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Grant/Award Recipients

Limited Project Grant Recipients 

Dates 

Title 

Investigator 

Institution 

Amount 

1/1/90-2/14/91 

Effect of Somatostatin Analog on ColonCancer in Mice 

Martin A. Luchtefeld, MD 

FergusonClinic 

$4,637

2/1/90-1/31/91 

Detection of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis by DNA Analysis 

Philip Paul, Ph.D 

ClevelandClinic 

$11,992

3/1/90-6/1/91 

Anorectal Motility & the Rectal Motor Complex 

Bruce A. Orkin, MD 

George Washington Univ. 

$19,893

7/1/90-6/30/93 

Transformed Skeletal Muscle Neo-Sphincter 

David A. Rothenberger, MD 

Inst Applied & Basic Research 

$65,110

1/15/91-11/15/92 

Selenium, Iron & Folate in ColonCancer & Adenomas 

Richard L. Nelson, MD 

U of IL Hosp-U of IL 

$11,705

1/1/92-12/31/92 

The Voluntary Inhibition Action:  A Putataive Reflex 

David H. Levien, MD 

New York Medical College 

$16,882

1/1/92-9/30/94 

Prognostic Value of Nuclear Shape in Colorectal Carcinoma 

Philip H. Gordon, MD 

Jewish Gen Hospital

$22,457

3/1/92-2/28/93 

Mutated P53 & the Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer 

S. David Nathanson, MD

Henry Ford Hosp 

$19,615

1/1/-12/31/94 

Histochemical Analysis of Striated Anal Sphincters 

James M. Church, MD 

ClevelandClinic 

$4,560

8/1/92-7/31/93 

Blood Flow in ColonAnastomatic Stricture Formation 

Charles P. Orsay, MD 

Research 

$20,614

1/1/93-12/31/93 

Prevalence of Fecal Incontinence in Wisconsin

Nancy Norton, B.S. 

Intl Fndn for Bowel Dsyfunction 

$5,300

9/1/93-8/31/94 

Manipulation of Liver Tumor Blood Flow Using ATP-MgCL2 

Jeffrey W. Milsom, MD 

ClevelandClinic 

$29,907

1/1/-12/31/94 

Optimization of Bifunctional Antibody Therapy 

Heidi Nelson, MD 

Mayo Clinic & Foundation 

$33,596

4/15/96-4/15/97 

hMSH2 and hMLH1 Mutations in Hereditary Colon Cancer 

Thomas K. Weber, MD 

Roswell Park Cancer Institute 

$16,650

4/15/96-4/15/97 

Protein Kinase C Isoforms and ColonCancer Prognosis 

Jose G. Guillem, MD 

Sloan Kettering Inst. Cancer Rsch. 

$26,094

9/1/96-9/1/97 

A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing Topical Nitroglycerin to Sphincterotomy in the Treatment of Chronic Anal Fissures 

Robin S. McLeod, MD 

Mount Sinai Hospital 

$17,000

11/1/97-10/31/98 

Bowel Permeability in Patients with Crohn's Disease 

Walter A. Koltun, MD 

Milton S. Hershey Med Ctr 

$23,068

11/1/97-10/31/98 

Chemoprevention in a Murine Model of Familial Adenamatous Polyposis 

Najjia N. Mahmoud, MD 

Cornell University Med Ctr 

$20,013

12/15/97-12/14/98 

Repair of Fistulae in ano using Autologous Fibrin Tissue Adhesive 

Jose R. Cintron, MD 

University of Illinois 

$15,024

8/1/98 - 7/31/99 

Development of an Optimal Immunosuppression Protocol in a Preclinical Model of Small Bowel Transportation 

Peter Metrakos, MD 

Royal Victoria Hospital 

$20,000

8/1/98 - 7/31/99 

12-Lipoxygenase Regulated Growth and Apoptisis in ColonCancer

Charles A. Ternent, MD 

Creighton University 

$13,352

5/1/00 - 4/30/01 

RAGE and Murine Colitis 

Emina H. Huang, MD 

Columbia University 

$25,000

1/15/01 - 1/14/02 

The Effect of a Growth Factor on Inflammatory Bowel Disease 

Marshall Schwartz, MD 

A.I. duPont Hospital 

$21,831

12/3/01 - 11/30/02 

Predicting Outcomes in Colonand Rectal Cancer Using Population-Based Databases 

Clifford Ko, MD 

Univ. of California , L A 

$21,050

12/3/01 - 11/30/02 

Characterization of IL4R-Stat6 Signaling Pathway in IBD 

Walter Koltun, MD 

Pennsylvania State Univ 

$20,062

12/3/01 - 11/30/02 

Development of a Validated Measure to Assess Bowel Function after Rectal Cancer Therapy 

Larissa Temple , MD 

Memorial Sloan Kettering 

$19,100

12/3/01 - 11/30/02 

Effect of Sulindac on Gene Expression in Rectal Mucosa 

Harvey G. Moore, MD 

Sloan Kettering Inst. Cancer Rsch. 

