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  Examining Motivations for and Quality of Alcohol and Marijuana Protective Behavior Strategy Use: Improving Prevention of Hazardous Young Adult Substance Use

  Lewis, M.

  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

  1/05/21 → 31/03/22

  Project: Research

  • Alcohols 100%
  • Marijuana Use 86%
  • Cannabis 66%
  • Young Adult 20%
  • Motivation 10%

• Reducing Human Trafficking Through Forensics in Central America

  Budowle, B. & Bus, M.

  International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), U.S. Department of State

  1/04/21 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

• The role of RGS12 in differential modulation of G protein versus beta-arrestin signaling downstream of the kappa opioid receptor

  Siderovski, D.

  National Institute on Drug Abuse

  15/02/21 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • kappa Opioid Receptor 100%
  • GTP-Binding Proteins 26%
  • Arrestin 18%
  • Ventral Striatum 17%
  • RGS Proteins 6%

• Brain-selective estrogen therapy for menopausal hot flushes in an advanced translational animal model

  Prokai, L., MERCHENTHALER, I. J. & PUCHE, A.

  National Institute on Aging

  15/01/21 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • Estrogens 100%
  • Menopause 83%
  • Andropause 45%
  • Ovariectomy 30%
  • Animal Models 29%

• Impact of brain estrogens on cognition and brain aging in a non-human primate

  Prokai, L., LACREUSE, A. & MERCHENTHALER, I. J.

  National Cancer Institute

  1/01/21 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • Aromatase Inhibitors 100%
  • Letrozole 62%
  • Brain 44%
  • 3,16-dihydroxyandrost-5-ene-17,19-dione 40%
  • Estrogens 36%

• Efficient and Effective SNP System for Analysis of Highly Degraded DNA Samples

  Bus, M. & Budowle, B.

  NIJ: National Institute of Justice

  1/01/21 → 31/12/22

  Project: Research

• Discovery of small molecule activators of the Slack potassium channel for use as cell-based probes for the study of fragile X syndrome

  Emmitte, K. & WEAVER, D.

  National Institute of Mental Health

  1/12/20 → 31/10/21

  Project: Research

  • Fragile X Syndrome 100%
  • Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein 94%
  • Ion Channels 76%
  • Intellectual Disability 43%
  • Potassium Channels 35%

• Glucocorticoids, ocular hypertension and glaucoma

  Clark, A. & GEISERT, E.

  National Eye Institute

  30/09/20 → 31/08/21

  Project: Research

  • glucocorticoids 100%
  • hypertension 72%
  • eyes 62%
  • glaucoma 13%
  • mice 11%

• Alzheimer Biomarker Consortium - Down Syndrome (ABC-DS)

  O'Bryant, S., CHRISTIAN, B., Handen, B., Head, E., Mapstone, M., Handen, B., COHEN, A., CHRISTIAN, B., O'BRYANT, S., Head, E., TUDORASCU, D., Ances, B. & LEE, J. H.

  National Institute on Aging

  30/09/20 → 31/08/21

  Project: Research

  • Down Syndrome 100%
  • Alzheimer Disease 51%
  • Biomarkers 23%
  • Neuropathology 13%
  • Neuroimaging 10%

• Novel hybrid molecule with both IOP lowering and neuroprotective effects for treatment of glaucoma

  Stankowska, D. & ACHARYA, S.

  1/09/20 → 31/08/21

  Project: Research

  • Intraocular Pressure 100%
  • Retinal Ganglion Cells 53%
  • Glaucoma 52%
  • Nanoparticles 41%
  • Trabecular Meshwork 37%

• VietAmerican Health Pilot Study

  Nguyen, U. & NGUYEN, U. D. T.

  National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities

  25/07/20 → 28/02/22

  Project: Research

  • Osteoarthritis 100%
  • Asian Americans 92%
  • Knee Osteoarthritis 32%
  • Hand 28%
  • Vulnerable Populations 15%

• Sphingolipids and their Impact in Corneal Wound Healing

  Karamichos, D., MANDAL, N., KARAMICHOS, D., MANDAL, N., KARAMICHOS, D. & MANDAL, N.

  National Eye Institute

  1/07/20 → 31/05/22

  Project: Research

  • Fibrosis 100%
  • sphingosine 1-phosphate 80%
  • Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptors 71%
  • Sphingolipids 63%
  • Myofibroblasts 35%

• Maternal vascular responses to extracellular mitochondrial DNA during pregnancy

  Goulopoulou, S.

