OCTRI Pilot Project Awards June 2010
In 2009, OCTRI released a series of targeted funding opportunities in areas like rare disease, T1 research, and joint projects with partner organizations. In previous years, OCTRI awarded traditional pilot projects open to any clinical or translational research project as well as career development and child health pilot projects. The target areas were identified based on OCTRI priorities and opportunities to leverage resources with strategic partners like the Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the Oregon National Primate Research Center.
- Kaiser Permanente - OHSU Joint Projects
- T1 Translational Research
- Rare Disease Research
- Proteomics Collaborations with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
- Oregon National Primate Research Center - OCTRI Collaborations
- Investigations into the Ethical Conduct of Research
- Biostatistical Methodologies Research
KPCHR-OHSU Joint Projects
LeBlanc, Erin, MD, MPH, Investigator, KPCHR
"The role of Vitamin D in menopause: Relationship to menopausal symptoms and body composition" Abstract
Co-Investigators: Teresa Hillier, MD MS, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research; Heidi Nelson MD MPH, OHSU; Jonathan Purnell, MD, OHSU; and Nancy Perrin, PhD, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
McEvoy, Cindy, MD, MCR (NFR), Dept. of Pediatrics, OHSU
"Pregnancy Weight Gain in Obese Mothers and Bronchodilator Use in Their Children" Abstract
Co-Investigators: Victor Stevens, PhD, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research; Kelvin MacDonald, MD RRT, OHSU; and Kim Vesco, MD, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research
T1 Translational Research
Adamus, Grazyna, PhD, MS, Dept. of Opthalmology, OHSU
"Immunotherapy with Recombinant T-cell Receptor Ligand (RTL) for Retinal Degeneration" Abstract
Co-Investigator: Shaomei Wang, MD PhD, OHSU
Soumyanath, Amala, PhD, Dept. of Neurology, OHSU
"Piperine and melanoma -a crucial issue for future clinical studies" Abstract
Co-Investigators: Philippe Thuillier, PhD, OSHU; and Steven Jacques, PhD, OHSU
Rare Disease Research
Kruer, Michael, MD, Fellow, Dept. of Pediatrics, OHSU
"Deriving novel gene discovery from families with multiple members affected by Connecting clinical findings to pathophysiology in neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation (NBIA)" Abstract
Co-Investigators: Susan Hayflick, MD, OHSU; and Wei-Hong Xiong, PhD MS, OHSU
Smith, Stephen, MD, Dept of Medicine, OHSU
"Calcium-sensing receptor- a novel target in rare forms of epilepsy" Abstract
Proteomics Collaborations
with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Carter, Nicola S., PhD, Dept. of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
"Comparative Proteomics to Define Adaptations to Purine Stress in Leishmania" Abstract
Co-Investigators: Scott Landfear, PhD, OHSU; Buddy Ullman, PhD, OHSU; and Phillip Yates, PhD, OHSU
Gillespie, Peter, PhD, Oregon Hearing Research Center, OHSU
"Identification of Deafness-Causing Mutations Using Proteomics-Identified Candidates" Abstract
Co-Investigators: Richard J. Smith, MD, University of Iowa; and Ulrich Müller, PhD, Scripps Research Institute
OCTRI-ONPRC Collaborations
Johnstone, Brian, PhD, Director of Research, Dept. of Orthopaedics, OHSU
"Chondrogenesis of rhesus macaque SCNT-ES and iPS cells in bioresponsive hydrogels" Abstract
Co-Investigator: Shoukhrat Mitalipov, PhD, OHSU
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Investigations into the Ethical Conduct of Research
Misra, Sahana, MD, Dept. of Psychiatry, OHSU; Psychiatrist, Portland VA Medical Center
"Research Consent Capacity in Individuals with and without Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)" Abstract
Co-Investigators: Elizabeth Goy, PhD, OHSU; Linda Ganzini, MD MPH, OHSU; and Daniel Storzbach, PhD, OHSU & PVAMC
Biostatistical Methodologies Research
Awarded November 2009
Chen, Yiyi, PhD, Dept. of Public Health & Preventative Medicine, OHSU
The Use of Testing Confidence Value for Transitional Decisions of Single-Arm Phase II Oncology Trials " Abstract
Co-Investigators: Motomi Mori, PhD, OHSU; Tomasz M. Beer, MD, OHSU
Nguyen, Thuan, MD, PhD, Dept. of Pediatrics and Dept. of Public Health and Preventative Medicine (joint appointment), OHSU
"Fence Methods in Genetic Applications" Abstract
Co-Investigators: Robert Klein, MD, PhD, OHSU; John Belknap, PhD, OHSU; Jiming Jiang, PhD, OHSU
