UTMB OAIC Pilot Studies First Cycle
Sealy Center on Aging
Pepper Pilot Awards Year 01
(02/01/00 – 01/31/01)
Name |
Department |
Title of Research |
Amount Awarded |
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Elena Volpi, M.D., Ph.D. |
Internal Medicine |
A Novel Method to Measure Myofibrilliar Protein Turnover |
$37,250 |
Charles A. Stuart, M.D. |
Internal Medicine |
Aging and the Expression of Muscle Glucose Transporters |
$37,250 |
John Papaconstantinou Ph.D. |
HBC&G |
Role of Myostatin in Regulation of Sarcopenia |
$37,250 |
Taylor J. Marcell, Ph.D. |
Internal Medicine |
The Effects of Testosterone Administration on Skeletal Muscle Gene Expression from Healthy Older Men Using the DNA Array |
$34,270 |
Pepper Pilot Awards Year 02
(02/01/01 – 01/31/02)
Name |
Department |
Title of Research |
Amount Awarded |
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Jeffrey D. Ceci, Ph.D. |
Human Biological Chemistry & Genetics |
Analysis of Tp12 Knockout Mice for Oxidative Stress and Aging |
$37,250 |
Philip Palade, Ph.D. |
Physiology & Biophysics |
Causes of decreased dihydropyridine binding in aging rodent muscle. |
$37,250 |
John Papaconstantinou, Ph.D. |
Human Biological Chemistry & Genetics |
Genomics-Proteomics in Molecular Genetics of Aging Program |
$149,000 |
Dennis C. Gore, M.D. |
Surgery |
Influence of Age on Glucose Metabolism during Sepsis
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$33,750 |
Ana M. Pajor, Ph.D. |
Physiology & Biophysics |
Involvement of the NA+/dicarboxylate cotransporter in aging. |
$5,000 |
Pepper Pilot Awards Year 03
(02/01/02 – 01/31/03)
Name |
Department |
Title of Research |
Amount Awarded |
Lisa J. Gould, M.D. |
Surgery |
Aging, and Wound Healing |
$37,250 |
Owen Hamill, Ph.D. |
Physiology & Biophysics |
Mechanical Stimulation (exercise) of animal cells increases constitutive membrane trafficking and ATP release that may delay the deleterious effects of aging |
$37,250 |
Arny A. Ferrando, Ph.D. |
Surgery |
Muscle Function in Older Individuals: The Relationship Between Muscle Oxidative Capacity and Muscle Function |
$65,925 |
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Pepper Pilot Awards Year 04
(02/01/03 – 01/31/04)
Name |
Department |
Title of Research |
Amount Awarded |
Tetsuo Ashizawa, M.D. |
Neurology |
Myotonic Distrophy Type 1 |
$74,500 |
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William E. Mitch M.D. |
Internal Medicine |
Molecular Mechanisms in Skeletal Muscle Protein Catabolism |
$50,000 |
Ping Wu & Joel Gallagher |
Pharmacology |
The effectiveness of stem cells. |
$25,000 |
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Pepper Pilot Awards Year 05
(02/01/04 – 01/31/05)
Name |
Department |
Title of Research |
Amount Awarded |
Elisabet Boersheim Ph.D. |
Surgery |
Transcapillary insulin transport in aging |
$52,081 |
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Kevin Tipton Ph.D. |
Surgery |
Resistance exercise mediates insulin resistance of skeletal muscle in the elderly |
$67,019 |