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

  1/01/20 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • Mitochondrial DNA 100%
  • Cell-Free Nucleic Acids 52%
  • Pre-Eclampsia 47%
  • Mothers 45%
  • Blood Vessels 31%

• PROMIS Learning Lab: Partnership in Resilience for Medication Safety

  Fulda, K. & White, A.

  University of Texas at Arlington

  30/09/19 → 30/09/23

  Project: Research

• TESSA HIV-IPV Expansion

  Spence-Almaguer, E. & Thompson, E.

  DHHS - Office of Women's Health

  15/09/19 → 14/09/21

  Project: Research

• Increasing Nigral Tyrosine Hydroxylase Expression as a Mechanism of Exercise-Mediated Recovery: Evaluation in Toxin and Rat Parkinson's Disease Genetic Models

  Salvatore, M.

  Department of Defense

  1/09/19 → 31/08/22

  Project: Research

• Use of Innovative Statistical Methods to Compare Observation, Phodynamic Therapy (PDT) and Laser Procedure for Treatment of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (CSCR)

  Aryal, S.

  American Academy of Ophthalmology

  1/09/19 → 31/08/21

  Project: Research

• Optimizing Chronic Pain Management through Patient Engagement with Quality of Life Measures: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  Licciardone, J. & Aryal, S.

  American Osteopathic Association

  1/09/19 → 31/08/21

  Project: Research

• Geriatric Academic Career Award (GACA)

  Camp, K.

  Health Resources & Service Administratio

  1/09/19 → 31/08/23

  Project: Research

• Development and Pilot of a Parent Based Intervention for Reducing High-risk Social Networking Site Cognitions, Alcohol Use, and Negative Consequences Among Adolescents

  Litt, D. & Lewis, M.

  NIAAA: Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

  15/08/19 → 31/07/22

  Project: Research

• Development and Pilot of a Parent Based Intervention for Reducing High-risk Social Networking Site Cognitions, Alcohol Use, and Negative Consequences Among Adolescents

  Litt, D. & LITT, D.

  National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

  15/08/19 → 31/07/21

  Project: Research

  • Social Networking 100%
  • Underage Drinking 87%
  • Alcohols 85%
  • Cognition 39%
  • Focus Groups 12%

• Confidential

  O'Bryant, S.

  1/08/19 → 31/07/22

  Project: Research

• Improvement of CRISPR-Cas9 Specificity Through Allosteric Modulation

  Liu, J. & Wang, Y.

  NHLBI: Nat Heart, Lung & Blood Institute

  1/08/19 → 31/07/22

  Project: Research

• Improvement of CRISPR-Cas9 specificity through allosteric modulation

  Liu, J.

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

  1/08/19 → 31/07/22

  Project: Research

  • Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats 100%
  • Gene Editing 29%
  • Allosteric Site 11%
  • Technology 10%
  • Hematopoietic System 10%

• Circulating Cell-Free Mitochondrial DNA in a Preclinical Model of Preeclampsia with Placental Ischemia

  Goulopoulou, S. & Phillips, N.

  American Heart Association

  1/07/19 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research

• Enhanced Grant Writing Coaching Groups for a Diverse Biomedical Workforce

  Jones, H.

  The University of Utah

  1/07/19 → 30/06/24

  Project: Research

• Workforce Enhancement in Healthy Aging and Independent Living

  Knebl, J.

  Health Resources & Service Administratio

  1/07/19 → 30/06/24

  Project: Research

• NRMNet: A national resource for mentorship and networking to enhance diversity

  Vishwanatha, J. & Ranjan, A.

  NIGMS: General Medical Sciences

  1/07/19 → 30/06/24

  Project: Research

• Novel Genome Editing for the Treatment of Glaucoma

  Clark, A., Zode, G. & SHEFFIELD, V.

  National Eye Institute

  1/07/19 → 30/04/22

  Project: Research

  • Trabecular Meshwork 100%
  • Glaucoma 65%
  • Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats 50%
  • Intraocular Pressure 42%
  • Open Angle Glaucoma 42%

• Phase II: A Novel Approach for Improving Cerebral Tissue Blood Flow and Oxygenation via Pulsatile Perfusion Therapy

  Rickards, C. & Yurvati, A.

  American Heart Association

  1/07/19 → 30/06/22

  Project: Research

• Workforce Enhancement in Healthy Aging and Independent Living

  Knebl, J., Fairchild, T., Severance, J., Camp, K., Hadley, L. & Agena, V.

