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Past Pilot Research Grants and Recipients

1999-2000

Gregory M. Cole, Ph.D.

Microarray Analysis of the Efficacy of a Dietary Supplement for Neurodegenerative Diseases of Aging.
Joseph B. Watson, Ph.D.

Effects of H2O2 on Activity Dependent Synaptic Plasticity and Translational Control.


1998-1999
Rita Effros, Ph.D. Telomere Shortening and T Cell Aging
Bruce Kagan, M.D., Ph.D.

The Role of Amyloid Peptide Channels in Alzheimer's and other Amyloidoses

Xin Liu, M.D., Ph.D. The Role of d-catenin in Alzheimer's Disease
Harry V. Vinters, M.D. Investigation of Possible Association of Brain Chlamydia
Michael Rabinoff, D.O., Ph.D.

Pneumoniae Infection with Alzheimer's Disease



1997-1998
Cathy A. Alessi, M.D. Sleep, Physical Activity Levels and Problematic Behaviors in Nursing Home Residents with Probable AlzheimerÍs Disease
Catherine Clarke, Ph.D. Characterization of the clk-1 Aging Gene in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Rita B. Effros, Ph.D. Loss of T Cell Immune Control of Infections and Cancer in the Elderly CD28: the Key to T Cell Activation and Replicative Senescence
Sally A. Frautchy, Ph.D. Developing Phenolic Anti-oxidant Therapies for Inflammation in Aging and AlzheimerÍs Disease
Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Ph.D. Patient Satisfaction and Perceived Quality of Provider/Patient Relationship for Elderly with Specific Chronic Conditions in Managed Care and Fee-For- Services Settings
Thomas J. OÍDell, M.D. Hippocampal Synaptic Plasticity and Age-Related Memory Dysfunction
Theodore A. Sarafian, Ph.D. Antioxidant Gene Transfection in Primary Neurons


1996-1997
 
Catherine Clarke, Ph.D. In vivo Studies on the Function of Ubiquinol as an Antioxidant
Patrice A. Cruise, Ph.D., R.N. A Consumer Survey Approach to Assure Care and Prevent Abuse in Cognitively Impaired Nursing Home Residents
Bruce Teter, Ph.D. Human ApoE alleles E2 and E4 in the Study of AlzheimerÍs Disease using Human ApoE Transgenic Mice
Steven P. Wallce, Ph.D. Linking Social Networks with Health Promotion: The Example of Older Samoans


1995-1996
Susan Y. Bookheimer, Ph.D. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging During Memory Activation in Patients at Risk for AlzheimerÍs Disease
Larry L. Butcher, Ph.D. The Cholinergic Basal Forebrain, Apoptosis, and Behavior in Genetically Manipulated Mice Overexpressing or Lacking the Low Affinity Receptor for Nerve Growth Factor
Bonnie Faherty, Ph.D. Licensing and Regulation of Home Care: A State by State Analysis
Melvin Pollner, Ph.D. Networks and Needs of the Lesbian and Gay Elderly
David B. Reuben, M.D. Nutrition Screening in Community-Dwelling Older Persons


1994-1995
Inder J. Chopra, M.D. Significance of Changes in Thyroid Hormone Metabolism in Adaptation to Stress (Fasting and Systematic Illness) in the Aging Rat
Donald G. MacKay, Ph.D. The Effects of Aging on Everyday Skills
Bruce L. Miller, M.D. A Clinical, Behavioral and Neurochemical Study of Fronto-Temporal Dementia
Raynard S. Kington, M.D. Pilot Analysis of Nursing Facility to Hospital Transfers
Joan S. Valentine, Ph.D. The Role of Antioxidant Enzymes in Aging: Studies of Copper-Zinc Superoxide Dismutase and Catalase in Yeast


1993-1994
Jeffrey L. Cummings, M.D. The Neuropsychiatric Inventory: A New Tool for the Assessment of Psychopathology in the Elderly
Robert H. Edwards, M.D. The Role of Vesicular Amine Transport in ParkinsonÍs Disease
Stanley G. Korenman, M.D. Role of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Adrenal Axis in the Menopause
Kathleen McGarry, Ph.D. The Effect of Pre-Retirement Expectations on Retirement Age
Dean T. Yamaguchi, M.D. Development of a Model of Aging in Bone Endothelial Cells: Alterations in Intercellular Communication as a Potential Mechanism in the Pathogenesis of Age-Related Osteoporosis