A New Peripherally-Restricted Adrb3 Antagonist for the Treatment of Chronic Pain and Inflammation
Award Date: 9/2018
Funding Agency: Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute and RTI International
Grant Amount: $50,000
Katherine Martucci, PhD
The Impact of Opioids on Chronic Pain: Clinical Research and Career Training in Spinal Cord fMRI and Brain Reward Systems
Award Date: 8/14/2018
Award Type: NIH R00
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Grant Amount: $746,654
Sven-Eric Jordt, PhD
Anesthetic and Synthetic Cooling Flavors in E-cigarettes: Chemistry and Respiratory Effects Modulating Nicotine Intake
Award Date: 7/19/2018
Award Type: NIH R01
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Grant Amount: $1,456,395
Niccolò Terrando, BSc, DIC, PhD
Bioelectronic Rescue of Cognitive Impairment After Surgery
Award Date: 6/19/2018
Award Type: NIH R21
Funding Agency: National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Grant Amount: $436,027
Vijay Krishnamoorthy, MD, MPH, PhD
Mechanisms and Clinical Impact of Myocardial Injury Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Award Date: 6/5/2018
Award Type: Mentored Research Training Grant
Funding Agency: The Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER)
Grant Amount: $175,000
Anne D. Cherry, MD
Interface of Mitochondrial Quality Control and Immune Activation in Heart Transplant
Award Date: 5/18/2018
Award Type: Mentored Research Training Grant
Funding Agency: The Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER)
Grant Amount: $175,000
Wei Yang, PhD, and Ulrike Hoffmann, MD, PhD, along with Junjie Yao, PhD
Decrypting the Role of Epinephrine on Brain Function after Cardiac Arrest in Mice
Award Date: 5/9/2018
Award Type: 2018 Collaborative Sciences Award
Funding Agency: The American Heart Association (AHA)
Grant Amount: $750,000
Niccolò Terrando, BSc, DIC, PhD
Omegaven and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Award Date: 4/18/2018
Funding Agency: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
Grant Amount: $122,000
Atilio Barbeito, MD, MPH
The Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health – Delirium Risk Evaluation and Mitigation (POSH-DREAM) Program
Award Date: 3/2/2018
Funding Agency: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Geriatrics and Extended Care Services
Grant Amount: $125,000
Andrea Nackley, PhD
Defining the Role of Adipocyte Adrb3 in Chronic Pain
Award Date: 1/9/2018
Funding Agency: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Grant Amount: $160,000
The following departmental faculty were awarded new competitive and non-competitive research grants during calendar year 2017.
James Davison, PhD
Modulation of Organ Injury by Faecalibacterium Prausnitzii in Critical Illness
Award Date: 12/7/2017
Funding Agency: The American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) Rhoads Research Foundation
Grant Amount: $25,000
Richard E. Moon, MD, CM, MSc, FRCP(C), FACP, FCCP
Development of Altitude Decompression Tables
Award Date: 10/31/2017
Funding Agency: U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command
Grant Amount: $992,257
Richard E. Moon, MD, CM, MSc, FRCP(C), FACP, FCCP
Development of a Pulse Oximeter to Independently Monitor Oxygen Levels in Rebreather Divers
Award Date: 10/31/2017
Funding Agency: U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command
Grant Amount: $244,816
Niccolò Terrando, BSc, DIC, PhD
Neurovascular Dysfunction in Delirium Superimposed on Dementia
Award Date: 9/15/2017
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging – RO1
Grant Amount: $2,815,756
Ashraf S. Habib, MBBCh, MSc, MHSc, FRCA
Evaluation and Risk Assessment for Persistent Postsurgical Pain After Breast Surgery: A Collaborative Prospective Cohort Study
Award Date: 8/14/2017
Funding Agency: Duke University and the Duke-National University of Singapore (NUS) Medical School
Grant Amount: $200,000
Jamie Privratsky, MD, PhD
The Role of Macrophage IL-1 Signaling in Acute Kidney Injury and Recovery
Award Date: 8/7/2017
Funding Agency: International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS)
Grant Amount: $175,000
Miles Berger, MD, PhD
Neuro-Inflammation in Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction: CSF and fMRI Studies
Award Date: 7/5/2017
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Grant Amount: $1,195,505
Quintin J. Quinones, MD, PhD
Reversible Immunomodulation as a Strategy for Ischemia Tolerance in Hibernation
