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How Much Stimulus Funding is Going to Your County?

Hennepin County, Minn., funds by Health and Human Services, Department of

Listing $156,407,326.56 in stimulus funds from Health and Human Services, Department of for Hennepin

Note: For some programs where states do not report where money will be distributed across the state, we do not have the allocation for individual counties. Those programs include: Medicaid, unemployment benefits and food stamps. Those amounts are included in the totals for where the state agency receiving that money is located.

Amount refers to both the amount of stimulus funding going toward the project and the face value of the loan.

Recipient Amount Description Federal Dept./Agency Date
STRATIS HEALTH $19,528,920 ARRA - Health Information Technology Extension Program Key Health Alliance (KHA), a partnership of Stratis Health, the Rural Health Resource Center, and The College of St. Scholastica, proposes to serve as the Regional Extension Assistance Center for Health Information Technology (REACH) in Minnesota... Show more
This spending item is part of a $21,521,040 allocation. See details
Health and Human Services, Department of 2/08/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $7,798,106 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support In the last two decades, a plethora of magnetic resonance (MR) techniques, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), perfusion imaging, MR spectroscopy, etc. have come to play an indispensable role in biomedical research, as well as in clinica National Institutes of Health 6/10/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $6,000,000 The MN EPC is one of a core group of EPCs to focus on a comprehensive approach to comparative effectiveness review (CERs) and evidence syntheses including defining the topic, conducting the systematic review and identifying and characterizing limitations Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 10/24/2009
SURESCRIPTS, LLC $4,887,886 ARRA ?Health Information Technology and Public Health Standard and reusable solutions for hospital labs and Public Health Program. Connecting 500 hospital labs to electronically transmit reportable events to their respective public health agency(ies) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1/31/2011
PARENTS IN COMMUNITY ACTION $3,846,035 ARRA - Early Head Start ARRA Early Head Start Expansion - This award provides ARRA Early Head Start Expansion funding to serve 112 additional children, plus 16 additional pregnant women. The Early Head Start program provides comprehensive services for low-income infants, toddler Administration for Children and Families 11/23/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $3,737,763 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The procurement of a high end computer (HEC) resource is proposed to meet demands of a broad range of NIH-supported biomedical research groups at the University of Minnesota, driven by the need to tackle problems involving the acquisition, analysis and vi National Institutes of Health 6/10/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $3,597,955 ARRA - Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care The University Partnership for Health Informatics (UP-HI) is a private-public partnership between the University of Minnesota and the College of St. Scholastica that builds on 11 existing health information technology (HIT) certificate... Show more
This spending item is part of a $5,145,705 allocation. See details
Health and Human Services, Department of 4/02/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $3,453,917 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This G20 application proposes to renovate, repair and redesign core research laboratories at the University of Minnesota. The two main outcomes will be highly beneficial to NIH funded faculty researchers: 1) enable the juxtaposition of newly renovated, hi National Institutes of Health 3/31/2010
MINNEAPOLIS, CITY OF $2,220,933 ARRA - Prevention and Wellness--Communities Putting Prevention to Work Minnesota Deapartment of Health (MDH) will use Community Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) funding to plan, implement, and provide expertise on evidence-based policy, systems, and environmental changes that support healthy behavio... Show more
This spending item is part of a $5,922,486 allocation. See details
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 3/18/2010
CEDAR-RIVERSIDE PEOPLES CENTER $2,113,595 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] The ARRA Facility Investment Program Award issued on 10-19-2009, was submitted to address the needs of People's Center Medical Clinic with the purpose of assuring quality health care access to our patient population. The facility is ov... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 10/19/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $1,999,881 This award will allow ResDAC to provide high quality health services researchers and federal agencies who want to learn how to use CMS data for projects relating to Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER). ResDAC Technical Advisors will describe the cha Health Care Financing Admin. (was Medicare and Medicaid Serv.) 4/01/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $1,796,680 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support We are studying the etiology of vulvodynia, a condition characterized by chronic vulvar discomfort, most often described as burning pain, occurring in the absence of relevant visible findings or a specific, clinically identifiable, neurologic disorder. Ou
This spending item is part of a $1,900,741 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/22/2009
COMMUNITY ACTION OF MINNEAPOLIS $1,721,207 ARRA - Community Services Block Grant ARRA supplemental funding for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program provided funds to a network of eligible organizations to support employment related services that created and sustained economic growth with a particular focus on people livin
This spending item is part of a $12,032,251 allocation. See details
Administration for Children and Families 4/10/2009
PARENTS IN COMMUNITY ACTION $1,565,413 ARRA - Head Start ARRA Head Start Expansion This award provides ARRA Head Start Expansion funding to serve 90 additional children. The Head Start program provides comprehensive services for low-income preschool-age children and their families designed to prepare children Administration for Children and Families 9/18/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $1,556,999 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The primary goal of this proposal is to develop and implement an innovative consumer research network (CRN) that can advance the research in the science of improving health by creating a consumer based health information technology (HIT) infrastructure th
This spending item is part of a $1,641,067 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/29/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $1,474,445 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The primary aim of the proposed study is to explore how the familial and home environment of adolescents is related to adolescent weight-related outcomes. We will examine parental reports of the weight culture (e.g., dieting and weight norms) and food and National Institutes of Health 8/10/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $1,367,974 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The University of Minnesota Cancer Center (UMCC) is a NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center dedicated to cancer research, education, and patient care for the citizens of the state of Minnesota and surrounding region. Since the time of the first award National Institutes of Health 9/21/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $1,350,467 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This research will start to identify and break down racial and ethnic communications barriers and will serve as a model that could be implemented at other cancer centers and hospitals nationwide to improve minority participation in clinical trials. While
This spending item is part of a $4,180,489 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/27/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $1,312,356 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a genetically dominant progressive myopathy affecting approximately 25,000 individuals in the United States. It is the third most common muscular dystrophy by incidence with a prevalence near or surpassin
This spending item is part of a $1,933,050 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/28/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $1,302,366 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support 'Nikkomycin Z treatment of early coccidioidal pneumonia: Phase II clinical trial.' This project will further the development of a new, potentially curative drug, nikkomycin Z, to treat the fungal infection, Valley Fever (coccidioidomycosis).
This spending item is part of a $2,999,834 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 5/08/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $1,204,478 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Cellular adhesion molecules (CAMs) may play a key role in atherosclerotic development. Soluble intracellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 relates to clinical coronary heart disease in older people, mostly in case-control designs. Plausible pathways have bee
This spending item is part of a $1,537,979 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 6/21/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $1,191,405 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Children are involuntarily exposed to tobacco both in utero through maternal smoking and during childhood from secondhand smoke (SHS). SHS exposure is associated with important health problems such as low birth- weight, asthma induction, asthma exacerbati National Institutes of Health 9/29/2009
MINNESOTA STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES $1,176,747 ARRA - Health Information Technology Professionals in Health Care The Midwest Community College Health Information Technology Consortium provides training in six work force roles to support electronic health records implementation across 10 Midwest states through campus-based training, distance learn... Show more
This spending item is part of a $14,897,896 allocation. See details
Health and Human Services, Department of 4/02/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $1,166,557 Among its other research projects, the Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is conducting the National Standard for Normal Fetal Growth Study.
