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Administrative Core
The Administrative Core is a central component of the COBRE and critical to its overall success. Led by the COBRE Director and Program Coordinator, the Administrative Core executes...
Development of an IOP-lowering gene therapy treatment for glaucoma
ABSTRACT c Sustained ocular hypertension in open angle glaucoma (OAG) and congenital glaucoma causes degeneration of the optic nerve and death of retinal ganglion cells, leading to...
Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa interactions in wound pathogenesis
PROJECT ABSTRACT Patients with chronic wound infections have a rich microbial community and several bacterial species have been identified as the main drivers of persistent disease...
Structural Influences on Methamphetamine Use among Black Gay and Bisexual Men in Atlanta
PROJECT SUMMARY Emerging data demonstrates a rise in methamphetamine (meth) use among Black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). Meth is associated with myria...
Development of an IOP-lowering gene therapy treatment for glaucoma
ABSTRACT c Sustained ocular hypertension in open angle glaucoma (OAG) and congenital glaucoma causes degeneration of the optic nerve and death of retinal ganglion cells, leading to...
Administrative Core
The Administrative Core is a central component of the COBRE and critical to its overall success. Led by the COBRE Director and Program Coordinator, the Administrative Core executes...
Addressing social adversity to improve outcomes among children undergoing liver transplant: the role for a health advocate on the transplant team
PROJECT SUMMARY . Pediatric liver transplantation is a life-saving procedure for children with end-stage liver disease, yet long-term outcomes remain sub-optimal. Children facing s...
Understanding how senescent stromal cells contribute to mammary gland tumorigenesis
Project Summary/Abstract Breast cancer is the most frequent malignancy in women and aging is one of the largest risk factors for the development of breast cancer. The accumulation...
Structural Influences on Methamphetamine Use among Black Gay and Bisexual Men in Atlanta
PROJECT SUMMARY Emerging data demonstrates a rise in methamphetamine (meth) use among Black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). Meth is associated with myria...
T cells in neurofibroma pathogenesis and malignanttransformation
PROJECT SUMMARY This proposal describes a five-year plan to prepare Steven Rhodes MD, PhD for independence as a physician scientist studying the immuno-oncologic interfaces of neur...
Network for Advancing Methodological Research in Longitudinal Studies of Aging
Longitudinal studies of the population near, through and after the retirement stage, such as the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), play an important role in aging research because...
NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship in Biology FY 2021: Tracing coral reef energy fluxes from genes to ecosystems in a changing climate
This action funds an NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology for FY 2021, Integrative Research Investigating the Rules of Life Governing Interactions Between Genomes, Envir...
Investigating local determinants of outcome in human tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is an infection which kills approximately one and a half million people each year, and is becoming increasingly resistant to the antibiotics used to treat it. A centra...
Heeding patient voices: Patient, nurse, and event characteristics associated with nurse judgments about safety concerns conveyed by inpatients in minority and other health disparity populations
Project Summary Abstract This innovative study will address patient safety and medical error reduction in health disparity populations by examining nurse evaluation of patients’ sa...
CDR Administrative Supplement for COVID-19 Impacted NIMH Research
ABSTRACT Significance: As recent national controversy over Joint Commission mandates proves, universal suicide risk screening in emergency departments (ED) will not achieve widespr...
Heeding patient voices: Patient, nurse, and event characteristics associated with nurse judgments about safety concerns conveyed by inpatients in minority and other health disparity populations
Project Summary Abstract This innovative study will address patient safety and medical error reduction in health disparity populations by examining nurse evaluation of patients’ sa...
Exploration of quorum sensing in tuberculosis
PROJECT SUMMARY Mycobacterium are responsible for many important human diseases, including tuberculosis and leprosy. Bacterial species use inter-bacterial signaling or quorum sensi...
Effect of Perinatal Exposure to Metals on Lung Function Trajectories and Mitochondrial DNA Heteroplasmy from Childhood to Adolescence
PROJECT SUMMARY Chronic respiratory disease is a major public health problem accounting for billions of dollars in healthcare costs and substantial morbidity and mortality for indi...
Effect of Perinatal Exposure to Metals on Lung Function Trajectories and Mitochondrial DNA Heteroplasmy from Childhood to Adolescence
PROJECT SUMMARY Chronic respiratory disease is a major public health problem accounting for billions of dollars in healthcare costs and substantial morbidity and mortality for indi...
Effect of Perinatal Exposure to Metals on Lung Function Trajectories and Mitochondrial DNA Heteroplasmy from Childhood to Adolescence
PROJECT SUMMARY Chronic respiratory disease is a major public health problem accounting for billions of dollars in healthcare costs and substantial morbidity and mortality for indi...