GRANT AWARDS

Principal Investigator: Carmel Armon
Project Name: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Group (ALSRG) Collection of Data and Biomaterial for Repository Banking to Facilitate Research into the Etiology of ALS and Related Motor Neuron Diseases
Sponsor: Columbia University School of Physicians & Surgeons

Principal Investigator: Burritt Haag
Project Name: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Five Parallel Group Study Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of BI 1356 BS (0.5 mg, 2.5 mg, and 5.0 mg Administered Orally Once Daily) Over 12 Weeks in Drug Naive and Treated Patients With Type 2 Diabetes With Insufficient Glycemic Control (Study Includes an OPen-Label Metformin Treatment Arm)
Sponsor: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

Principal Investigator: Burritt Haag
Project Name: Role of Endogenous Adenosine in Sudden Cardiac Arrest Precipitated by Ventricular Fibrillation
Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals

Principal Investigator: Thomas Higgins
Project Name: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Effect of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin (epoetin alfa; PROCRIT®) on Functional Outcomes in Anemic, Critically Ill, Blunt Trauma Subjects After Hospital Discharge
Sponsor: Ortho Biotech Clinical Affairs, LLC

Principal Investigator: John Landis
Project Name: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Pirfenidone in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis "Pirfenidone"
Sponsor: Intermune, Inc.

Principal Investigator: Timothy Mader
Project Name: Role of Endogenous Adenosine in Sudden Cardiac Arrest Precipitated by Ventricular Fibrillation
Sponsor: BH Incubator Fund

Principal Investigator: William McGee
Project Name: Investigation of Arterial Pressure Based Cardiac Output in Patients with Large Fluid Shifts
Sponsor: Edwards Lifesciences LLC

Principal Investigator: J. Hector Pope
Project Name: Blinded Observational Outcomes Study of PRIME ECGT In the Emergency Department
Sponsor: Cardiovascular Clinical Studies, Inc.

Principal Investigator: Annabelle Quizon
Project Name: 2006/2007 Cystic Fibrosis Center Accreditation and Funding
Sponsor: Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Principal Investigator: Matthew Richardson
Project Name: Inflammation and Iron Deficiency in Obese Children
Sponsor: Baystate Health, Inc.

Principal Investigator: Barry Sarvet
Project Name: Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Project
Sponsor: Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership

Principal Investigator: Bhavesh Shah
Project Name: Molecular Antecedents of Brain Damage in Preterm Infants
Sponsor: Children's Hospital

Principal Investigator: Barbara Stechenberg
Project Name: Massachusetts Community AIDS Resource Enhancement (MassCARE): Component A - Community Primary Care System; Component B - Pediatric HIV Consultation; Component C - Perinatal HIV Consultation
Sponsor: Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)

Principal Investigator: Jay Steingrub
Project Name: Equipment Loan Agreement: Prospective, Randomized Clinical Trial of Activated Protein C (Xigris) versus Placebo for the Treatment of Acute Lung Injury
Sponsor: Respironics, Inc.

Principal Investigator: Mandi Summers
Project Name: 2006 Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Equipment Grant
Sponsor: Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety

Principal Investigator: Mark Tidswell
Project Name: ACCESS: A Controlled Comparison of Eritoran Tetrasodium and Placebo in Patients with Severe Sepsis
Sponsor: Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.

Principal Investigator: Bruce Waslick
Project Name: Pilot Study of Combined Duloxetine and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT-A) for Adolescents with Treatment-Resistant Major Depression
Sponsor: Baystate Health, Inc.