Award Date: 5/23/2017
Funding Agency: Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER)
Grant Amount: $175,000
Madan M. Kwatra, PhD
Evaluation of Novel Anti-Cancer Agents, Either Alone or in Combination, for Activity Against Glioblastoma Subtypes: A Personalized Medicine Approach
Award Date: 5/11/2017
Funding Agency: Genzada Pharmaceuticals
Grant Amount: $763,200
Madan M. Kwatra, PhD
Development of VAL-083, Alone or in Combination With Other Agents, to Inhibit the Growth of Specific Subsets of Glioblastoma (Personalized Drug Development)
Award Date: 4/20/2017
Funding Agency: DelMar Pharmaceuticals
Grant Amount: $715,500
Paul Wischmeyer, MD, EDIC
Improving Physician and Provider Education on Perioperative and Hospital Malnutrition
Award Date: 4/3/2017
Funding Agency: Abbott Nutrition
Grant Amount: $50,000
Jeffrey M. Taekman, MD
Simulation-Based Crisis Resource Management as a Risk Reduction Strategy for the Health System
Award Date: 3/27/2017
Funding Agency: Durham Casualty
Grant Amount: $108,668
William Maixner, DDS, PhD
Chronic Overlapping Pain Conditions
Award Date: 3/20/2017
Funding Agency: University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Grant Amount: $158,998
Anne D. Cherry, MD
Interface of Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Immune Activation in Heterotopic Mouse Heart Transplant
Award Date: 3/20/2017
Award Title: AST TIRN Basic Science Faculty Development Research Grant
Funding Agency: Transplantation and Immunology Research Network (TIRN), an American Society of Transplantation (AST) Program
Grant Amount: $50,000
Thomas E. Buchheit, MD
Germline Epigenetic Effects of Opioids (GEEO)
Award Date: 3/16/2017
Funding Agency: Research Triangle Institute International
Grant Amount: $79,999
Madan M. Kwatra, PhD
Efficacy of AZD9291 Against EGFRvIII-Positive Glioblastoma
Award Date: 3/1/2017
Funding Agency: AstraZeneca
Grant Amount: $97,109
Annemarie Thompson, MD
Madhav Swaminathan, MD, FASE, FAHA
PROMISE – Perioperative Risk Optimization with Machine Learning for an Improved Surgical Experience
Award Date: 3/1/2017
Funding Agency: The Duke Institute for Health Innovation (DIHI)
Grant Amount: $50,000
Jennifer Dominguez, MD, MHS
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Screening in Pregnant Women with Chronic Hypertension
Award Date: 2/14/2017
Funding Agency: Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP)
Grant Amount: $100,000
Sven-Eric Jordt, PhD
Biomarkers of Lung Injury in Methyl Isocyanate Exposed Rodents and Pigs
Award Date: 2/10/2017
Funding Agency: University of Colorado – Denver
Grant Amount: $577,458
Jeffrey C. Gadsden, MD, FRCPC, FANZCA
Mallinckrodt Hip IV vs. PO Acetaminophen
Award Date: 1/19/2017
Funding Agency: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
Grant Amount: $199,734
Ankeet D. Udani, MD, MSEd
Psychological and Workplace Safety Changes After the Implementation of Safety Modules in the Operating Rooms of India Narayana Health System: A Qualitative Study
Award Date: 1/24/2017
Funding Agency: ChatrHealth
Grant Amount: $15,000
The following departmental faculty were awarded competitive and non-competitive research grants during calendar year 2016.
Ru-Rong Ji, PhD
Hemichannels, Astrocytic Release, and Neuropathic Pain
Award Date: 9/27/2016
Funding Agency: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH)
Grant Amount: $100,000
Andrea G. Nackley, PhD
Proteins, MicroRNAs and Genes Associated with TMD and Overlapping Conditions
Award Date: 9/23/2016
Funding Agency: National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH)
Grant Amount: $586,001
Miles Berger, MD, PhD
The Role of MCP1 and Monocyte Activation Within the Central Nervous System in Human Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction and Delirium
Award Date: 9/20/2016
Funding Agency: Society for Neuroscience in Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Grant Amount: $5,000
Ankeet D. Udani, MD, MSEd
Needs Assessment of Cybercivility Learning in an Interprofessional Education
Co-PIs: Jamie Conklin; J. Kyle Covington, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS; Jennie De Gagne, PhD, DNP, RN-BC, CNE; Justine Strand de Oliveira, DrPH, PA-C ; Qing Yang, PhD
Award Date: 9/13/2016
Award Name: 2016 Duke AHEAD Grant
Funding Agency: Duke AHEAD
Grant Amount: $5,025
Stuart A. Grant, MB, ChB, FRCA
Human Fresh Tissue Lab
Award Date: 9/13/2016
Funding Agency: Halyard Health, Inc.