This spending item is part of a $1,804,357 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/27/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $1,119,435 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The overall purpose of this P30 award was to recruit an outstanding new physician scientist faculty member and foster the development of this individual in the University of Minnesota Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep (PACCS) Division. This fac National Institutes of Health 9/21/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $1,060,867 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) is an untreatable fatal autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder caused by the expansion of a glutamine repeat within the SCA1-encoded protein ATXN1. Previous work showed that ATXN1 is modified by phosphorylation National Institutes of Health 9/24/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $1,033,482 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This program project is composed of four projects and three cores focused on the immune response to Category B and C Biodefense Pathogens and their products. The program theme is to define the parameters for development of protective immunity against vira
This spending item is part of a $3,666,207 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 8/11/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $999,659 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The recent breakthrough of direct reprogramming adult mouse and human fibroblasts toward a pluripotent state by introducing Oct3/4, Sox2, Klf4, and c-Myc, has brought new hope for the generation of patient- and disease- specific stem cells without the eth National Institutes of Health 1/13/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $997,507 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This application addresses Broad Challenge Area (12): Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Specific Challenge Topic, 01-OD-101: Efficacy of Educational Approaches Toward Promoting STEM. This project will test the efficacy of a full National Institutes of Health 9/29/2009
HENNEPIN, COUNTY OF $989,515 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] 1. Purpose. NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center is a primary, preventive health center in the heart of North Minneapolis. It provides a wide range of medical, dental, optometry and behavioral health services in its primary service ar... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 6/25/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $980,780 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Xenotransplantation (Xtr) is of interest because of the insufficient supply of human organs. The pig is considered a likely donor species for humans, but there are major barriers to successful Xtr. The first two barriers, hyperacute rejection (HAR) and ac National Institutes of Health 6/01/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $971,802 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Congenital cardiac malformation is the most frequent birth defect and it contributes to advanced heart failure in the pediatric and adult population. An enhanced understanding of the transcriptional networks that direct cardiac progenitors during heart de National Institutes of Health 6/01/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $964,704 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The first specific aim is designed to investigate whether mina biogenesis is essential for liver regeneration. This will be done by specific knockdown of critical components of Dicer in mina processing and Ago2 in the RNA Induced Silencing Complex (RISC). National Institutes of Health 8/31/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $949,922 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Among US adults, 12.8% report nicotine dependence, and nicotine dependence is highly associated with a variety of DSM-IV Axis I and II disorders. Pathological gambling (PG), a serious public health problem with detrimental effects on individuals and fami National Institutes of Health 9/21/2009
PARENTS IN COMMUNITY ACTION $941,950 ARRA - Head Start This award provides ARRA COLA and Quality Improvement funding to 1) implement an across-the-board COLA increase of 1.84% for all staff, including the hourly rate of pay and fringe benefits; 2) improve the qualifications of Education and Family Services st Administration for Children and Families 6/16/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $924,135 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Innovative strategies for tobacco cessation must be considered. Currently, there are 44 million smokers in the US and 1.2 billion smokers world-wide. Although 22 million smokers try to quit smoking each year, only 3-5% are successful in becoming sustaine National Institutes of Health 7/16/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $923,575 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The aim of this supplement is to support and facilitate a translational application of our ultrahigh magnetic field (7 Tesla) instrumentation and technology. The specific aim is to directly visualize the deep subcortical nuclei and to use this informati National Institutes of Health 9/23/2009
INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT $919,207 Recovery Act Comparative Effectiveness Research - AHRQ Title: Implementing Behavioral Health in Primary Care by Leveraging AHRQ Networks Behavioral health problems are among the most prevalent of health problems in the United States and are directly related to poor healthcare quality and higher util... Show more
This spending item is part of a $3,421,521 allocation. See details
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 9/28/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $918,058 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Lung transplants have been performed in over 20,000 individuals with advanced lung disease, with two-year survival of 70% and dramatic improvements in quality of life. However, long-term survival rates remain lower than those of kidney, heart, and liver r National Institutes of Health 5/30/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $914,044 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This project brings together top experts on nanomedicine, biomedical engineering, law, policy, and bioethics to produce the first systematic and comprehensive recommendations on how to protect human participants in research on nanodiagnostics and nanother National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $903,718 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The project of this grant is for the development of a quantum mechanics-based force field for simulations of biomolecular systems. The current generation of force fields used in essentially all atomistic molecular dynamics simulations of proteins and nuc National Institutes of Health 9/28/2009
HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION $853,730 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Computer Assisted Guidance for Tobacco Dependence Interventions in Dental Offices Electronic health records (EDR) represent a powerful tool for incorporating best practice guidelines into the dental treatment encounter through the use of clinical decisio National Institutes of Health 9/22/2009
HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION $853,730 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Computer Assisted Guidance for Tobacco Dependence Interventions in Dental Offices Electronic health records (EDR) represent a powerful tool for incorporating best practice guidelines into the dental treatment encounter through the use of clinical decisio National Institutes of Health 9/22/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $846,667 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Potential method to reduce alcohol-related problems, including various types of crime, is to decrease overall drinking rates by changing environmental factors such as the availability of alcohol. Our goal is to evaluate whether density of alcohol establis National Institutes of Health 5/07/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $840,831 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Schizophrenia is a major debilitating brain disorder that affects 1% of the world's population. There is a 90% prevalence rate of comorbid nicotine addiction in schizophrenic patients leading to high morbidity and mortality rate in this vulnerable populat National Institutes of Health 7/16/2009
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF SUBURBAN HENNEPIN $838,697 ARRA - Community Services Block Grant ARRA supplemental funding for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program provided funds to a network of eligible organizations to support employment related services that created and sustained economic growth with a particular focus on people livin
This spending item is part of a $12,032,251 allocation. See details
Administration for Children and Families 4/10/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $831,060 The Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT)-Senior ARRA expansion is designed to test the SPRINT intervention in participants who are ? 75 years of age. Approximately 3,250 of the 9,250 SPRINT participants are expected to be age 75 or older. I
This spending item is part of a $2,392,562 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/24/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $824,532 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Through vision, we infer intrinsic properties of objects, including their shapes, sizes, materials, as well as their identities. We also infer their depths and movement relationships to each other and ourselves, as well as determine how to use this infor National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
Ingenix, Inc. $779,161 The purpose of the award is to design and implement a system for the categorization and cataloguing of Comparative Effectiveness Research activities through a web-based ?tool? for inventorying Federal and non-Federal CER outputs and activity. The primary
This spending item is part of a $3,167,339 allocation. See details
Program Support Center 6/10/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $755,000 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Effective control of systemic autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) currently relies on the use of intense generalized immunosuppression, thus increasing the risk of infection and malignancy. A better theoretical approach to the treatment National Institutes of Health 8/13/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $755,000 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Natural killer (NK) cells develop from primitive hematopoetic stem cells into functional anti-tumor effector cells that express receptors recognizing MHC class I ligands. In addition to the killer immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) family, NKG2A and LIR-1 National Institutes of Health 9/15/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $755,000 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Existence of powerful nuclear reprogramming activities in egg cytoplasm has been unequivocally demonstrated by successful somatic cell nuclear cloning using terminally differentiated cell nuclei as donors. These reprogramming activities can induce dediffe National Institutes of Health 7/17/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $754,984 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Bacterial flagellins are unusual microbial products that can be directly recognized by receptors of both the innate and adaptive immune system. Since flagellins initiate an innate immune response, they have the potential to function as molecularly defined National Institutes of Health 5/15/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $752,314 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The intracellular movement of molecules is a fundamental property of living cells, being reflected in a very large number of cellular processes, including cell division, transport within nerve axons and endocytosis of nutrients and signaling molecules, to National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION $750,000 End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is a growing public health burden. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major source of morbidity and mortality in patients with ESRD, but optimal strategies for reducing CVD related morbidity and mortality are not fully explor
This spending item is part of a $4,556,778 allocation. See details
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 7/14/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $748,221 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This project will study whether certain pesticides interact with genetic factors in causing Parkinson's disease (PD). PD is a common disease of the nervous system that affects people later in life, causing movement disorders including tremors and freezin
This spending item is part of a $892,838 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $739,032 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This application is in response to potential support for two years as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Specific Aims have been modified from the original proposal to fit 2 years of funding. The proteasome complex plays a fun National Institutes of Health 7/17/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $719,328 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support In work to understand how blood is patterned in early mesoderm, we have discovered that a cocktail of transcription factors interacts synergistically to cause cells that do not have the potential to become blood to convert to blood at high efficiency. W National Institutes of Health 9/21/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $713,542 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Myocardial tissue can remain viable, despite a prolonged period of reduced blood flow. Referred to as 'hibernation', the entity is observed experimentally and has important clinical implications for patients with advanced coronary artery disease and ische National Institutes of Health 6/01/2009
SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC. $687,955 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] The grant assists the state of Minnesota, by providing care to uninsured and under-insured Minnesotan's. Our expansion includes two dental oral surgery suites. Larger lobby, two restrooms, a conference room and additional office space... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 6/25/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $684,684 Recovery Act Comparative Effectiveness Research - AHRQ One of the most important changes in the U.S. healthcare system in the past thirty years is the increased dissemination of data on health care quality at the health plan, hospital and physician level. There have been special challenges in measuri... Show more
This spending item is part of a $845,270 allocation. See details
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 9/28/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $666,194 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The central focus of this proposal explores how to fill a technological gap - the detection of specific A oligomers in living subjects. The development of new techniques for measuring specific A oligomers in living individuals will enable us to investigat
This spending item is part of a $738,783 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/24/2009
NUAIRE, INC. $663,019 Construction Manager as Constructor at Risk services to renovation Building 10, F Wing in two phases: Phase A of the F Wing Renovation: Pre construction, construction, activation/occupancy and closeout; to convert 64,000 gsf of former patient care units o
This spending item is part of a $131,640,100 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 7/30/2010
MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION $638,585 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support To expand the scope of ongoing preclinical studies of nicotine vaccines as a therapeutic strategy for treating tobacco addiction, through the introduction of methods to deliver nicotine to rats via inhalation of cigarette smoke. These methods will be use National Institutes of Health 9/21/2009
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES $637,800 Among its other research projects, the Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is conducting the National Standard for Normal Fetal Growth Study.
