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Grant/Award Recipients

Limited Project Grant Recipients
Year Title Investigator Institution Amount
1990 Effect of Somatostatin Analog on Colon Cancer in Mice Martin A. Luchtefeld, MD Ferguson Clinic $4,637
1990 Detection of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis by DNA Analysis Philip Paul, Ph.D Cleveland Clinic $11,992
1990 Anorectal Motility & the Rectal Motor Complex Bruce A. Orkin, MD George Washington Univ. $19,893
1990 Transformed Skeletal Muscle Neo-Sphincter David A. Rothenberger, MD Inst Applied & Basic Research $65,110
1991 Selenium, Iron & Folate in Colon Cancer & Adenomas Richard L. Nelson, MD U of IL Hosp-U of IL $11,705
1992 The Voluntary Inhibition Action:  A Putataive Reflex David H. Levien, MD New York Medical College $16,882
1992 Prognostic Value of Nuclear Shape in Colorectal Carcinoma Philip H. Gordon, MD Jewish Gen Hospital $22,457
1992 Mutated P53 & the Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer S. David Nathanson, MD Henry Ford Hosp $19,615
1994 Histochemical Analysis of Striated Anal Sphincters James M. Church, MD Cleveland Clinic $4,560
1992 Blood Flow in Colon Anastomatic Stricture Formation Charles P. Orsay, MD Research $20,614
1993 Prevalence of Fecal Incontinence in Wisconsin Nancy Norton, B.S. Intl Fndn for Bowel Dysfunction $5,300
1993 Manipulation of Liver Tumor Blood Flow Using ATP-MgCL2 Jeffrey W. Milsom, MD Cleveland Clinic $29,907
1994 Optimization of Bifunctional Antibody Therapy Heidi Nelson, MD Mayo Clinic & Foundation $33,596
1996 hMSH2 and hMLH1 Mutations in Hereditary Colon Cancer Thomas K. Weber, MD Roswell Park Cancer Institute $16,650
1996 Protein Kinase C Isoforms and Colon Cancer Prognosis Jose G. Guillem, MD Sloan Kettering Inst. Cancer Rsch. $26,094
1996 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
1997 Bowel Permeability in Patients with Crohn's Disease Walter A. Koltun, MD Milton S. Hershey Med Ctr $23,068
1997 Chemoprevention in a Murine Model of Familial Adenamatous Polyposis Najjia N. Mahmoud, MD Cornell University Med Ctr $20,013
1997 Repair of Fistulae in ano using Autologous Fibrin Tissue Adhesive Jose R. Cintron, MD University of Illinois $15,024
1998 Development of an Optimal Immunosuppression Protocol in a Preclinical Model of Small Bowel Transportation Peter Metrakos, MD Royal Victoria Hospital $20,000
1998 12-Lipoxygenase Regulated Growth and Apoptisis in Colon Cancer  Charles A. Ternent, MD Creighton University  $13,352
2000 RAGE and Murine Colitis Emina H. Huang, MD Columbia University $25,000
2001 The Effect of a Growth Factor on Inflammatory Bowel Disease Marshall Schwartz, MD A.I. duPont Hospital $21,831
2001 Predicting Outcomes in Colon and Rectal Cancer Using Population-Based Databases Clifford Ko, MD Univ. of California, L A $21,050
2001 Characterization of IL4R-Stat6 Signaling Pathway in IBD Walter Koltun, MD Pennsylvania State Univ $20,062
2001 Development of a Validated Measure to Assess Bowel Function after Rectal Cancer Therapy Larissa Temple, MD Memorial Sloan Kettering $19,100
2001 Effect of Sulindac on Gene Expression in Rectal Mucosa Harvey G. Moore, MD Sloan Kettering Inst. Cancer Rsch. $24,500
2002 The Doctor-Patient Relationship and Colorectal Cancer Screening in Average Risk Individuals Tracey K. Asano, MD Mount Sinai Hosp, Toronto $31,805
2002 Determinants of Quality of Life in Rectal Cancer Stephen Ristvedt, PhD Washington University, St. Louis $33,187
2003 NECRS Quality Project Neil Hyman, MD University of Vermont $45,000
2003 Correlation of NOD2 Gene Variants with Disease Status in Patients With Crohn's Disease Eva Galka, MD Pennsylvania State Univ $41,103
2003 Characterization of IL4R-Stat6 Signaling Pathway in IBD Walter Koltun, MD Pennsylvania State Univ $16,808
2004 Hypoxia & Rectal Cancer Response to Chemoradiation Jose Guillem, MD Sloan Kettering Inst.  $26,895
2005 Molecular Alterations in Anal Melanoma & Development of Novel Cell Lines  Martin Weiser, MD Sloan-Kettering Inst. $40,372
2006 Identifying Factors that Influence Ulcerative Colitis and Post-Colectomy Utility Arden Morris, MD Univ. of Michigan $40,000
2006 Prediction of Lymph Node Involvement in Rectal Cancer Tobias Leibold, MD Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research $27,415
2007 Understanding the Role of the MET Oncogene in Colorectal Cancer Metastasis Martin Weiser, MD Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research $40,562
2008 Impact of a Stoma on the Quality of Life in Survivors of Rectal Cancer Heather Neuman, MD Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research $36,797
2008 The Nuclear Receptor, Farsenoid X Receptor (FXR), as a Molecular Target in Colorectal Cancer Lily Lau Lai, MD Beckman Research Institute - City of Hope $40,000
2008 The Value of Histopathology in Screening for HNPCC (Lynch Syndrome) Udo Rudloff, MD Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research $37,481
2008 Comprehensive Validation of the Constipation Severity Instrument Madhulika G. Varma, MD University of California, San Francisco $40,000