$24,500

12/2/02 - 12/1/03 

The Doctor-Patient Relationship and Colorectal Cancer Screening in Average Risk Individuals 

Tracey K. Asano, MD 

Mount Sinai Hosp, Toronto

$31,805

12/16/02 - 12/15/03 

Determinants of Quality of Life in Rectal Cancer 

Stephen Ristvedt, PhD 

Washington University, St. Louis

$33,187

9/03 - 9/04 

NECRS Quality Project 

Neil Hyman, MD 

University of Vermont 

$45,000

11/3/03-11/2/04 

Correlation of NOD2 Gene Variants with Disease Status in

Eva Galka, MD 

Pennsylvania State Univ 

$41,103

  

Patients with Crohn's Disease 

  

  

  

11/3/03-11/2/04 

Characterization of IL4R-Stat6 Signaling Pathway in IBD 

Walter Koltun, MD 

Pennsylvania State Univ 

$16,808

3/01/04-2/28/05 

Hypoxia & Rectal Cancer Response to Chemoradiation 

Jose Guillem, MD 

Sloan Kettering Inst.

$26,895

7/1/05-6/30/06 

Molecular Alterations in Anal Melanoma & Development of Novel Cell Lines

Martin Weiser, MD 

Sloan-Kettering Inst. 

$40,372

7/17/06 - 7/13/07 

Identifying Factors that Influence Ulcerative colitis and Post-Colectomy Utility 

Arden Morris, MD

Univ. of Michigan 

$40,000

9/15/06 - 9/15/07 

Prediction of Lymph Node Involvement in Rectal Cancer 

Tobias Leibold, MD 

Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research 

$27,415

7/1/07-6/30/08 

Understanding the Role of the MET Oncogene in Colorectal Cancer Metastasis 

Martin Weiser, MD 

Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research 

$40,562

  

  

  

Total 

$449,690

Career Development Award Recipients 

Dates 

Title 

Investigator 

Institution 

Amount 

12/31/01 - 12/31/03

Tight Junction Structure and Function in Intestinal Inflammation 

Lisa S. Poritz, MD 

Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey, PA

$80,000

12/16/02 - 12/15/04 

The Role of Hyaluronan Biosynthesis in ColonCancer

Kelli M. Bullard, MD 

Univ. of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN 

$80,000

12/16/02 - 12/15/04
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Development of Novel Transrectal Ultrasound Technology 

Alan J. Herline, MD 

Vanderbilt University   Nashville, TN

$80,000

3/15/04 - 3/14/06

Role of VR-1 in Induced & Genetically Engineered Animal Models of Colitis 

Christopher Mantyh, MD 

Duke Univ. Med. Ctr. 

$80,000

7/1/05 - 6/30/07

Salmonella Mediated Interleukin-10 Delivery for the Treatment of IBD 

Charles P. Heise, MD 

Univ. of Wisconsin Madison

$80,000

7/1/05-6/30/07 

Effect of Doxycycline on B-Catenin in APC Mutant Colorectal Tumors 

Najjia N. Mahmoud, MD 

Hospital of the Univ. of Pennsylvania

$80,000

8/15/06 - 8/15/08 

Molecular Signature Predicts
Recurrence of Stage II Colon Cancer 

Matthew Mutch, MD 

Washington Univ Sch
Med, St. Louis, MO

$80,000

7/1/07 - 6/30/09 

Population-Based Analysis of Variability in Sphincter Sparing Surgery 

Rocco Ricciardi , MD 

Lahey Clinic

$73,167

7/1/07 - 6/30/09 

Predictive Genetic Profiling of Early Stage Rectal Cancer 

Matthew F. Kalady, MD 

ClevelandClinic 

$78,625

  

  

  

Total 

$711,792

International Fellowship Award Recipients 

Dates 

Title 

Investigator 

Institution 

Amount 

5/1/01 - 4/30/02 

Tumor Growth During Oopen and Laparoscopic Colectomy.  The Influence of Acute-Phase Cytokine Response and Acidosis in Angiogenesis. 

Miguel Pera, MD 

Mayo Clinic, MN 

$20,000

12/3/01 - 11/30/02 

Tumor Microsatellite Instability, Chemosensitivity and Patient Outcome: A Molecular Reanalysis of Adjuvant 5FU/Leucovorin in ColonCancer 

Kouros Moozar , MD 

Mt. Sinai Hospital - Toronto

$20,000

11/3/03 - 11/2/04 

Measurements of Volatile Thiol Production in Ileal Pouch Contents: Potential Insights into Pathogenesis and Therapy of Pouchitis and Ulcerative Colitis 

Hiroki Ohge , MD 

University of Minnesota 

$20,000

3/24/05 - 3/23/06 

Identification of JC Virus in DNA from Colorectal Cancers with Different Types of Genetic Instability 

Eui Gon Youk, MD / Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD 

University of California, San Francisco

$20,000

  

  

  

Total

$80,000









  





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