This spending item is part of a $1,804,357 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/27/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $623,345 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] ARRA - Capital Improvement Program: the purpose of CUHCC's CIP Project, Improving the Infrastructure, is to purchase new medical and dental equipment that allows the clinic to better meet the community's need for primary care and dent... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 6/25/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $604,430 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support We plan a multi-center study to accurately describe the natural history of late kidney transplant failure, and to dissect out individual entities leading to late deterioration of function and to graft loss. Previous studies, and the current literature, at
This spending item is part of a $1,128,568 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 6/28/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $596,139 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This application addresses broad Challenge Area (04): Clinical Research, and specific Challenge Topic, 04- HL-104: Perform secondary analyses of existing data to answer important clinical and preventive medicine research questions. Atrial fibrillation (AF
This spending item is part of a $896,769 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/23/2009
FREMONT COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC. $568,255 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] This project correlates with our April, 2009 ARRA IDS funding directed to expand service capacity to respond to an increased demand in patient volume and encounters. The CIP funding addresses the need for incremental physical space ne... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 6/25/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $556,136 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The ability of malignant glioma cells to invade normal brain severely limits all current therapies for this devastating disease. Blocking this process could therefore convert gliomas from an invasive, whole brain disease to a local diseaseG??one that coul
This spending item is part of a $1,000,000 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/29/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $549,588 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This study will determine the effectiveness, mechanism, and safety of 5 treatments of 6-Hz primed low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to the non-stroke hemisphere and combined with constraint induced therapy (CIT) to
This spending item is part of a $989,965 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $548,427 Recovery Act Comparative Effectiveness Research - AHRQ Evidence-based guidelines for management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been available to practicing physicians since 2002. There is strong evidence that implementation of these guidelines by primary care physicians can delay CKD progressio... Show more
This spending item is part of a $3,117,856 allocation. See details
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 9/28/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $535,928 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support As part of public health efforts to curtail drug use and associated behaviors, secondary students must understand that addiction is a brain disease that results from drug-induced changes in the cellular processes mediating learning in the brain. The most National Institutes of Health 5/14/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $527,204 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support TodayG??s medical imaging methods have insufficient specificity for reliable differentiation between benign and malignant breast lesions in patients. Pathologic evaluation is currently the only way to obtain a definitive diagnosis. This research will use National Institutes of Health 9/01/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $521,185 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support To understand how the microtubule motors, cytoplasmic dynein and kinesins, find and transport cargoes to specific cellular destinations, we need to know much more about how motors are attached to cargoes. The extended morphology of axons and dendrites mak National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
INDIAN HEALTH BOARD OF MINNEAPOLIS INC $516,350 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] ARRA - Capital Improvement. The purpose of this funding is to improve the Indian Health Board Facility for low income and underinsured individuals in the Minneapolis area. Specifically, this funding is focused on updating exam and wa... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 6/25/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $511,864 ARRA - Prevention and Wellness--State Territories and Pacific Islands To improve the quality of school meals in Minnesota the Minnesota Department of Health will implement a statewide initiative to: 1) increase access to foods meeting dietary guidelines and the new Institute of Medicine 2009 recomm... Show more
This spending item is part of a $2,391,527 allocation. See details
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2/10/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $500,000 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Biological research is at the cusp of a technological revolution of the type that has repeatedly transformed research in recent decades. With the arrival of next-generation DNA sequencers, individual laboratories are able to ask questions that just five y National Institutes of Health 3/11/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $500,000 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The aim of this proposal is to upgrade the gradient/shim system on our human 4T/90cm Varian/Siemens MR scanner. This 4T magnet was installed in 1998, its console will be upgraded this year, but the current gradient/shim system will be the limiting factor National Institutes of Health 2/20/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $496,622 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Imagine trying to engineer a biological sensor that senses a small drug molecule and responds by turning on the expression of a therapeutic protein, say insulin. Now imagine having a software tool that can assist in engineering the sensor quickly. The p National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $495,988 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This is a Shared Instrumentation Grant Application for a new 120kV basic transmission electron microscope (TEM) to be used at the Academic Health Center of the University of Minnesota. The primary purposes of this request are to replace obsolete TEMs, con National Institutes of Health 1/07/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $495,000 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Proposed is the purchase of a multi-mode, multi-channel transmitter to bring new utility to our 9.4T / 65 cm bore NMR system for an increasing number of human and animal studies. In pursuit of higher signal-to-noise, increased spectral resolution, improve National Institutes of Health 4/28/2009
HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION $480,567 Recovery Act Comparative Effectiveness Research - AHRQ A network of 32 health services and intervention scientists affiliated with the HMO Research Network propose to build a national database for conducting comparative effectiveness research on treatment and on approaches to preventing diabetes mell... Show more
This spending item is part of a $8,920,115 allocation. See details
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 9/28/2010
MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION $475,584 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The scope of this ancillary is to validate DNA biomarkers associated with kidney transplant outcomes in other studies such as the projects funded by the Genomics of Transplantation Cooperative Research Program.
This spending item is part of a $593,352 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 8/13/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $475,434 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This application addresses broad Challenge Area (15) Translational science and Specific Challenge Topic: (15-TW-101) Models to predict health effects of climate change. We propose to develop Bayesian hierarchical statistical methods and software that will
This spending item is part of a $610,295 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
Clear Way Minnesota $470,760 ARRA - Prevention and Wellness--State Territories and Pacific Islands The goal of this proposal is to significantly increase the number of Minnesotans who quit using tobacco. The main objectives are to: 1) increase calls to the QUITPLAN-? Helpline and other Minnesota quitlines; 2) increase utilizati... Show more
This spending item is part of a $782,479 allocation. See details
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2/07/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $460,931 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The overall aim of this project is to clarify the relationship between neuronal activity in the internal segment of the globus pallidus (GPi) and the development, phenotypic distribution and severity of dystonic movements in patients with primary generali
This spending item is part of a $514,772 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/01/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $458,770 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The human immune response to infection and immunization - Profiling via modern immunological methods and systems biology. The Hepatitis B subunit vaccine induces immunity in millions of people by inducing antibodies that prevent viral infection. However, National Institutes of Health 9/27/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $458,424 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Methylamine dehydrogenase (MADH), a metabolic enzyme found in methylotrophic/autotrophic bacteria, contains a quinone cofactor, tryptophan tryptophylquinone (TTQ), derived from the post-translational modification of two Trp residues in the protein. The ma
This spending item is part of a $687,824 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION $452,489 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support We will study several genetic tests related to colon cancer that may help doctors understand who will get colon cancer and what therapies some patients should receive. We will study who gets tested, how the genetic test result helps people decide what to
This spending item is part of a $3,991,808 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/29/2009
Deloitte Consulting LLP $435,000 ARRA - Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP) We propose research that will generate a framework of open source services that can be dynamically configured to transform HER data into standards-conforming, comparable information suitable for large-scale analyses, inferencing, and integ... Show more
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Health and Human Services, Department of 3/19/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $432,934 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The goal of this study is to determine whether electrical stimulation of certain brain regions can be used to improve the gait and balance instabilities associated with ParkinsonG??s disease (PD). An animal model of PD will be used to study the effect of
This spending item is part of a $485,779 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/01/2010
HENNEPIN COUNTY $426,890 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] The CIP will assist in the Health Care for the Homeless Project's compliance with the Hennepin County Board's direction for the Public Health Department to achieve a shared electronic health record. This funding will allow us to imple... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 6/29/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $415,250 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Smad3 plays a central role in the TGF?-mediated fibrosis with characteristic inflammation, proliferation and transformation of fibroblasts and epithelial-to- mesenchymal transition. Gene therapy and small chemicals targeting Smad3 signaling have shown gre National Institutes of Health 7/17/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $415,250 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Peripheral induction of antigen-specific Foxp3+CD4 T cells, or regulatory T cells (Tregs), is a potential pathway to treat autoimmune diseases. It is also represents an undesirable outcome of the immune response, which limits recovery from chronic infecti National Institutes of Health 8/14/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $415,250 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Benign prostatic hyperplasia is one of the most common chronic conditions among America men. The traditional, `gold standard', surgical treatment is transuretheral prostatectomy (TURP). However, during the last decade the use of minimally invasive surgica National Institutes of Health 8/17/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $415,250 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Opioids are an effective treatment for chronic pain, but repeated use can result in tolerance and physical dependence. These changes are thought to require activation of NMDA receptors and nitric oxide synthase (NOS), because blockade of either can preven National Institutes of Health 5/07/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $414,576 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support We propose to determine on a genome-wide and population-wide scale genetic variations across all major diarrheal and extra-intestinal E. coli pathotypes, with the analysis of positive selection footprints in genes shared by multiple strains. The main fo
This spending item is part of a $4,030,115 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/29/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $414,486 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The incidence of kidney disease is ever increasing. None of the current therapies can improve regeneration of the injured kidneys. With the identification of stem cells in adult organs, and their potential role in tissue regeneration, cellular source of r National Institutes of Health 8/13/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $413,210 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous pathogen that causes significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised populations. Currently, there is no effective vaccine against CMV. Development of a vaccine, particularly for women of child-bearing age, i National Institutes of Health 7/22/2009
HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION $412,469 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Linking home environments and primary care: Obesity prevention for 2-4 year olds. Obesity prevention for at-risk preschool children is a public health priority. The pediatric primary care setting is a relatively untapp National Institutes of Health 7/17/2009
HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION $412,469 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Linking home environments and primary care: Obesity prevention for 2-4 year olds. Obesity prevention for at-risk preschool children is a public health priority. The pediatric primary care setting is a relatively untapp National Institutes of Health 7/17/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $407,700 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) genetic variation is high among virus populations and is of importance clinically for both drug resistance and vaccine development. A high rate of HIV mutation along with a high turnover rate of infected cells d National Institutes of Health 8/31/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $404,858 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Retroviruses, such as HIV-1 that causes AIDS, have an RNA genome that is reverse-transcribed into a linear viral DNA upon entering the host cell. Integration of this viral DNA into host's chromosome is an essential step in the lifecycle of retroviruse National Institutes of Health 9/28/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $404,164 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This project will study the molecular conformation changes of viral proteins during interaction with a target cell membrane using cryo-electron microscopy and 3D image reconstruction techniques. National Institutes of Health 8/03/2009
CEDAR-RIVERSIDE PEOPLES CENTER $401,025 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] To purchase Electronic Health Record staff for implementation and on-going changes for the first year after the implementation of system. Rennovate the building to include 2nd floor remodel for behavioral health, additional clinic room... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 6/25/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $389,037 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The proposed research will study a novel approach for treating heart valve disease via the use of heart valve replacements with trileaflet polyurethane prostheses that are endothelial seeded using blood outgrowth endothelial cells (BOEC). We will investig
This spending item is part of a $958,249 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 7/16/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $377,418 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Regulatory T cells are required to prevent the immune system from attacking itself and causing autoimmune disease such as diabetes. The studies supported by this grant will identify how a molecule called STAT5 regulates the development of regulatory T cel National Institutes of Health 6/14/2010
NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC $373,795 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] Capital Improvement Program Health Resources and Services Administration 6/25/2009
AMERICAN VETERAN TILE & TERRAZZO, LLC $370,000 Construction of the New Norton Sound Regional Hospital, Nome, Alaska consisting of approximate 150,000 SF 3-level steel frame structure w 18 beds.
