The following departmental faculty were awarded new competitive and non-competitive research grants (of $100,000 +) during calendar year 2024.
Martha Kenney, MD
Creating a Theory of Change for Community-Driven Research in Sickle Cell Disease
Award Date: 10/31/24
Funding Agency: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Grant Amount: $125,000
Vijay Krishnamoorthy, MD, MPH, PhD (Multi-PI)
Impact of Wildfire Smoke and Heat on Acute Cardiopulmonary Outcomes in Southeast Asia
Award Date: 10/4/2024
Funding Agency: Duke/Duke-NUS Medical School
Grant Amount: $200,000
Niccolò Terrando, BSc, DIC, PhD (Multi-PI)
IL-6 Trans-signaling increases vulnerability to Postoperative Cognitive Decline in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
Award Date: 9/6/2024
Funding Agency: National Institute on Aging | National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $4,803,691
Richard E. Moon, MD, CM, MSc, FRCP, FACP, FCCP
Chamber Pilot Study Plan for NASA Prebreathe Protocol
Award Date: 9/5/2024
Funding Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center
Grant Amount: $249,023
Satya Achanta, PhD, DVM
Identification and Optimization of Medical Countermeasures for Phosgene Inhalation Injuries
Award Date: 8/21/2024
Funding Agency: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences | National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $1,109,637
Leah Acker, MD, PhD
Attentional Resilience in Older Adults
Award Date: 8/16/2024
Funding Agency: National Institute on Aging | National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $3,820,100
Michael Devinney, MD, PhD
The Role of Cerebrospinal Fluid Complement Activation in Delirium and Post-Intensive Care Unit Long-Term Cognitive Impairment
Award Date: 8/14/2024
Funding Agency: National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center | National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $894,431
Sven-Eric Jordt, PhD
Impact of New Tobacco Product Design and Synthetic Additives on Use Initiation and Preference Behavior
Award Date: 8/13/2024
Funding Agency: National Institute on Drug Abuse | National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $2,395,528
Chengcheng Song, MD, PhD & Niccolò Terrando, BSc, DIC, PhD
The Impacts of Postoperative Delirium on Alzheimer’s Disease Progression
Award Date: 8/5/2024
Funding Agency: Alzheimer’s Association
Grant Amount: $199,969
Satya Achanta, DVM, PhD
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Treating Lower Back Pain in a Translational Swine Model
Award Date: 7/31/2024
Funding Agency: Presidio Medical, Inc.
David B. MacLeod, MB BS, FRCA, Dip IMC
MDT23028M2VLS
Award Date: 7/29/2024
Funding Agency: Medtronic, Inc.
Ashraf S. Habib, MBBCh, MSc, MHSc, FRCA
Rectus Sheath Block with Liposomal Bupivacaine
Award Date: 7/20/2024
Funding Agency: Pacira BioSciences, Inc.
David B. MacLeod, MB BS, FRCA, Dip IMC
MDT23038INSENS
Award Date: 7/17/2024
Funding Agency: Medtronic, Inc.
Warwick A. Ames, MBBS
#1-CS-2022-0010 ACTpro
Award Date: 7/3/2024
Funding Agency: Abbott Point of Care
Andrea G. Nackley, PhD
Vestibulodynia: Understanding Pathophysiology and Determining Appropriate Treatments (Vestibulodynia: UPDATe)
Award Date: 6/7/2024
Funding Agency: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development | National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $257,632
Michael Devinney, MD, PhD (Multi-PI)
Proteomic Determination of Complement Activation in Postoperative Delirium
Award Date: 5/29/2024
Funding Agency: National Institute on Aging | National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $134,905
Satya Achanta, DVM, PhD
Discovery of Phosgene and Chlorine Gas Modes of Action and Therapeutic Targets Using Chemoproteomic Profiling Strategies
Award Date: 5/24/2024
Funding Agency: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $224,104
Edmund H. Jooste, MB ChB
Pacira 402-C-125
Award Date: 4/29/2024
Funding Agency: Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Miles Berger, MD, PhD
Brain Vulnerability in Delirium and Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias: Intersection of Polygenic Risk and Inflammation
Award Date: 4/17/2024
Funding Agency: National Institute on Aging | National Institutes of Health
Grant Amount: $136,850
David B. MacLeod, MB BS, FRCA, Dip IMC
ClearSats Study, Trial No. 2023-13
Award Date: 3/8/2024
Funding Agency: Edwards Lifesciences, LLC
Heath Gasier, PhD, RD
DURIP Repair Mechanisms of Oxidative Tissue Damage
Award Date: 2/28/2024
Funding Agency: Office of Naval Research
Grant Amount: $241,938
Ashraf S. Habib, MBBCh, MSc, MHSc, FRCA
HSK3486-309
Award Date: 1/17/2024
Funding Agency: Haisco-USA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.