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| Cycle | Round | PI Name | Institution | Project Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cycle 3 | Round 12 (2023-2024) |
Rajesh Mohandas, MD Prasad Katakam, MD, PhD |
LSU Health New Orleans Tulane University |
Cerebral Microvascular Dysfunction and Neuroinflammation - A Novel Mechanism Mediating Cardiovascular Risk in Chronic Kidney Disease |
| Cycle 3 | Round 12 (2023-2024 |
Eric Ravussin, PhD
Franck Mauvais-Jarvis, MD, PhD |
Pennington Biomedical Research Center Tulane University |
Experimental approach to test predictions of body weight regulation models |
| Cycle 3 | Round 11 (2022-2023) | Shigeki Saito | Tulane University | Defining the Roles of Fibulin-5 in Pulmonary Fibrosis |
| Cycle 3 | Round 11 (2022-2023) | Nicholas Skill | LSU Health - NO | Monitoring and targeting CD73 for gastrointestinal neuroendocrine neoplasms |
| Cycle 3 | Round 11 (2022-2023) | Sungo Lee | LSU Health -S | Role of hydrogen sulfide in the glioma immune microenvironment |
| Cycle 3 | Round 11 (2022-2023) | Bolormaa Vandanmagsar | PBRC | Defining the role of hepatic SLC25a25 on NASH development |
| Cycle 3 | Round 11 (2022-2023) | Bilon Khambu | Tulane University | Response and role of Bone marrow-derived Hematopoietic Stem Cells (BMHSCs) to Chronic liver injury |
| Cycle 2 | Cohort 4 Community Scholars |
Margarita Echeverri, PhD Mariana Montero. MBA, MSc |
Xavier University Golden Change, Inc. |
Empowering Me: An educational initiative addressing domestic violence during COVID-19 |
| Cycle 2 | Cohort 4 Community Scholars |
Keith Ferdinand, MD Daphne Ferdinand, PhD, RN |
Tulane University School of Medicine Healthy Heart Community Prevention Project, Inc. |
Simple Text-Messaging And Social Support to Increase Hypertension Medication Adherence in New Orleans, LA (TEXT MY MEDS NOLA) |
| Cycle 2 | Cohort 4 Community Scholars |
Chelsea Kracht, PhD Michelle Grantham-Caston, PhD |
Pennington Biomedical LSU Early Childhood Education Lab |
Modification of Early Childhood Education Center s Outdoor Setting for Toddler Health |
| Cycle 2 | Cohort 4 Community Scholars |
Tyra Gross, PhD Malaika Ludman, MPH |
Xavier University New Orleans Breastfeeding Center |
Evaluating Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCFE) Support in a Low Breastfeeding Population |
| Cycle 2 | Round 10 (2021-2022) | Yilin Yoshida | Tulane | Role of comorbidities, sex hormones, inflammatory biomarkers, and socio-demographic factors in sex differences of COVID-19 outcomes |
| Cycle 2 | NIH Supplements | John Apolzan | Pennington Biomedical
LSU Health - NO |
Effects of E-Cigarettes on the Lung Metabolome in People Living with HIV |
| Cycle 2 | NIH Supplements | Emily Harville | Tulane University | Pregnancy Complications and Cardiometabolic Health in American Indian Women |
| Cycle 2 | NIH Supplements | Peter Katzmarzyk | Pennington Biomedical | RADx-UP: Transforming Community Engagement to Increase SARS-CoV-2 Testing in Underserved Populations in Baton Rouge (TEST UP-BR) |
| Cycle 2 | NIH Supplements | Lucio Miele |
LSU Health - NO |
National Covid Cohort Collaborative (N3C): Improving Health through Partnerships and Transformative Research -West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute |
| Cycle 2 | NIH Supplements |
Lucio Miele
Daniel Sarpong |
LSU Health - NO
Xavier University |
Health Disparities and SARS-CoV-2 Evolution: A Focused Viral Genomics Study |
| Cycle 2 | NIH Supplements |
Judd Shellito Vivian Fonseca
Frank Greenway |
LSU Health - NO Tulane University
Pennington Biomedical |
NIH RECOVER: A Multi-site Observational Study of Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Adults |
