Grants & You Newsletter Fall 2016: Grants Submitted - Good Luck!

*Ammar Musawi, BDS, MDS, Parker Crutchfield, PhD, MOSDOH, and Robert Theobald Jr, PhD, KCOM Pharmacology, “Max Phase Alloy (Ti3SiC2) Asa Dental Implant Material: Experimental Study,” American Academy of Implant Dentistry Foundation, $18,200, January 2017 – December 2017.

*Sheri Walters, PT, DPT, and Tracie Rogers, PhD, CGHS Kinesiology, “Psychosocial Benefits of a Performance Training Program in Persons with a Spinal Cord Injury,” Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, $86,038, April 2017 – April 2019.

*Michelle DiBaise, DHSc, PA-C, Gerry Keenan, MMS, PA-C, Linda MacDonnell, MPAS, MAEd, PA-C, and Bob McMullen, EdD, PA-C, ASHS Physician Assistant, “Physician Assistant Students’ Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of  Foot Care in the Homeless Population,” National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, $4,980, September 2016 – December 2017.

**James Lynskey, PT, PhD, ASHS Physical Therapy, “Assessing the Potential of Startle-Evoked Movement to Enhance Upper Extremity Function Following Stroke," (Arizona State University Prime; Sub to ASHS) American Heart Association, $14,556, February 2017 – January 2019.

*Zulfiqar Ahmad, PhD, KCOM Biochemistry, “ATP Synthase: A Potent Molecular Drug Target,” R01 National Institutes of Health, $1,611,276, April 2017 – March 2022.

**Vineet Singh, PhD, KCOM Microbiology/Immunology, “Ex vivo Induced Modulation of S. aureus Membrane Lipid Composition," R01 (Illinois State University, Prime; Sub to KCOM) National Institutes of Health, $15,000, April 2017 – March 2020.

*Mai-Ly Duong, DMD, MPH, ASDOH Advanced Care Clinic, “Day for Special Smiles,” American Dental Association Foundation,” $9,950, January 2017 – December 2017.

*Ann Spolarich, RHD, PhD, ASDOH and Maureen Perry, DDS, MPA, ASDOH Advanced Care Clinic, “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Animal-Assisted Therapy in a Dental Setting,” R03 National Institutes of Health, $130,322, April 2017 – March 2019.