This spending item is part of a $95,949,598 allocation. See details
Indian Health Service 8/19/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $367,055 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The bodyG??s first line of defense against infection is the circulating white blood cells that detect and respond to tissue damage. These cells move rapidly towards the site of injury using an amoeboid type of motility. This movement is characterized by National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $362,400 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The University of Minnesota Cancer Center (UMCC) is a NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center dedicated to cancer research, education, and patient care for the citizens of the state of Minnesota and surrounding region. Since the time of the first award National Institutes of Health 6/04/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $351,093 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The objective of the parent RO1 application is to use high-field 17O-MR based CMRO2 imaging approach in combined with other established approaches including electrophysiology recording to study the neuro-metabolic relationship and the impact of the baseli National Institutes of Health 9/15/2009
HENNEPIN, COUNTY OF $340,007 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] Initially, we planned to increase our service capacity through: a modest increase in the number of dental providers; increased productivity deriving from provider tenure and experience; and increased capacity from continued refinement ... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $308,789 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Cigarette smoking is the single most important preventable cause of morbidity, mortality and excess health care costs in the United States and accounts for 30% of U.S. cancer deaths. Varenicline and bupropion SR (sustained-release) are non nicotine pharma
This spending item is part of a $1,085,473 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 4/28/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $307,389 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This project will continue the development, validation, and commercialization efforts of Audiology Incorporated to develop hearing testing products that will increase access, efficiency, and accuracy of hearing tests. The methods are based on behavioral s
This spending item is part of a $1,970,866 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 4/08/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $302,463 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support All biological functions are dependent on molecular interactions. Therefore, by studying when, where and how molecules interact, we can elucidate the fundamental principles of biology. The Principle Investigators on this grant come from three different de National Institutes of Health 5/27/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $291,017 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Current technology advances have brought us massive biomedical data for statistical analysis, for example, the cancer microarray data. Typical of these data is the common feature that the number of observed samples is much smaller than the number of varia National Institutes of Health 5/07/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $288,687 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Ocular immune privilege enables the eye to respond to antigenic challenges in ways that preserve the delicate structures of the eye. Although we and others have found active and passive mechanisms of immune privilege to retinal antigens, the details are National Institutes of Health 1/29/2010
HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION $283,825 Recovery Act Comparative Effectiveness Research - AHRQ The Scalable PArtnering Network for CER: Across Lifespan, Conditions, and Settings, or SPAN, will develop a distributed research network that is interoperable across a range of health care systems and sites, incorporating large and diverse patien... Show more
This spending item is part of a $8,272,272 allocation. See details
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 9/28/2010
SOUTHSIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES, INC. $280,483 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] Southside Dental has hired a part-time dentist to cover both new patients and to cover when existing providers are out sick or on vacation. For Green Central Medical Clinic we hired a .9 Nurse Practitioner to see additional patients a... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $277,271 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This is a competitive revision in response to NOT-OD-09-058, the ARRA call for Competitive Supplement Applications. In the past decade there has been a growing awareness of the disabling effects of impaired cognition in individuals with schizophrenia and National Institutes of Health 6/29/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $276,413 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Maintenance of genome stability is of paramount importance; genome instability has been correlated with numerous disease states in humans, for example. Repetitive DNA is often the source of genomic rearrangements. One class of repetitive DNA, minisatellit National Institutes of Health 9/18/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $256,096 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Self-renewal is the process by which at least one daughter cell retains the full developmental potential of its predecessor when stem cell division takes place. It is critically important for maintaining lifelong function of the blood forming (hematopoiet National Institutes of Health 8/01/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $255,169 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The impact of antiretroviral therapy represents a major demonstration of the capability and success of modern drug discovery, development, and implementation. Nevertheless, in infected individuals this success lasts only as long as adherence to the regime
This spending item is part of a $1,771,712 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 6/04/2009
HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION $253,068 Recovery Act Comparative Effectiveness Research - AHRQ This project, the Population-Based Effectiveness in Asthma and Lung Diseases (PEAL) Network, will create a new infrastructure to accelerate comparative effectiveness research in asthma and other lung diseases in diverse populations. The network ... Show more
This spending item is part of a $4,461,234 allocation. See details
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 9/29/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $242,672 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This Administrative Supplement request will investigate the impact of the APOBEC3 proteins in the evolution of HIV drug resistance. Despite the fact that highly specific and active drugs have been developed to inhibit viral replication, HIV inevitably o National Institutes of Health 1/15/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $239,821 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Project Narrative Case Western Reserve University with its collaborators at University of Louisville, and University of Minnesota with strong multidisciplinary faculty are conducting studies focused on testing the concept that infusion of C3a primed umbil
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National Institutes of Health 2/09/2011
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $238,730 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This application is a revised submission for a 5-year competitive continuation to grant 1R01-DA015269, Gender Identity and HIV Risk. The long-range goal of our research is to reduce HIV transmission among individuals stigmatized for their gender nonconfor National Institutes of Health 9/29/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $237,529 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The overall goal of this competitive revision is a rigorous evaluation of the potential of engineered cocaine hydrolases alone and in combination with antibodies to ameliorate cocaine toxicity and cocaine abuse by preventing cocaine access to targets. Our
This spending item is part of a $732,603 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/21/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $230,934 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The project involves the set-up of a two-photon microscope for axial-drift compensated cell measurements. Once the instrument is set-up the performance will be characterized using axial z-scan fluorescence fluctuation measurements. A method that determine National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $230,280 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support In the United States, homeless people number at least four million, a figure that is currently growing rapidly due to the recent rise in mortgage foreclosures across the nation. Despite progress made in reducing cigarette smoking in the general populatio National Institutes of Health 8/10/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $226,448 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Otopathology of Light Microscopy and Molecular Techniques Furthers the mission of the Consortium by incorporating new imaging technology and data management techniques, as well as by promoting innovative collaborative research that utilizes modern bio
This spending item is part of a $309,566 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 6/30/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $224,769 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Increases in cytoplasmic Ca2+ evoked by inositol(1,4,5)-trisphosphate receptors (IP3Rs) regulate many physiological events. Dysfunction of the IP3-stimulated Ca2+ release pathway is involved in neurodegenerative and neurological disease, as well as exocri National Institutes of Health 8/13/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $222,885 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support A wide array of inherited human diseases are caused by mutations in our mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) genome and in mitochondrial genes encoded in the nuclear genome, but there are currently no effective therapies for these clinically devastating diseases. We
This spending item is part of a $410,249 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 5/15/2009
NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTHSOURCE $221,488 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] NHS proposed to increase health center provider, nurse and Eligibility Worker staffing and to retain support staffing to support the increased direct service staffing and resultant increased patient volume. The increased provider (phys... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $220,002 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Our long-term goal is to increase knowledge on autophagy-mediated mechanisms pertaining to metabolic diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and insulin resistance. Autophagy is an evolutionarily-conserved cellular process through which eukaryotic cells diges National Institutes of Health 1/25/2010
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES $219,505 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This application addresses broad Challenge Area (04): Clinical Research, and specific Challenge Topic, 04- HL-104: Perform secondary analyses of existing data to answer important clinical and preventive medicine research questions. Atrial fibrillation (AF
This spending item is part of a $896,769 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/23/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $218,973 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Stroke mortality is the 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S. and a leading cause of long-term disability. Several stroke risk factors have been identified, but the role of psychosocial factors in stroke risk is poorly understood. Depressive symptoms, ho National Institutes of Health 7/31/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $217,746 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] ARRA - Increase Services to Health Centers. Purpose: to expand access to primary care services and facilitate efficient scheduling of new patients with timely health issues. Goal: to ensure key access points are culturally competent a... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION $217,095 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This project will establish a surveillance system for cardiovascular disease in approximately 11 million health maintenance organization (HMO) members. The surveillance system will be initially established for coronary heart disease (CHD), heart failure (
This spending item is part of a $7,217,106 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/29/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $216,757 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Executive functioning (EF) refers to self-regulation of thought and behavior. It has been implicated in several areas of cognitive and social development and deficits in EF are found in childhood disorders of autism and ADHD. Surprisingly little is known, National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $215,751 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The long term objective of this project is to determine the functions of glial cells (Muller cells and astrocytes) in the mammalian retina. Preliminary studies from our laboratory show that light-evoked neuronal activity can induce calcium increases in re National Institutes of Health 1/29/2010
INDIAN HEALTH BOARD OF MINNEAPOLIS INC $215,098 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] H8BCS12202: ARRA - Increase Demand for Services. The purpose of this funding is to expand services to low income and underinsured individuals in the Minneapolis area. Specifically, this funding increases services offered in our Dent... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
HENNEPIN COUNTY $210,084 To design and test a method of intervention that has the capacity to promote engagement and adherence to treatment, foster recovery and reduce or prevent disability in patients experiencing a first episode of schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders.
