2015 Pilot Awardees
CTSA Consortium Multi Institutional Pilot Grants
| PI | Dept. | Project | Amount Funded | Award Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Fiellin | Internal Medicine- General Medicine | Strengthening the Science of Community Engaged Research: a Tool to Assess Research Activity and Capacity | $ 50,000.00 | 7/01/15- 6/30/17 |
Pilot Projects Utilizing New Emerging Core Technologies for the Center for Biomedical and Interventional Technology (CBIT) Core Pre- Application
| PI | Dept. | Project | Amount Funded | Award Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc Auerbach | Pediatrics- Emergency Medicine | Improving CPR Quality: A Novel Approach Combining Integrated Real-Time Feedback and Gamification | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Theodore Blaine | Orthopaedics | Polyether Ketone Ketone (PEKK) Glenoid Reconstruction in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Pramod Bonde | Surgery- Cardiac Surgery | Recover Pump System for Heart Failure Patient Population | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| J. Elliott Brown | Diagnostic Radiology | A Novel Bone Marrow Biopsy System | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Michael Diluna | Neurosurgery | The Pursuit of a Smart Shunt | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Marjorie Funk | School of Nursing | Improving Patient Safety Through Innovation in the Process Of IV Line Tracing | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Ania Jastreboff | Internal Medicine- Endocrine | Development of a Novel Weight Loss Technology: Interactive Moment-To-Moment Continuous Glucose Monitoring Technology Providing Motivational Feedback For Weight Loss | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Meir Kryger | Internal Medicine- Pulmonary and Critical Care | A Novel Sleep Apnea Treatment: A Wearable Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Device | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Themis Kyriakides | Pathology | Nanopatterned Glucose Biosensor with Enhanced Sensitivity | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar | Surgery- Vascular | Novel Endovascular Retrieval System for Inferior Vena Cava Filters | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Michael Paidas | Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences | Demonstration of the Clinical Utility of a Novel Urine-Based Diagnostic for Preeclampsia | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Kurt Roberts | Surgery- Gastrointestinal | Vacuum Asssisted Mesh Fixation | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Manuel I Rodriguez-Davalos | Surgery- Transplantation | Intestinal Perfusion Device | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| W. Mark Saltzman | Biomedical Engineering | Nanoparticles and Nanoparticle-Releasing Vaginal Rings for intermediate- to Long-Term Delivery of Antiretroviral Agents (ARVs) | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| W. Mark Saltzman | Biomedical Engineering | A Safe and Efficient Sunblock Based on Bioadhesive Nanoparticles | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Albert Sinusas | Internal Medicine- Cardiology | Endovascular Device for Beta Particle Detection and Targeted Interventions | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Stephanie Sudikoff | Pediatrics- Critical Care | Simulation of External Pacing and Arrhythmia Management: A Novel Training Experience | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Steven Tommasini | Orthopaedics | Thoracostomy Tube Insertion Assist Device | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Richard Torres | Laboratory Medicine | A System for Rapid, Diagnostic-Quality, Intraoperative Microscopic Examination | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Hitten Zaveri | Neurology | Focal Brain Cooling | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
| Jiangbing Zhou | Neurosurgery | A Novel Nanotechnology Platform for Systemic Treatment of Brain Cancer | $ 1,500.00 | 1/24/15- 4/15/15 |
SPIRiT (Sharing Partnership for Innovative Research in Translation) Consortium Pilot Grant Award
| PI | Dept. | Project | Amount Funded | Award Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Jacoby | Internal Medicine- Cardiology | Identifying the Genetic Underpinnings of Peripartum Cardiomyopathy | $ 38,000.00 | 5/01/15- 4/30/16 |