Current Projects
Grant Funded Laboratory Research
NIH Training (T32) Grants
Integrated and Translational Training in Anesthesiology Research
PI: Jeffrey R. Kirsch, MD
NIH R01 Awards
Peroxisomal Biogenesis after Cerebral Ischemia
PI: Nabil J. Alkayed, MD, PhD
Mechanism of Vascular Dysfunction after Stroke in Postmenopausal Female
PI: Nabil J. Alkayed, MD, PhD
Anesthesia-Induced Developmental Neuroapoptosis in NHP (Sub Award)
PI: Ansgar Brambrink, MD, PhD
Perioperative Stroke Risk and Cerebral Preconditioning in the Female
PI: Stephanie J. Murphy, VMD, PhD
NIH Career Awards
Microglial uptake and inactivation of epoxyeicosatrienoic acid in stroke injury (K02, Independent Scientist Award)
PI: Ines Koerner, MD, PhD
Sex Difference in Renal Injury After Cardiac Arrest: Mechanisms of Estrogen Action (K08, Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award)
PI: Michael J. Hutchens, MD
NIH Center Grants
Perinatal Alcohol Exposure, Sex and Stroke (OHSU Portland Alcohol Research Center Pilot Grant)
PI: Stephanie J. Murphy, VMD, PhD
Role of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase (sEH) in Aging-Related White Matter Lesions (Oregon Alzheimer Disease Center)
PI: Nabil J. Alkayed, MD, PhD
American Heart Awards
The Mechanism of Endothelial Cell Protection by STAT3 (Pacific Mountain Affiliate Postdoctoral Fellowship)
PI: Catherine Davis, PhD
Disruption of Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Dimerization as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy in Stroke
(Pacific Mountain Affiliate Predoctoral Fellowship)
PI: Jonathan Nelson
Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research Grant
Mechanisms of Sex Differences in Neuronal Survival
PI: Stacy Fairbanks, MD
Other Awards
Effect of Cage Size and Breeding Strategy on Mouse Breeding Colony Welfare and Performance Indices (The Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT))
PI: Stephanie J. Murphy, VMD, PhD
Grant-Funded Clinical Research
Oregon Medical Research Foundation
Yoga of Awareness
PI: James Carson, PhD
Pain Catastrophizing As A Cause Of Systemic Inflammation In Women
PI: Beth Darnall, PhD
STUDY SUBJECTS NEEDED - Immune System in Women with Chronic pain
Industry-Sponsored Clinical Research
A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the CMAC Video Laryngoscope in the Setting of Predicted Difficult Airway (Karl Storz Endoscopy America)
PIs: Michael Aziz, MD, Dawn Dillman, MD, Ansgar Brambrink, MD, PhD
Use of Inhaled Iloprost in Heart Transplant Recipients (Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd)
PIs: Miko Enomoto, MD, Matthias Merkel, MD, PhD
Efficacy and Safety of Pregabalin for Treating Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (Pfizer)
PI: Brett Stacey, MD
C204 – A Multicenter Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability and Preliminary Efficacy of Two Capsaicin Concentration Variations of NGX-1998 (10% or 20% w/w) in Subjects with Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN) (NeurogesX)
PI: Brett Stacey, MD