This spending item is part of a $16,872,951 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 7/13/2009
PARENTS IN COMMUNITY ACTION $210,000 ARRA - Head Start Provide mentoring and coaching support to Head Start and Early Head Start teaching staff. Hire a full-time Early Learning Mentor Coach. Hire three remote coaches via the My Teaching Partner remote coaching program. Create a video coaching library featurin Administration for Children and Families 9/16/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $199,846 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Currently, there are 7.7 million smokeless tobacco users in the U.S. Smokeless tobacco use has been associated with increased risk of oral pathologies (including oral cancer), pancreatic cancer, diabetes and other components of the metabolic syndrome, fet National Institutes of Health 9/01/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $196,882 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The realization that HIV-1 eradication is impossible with current treatment raises two fundamental questions about HIV pathogenesis: how and where does the virus sustain itself as a life-long persistent infection? Our preliminary data suggest lymphoid tis National Institutes of Health 6/14/2010
VATRIX MEDICAL, INC. $194,293 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Endovascular device and treaqtment for stablizing aortic aneurysms Health and Human Services, Department of 5/05/2010
VATRIX MEDICAL, INC. $194,293 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are associated with impaired arterial wall integrity, leading to abnormal ballooning and eventual fatal rupture. Currently the sole treatment for such aneurysms is surgical intervention. Surgical procedures entail either National Institutes of Health 5/03/2010
VATRIX MEDICAL, INC. $194,000 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are associated with impaired arterial wall integrity, leading to abnormal ballooning and eventual fatal rupture. Currently the sole treatment for such aneurysms is surgical intervention. Surgical procedures entail either National Institutes of Health 4/01/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $193,504 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This application addresses the broad Challenge area (06) Enabling Technologies, and the specific Challenge Topic, 06 EB 109: Model Driven Biomedical Technology Development. The objective of this proposal is to develop an image based disc model that incor
This spending item is part of a $999,996 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/21/2009
MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION $192,075 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This application addresses broad Challenge Area (15) Translational Science and specific Challenge Topic, 15-DA-101*: Novel Approaches to Improve Immunogenicity of Vaccine against Small Molecules. The specific aim of this proposal is to provide proof of co
This spending item is part of a $997,452 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/17/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $189,290 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support We propose to build upon our experience in meta-analysis, large-scale epidemiology, and cost-effectiveness research in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using three large RA registries, a systematic literature review, and computerized simulation modeling to study
This spending item is part of a $999,956 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/29/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $189,158 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Hematopoiesis has been extensively studied in many animal models, including mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells and murine embryos. However, analyses of human hematopoietic development typically utilize blood cells isolated from bone marrow or umbilical cord National Institutes of Health 8/01/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $187,674 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This program is comprised of four highly interactive projects from Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) in the Texas Medical Center (TMC) in Houston that focus on different aspects of the regulation of self-renewal and
This spending item is part of a $1,261,211 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $185,431 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The objective of the project is to evaluate the role of protein carbonylation in mitochondrial dysfunction and insulin resistance in adipocytes. National Institutes of Health 8/10/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $184,281 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This proposal is a revised version of an R01 application for a comprehensive five-year case-control study of CP (New Paradigms of CP Etiology 1R01NS055101). We now propose to perform a two year case-control study that focuses centrally on one rich source
This spending item is part of a $1,932,530 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 8/20/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $182,835 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This is an administrative supplement providing additional funds to allow us to accelerate our analysis of target antigens in protection and T cell assays. These experiments fall within the scope of Specific Aims 2 and 3 as described in the original applic National Institutes of Health 7/26/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $179,249 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Phosphoinositide metabolic pathways regulate a vast array of cellular functions, including signal transduction, cell growth and division, cytoskeletal assembly, and membrane trafficking. PI4P is the precursor in the biosynthesis of two of the most import
This spending item is part of a $193,499 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 8/14/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $177,812 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This proposal builds and expands on completed and ongoing biomarker work in SMART and ESPRIT. We have formulated 7 aims, and each takes advantage of stored specimens in the INSIGHT repository. Serious non-AIDS conditions are a major focus of our resear
This spending item is part of a $1,362,891 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 8/16/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $174,968 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support INSIGHT'S mission is to develop strategies for the optimization of treatment -- antiretroviral therapies (ART), immunomodulatory therapies, and interventions to prevent and treat complications of HIV and ART - in order to prolong disease-free survival in
This spending item is part of a $1,591,670 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/21/2009
EMERSON CONSULTANTS, INC. $170,000 ARRA - HORIZON SCANNING SYSTEM - The purpose of this contract is to establish a system to conduct horizon scanning of healthcare technology in order to better inform comparative effectiveness research investments at the AHRQ through the Effective Healthca
This spending item is part of a $9,499,986 allocation. See details
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 9/01/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $165,482 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Strabismus is a misalignment of the eyes affecting 2-5% of preschool aged children. Normal binocular alignment is critical for the development and maintenance of fusion and stereopsis. For the young patient with strabismus, lack of timely or effective tre National Institutes of Health 8/04/2009
HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION $164,927 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This project will develop a Mental Health Research Network (MHRN) including eight established public-domain research centers based in large, integrated not-for-profit health systems. Together, these health systems provide comprehensive health care to app
This spending item is part of a $1,499,873 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 7/09/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $164,698 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This study will determine the validity of a mother's self-reported events around pregnancy by comparing that data to her medical record and then use the predictive values to adjust the odds ratio estimates from the maternal interview for misclassification National Institutes of Health 7/17/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $164,674 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Engineered nanomaterials (ENM) have the potential to revolutionize every-day life due to unique properties that have led to advances in electronics, materials science, and drug delivery. Many types of ENM are produced by the metric ton per year and, thus
This spending item is part of a $1,360,282 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/26/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $163,485 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support To investigate the role of melatonin, tea drinking, one-carbon metabolites and other dietary agents in the development and potential prevention of breast cancer in women. National Institutes of Health 9/20/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $162,072 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support For the new specific aim that was added in response to ARRA, it is proposed to use methodologies developed in our ongoing work on synthetic diiron intermediates to obtain and characterize corresponding FeMn analogs, namely Fe(III)Mn(III)-peroxo, Fe(III)-O National Institutes of Health 9/28/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $159,972 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The objective of the proposed work is to understand how the Dmrt1 gene controls development and function of the testis. The testis has two essential functions: production of sperm, the cells that serve as vehicles for the immortality of male germ line DNA
This spending item is part of a $190,464 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 8/03/2009
HENNEPIN COUNTY $158,323 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] Grant Name: ARRA Increased Demand for Services. Purpose: This award is to expand access to needed primary health care services which enables us to see more patients and expand services at an existing health care for the homeless clinic... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $154,331 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The discovery of the anti-viral APOBEC3 proteins is regarded as one of the most therapeutically promising breakthroughs in HIV/AIDS molecular virology in recent years. Humans have seven APOBEC3 proteins and at least two, APOBEC3F and APOBEC3G, are known t National Institutes of Health 9/20/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $153,788 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Title: SYSTEMS APPROACH TO SJOGREN'S SYNDROME PATHOGENESIS (SASSP) This proposal aims to test the hypothesis that the salivary gland pathologies in primary Sj+?gren's syndrome (pSS) are mediated by aberrant activities of key intracellular/intercellular ne
This spending item is part of a $1,765,036 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 4/29/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $151,000 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Curcumin, a naturally occurring dietary polyphenol, has shown significant potential as a chemopreventive in cell culture models of breast cancer. However, curcumin suffers from poor oral bioavailability in vivo, resulting in sub-optimal systemic exposure National Institutes of Health 7/16/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $151,000 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Decreasing the number of children that develop cancer is hampered by a lack of clear understanding of its causes. To achieve the long-term objective of reducing the number of children who develop malignancy, it is first necessary to define causes. Evidenc National Institutes of Health 7/17/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $151,000 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Herpes simplex virus (HSV), and likely all herpesviruses, use two methods to enter cells: (1) direct fusion: the virus fuses its lipid bilayer with the plasma membrane at the cell surface and (2) receptor-mediated endocytosis (RME): the virus fuses with a National Institutes of Health 5/14/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $149,410 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This continuation study will investigate links between participation in an established, federally-funded early childhood intervention and adult well being up to age 30 for a large cohort of children (93% African American) in the Chicago Longitudinal Study National Institutes of Health 8/17/2010
CEDAR-RIVERSIDE PEOPLES CENTER $147,562 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] Grant Name: ARRA - Increased Demand for Services Purpose: The award is to recruit and retain two family practice MD providers and a registered nurse. The award is also to retain 2.6 FTE Providers and 7 FTE of clinic Support. The award... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $146,373 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Look AHEAD is randomized clinical trial examining the long-term health effects of an intensive weight loss intervention in approximately 5,145 overweight volunteers with type 2 diabetes. Participants are randomized to an intensive lifestyle intervention d National Institutes of Health 9/28/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $145,922 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Study of Osteoporotic Fractures Renewal. Data analysis and manuscript preparation. National Institutes of Health 9/11/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $144,061 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia in clinical practice, affecting more than 2 million individuals in the US, with growing prevalence as the population ages. Moreover, AF is associated with a higher incidence of stroke, heart
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National Institutes of Health 9/23/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $141,449 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Integrin adhesion receptors play a vital role in cell function and development by mediating the adhesion of cells to other cells and to extracellular matrix proteins. In the immune system, the functional activity of integrins expressed on T lymphocytes is National Institutes of Health 7/06/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $139,452 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This pre-doctoral training program at the Chemistry-Biology Interface involves 29 training faculty from three departments at the University of Minnesota: Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, and Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics (BMBB). It seeks t National Institutes of Health 7/17/2009
NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY CLINIC $136,510 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] Grant Name: Increased demand for Services. Purpose- to increase access for more clients to receive mental health care in the NACC counseling clinic. Also, increased staffing and therapy hours available to the NACC Counseling Center. P... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 3/27/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $132,537 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The long-term goal of this project is to understand how vitamin A signaling is modulated by orphan nuclear receptors belonged to the TR2 and TR4 family. Previous studies focused on the repressive mechanisms of TR2 that include i) directly recruiting co-re National Institutes of Health 1/15/2010
PERSONNEL DECISIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTES, INC $129,500 Danya supports the Office of Head Start (OHS) under Recovery Act (ARRA) funding by expanding Early Head Start (EHS) reviews and improving Head Start Management System (HSMS) processes and supports. Outcomes include: A review process that creates a strong
This spending item is part of a $6,627,175 allocation. See details
Program Support Center 9/30/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $127,204 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The parent grant is a double-blind study investigating the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy plus the agonist-like medication Lisdexamfetamine or placebo to treat cocaine dependence. There is a much greater-than-anticipated demand for this treatme National Institutes of Health 9/17/2009
HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION $125,738 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The overall aims of our proposal are to: Aim 1. To establish a collaborative Cardiovascular Research Network (CVRN) among 14 member plans of the HMO Research Network to create a unique national resource that leverages the network's electronic data systems
This spending item is part of a $1,497,560 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 8/16/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $124,219 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This supplement award supports Accelerating Clinical Trials of Novel Oncologic Path Ways (ACT NOW) program for Protocol ADVL0911, which is a Phase I Dose Escalation Study of Seneca Valley Virus (SVV-001), a Replication-Competent Picornavirus, in Relapsed/
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National Institutes of Health 8/12/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $121,968 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The duplication of a single cell involves a series of tightly controlled stages called the cell cycle. The faithful replication of genetic information is essential to cell division as disruption of DMA replication leads to genomic instability, a hallmark National Institutes of Health 9/18/2009
U.S. BANCORP $119,907 Contract award is to fund the setup and ongoing operation of bank checking and EFT disbursement services that will be used by CMS to make incentive payments under the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Programs to eligible pro Health Care Financing Admin. (was Medicare and Medicaid Serv.) 2/15/2011
ADVANCED MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CORPORATION $118,409 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This administrative supplement award provided funding for a mechanical engineer to accelerate the tempo of the research National Institutes of Health 9/04/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $117,768 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The scope of this ancillary is to validate DNA biomarkers associated with kidney transplant outcomes in other studies such as the projects funded by the Genomics of Transplantation Cooperative Research Program.