| Cycle 2 | NIH Supplements | Peter Katzmarzyk | Pennington Biomedical | RADx-UP Phase II: Engaging Church Health Ministries to Decrease SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Hesitancy in Underserved Populations in Baton Rouge |
| Cycle 2 | Round 10 (2021-2022) | Vance Albaugh | PBRC | Intestinal Glucose Utilization Drives the Weight Loss Benefits of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass |
| Cycle 2 | Round 10 (2021-2022) | Ibolya Rutkai | Tulane | Role of mitochondrial quality control in vascular aging |
| Cycle 2 | Round 10 (2021-2022) | Maria Sanchez-Pino | LSUH-NO | Epigenetic signature of obese-induced MDSC: decoding the link with increased risk for Cancer |
| Cycle 2 | Round 10 (2021-2022) | Larissa Sweeny | LSUH-NO | Understanding the Impact of Human Papillomavirus on Immune Response in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Tumors |
| Cycle 2 | Round 10 (2021-2022) | Timothy Allerton | PBRC | The Role of Hydrogen Sulfide in Adipose Tissue Microvascular Function in Obesity-Associated Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction |
| Cycle 2 | Round 10 (2021-2022) | Prachi Singh | PBRC | Addressing health disparities in African Americans – exploring sleep and developing interventions |
| Cycle 2 | Round 10 (2021-2022) | Yinghua Jiang | Tulane | Preclinical Screening of Therapeutic Compounds for Treating Ischemic Stroke Complication in A Mouse Model Mimicking Chronic HIV-cART state |
| Cycle 2 | Round 9 (2020-2021) | Janet McCombs | Tulane | Engineering T cells to target Klebsiella pneumoniae infections |
| Cycle 2 | Round 9 (2020-2021) | Amy Feehan | Ochsner | Developing a bile acid biomarker to predict the efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation in overt hepatic encephalopathy |
| Cycle 2 | Round 9 (2020-2021) | Ana-Maria Dragoi | LSUHSC-S | The role of macrophages colonization by Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N.g) during gonorrhea development |
| Cycle 2 | Round 9 (2020-2021) | Sruti Chandra | Tulane | Epigenetic analysis of regulation of the inflammosome-activating NLRP3 gene in monocytes from atrial fibrillation patients and controls |
| Cycle 2 | Round 9 (2020-2021) | Louis Krane | Tulane | Assessing the Role of Transferable Exosomal PD-L1 in Renal Cell Carcinoma |
| Cycle 2 | Round 9 (2020-2021) | Shengmin Yan | Tulane | The role of BID in NAFLD-related metabolic changes of hepatic macrophages |
| Cycle 2 | Round 9 (2020-2021) | Kristin Hoddy | PBRC | Community opinion of technology supported dietary pattern interventions (CoopTech) |
| Cycle 2 | Round 8/Special Round: Diabetes Focused (2019-2020) |
David McDougal (Lead PI) Vivian Fonseca (Co-PI |
PBRC
|
Evaluating glial acetate metabolism as a biomarker of hypoglycemic complications in patients with type 1 diabetes: A proof of concept study. |
| Cycle 2 | Round 8/Multi-Institutional Projects (2019-2020) |
Peter Katzmarzyk (Lead PI)
|
PBRC
|
Obesity, Health Disparities and Cancer Risk in Louisiana |
| Cycle 2 | Round 8/Multi-Institutional Projects (2019-2020) |
David Welsh (Lead PI)
|
LSUHSC-NO
|
Confluent Disparities in Modifiable Health Behaviors in People Living with HIV throughout Louisiana |
| Cycle 2 | Cohort 3 Community Scholars |
Robert Newton, PhD Kenri Avery Onteryl Carney |
Pennington Biomedical Bethel AME Church |
Addressing Diabetes Prevention and Management in Churches- SmartChurch Pilot |
| Cycle 2 | Cohort 3 Community Scholars |
Celestine Carter, APRN, DNS Arlisha Mason, MSN, PhD Reverend Dr. James Turner Pastor Torin Sanders, PhD |
LSUHSC-New Orleans, School of Nursing LCSW |
African-American Churches, Researchers, Providers and the Community Working Together to Reduce HIV in the New Orleans Area |
