AWARDS

GRANTS

Principal Investigator: James Cook, MD
Project Name: St. Jude QuickFlex Model 1258T IDE Study - St. Jude Medical/PACESETTER, Inc./St. Jude Medical Cardiac Rhythm Management Division (CRMD)
Sponsor: Pacesetter, Inc.

Principal Investigator: Michael Germain, MD
Project Name: The PRIMO Study: Paricalcitol Capsules Benefits in Renal Failure Induced Cardiac Morbidity in Subjects with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3B/4
Sponsor: Abbott Laboratories

Principal Investigator: Satkiran Grewal, MD
Project Name: Protherics Medicines Development Ltd. PR001-CLN-pro016
Sponsor: Protherics Inc.

Principal Investigator: Grace Makari-Judson, MD
Project Name: Knowledge of Prior Treatments and Appreciation of Future Risks in Breast Cancer Survivors
Sponsor: Rays of Hope

COMMUNITY SERVICE CONTRACTS

Principal Investigator: Sarah Goff, MD
Project Name: Improving Meals in Pre-schools: Measuring the Effects of a New Policy and Classroom Curriculum
Sponsor: Baystate Health, Inc.

Principal Investigator: Margaret Robillard, RN
Project Name: HIV Counseling, Testing and Support Services: RFR 350
Sponsor: Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH)

Spring 2009 Collaborative Biomedical Research Grants

Principal Investigators: Patrick Lee, MD & Susan Roberts, PhD
Project Name: Topical Adjuvants on Wound Healing in Various Rat Models

Principal Investigators: Enrique J.Silva, MD & Barry Braun, PhD

Project Name: Effect of Orally Administered Levothyroxine on Hepathic Lipogenesis

Spring 2009 Incubator Fund Grants

Project Name: Reduction of Gastric and Abdominal Contamination during NOTES - Saline vs. Antibiotic vs. Iodine Lavage

Principal Investigator: Sarah L. Goff, MD

Project Name: IMP - Improving Meals in Pre-Schools: Measuring the Effects of a New Policy and Class Curriculumn

Principal Investigator: John Nigriny, MD

Project Name: The Use of Three-Dimensional Laser Topography to Evaluate Postoperative Changes in Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy

Principal Investigator: Mihaela Stefan, MD

Project Name: The Relationship Between Medicare's Hospital Compare Performance Measures and Readmission Rates in Acute Myocardial Infraction, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Following Surgery