This spending item is part of a $593,352 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 8/13/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $116,991 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support DNA replication is a crucial step in the eukaryotic cell cycle. Activation of replication origins in early S phase requires the assembly of a pre-replication complex that is subsequently modulated into a pre-initiation complex and finally into a fully act National Institutes of Health 1/01/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $115,875 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The goals of this study are to demonstrate and confirm the role of genetic factors in the development of chronic otitis media with effusion and recurrent otitis media (COME/ROM) to improve understanding of its underlying biological and pathological mechan
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National Institutes of Health 7/17/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $110,880 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The National Institute on Drug Abuse has funded the Promise Neighborhood Research Consortium (PNRC) to assist the people from high-poverty neighborhoods in America to learn about and understand existing knowledge about prevention and to work together
This spending item is part of a $3,402,213 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $107,988 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support During the past decade, it has become evident that in vitro enzyme data obtained in solution frequently fail to provide an accurate profile of in vivo enzyme kinetic parameters. This may be due to oligomer formation. Efforts to separate the effect of olig
This spending item is part of a $367,463 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/01/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $107,302 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support In Aim 1 of this supplement, we will test the requirement for N-WASP activation of Arp2/3 during EphrinB-induced spine maturation. In Aim 2 of this supplement will characterize the in vivo requirement for AFAP in neuronal differentiation. National Institutes of Health 9/25/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $107,265 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Otitis media is one of the most common causes for visits to the emergency room and the second ranking for visits to a physician's office in the United States (>20 million visits per year), costing the nation 4- 5 billion dollars annually. By three years o
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National Institutes of Health 7/17/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $105,293 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This proposal is in response to Notice Number NOT-OD-09-058: NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications. The parent proposal sponsors the study of the structure and mechanism of the oxygen-bridged diiron clu National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $102,208 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The purpose of this project is to explore the effects of antigen exposure on T cell quantity and quality in mucosal tissues. This award will result in furthering our knowledge in the above topic as well as foster the further education and support of a pos National Institutes of Health 8/14/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $102,208 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the leading cause of pathogenic infectious disease mortality worldwide. Roughly one-third of the worldG??s population is infected with Mtb and nearly two million people die from this disease per year. Thus, there is a c National Institutes of Health 8/14/2009
INDIAN HEALTH BOARD OF MINNEAPOLIS INC $100,000 ARRA - IHS Tribal Agreements Award Title: Non-Resource and Patient Management System computer system interface. The purpose of this project is to develop an electronic interface that will allow Indian Health Board of Minneapolis to electronically report clinical performance data to Indian Health Service 8/10/2010
FIRST CHILDREN'S FINANCE $100,000 ARRA Child Care and Development Block Grant Title: ARRA Supplemental Funding for the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF). Description: Provide child care financial assistance to low-income working families and fund activities to improve the quality of child care.
This spending item is part of a $26,097,341 allocation. See details
Administration for Children and Families 4/09/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $99,877 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The hippocampus is critically involved in flexible learning tasks, particularly in spatial navigation, reversal, and episodic-memory tasks and tasks that require planning and decision-making. In tasks with a spatial component, hippocampal cells show a str National Institutes of Health 7/17/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $99,628 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The Impact of Early Antiretroviral Therapy in HIV Persistence grant aims to determine the effect of early versus delayed HAART on viral persistence, and to determine the association between high-through put measures of low level viral load and amount of r
This spending item is part of a $1,408,606 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/25/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $99,435 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Cigarette smoking causes 30% of all cancer mortality in the developed world. Tobacco-specific nitrosamines, the subject of this proposal, are accepted causes of cancer in people who use tobacco products. The two most carcinogenic of these compounds- 4-(me National Institutes of Health 9/22/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $97,795 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This award provides for funds to purchase two pieces of equipment: a table top ultracentrifuge and a FPLC chromatography system. Both pieces of equipment have been ordered. National Institutes of Health 12/14/2009
GT UROLOGICAL, LLC $97,116 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Research and Development of an artificial urinary sphincter which includes biocompatibility, clinical and regulatory consultants to prepare, defend and implement plans developed to address concerns raised by the FDA. National Institutes of Health 4/09/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $94,018 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support We demonstrated previously that myotonic dystrophy type 2 (DM2) is caused by a CCTG expansion in intron 1 of the ZA/F9gene. Parallels between the DM1 and DM2 expansion mutations and the characterization of RNA binding proteins that interact with expanded National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $92,541 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Control of developmental time is of fundamental importance to all multicellular organisms and is achieved with astonishing precision. The aim of this work is to understand the timing mechanisms that govern specific cell fate decisions during metazoan deve National Institutes of Health 12/11/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $92,000 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The project was awarded to support the acquisition of instruments required to perform the pharmacogenetic work proposed in the parent grant. We do expect to have atleast 2 publications in year 2010-2011 National Institutes of Health 8/28/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $90,656 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support We study the molecular mechanisms controlling gradient formation by morphogens, signaling molecules that specify different cell fates at distinct concentration and signaling thresholds. These molecules provide a fundamental mechanism of generating patter National Institutes of Health 12/18/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $90,217 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The purpose of this K07 application is to build a mentored research and training experience to foster independent professional development in obesity and cancer prevention, specifically focusing on the understudied area of excess weight gain among college National Institutes of Health 9/16/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $88,793 ARRA - Public Health Traineeship Program The funds will be used to recruit MPH, MS, and PhD students who represent underserved populations or who have plans to work with underserved populations. The funds will be distributed to students in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Maternal and Child Health, Health Resources and Services Administration 9/03/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $88,250 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support In India, cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer in women, with age-standardized rates (ASR) that vary from 18 to 30 per 100,000. This is in contrast to the United States, where the ASR is as low as 3 per 100,000. The difference is primari
This spending item is part of a $170,250 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 8/14/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $88,108 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The overarching goal of the Function BIRN (FBIRN) is to develop technology and methods to conduct multi- site functional imaging studies, and to produce a knowledge base that would not otherwise be available through single-site imaging studies. The techno
This spending item is part of a $926,175 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/28/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $87,714 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support We received notification of our grant award (grant # 3R01HD046589-04S1) on September 22, 2009. Tissue for the two microarray projects have been isolated and shipped to Genome Explorations, Inc. in Memphis, TN on December 9, 2009 for processing. The first National Institutes of Health 9/22/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $86,976 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Three undergraduates have all started working on sub-projects relating to a parent R01 award 'APOBEC3 proteins and uracil in retrovirus restriction'. National Institutes of Health 6/04/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $86,587 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Chaperones or heat shock proteins are found in all cells from bacteria to man and are among the most highly conserved and immunodominant molecules in nature. Originally thought to facilitate the three dimensional assembly of proteins it has become increas
This spending item is part of a $783,931 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 5/05/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $86,357 ARRA - Nurse Faculty Loan Program In response to the serious faculty shortage, the University of Minnesota (UM) School of Nursing (SON) seeks to encourage Master of Science (MS), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students to pursue teaching careers by offerin Health Resources and Services Administration 8/10/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $85,654 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Among the five senses, hearing is fundamental for acquiring language, communication, and navigating through our environment. An estimated 28 million Americans are deaf or hearing impaired due to genetic factors, sound-induced trauma, aging or presbycusis, National Institutes of Health 7/17/2009
HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION $84,068 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The primary goal of this proposal is to develop and implement an innovative consumer research network (CRN) that can advance the research in the science of improving health by creating a consumer based health information technology (HIT) infrastructure th
This spending item is part of a $1,641,067 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/29/2009
HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC. $82,796 ARRA ? Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals ARRA-Equipment to Enhance Training for Health Professionals. The funds were used to purchase dental chairs: six 511 Adec Med Surgical Chairs, six 2122 Radius Traditional Med Surgical Chairs and one 511 Adec Med Surgical Programmable Chair... Show more Health Resources and Services Administration 9/03/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $80,990 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Understanding the immune response to viral infection is key to developing strategies for protection in terms of both vaccination and treatment.In this proposal, we will examine the link between the number of CD8+ T cells specific for Epstein-Barr virus (E National Institutes of Health 8/03/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $80,896 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support African-Americans have an approximately 30% to 60% increased incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) for unknown reasons.-? The main limitation to studying this disparity is the paucity of African-Americans in most large-scale epidemiological studies.-?
