Grants, awards for 2Q '18 top $20M

The University of Mississippi Medical Center garnered 105 new, renewed and continuing grants and awards during April-June 2018, totaling $20,313,674.

The following faculty and administrators received the largest new grants and awards during the quarter. Dollar values are shown as annual figures.

Dr. Juebin Huang, associate professor of neurology, received $625,440 for an industry-sponsored research agreement.

Dr. Leandro Mena, professor and chair of population health sciences and professor of medicine, received $174,344 for an industry-sponsored research agreement, a $128,717 subcontract from the National Institutes of Health and Emory University for the project, “Making it Last Study,” and a $121,647 subcontract from the NIH and Miriam Hospital for the project, “HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis care continuum for African-American and Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men.”

Dr. Peter Pendergrass, associate professor of preventive medicine, received a $398,974 grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration for the project, “Preventive medicine residencies.”

Dr. Romain Harmancey, assistant professor of physiology and biophysics, received a $387,500 grant from the NIH for the project, “Molecular basis of post-ischemic maladaptation in the insulin-resistant heart.”

Dr. Sally Huskinson, assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior, received a $368,125 grant from the NIH for the project, “Unpredictable availability as a determinant of drug-related outcomes.”

Dr. James Brock, assistant professor of medicine, received a $300,000 grant from the HRSA for the project, “Ryan White Part C outpatient EIS program” and a $45,712 subcontract from the HRSA and AIDS United for the “E2i Initiative project.”

Dr. Alan Jones, professor and chair of emergency medicine, received a $340,498 subcontract from the NIH and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center for the project, “CLOVERS Study.”

Dr. Ji Li, associate professor of physiology and biophysics, received a $294,500 grant from the NIH for the project, “Activated protein C and cardiac inflammatory response.”

Dr. Courtney Bagge, associate professor of psychiatry and human behavior, received two subcontracts: $149,355 from the Department of Defense and the Denver Research Institute for the project, “Warning signs for suicide” and $74,473 from the DOD and Texas Tech University for the project, “Enhancing identification of suicide risk among military service members and veterans: A machine-learning approach to suicidality.”

Dr. David Josey, associate professor of pediatrics, received $137,210 for an industry-sponsored research agreement.

Dr. Renate Savich, professor of pediatrics, received a $110,106 subcontract from the NIH and HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology for the project, “SouthSeq: DNA sequencing for newborn nurseries in the south.”

Dr. Mary Taylor, professor and chair of pediatrics, received $80,139 for an industry-sponsored research agreement.

Dr. Javed Butler, professor and chair of medicine, received a $76,236 subcontract from the NIH and Duke University for the project, “CHART Substudy.”

Dr. Richard Summers, associate vice chancellor for research, received a $73,100 subcontract from the NIH and University of Alabama-Birmingham for the project, “Southern All of Us network.”

Dr. Abhay Bhatt, professor of pediatrics, received $65,790 for an industry-sponsored research agreement.

Dr. Kara Driver, assistant professor of pediatrics, received a $65,460 subcontract from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Mississippi State Department of Health for the project, “Neonatology Clinical Lead, MSPQC.”

Dr. Mehul Dixit, professor of pediatrics, received $62,328 for an industry-sponsored research agreement.

Dr. Mary Marquart, associate professor of microbiology and immunology, received a $54,870 subcontract from the NIH and Lynntech for the project, “iCAP: An innovative device to rapidly resolve microbial keratitis.”

Dr. Divya Monga, associate professor of medicine, received $41,392 for an industry-sponsored research agreement.

Dr. Amol Janorkar, professor of biomedical materials science, received a $40,000 grant from the Robert Hearin Foundation for the project, “UPSTART program.”

Dr. Joey Granger, professor of physiology and biophysics and dean of the School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences, received a $39,660 subcontract from the NIH and the University of South Florida for the project, “Renal hemodynamics and hypertension during pregnancy.”

Danielle Porter, Ph.D. student in neuroscience, received a $32,813 grant from the NIH for the project, “Heterogeneity among KNDy neurons in their function and responses to ovarian steroids.”

Dr. Melissa McNaull, associate professor of pediatrics, received a $30,000 subcontract from the NIH and the University of South Carolina for the project, “DISPLACE study.”

Dr. Laura Beauchamps, assistant professor of medicine, received a $25,785 grant from My Brother’s Keeper for the project, “Open Arms non-Ryan White Part B HIV care and services.”