  

 

Career Development Award Recipients

Year Title Investigator Institution Amount
2001 Tight Junction Structure and Function in Intestinal Inflammation Lisa S. Poritz, MD Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey, PA $80,000
2002 The Role of Hyaluronan Biosynthesis in Colon Cancer  Kelli M. Bullard, MD Univ. of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN $80,000
2002 Development of Novel Transrectal Ultrasound Technology Alan J. Herline, MD Vanderbilt University  Nashville, TN $80,000
2004 Role of VR-1 in Induced & Genetically Engineered Animal Models of Colitis Christopher Mantyh, MD Duke Univ. Med. Ctr. $80,000
2005 Salmonella Mediated Interleukin-10 Delivery for the Treatment of IBD Charles P. Heise, MD Univ. of Wisconsin Madison $80,000
2005 Effect of Doxycycline on B-Catenin in APC Mutant Colorectal Tumors Najjia N. Mahmoud, MD Hospital of the Univ. of Pennsylvania $80,000
2006 Molecular Signature Predicts
Recurrence of Stage II Colon Cancer
Matthew Mutch, MD Washington Univ Sch
Med, St. Louis, MO
$80,000
2007 Population-Based Analysis of Variability in Sphincter Sparing Surgery Rocco Ricciardi, MD Lahey Clinic  $73,167
2007 Predictive Genetic Profiling of Early Stage Rectal Cancer Matthew F. Kalady, MD Cleveland Clinic $78,625
         
General Surgery Resident Research Initiation Grant Recipients
Year Title Investigator Institution Amount
2008 Long-term Outcomes in Young Adult Survivors of Colorectal Cancer: A Population-Based Study Shawn Forbes, MD St. Michael's Hospital $20,000
2008 The Effect of Inflammatory Mediators on Colorectal Cancer Tumor Suppressor and Protooncogene Expression Danielle Pastor, DO PA State Univ - Hershey Med Ctr $20,000
2008 Nova Scotia Rectal Cancer Project: A Population Based Assessment of Rectal Cancer Care and Outcomes Devon Richardson, MD Dalhousie University $20,000
2008 Inhibition of Hyaluronan Synthase and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mediated Cancer Cell Growth Brian Teng, MD Buffalo University $20,000
         
International Fellowship Award Recipients
Year Title Investigator Amount  
1994 1994 Award Rita Liliana Ofelia, MD $5,000  
1994 1994 Award Lucia Oliveira, MD $5,000  
1995 1995 Award G. H. Barsoum, MD $5,000  
1995 1995 Award Petachia Reissman, MD $5,000  
1996 1996 Award Olagunju Ogunbiyi, MD $5,000  
1996 1996 Award Claude Thibault, MD $5,000  
2000 Tumor Growth During Oopen and Laparoscopic Colectomy.  The Influence of Acute-Phase Cytokine Response and Acidosis in Angiogenesis. Miguel Pera, MD $20,000  
2001 Tumor Microsatellite Instability, Chemosensitivity and Patient Outcome: A Molecular Reanalysis of Adjuvant 5FU/Leucovorin in Colon Cancer Kouros Moozar, MD $20,000  
2004 Measurements of Volatile Thiol Production in Ileal Pouch Contents: Potential Insights into Pathogenesis and Therapy of Pouchitis and Ulcerative Colitis Hiroki Ohge, MD $20,000  
2006 Identification of JC Virus in DNA from Colorectal Cancers with Different Types of Genetic Instability Eui Gon Youk, MD / Julio Garcia-Aguilar, MD $20,000