Grant Amount: $20,610
Wei Yang, PhD
The Unfolded Protein Response and Neuroprotection in Stroke
Co-PIs:  Dr. Wulf Paschen, Dr. Huaxin Sheng
Award Date: 9/7/2016
Funding Agency: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Grant Amount: $1,739,065
Lance A. Roy, MD
Fellowship Grant – Anesthesiology Pain Fellowship
Award Date: 9/7/2016
Funding Agency: Boston Scientific Corporation
Grant Amount: $15,000
Lance A. Roy, MD
Medtronic Fellowship Grant 2016-2017
Award Date: 8/23/2016
Funding Agency: Medtronic, Inc.
Grant Amount: $20,000
Madhav Swaminathan, MD, FASE, FAHA
Angion AKI
Award Date: 8/18/2016
Funding Agency: Angion Biomedica Corp.
Grant Amount: $217,803
Niccolò Terrando, BSc, DIC, PhD
Role of TLR4 in Surgery-Induced Cognitive Decline
Award Date: 8/10/2016
Funding Agency: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
Grant Amount: $108,888
Jeffrey M. Taekman, MD
Association of Probiotic Consumption and Perioperative Anxiety
Award Date: 8/5/2016
Funding Agency: Clasado BioSciences
Grant Amount: $69,885
David S. Warner, MD
Integrated Training in Anesthesiology Research (T-32)
Award Date: 7/21/2016
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $1,481,070
Joseph P. Mathew, MD, MHSc, MBA
Cognitive Effects of Body Temperature During Hypothermic Circulatory Arrest
Co-PI: G. Charles Hughes, MD
Award Date: 7/13/2016
Funding Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH
Grant Amount: $3,500,000
Noa Segall, PhD
Identifying Best Practices in In-Hospital Monitoring
Award Date: 7/8/2016
Funding Agency: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Grant Amount: $15,611
Ashraf S. Habib, MBBCh, MSc, MHSc, FRCA
Impact of Local Anesthetic Wound Infiltration on Postoperative Pain Following Cesarean Delivery
Award Date: 7/7/2016
Funding Agency: Halyard Health, Inc.
Grant Amount: $28,841
Niccolò Terrando, BSc, DIC, PhD
Bioelectronic Medicine and Cholinergic Regulation of Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Award Date: 7/1/2016
Funding Agency: Duke Institute for Brain Sciences (DIBS)
Grant Amount: $75,000
Mihai Podgoreanu, MD, FASE
Sequencing Technology for Rapid Detection of Fastidious and Resistant Infectious Agents in the Critically Ill
Co-PI: Quintin J. Quinones, MD, PhD
Award Date: 7/1/2016
Funding Agency: Duke University Medical Center
Grant Amount: $10,000
Scott L. Runyon, MD
Duke Pain Management
Award Date: 6/30/2016
Funding Agency: St. Jude Medical Inc.