  Health Resources & Service Administratio

  1/07/19 → 30/06/24

  Project: Research

• NRMNet: A national resource for mentorship and networking to enhance diversity

  Vishwanatha, J. & Ranjan, A.

  NIMHD: Natl Institute on Minority Health

  1/07/19 → 30/06/24

  Project: Research

• Intersection of Social Capital, Mentorship, and Networking on Persistence, Engagement and Science Identity

  Vishwanatha, J.

  Alabama State University

  1/07/19 → 30/06/24

  Project: Research

• West Nile Virus Surveillance

  Lee, J.

  City of Fort Worth

  21/06/19 → 20/06/24

  Project: Research

• Development of a Clinically-Relevant Test for Assessment of Cerebral Vascular Function (for Dr. Alexander Rosenberg)

  Rickards, C.

  NHLBI: Nat Heart, Lung & Blood Institute

  1/06/19 → 31/05/22

  Project: Research

• HEALing Communities Study (HCS)

  Walters, S.

  1/06/19 → 31/03/23

  Project: Research

• Training in the Neurobiology of Aging and Alzheimer's Disease

  Sumien, N. & Forster, M.

  NIA: National Institute on Aging

  1/05/19 → 30/04/24

  Project: Research

• Training in the Neurobiology of Aging and Alzheimer's Disease

  Sumien, N. & Forster, M.

  NIA: National Institute on Aging

  1/05/19 → 30/04/24

  Project: Research

• Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption as a Biomarker for Peroperative Neurocognitive Disorders: Cognitive Recovery after Elective Surgery (CREATES) Study

  O'Bryant, S. & Hall, J.

  Rhode Island Hospital

  1/05/19 → 29/02/24

  Project: Research

• UNTHSC Summer Multicultural Academic Research Training (SMART)

  Jones, H.

  NHLBI: Nat Heart, Lung & Blood Institute

  24/04/19 → 31/03/24

  Project: Research

• Healthy Start Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health

  Raines-Milenkov, A. & Felini, M.

  Health Resources & Service Administratio

  1/04/19 → 31/03/24

  Project: Research

• Chronic Lower Extremity Heating for the Treatment of Hypertension in Older Women

  Romero, S. & Yurvati, A.

  University of Texas Southwestern Med

  1/03/19 → 31/12/23

  Project: Research

• Chronic Lower Leg Heating for the Treatment of Hypertension in Older Women

  Romero, S., Fu, Q., Fu, Q., Fu, Q. & Fu, Q.

  National Institute on Aging

  1/03/19 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • Blood Pressure 100%
  • Hot Temperature 97%
  • Leg 76%
  • Hypertension 71%
  • Heating 33%

• Post Stroke Cognitive Impairment: Mechanism and Therapy

  Yang, S., Liu, R., Sumien, N. & Jin, K.

  NINDS: Neurological Disorders & Stroke

  1/02/19 → 31/01/24

  Project: Research

• ¿A Phase IIIB, Observer-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center Study-Assess Safety/Immunogenicity of GSK Meningococcal Group B Vaccine and 13-valent Pneumococcal Vaccine-Administered Concomitantly with Routine Vaccines to Healthy Infants.

  Fling, J.

  GlaxoSmithKline

  6/01/19 → 5/06/23

  Project: Research

• Slack Potassium Channel Inhibitors for the Treatment of Childhood Epilepsies

  Emmitte, K., WEAVER, D., WEAVER, D. & EMMITTE, K.

  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

  15/12/18 → 31/12/21

  Project: Research

  • Potassium Channels 100%
  • Epilepsy 73%
  • Seizures 67%
  • Pharmaceutical Chemistry 30%
  • Gain of Function Mutation 28%

• BN4003 l Version 2, entitled "A MULTICENTER, OPEN-LABEL, LONG-TERM EXTENSION OF PHASE ill STUDIES (BN29552/BN29553) OF CRENEZUMAB IN PATIENTS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

  Knebl, J.

  Roche Diagnostics Corporation

  30/11/18 → 30/11/21

  Project: Research

• Second Chance Act Comprehensive Community-Based Adult Reentry Program

  Spence-Almaguer, E.

  Family Pathfinders of Tarrant County Inc

  1/10/18 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research

• Mechanisms of host protection during infection via the mitochondrial unfolded protein response

  Berg, R.

  University of Texas at Arlington

  1/10/18 → 31/07/21

  Project: Research

• Health Advocacy Project for Interpersonal Violence Victims

  Spence-Almaguer, E., Fulda, K., Walters, S. & Thompson, E.

  1/10/18 → 30/09/21

  Project: Research