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Grant Award Winners

Grant Winner	Amount Awarded	Project Title
Dr. Dominic D’Agostino	$4,000.00	“The effect of aging on O2-dependent redox regulation.”
Dr. Jaya Padmanabhan	$4,000.00	“Significance of caspase specific cleavage of amyloid precursor protein during apoptosis.”
Dr. Bruce Citron	$4,000.00	“Autologous bone marrow-derived mesenchymal cells as potential graft source for Friedreich ataxia.”
Dr. Theresa Zesiewicz & Cesar Borlongan	$4,000.00	“Significance of caspase specific cleavage of amyloid precursor protein during apoptosis.”
Dr. Keith Pennypacker	$4,000.00	“Therapeutic approaches to traumatic brain injury.”
Dr. Csilla Ari	$4,000.00	“Neurotrophin and neurotransmitter receptor mislocalization connected to defective microtubule function in Alzheimers disease.”
Dr. Carmelina Gemma	$4,000.00	“Fractalkine a Neuromodulator in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.”
Dr. Niketa Patel	$4,000.00	“Does insulin promote its cognitive effects via survival pathways mediated by PKColl?”
Dr. Paula Bickford	$4,000.00	“Investigating the effects of innate immune system in aging and neurogenerative disease.”
Dr. Candace Burns	$4,000.00	“Stress, Inflammation and Health in Nurses.”
Dr. Norma Alcantar	$4,000.00	“Evaluating the effectiveness and biocompatibility of a novel drug delivery system to treat brain gliomas.”

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Allergy, Immunology and Infectious Diseases Cancer Biology Cardiovascular Research Neuroscience Research

Emerging Areas
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Biomedical Engineering Nanomedicine Neuromusculoskeletal Disorders(NEW) Pharmacogenomics Regenerative Medicine Sports Medicine Women's Health

COM Approved
Centers/Institutes

Archie A. & Mary-Louise Silver Child Development Center Cardiac Hormone Center Center for Aging & Brain Repair Center for Hospice, Palliative Care & End of Life Studies Diabetes Center Florida Infectious Disease Center Joy McCann Culverhouse Center for Swallowing Disorders Pediatrics Epidemiology Center Suncoast Alzheimer's & Gerontology Center USF Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center, NPF Center of Excellence

New Collaborative

USF Neuroscience Collaborative- NSC