Grant Amount: $25,000
Zhiquan Zhang, PhD
Proteomic Identification of Novel Sirtuin-3 Regulated Pathways in the Treatment of Acute Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion
Award Date: 6/27/2016
Funding Agency: Duke University Medical Center
Grant Amount: $10,000
Sven-Eric Jordt, PhD
Mechanisms of Itch in Poison Ivy-Induced Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Award Date: 6/24/2016
Funding Agency: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R21)
Grant Amount: $384,780
Ian J. Welsby, MB BS
CSL Cryoprecipitate Characterization
Award Date: 6/23/2016
Funding Agency: CSL Behring LLC
Grant Amount: $171,697
Michael L. James, MD, FAHA, FNCS
Cephalogics DOT 3.0 in Cerebral Vasospasm
Award Date: 6/21/2016
Funding Agency: Cephalogics, LLC
Grant Amount: $284,479
Wulf Paschen, PhD
Effect of Aging on Brain Ischemia/Stroke Outcome; Pathways, Mechanisms, and Rescue
Award Date: 6/15/2016
Funding Agency: National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $1,043,435
Joseph P. Mathew, MD, MHSc, MBA
Temporary Autonomic Blockade to Prevent Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery
Fellow: Nathan H. Waldron, MD
Award Date: 6/6/2016
Funding Agency: American Heart Association
Grant Amount: $154,000
Wei Yang, PhD
ER Stress Response in Recovery of Brain Function After Cardiac Arrest
Co-PIs:  Dr. Wulf Paschen, Dr. Huaxin Sheng
Award Date: 6/6/2016
Award Name: MAA Winter 2016 Grant-in-Aid
Funding Agency: American Heart Association
Grant Amount: $154,000
Ian J. Welsby, MB BS
Factor Concentrate Mayo Study
Award Date: 6/3/2016
Funding Agency: Mayo Clinic
Grant Amount: $59,432
Madan M. Kwatra, PhD
Targeting GBMs with Activated EGFR with Third-Generation, Brain-Penetrating AZD9291
Award Date: 6/1/2016
Funding Agency: Musella Foundation For Brain Tumor Research & Information, Inc
Grant Amount: $8,000
Ankeet D. Udani, MD, MSEd
A Comparison of Two Learning Theories on Emergency Manual Use: Classroom-Based Experiential Learning Versus Electronic-Based Self-Directed Learning
Award Date: 4/19/2016
Funding Agency: Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation
Grant Amount: $147,001
Niccolò Terrando, BSc, DIC, PhD
Neuroprotective Effects of URMC-099 in Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Award Date: 4/19/2016
Funding Agency: University of Rochester Medical Center
Grant Amount: $3,000
Kelly A. Machovec, MD, MPH
Open-Label Evaluation of the Population Pharmacokinetic Profile, Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Tapentadol Oral Solution For the Treatment of Post-Surgical Pain in Children Aged from Birth to Less Than 2 Years
Award Date: 4/11/2016
Funding Agency: Grunenthal GmbH
Grant Amount: $50,063
William Maixner, DDS, PhD
Genetic and Psychosocial Influences on Transition to Chronic TMD and Related Pain (OPPERA-2)
Award Date: 4/8/2016
Funding Agency: University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill/NIH
Grant Amount: $134,043
Jeffrey C. Gadsden, MD, FRCPC, FANZCA
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Brachial Plexus Block with EXPAREL for Postsurgical Analgesia in Subjects Undergoing Total Shoulder Arthroplasty or Rotator Cuff Repair
Award Date: 4/5/2016
Funding Agency: Pacira Pharmaceuticals
Grant Amount: $188,912
Jeffrey C. Gadsden, MD, FRCPC, FANZCA
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Femoral Nerve Block with EXPAREL for Postsurgical Analgesia in Subjects Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty
Award Date: 3/31/2016
Funding Agency: Pacira Pharmaceuticals
Grant Amount: $184,034
Bryant W. Stolp, MD, PhD
CareFusion Anesthesia
Award Date: 3/10/2016
Funding Agency: CareFusion Corporation
Grant Amount: $8,280
Nathaniel H. Green, MD, MHS, FAAP
A Phase IIA, Open label, Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study of Tivorbex® Capsules in Pediatric Subjects 6 to <17 (exclusive) Years of Age with Mild to Moderate Acute Postoperative Pain
Following Elective Surgery
Award Date: 2/24/2016
Funding Agency: Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC
Grant Amount: $72,664
Ashraf S. Habib, MBBCh, MSc, MHSc, FRCA
Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of APD421 (Amisulpride for IV Injection) as Treatment of Established Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting, in Patients who Have had no Prior Prophylaxis
Award Date: 2/22/2016
Funding Agency: Acacia Pharma
Grant Amount: $293,163
Noa Segall, PhD
Right Place, Right Time: Information Design to Support Decisions in Acute Care
Award Date: 2/8/2016
Funding Agency: Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center/NIH
Grant Amount: $100,800
Madhav Swaminathan, MD, FASE, FAHA
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of QPI-1002 for the Prevention of Acute Kidney Injury in Subjects at High Risk for AKI following Cardiac Surgery
Award Date: 1/5/2016
Funding Agency: Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Grant Amount: $229,715