| Cycle 2 | Round 7 (2018-2019) | Catherine Burnette (McKinley) | Tulane | The Development of a Culturally Grounded Evidenced-Based Intervention for Native Americans of the Southeast: Promoting Cardiovascular Health and Well-Being While Addressing Health Disparities |
| Cycle 2 | Round 7 (2018-2019) | Robert Siggins, R. | LSUHSC-NO | Alcohol Use in People Living with HIV: Impact on Mitochondrial DNA Damage and T-cell Immunosenescence |
| Cycle 2 | Round 7 (2018-2019) | Claudia Leonardi, C. | LSUHSC-NO | Feasibility of Electronic Health Records to Study Social Determinants of Health Disparities in Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Louisiana. |
| Cycle 2 | Round 7 (2018-2019) | Kara Marlatt | PBRC | The Role of Estrogen in Adipocyte Remodeling Following Surgical Menopause |
| Cycle 2 | Round 7 (2018-2019) | Aaron Klinger | Ochsner | The role of extracellular vesicle carried miRNA on colorectal cancer metastasis |
| Cycle 2 | Round 7 (2018-2019) | John Seal | Ochsner | Real-time Mass Spectrometry and Lipidomic Analysis in Liver Transplantation |
| Cycle 2 | Round 7 (2018-2019) | Muralidharan Anbalagan | Tulane | Disruption of the circadian melatonin signal by dim light at night promotes bone lytic breast cancer metastases |
| Cycle 2 | Round 7 (2018-2019) | Tewodros Godebo | Tulane | Arsenic and Other Toxicants in Private Wells and Human Health in Southern Louisiana |
| Cycle 2 | Round 6 (2017-2018) | Christopher Marrero | LSUHSC-NO | Biological Predictors of Poor Surgical Outcomes Associated with Total Knee Arthroplasty |
| Cycle 2 | Round 6 (2017-2018) | Koji Tsumagari | Tulane | Molecular signature in whole blood RNA: Novel biomarker for treatment decision of castration resistant prostate cancer |
| Cycle 2 | Round 6 (2017-2018) | Elizabeth Martin | LSU | Evaluation of Obese Derived Adipose Stem Cell Matrix in the Induction of Luminal B Breast Cancer Endocrine Resistance |
| Cycle 2 | Round 6 (2017-2018) | Fohkrul Hossain | LSUHSC-NO | Obesity and Triple Negative Breast Cancer in Louisiana: Linking Health Disparities and Cancer Biology |
| Cycle 2 | Round 6 (2017-2018) | Sanbao Ruan | LSUHSC-NO | Human Validation of Novel Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibodies to Prevent or Treat Pneumocystis Pneumonia |
| Cycle 2 | Round 6 (2017-2018) | John Apolzan/Ursula White | PBRC | The effects of alcohol consumption on central adiposity and testosterone following weight loss in humans |
| Cycle 2 | Round 6 (2017-2018) | Candida Rebello | PBRC | Effect of Naringenin on Glucose Metabolism and Insulin Sensitivity: Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial |
| Cycle 2 | Round 6 (2017-2018) | Qiuyang Zhang | Tulane | Targeting Inflamm-aging in Preventing Prostate Carcinogenesis |
| Cycle 2 | Round 6 (2017-2018) | Dragana Lovre | Tulane | Molecular Mechanisms of a Tissue Selective Estrogen Complex (TSEC) on Muscle and Adipose Tissue in Postmenopausal Women. |
| Cycle 1 | Cohort 1 Community Scholars |
Adrienne Katner, DEnv Dawn Marie Hurt, MS |
LSUHSC School of Public Health Southern United Neighborhoods |
Quantification of Lead Levels in New Orleans Drinking Water |
| Cycle 1 | Round 5 (2016-2017) | Bruce Bunnell | Tulane | Adipose stromal cells from obese donors promote tumorigenesis and metastasis of breast cancer |
| Cycle 1 | Round 5 (2016-2017) | Lydia Bazzano (Co-PI O. Carmichael, PBRC) |
Tulane & PBRC | Lifespan cardiovascular exposures and risk of brain injury in the Bogalusa Heart Study |
| Cycle 1 | Round 5 (2016-2017) | Emily Harville | Tulane | Cross-generational cardiovascular risk factors: Bogalusa Daughters |
| Cycle 1 | Round 5 (2016-2017) | Stephanie Brolyes (Co-PI Newton, Robert) |