This spending item is part of a $996,126 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/29/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $80,838 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Human papilloma viruses (HPVs) encompass the most common ?carcinogenic? viruses. An oncogenic role of ?high risk? mucosal HPVs has been established for anogenital carcinomas and other malignancies. Cutaneous HPVs of the genus beta type were deemed a pos
This spending item is part of a $306,121 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 8/28/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $80,275 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The effect of innate cellular activation on HIV transmission efficiency, absent inflammation of the genital mucosa associated with active co-infections, remains unknown. Although some early attempts at answering this question have been tried, recent resul
This spending item is part of a $1,558,403 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/11/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $79,065 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The Cancer Biology Training Grant (CBTG) at the University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center combines rigorous training in laboratory-based cancer research with interdisciplinary and translational perspectives that prepares CBTG trainees for independent National Institutes of Health 9/29/2009
HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION $78,763 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Improvements in cancer screening effectiveness, higher participation rates and faster introduction of new screening tests could have pronounced effects on the health of the community by reducing cancer burden. Cancer screening effectiveness in real-world
This spending item is part of a $3,988,809 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/30/2009
MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION $78,422 Recovery Act Comparative Effectiveness Research - AHRQ At any one time, there are approximately 16 million Americans with depression, a condition associated with decreased quality and diminished duration of life, and with very large costs for society and for the families affected. Lifestyle changes a... Show more
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 8/30/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $77,885 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support A robust Pilot and Feasibility Program will be an integral portion of the Mayo Clinic Urology O'Brien Center. The Center currently funds 2 projects at all times. The primary focus is to support new investigators interested nephrolithiasis (NL) research. T
This spending item is part of a $181,320 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 12/07/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $76,638 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This is a minority supplement to our parent pediatric cancer epidemiology training grant (T32CA099936). This supplement provides support for a minority student to do research into the causes and consequences of pediatric cancer. National Institutes of Health 9/17/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $75,865 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Iris contour is critical in angle-closure, pigment dispersion syndrome, and pigmentary glaucoma. Although many studies have examined iris contour under various conditions, the basic mechanical interactions between the National Institutes of Health 9/16/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $75,620 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Pancreatitis is an inflammatory disease of the pancreas. Every year, over 225,000 patients are diagnosed with pancreatitis and over two billion dollars are spent on their care. However, there is currently no treatment for these patients besides conservati National Institutes of Health 1/31/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $75,500 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This supplement's aim is to increase our understanding of the mechanism by which airway inflammation may contribute to airway remodeling in asthma. Studies will focus on the role of the airway epithelium and T cells in contributing to airway remodeling u
This spending item is part of a $344,400 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 7/26/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $75,227 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Preventing childhood obesity is considered one of the most compelling public health challenges of our time and demands innovative approaches to tackle. An especially novel approach to confronting the obesity epidemic is promoting consumption of the school National Institutes of Health 9/15/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $74,774 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support In order to make informed public health decisions based on cost-effectiveness analyses, new simulation models of HPV and cervical cancer need to be created by decision analysts who have expertise across a broad array of subjects that reflects the complex National Institutes of Health 9/15/2009
Early Childhood Resource Center $69,750 ARRA Child Care and Development Block Grant Title: ARRA Supplemental Funding for the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF). Description: Provide child care financial assistance to low-income working families and fund activities to improve the quality of child care.
This spending item is part of a $26,097,341 allocation. See details
Administration for Children and Families 4/09/2009
MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION $67,524 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The purpose of the award is to purchase a gas chromatograph (GC) to replace an aging model which is beyond warranty and for which we can no longer get parts or a service contract from the manufacturer. National Institutes of Health 9/17/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $63,950 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support We received notification of our grant award (grant # 3R01HD052074-03S1) on September 17, 2009. Since then we have contacted a sales representatives from Thermo Fisher Scientific, Nanodrop Products regarding the Nanodrop 2000 spectrophotometer. We have sig National Institutes of Health 9/17/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $61,065 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support One underserved group is the 4 million homeless persons in the US among whom cigarette smoking rate is an alarming 70% or more; these rates are 3 times higher than national average. Two of the three leading causes of death among homeless persons, heart di National Institutes of Health 7/27/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $60,980 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The title of this award is Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium (PIDTC). Primary immune deficiencies (PIDs) are rare, life-threatening inherited defects in the immune system. Specific goals are to characterize the long term outcomes and late ef
This spending item is part of a $2,483,108 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/11/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $60,956 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support One underserved group is the 4 million homeless persons in the US among whom cigarette smoking rate is an alarming 70% or more; these rates are 3 times higher than national average. Two of the three leading causes of death among homeless persons, heart di National Institutes of Health 7/27/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $60,577 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Little attention has focused on barriers to coverage among the privately insured children, although, a large portion of the American children are covered under private insurance. Especially in an era of deteriorating p
This spending item is part of a $179,695 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 5/28/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $55,460 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Human infections by the intracellular bacterial pathogens Chlamydia trachomatis and C pneumoniae present an enormous health care problem. Infections by these pathogens have been associated with engendering and/or exacerbating several chronic diseases, and National Institutes of Health 8/30/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $54,539 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Studies are currently underway to examine the genetic factors contributing to a range of addictions, including critical public health problems like smoking and alcohol abuse. New approaches use emerging technologies-such as genome-wide association studies
This spending item is part of a $767,689 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 7/16/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $53,426 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This project has the following specific aims: 1) Determine methods for shipping Notch-mediated expanded cord blood progenitor cells to outside centers for infusion, including preclinical evaluation of in vivo repopulating ability in our established murine
This spending item is part of a $3,470,154 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/28/2009
UPPER MIDWEST AMERICAN INDIAN CENTER $52,821 ARRA - Head Start The COLA, ARRA, and Quality improvement funds have assisted in ensuring that compensation is adequate to retain qualified staff for the Early Head Start Program. Administration for Children and Families 6/17/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $52,750 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Immunoglobulin (Ig) gene diversification is required for an effective antibody response toward pathogens. A single protein, activation-induced deaminase (AID), triggers Ig gene diversification by the distinct processes of somatic hypermutation (SHM), clas National Institutes of Health 6/11/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $52,225 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support It is the primary objective of this program to elucidate correlates of immune-mediated protection against HIV-1 infection using pre-clinical animal models. To this end, Project 1 will determine humoral and cell-mediated immune responses to an attenuated S
This spending item is part of a $5,581,859 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/01/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $52,042 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This one-year grant will support planning and protocol development for a 12-month, multi-center randomized trial in which older adults (ages 65 and older) with insomnia will be randomized to one of three treatment arms: 1) Zolpidem (Ambien); 2) Cognitive
This spending item is part of a $176,799 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/17/2009
MINNEAPOLIS MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION $51,963 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support We plan a multi-center study to accurately describe the natural history of late kidney transplant failure, and to dissect out individual entities leading to late deterioration of function and to graft loss. Previous studies, and the current literature, at
This spending item is part of a $1,128,568 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 6/28/2010
IMPAQ INTERNATIONAL LLC $50,820 The purpose of this project is to increase access to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) claims data through the creation of public use data and to determine a method of providing public access to these data which is useful to researchers and
This spending item is part of a $8,997,697 allocation. See details
Health Care Financing Admin. (was Medicare and Medicaid Serv.) 9/27/2010
IMPAQ INTERNATIONAL LLC $50,820 The purpose of this project is to increase access to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) claims data through the creation of public use data and to determine a method of providing public access to these data which is useful to researchers and
This spending item is part of a $8,997,697 allocation. See details
Health Care Financing Admin. (was Medicare and Medicaid Serv.) 9/27/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $50,410 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Current diagnostic tests cannot reliably determine prostate cancer extent (volume and location) or biological aggressiveness. Our long term goal is to develop a non-invasive imaging technique that accurately assesses the clinical significance of prostate National Institutes of Health 6/01/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $50,000 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Retinoic acid (RA), the biologically active form of Vitamin A, is essential for a variety of biological processes. RA binds to nuclear receptors, retinoic acid receptor (RAR) and retinoid receptor X (RXR), to regulate target gene expression by triggering National Institutes of Health 1/04/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $49,986 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Genome-wide association (GWA) studies have made great progress in the identification of regions that are likely to contain genetic variants contributing to the risk of cardiovascular, lung and blood diseases. Despite these successes, variants identified t
This spending item is part of a $2,343,137 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/28/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $49,594 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Our long term goal is to determine the molecular mechanisms underlying the diminished skeletal muscle performance with age. We hypothesize that age-dependent damage of specific amino acid residues in key skeletal muscle proteins impacts skeletal muscle pe National Institutes of Health 8/05/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $48,380 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The ubiquitin proteasome pathway regulates an astounding array of cellular events and remains essential throughout the life cycle of a cell; its dysfunction is associated with ailments as threatening as cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. The pathway f National Institutes of Health 5/29/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $47,976 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The University of Minnesota Cancer Center (UMCC) is a NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center dedicated to cancer research, education, and patient care for the citizens of the state of Minnesota and surrounding region. Since the time of the first award National Institutes of Health 9/17/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $47,519 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Human APOBEC3G is capable of altering the HIV genome by deaminating cDNA cytosines to uracils. This activity can genetically inactivate HIV. As a counter-defense mechanism, HIV promotes protein degradation of APOBEC3G. Degradation requires that the HIV vi National Institutes of Health 5/24/2010
HENNEPIN COUNTY $46,107 ARRA - Immunization The costs to fully vaccinate a child, adolescent, or adult have grown substantially in the past ten years because the number of recommended vaccines has increased and new recommendations have expanded the size of vaccination target populations. Current v
This spending item is part of a $1,914,232 allocation. See details
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 9/15/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $46,097 ARRA Prevention Research Centers Comparative Effectiveness Research Program Award title: A Combined Lifestyle and Medication Intervention to Reduce CVD Risk Project description: Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including heart disease and stroke, is the leading cause of death in the US. Every year, mor... Show more
This spending item is part of a $3,174,612 allocation. See details