PBRC | Using a Community-Favored Alternative Research Design to Study How Neighborhoods May Be Promoting Health Disparities |
| Cycle 1 | Round 5 (2016-2017) | Tekeda Ferguson | LSUHSC-NO | A Pilot Study to Improve Patient Outcomes Among Breast Cancer Patients by Increasing Early Detection and Intervention of Cardiotoxicity |
| Cycle 1 | Round 5 (2016-2017) | Zhiqiang Qin | LSUHSC-NO | Developing new ceramide analogs as therapeutic agents against AIDS-related lymphomas |
| Cycle 1 | Round 5 (2016-2017) | David Krzywanski | LSUHSC-S | Clinical Impact of Ethnic Variation in Mitochondrial Function on Hypertension |
| Cycle 1 | Round 5 (2016-2017) | Randall Mynatt (Co-PI E. Ravussin) |
PBRC | Can carnitine supplementation suppress fructose-induced de novo lipogenesis? |
| Cycle 1 | Round 5 (2016-2017) | Daniel Hsia | PBRC & UAB | Assessment of Unmethylated Insulin DNA with Droplet Digital PCR in Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes Compared to Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes and without Diabetes |
| Cycle 1 | Round 4 (2015-2016) | Marie ("Tonette") Krousel-Wood | Tulane | Overcoming Immunity to Change: A feasibility study of a new method to promote medication adherence among older adults with hypertension |
| Cycle 1 | Round 4 (2015-2016) | Jing Chen | Tulane | Effect of Combination Therapy with Sodium Nitrite and Isoquercetin on Endothelial Function and Inflammation among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease |
| Cycle 1 | Round 4 (2015-2016) | Anne Gilmore/Leanne Redman | PBRC | Unintentional overfeeding of formula fed infants |
| Cycle 1 | Round 3 (2014-2015) | Mark Sarzynski | PBRC | Predicting the Response of Lipoproteins to Exercise using Clinical and Genetic Data |
| Cycle 1 | Round 3 (2014-2015) | Jennifer Lentz | LSUHSC-NO | Molecular Epidemiology and Natural History of Acadian Usher Syndrome |
| Cycle 1 | Round 3 (2014-2015) | Elizabeth Norton | Tulane | Vaccine Efficacy in Diabetic and Elderly Patients |
| Cycle 1 | Round 3 (2014-2015) | Matthew Woolard | LSUHSC-S | Lipin-1 Lipid Synthesis Regulates CVD Inflammation |
| Cycle 1 | Round 3 (2014-2015) | Matthew Lammi | LSUHSC-NO | Endothelial microparticles in COPD: Effect of vascular-targeted therapy |
| Cycle 1 | Round 3 (2014-2015) | Paulo Rodriguez | LSUHSC-NO | Myeloid-derived Suppressor Cells (MDSC) are major modulators of chronic inflammation and insulin resistance in obese patients |
| Cycle 1 | Round 3 (2014-2015) | David McDougal | PBRC | Testing glial pathways to HAAF in human subjects using 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy. |
| Cycle 1 | Round 3 (2014-2015) | Jordan Karlitz | Tulane | Detection of Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Mutations in Cajuns |
| Cycle 1 | Round 3 (2014-2015) | T.Cooper Woods | Tulane | Plaque destabilization via shear stress and vascular strain induced changes in non-coding RNA |
| Cycle 1 | Round 2 (2013-2014) | Timothy Foster | LSUHSC - NO | Evaluation of peg-Arginase I as a Therapeutic for Virus-Mediated Ocular Diseases |
| Cycle 1 | Round 2 (2013-2014) | Eva Morava-Kozicz | Tulane | Screening for glycosylation disorders and study galactose intake in PGM1-CDG |
| Cycle 1 | Round 2 (2013-2014) | Guangdi Wang | Xavier | Boron-based 4-hydroxytamoxifen and endoxifen prodrugs for treatment of breast cancer |
| Cycle 1 | Round 2 (2013-2014) | Erich Conrad | LSUHSC - NO | Assessing and Reducing Risk of Violent Re-injury among Victims of Urban Violence |
| Cycle 1 | Round 2 (2013-2014) | Jesus Lovera (Deidre Devier, Co-PI) |
LSUHSC - NO | Targeted microRNA analysis in Multiple Sclerosis associated cognitive decline |
| Cycle 1 | Round 2 (2013-2014) | Rebecca Fisher | LSUHSC - NO | HPV and EBV Serum Antibodies as Prognostic Markers for Cervical Cancer |
| Cycle 1 | Round 2 (2013-2014) | Yan Cui | LSUHSC - NO | Contribution of a specialized human myeloid population in mobilized peripheral blood stem cell specimens to accelerating post-transplant immune recovery and clinical outcomes |
| Cycle 1 | Round 2 (2013-2014) | Bridgette Collins-Burow | Tulane | Selective targeting of the metastatic-invasive phenotype of triple-negative breast carcinoma |
| Cycle 1 | Round 2 (2013-2014) | Jerome Maderdrut | Tulane | Development of a PACAP Analog as a Therapeutic for Contrast-Induced Nephropathy |
| Cycle 1 | Round 2 (2013-2014) | Malwina Czarny-Ratajczak | Tulane | Investigation of novel genetic factors predisposing to multiple epiphyseal dysplasia and osteoarthritis |
| Cycle 1 | Round 2 (2013-2014) | Cooper Woods | Tulane | Plaque Destabilization through Shear Stress Mediated Decreases in miR-221/222 |
| Cycle 1 | Round 2 (2013-2014) | Zhen Lin | Tulane | Analysis of the Pathogenesis of HIV/EBV associated DLBCL |
| Cycle 1 | Round 1 (2012-2013) | Daniel Hsia | PBRC | Metabolic Effects of Short Term Sugarcane Bagasse Supplementation |
| Cycle 1 | Round 1 (2012-2013) | Eric Lazartigues | LSUHSC NO | Evaluation of ACE2 as a Biomarker for Neurologic Hypertension |
| Cycle 1 | Round 1 (2012-2013) | Gary Sander | Tulane | Relationship of uAGT to Blood Pressure and Response to Antihypertensive Therapy |
| Cycle 1 | Round 1 (2012-2013) | Jovanny Zabaleta | LSUHSC NO | Transcriptional Profiling of gastritis progression Using High Throughput Sequencing of Tissue MicroRNA |
| Cycle 1 | Round 1 (2012-2013) | Francesca Peruzzi | LSUHSC NO | Using Serum microRNAs as Biomarkers for Cognitive Impairment in HIV Patients |
| Cycle 1 | Round 1 (2012-2013) | Suresh Alahari | LSUHSC NO | MicroRNAs as Prognostic Markers of Breast Cancer |
| Cycle 1 | Round 1 (2012-2013) | Zakaria Abd-Elmageed | Tulane | Discovering the Role of Putative MicroRNAs in Prostate Tumorigenesis |
| Cycle 1 | Round 1 (2012-2013) | Minolfa Prieto | Tulane | Urinary Excretion of Renin and Soluble Prorenin Receptor in Hypertension |
| Cycle 1 | Round 1 (2012-2013) | Courtney Peterson | PBRC | Time Restricted Feeding to Improve Insulin Sensitivity and Vascular Function |
| Cycle 1 | Round 1 (2012-2013) | Mark Sarzynski | PBRC | Predicting the Response of Lipoproteins to Exercise using Clinical and Genetic Data |
| Cycle 1 | Multi-institutional (2014) | Michael Hagensee | LSUHSC-NO (Co-PIs from Tulane, LSUHSC-S, PBRC & LSUHSC-NO) | Cervical Cancer Prevention in Louisiana |
| Cycle 1 | Multi-institutional (2014) | Christopher Kevil | LSUHSC-S (Co-PIs from LSUHSC-NO & Tulane) | Hydrogen Sulfide Metabolism in Critical Limb Ischemia |
| Cycle 1 | Multi-institutional (2014) | Franck Mauvais-Jarvis | Tulane (Co-PI from PBRC) | Novel Tissue Selective Estrogen Complex with Bazedoxifene and the Prevention of Metabolic Dysfunction in Post-Menopausal Women |
| Cycle 1 | Community Pilot Project | Peter Katzmarzyk | PBRC | Community-Wide Health Assessment for West Carroll Parish |
| Cycle 1 | INBRE | Urska Cvek/J. Steven Alexander | LSU Shreveport & LSUHSC-Shreveport | Neurolymphatic Biomarker Analysis in Multiple Sclerosis |
| Cycle 1 | INBRE | Prerna Dua | La Tech & PBRC | A predictive modeling framework for studying disparity in colorectal screening |
| Cycle 1 | Other | Jean-Pyo Lee | Tulane | Effects of Aging in Delayed Antithrombotic tPA Treatment and Stem Cell Therapy against Ischemic Stroke |
| Cycle 1 | Other | Lisa Morici | Tulane | Activation of Innate & Cellular Immunity by Outer Membrane Vesicles |
| Cycle 1 | Other | Cindy Morris | Tulane | Establishing a Congenital Zika Virus Infection Model |