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 7/14/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $46,047 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support For over 40 years, the U.S. military has recognized that the toxin SEB (staphylococcal enterotoxin B) poses a serious incapacitating and lethal threat. In the past 15 years, various biochemical and molecular studies have shown that SEB acts as a superanti
This spending item is part of a $639,651 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 8/02/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $45,999 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This supplemental award supports the Accelerating Clinical Trials of Novel Oncologic Path Ways (ACTNOW) program for Protocol ANBL0931, which is a Phase III Study of Chimeric Antibody 14.18 in High-Risk Neuroblastoma. The primary objective of study ANBL09
This spending item is part of a $1,981,588 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 8/07/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $44,953 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This award provided for one funded position (ie, MD/PhD student) in our Medical Scientist Training Program. National Institutes of Health 8/13/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $43,020 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Enterococcus faecalis is a Gram-positive constituent of the gastrointestinal microflora and a significant cause of nosocomial infections. E. faecalis and other enterococci are recalcitrant to many antimicrobial therapies due to innate and acquired resista National Institutes of Health 8/14/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $40,437 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support During the past decade, it has become evident that in vitro enzyme data obtained in solution frequently fail to provide an accurate profile of in vivo enzyme kinetic parameters. This may be due to oligomer formation. Efforts to separate the effect of olig
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National Institutes of Health 6/22/2011
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $38,233 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Natural killer (NK) cells kill infected and malignant cells and direct subsequent adaptive immunity. NK cells distinguish normal from aberrant cells largely via killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIR). Despite high homology between KIR genes, indi
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National Institutes of Health 9/16/2009
DEYOUNG CONSULTING SERVICES, LLC $37,000 ARRA - Prevention and Wellness--State Territories and Pacific Islands The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) will work on the development of three state initiative and systems changes by 2011: 1) initiative to improve the Safe Routes to School infrastructure as an approach to increase physical act... Show more
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2/06/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $35,670 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The goal of this project is to determine the role of actomyosin structural dynamics in the molecular mechanism of force generation in muscle. Emphasis is placed on the use of high-resolution and time- resolved (TR) spectroscopy to test and revise detailed National Institutes of Health 9/18/2009
MN COMMUNITY MEASUREMENT $35,400 BAH will provide technical assistance to the Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement awardees and ONC as together they lead the development of a regional healthcare strategy for Health Information Technology (HIT) ?enabled cost and quality performance impr
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Program Support Center 9/30/2010
HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION $35,112 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Recent studies suggest that metformin is the best oral medication for initial treatment of diabetes and that starting metformin immediately when diabetes is first detected, rather than waiting until blood sugars reach a somewhat higher target level, could
This spending item is part of a $975,953 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/21/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $35,032 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support We propose to continue our multiscale mechanical analysis of bioengineered tissues. In the current grant, we have used our two-scale model, in which the microscopic scale represents the collagen fiber network, and the macroscopic scale represents the tiss National Institutes of Health 6/05/2009
HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION $34,994 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Given our long-term goal to discover new therapeutic approaches that can improve patient outcomes, we will investigate a novel therapeutic strategy, intranasal drug delivery, aiming to inhibit the invasion of glioma cells. The proposed studies are the fir
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National Institutes of Health 7/15/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $34,791 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This ARRA Summer Student Supplement to my K01 award was designed to : 1. encourage students to pursue research careers in health-related sciences and 2. to accelerate the progress of the parent grant. The funds support two high school and two undergradu National Institutes of Health 7/19/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $33,000 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The overall goals of the research supported by the parent grant (GM47365) are to obtain fundamental chemical insights into copper protein structure and function through the synthetic modeling approach, wherein low molecular weight complexes designed to be National Institutes of Health 9/22/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $32,902 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support HIV disease progression varies widely among individuals. Although some genetic or HIV protein factors have been identified that affect disease progression, these do not explain slow HIV disease progression in most cases. We and others found an association
This spending item is part of a $1,057,464 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/01/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $32,797 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Human APOBEC3G is capable of altering the HIV genome by deaminating cDNA cytosines to uracils. This activity can genetically inactivate HIV. As a counter-defense mechanism, HIV promotes protein degradation of APOBEC3G. Degradation requires that the HIV vi National Institutes of Health 6/01/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $32,797 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Human APOBEC3G is capable of altering the HIV genome by deaminating cDNA cytosines to uracils. This activity can genetically inactivate HIV. As a counter-defense mechanism, HIV promotes protein degradation of APOBEC3G. Degradation requires that the HIV vi National Institutes of Health 6/01/2010
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $32,651 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The major goals of this project are to generate genetic models of iron deficiency in a selected area of the brain, the hippocampus which mediates recognition memory behavior. Two mouse strains are being generated. The first employs Cre Lox P technology to National Institutes of Health 9/25/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $31,046 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Obesity and overweight affects most Americans, but there are some who resist obesity, just as some animals resist obesity. Animal and human studies indicate that spontaneous physical activity (SPA), which generates nonexercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT National Institutes of Health 6/22/2009
GYRUS ACMI, L.P. $30,200 Flexible Uretero-Reno scopes and Cysto-Nephro Videoscope. National Institutes of Health 7/19/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $30,016 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This application addresses Broad Challenge Area (04) Clinical Research, and specific Challenge Topics, 04-NS-103 Developing consortia for clinical research, and is also, in part, relevant to 07-OD(ORDR)-102* Rare disease genetic patient registry. The Univ
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National Institutes of Health 9/28/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $27,947 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Estradiol plays a critical role in sexual maturation and receptivity. These effects are well characterized: primarily mediated through intracellular estrogen receptors, estradiol initiates changes in gene expression, leading to alterations in cell excitab National Institutes of Health 7/21/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $27,582 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Iron deficiency remains one of the foremost nutrient deficiencies in children in the world. Whereas over 40 studies have described the effects of postnatally acquired dietary iron deficiency on neurodevelopment, less attention has been paid to the immedia National Institutes of Health 9/29/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $27,000 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support The title of this award is Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium (PIDTC). Primary immune deficiencies (PIDs) are rare, life-threatening inherited defects in the immune system. Specific goals are to characterize the long term outcomes and late ef
This spending item is part of a $2,483,108 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/11/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $26,437 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support With supplemental funds we will analyze gene expression of proteins of interest in dorsal root ganglia in parallel with the analyses of spinal cord samples from the same animals. Changes in the neurochemistry of dorsal root ganglion neurons have implicat National Institutes of Health 7/21/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $26,437 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support Multiple forms of activity dependent, synaptic plasticity have been described in the cerebellar cortex. Hypothesized to play a central role in motor learning, the overall goal of this proposal is to address key questions concerning cerebellar synaptic pla National Institutes of Health 7/21/2009
MINNEAPOLIS, CITY OF $25,678 ARRA - Immunization The costs to fully vaccinate a child, adolescent, or adult have grown substantially in the past ten years because the number of recommended vaccines has increased and new recommendations have expanded the size of vaccination target populations. Current v
This spending item is part of a $1,914,232 allocation. See details
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 9/15/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $25,371 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This supplement award supports the Accelerating Clinical Trials of Novel Oncologic Path Ways (ACTNOW) program for Protocol ADVL0813, which is a Phase I Study of IMC-A12 (Anti-Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Receptor Monoclonal Antibody) in Combination with C
This spending item is part of a $750,000 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 8/13/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $23,500 ARRA Child Care and Development Block Grant Title: ARRA Supplemental Funding for the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF). Description: Provide child care financial assistance to low-income working families and fund activities to improve the quality of child care.
This spending item is part of a $26,097,341 allocation. See details
Administration for Children and Families 4/09/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $22,465 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This supplement award supports Accelerating Clinical Trials of Novel Oncologic Path Ways (ACT NOW) program for Protocol ADVL0911, which is a Phase I Dose Escalation Study of Seneca Valley Virus (SVV-001), a Replication-Competent Picornavirus, in Relapsed/
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National Institutes of Health 8/12/2009
BLOOMINGTON, CITY OF $22,375 ARRA - Immunization The costs to fully vaccinate a child, adolescent, or adult have grown substantially in the past ten years because the number of recommended vaccines has increased and new recommendations have expanded the size of vaccination target populations. Current v
This spending item is part of a $1,914,232 allocation. See details
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 9/15/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $18,961 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This challenge grant will help to stimulate the economy as it proposes to hire two new full-time research assistants. These individuals will work on a project aimed at assesing the social, behavioral, and ethical implications of direct availability of per
This spending item is part of a $647,074 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 9/21/2009
DIAGNOSTIC GROUP LLC $18,500 ARRA Equipment - MB 11 BERAphone Baby Screener Indian Health Service 4/13/2010
POWERSCOPE INCORPORATED $16,250 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This award provides additional funding for 5R44HL081789-03. This additional funding is provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and is National Institutes of Health 6/01/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $12,750 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support We use ELS as a framework to encompass adverse early care conditions: separation/loss, neglect, abuse. We integrate basic developmental behavioral neuroscience using various models to a) increase understanding of the behavioral and neurobiological impacts
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National Institutes of Health 7/21/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $12,500 ARRA Child Care and Development Block Grant Title: ARRA Supplemental Funding for the Child Care Development Fund (CCDF). Description: Provide child care financial assistance to low-income working families and fund activities to improve the quality of child care.
This spending item is part of a $26,097,341 allocation. See details
Administration for Children and Families 4/09/2009
NUAIRE, INC $9,347 MECHANICAL FREEZER National Institutes of Health 7/19/2010
STRATIS HEALTH $7,587 ARRA - Health Information Technology - Beacon Communities The Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program will provide funding to communties to build and strengthen their health information technology (health IT) infrastructure and exchange capabilities to demonstrate the vision of the future wher... Show more
This spending item is part of a $12,284,770 allocation. See details
Health and Human Services, Department of 5/04/2010
DEROVATIONS CORPORATION $1,197 ARRA Health Center Integrated Services Development Initiative[g1] The Vista Community Clinic FIP project is the expansion of its system's flagship service site, Vale Terrace, to accommodate 12,200 new, low-income, unduplicated users across 42,760 visits annually, and expanding enabling services. The... Show more
This spending item is part of a $11,473,212 allocation. See details
Health Resources and Services Administration 10/19/2009
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA $168 Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support This project occurred at a subcontract site, Gustavus University. The goal of this project is to give undergraduate students research experience to attract them into science. The ability to engage students in thinking about solving problems of real biome
This spending item is part of a $25,392 allocation. See details
National Institutes of Health 6/05/2009
INGENIX, INC. $0 ARRA legislation established a Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research. The Council is responsible for coordinating the comparative effectiveness research (CER) across relevant HHS and federal government agencies and making re
This spending item is part of a $599,458 allocation. See details
Program Support Center 5/13/2009