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Principal Investigator |
Proposal |
Budget |
Startup |
 |
Cagri Besirli, M.D., Ph.D.
Ophthalmology |
CryoAnesthesia – Rapid anesthesia for intraocular injections |
$224,661 |
 |
 |
Michele Carney, M.D.
Emergency Medicine |
Positioning Device for Seated Neonatal Lumbar Puncture Procedure |
$25,000 |
|
 |
Marilia Cascalho, M.D.
Surgery
Jeffrey Platt, M.D.
Microbiology & Immunology |
C3D Cellular and Acellular Vaccines for the Prevention and Treatment of Cancer |
$49,950 |
|
 |
Edward Castillo, M.A., Ph.D.
Beaumont Health, Radiation Oncology |
A Novel Method for Detecting Pulmonary Embolism from Non-Contrast 4DCT |
$50,922 |
|
 |
Bill Chey, M.D.
James Ashton-Miller, M.S.M.E.
Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology |
Digital Manometry: A disposible, point-of-service diagnostic device for patients with fecal incontinence |
$104,802 |
|
 |
Gabriel Corfas, Ph.D.
U-M – Otolaryngology |
Development of Small Molecule Positive Modulators of Ligand-Induced Ret Signaling as Treatment for Small Fiber Peripheral Neuropathy |
$50,847 |
|
 |
Tim Cornell, M.D.
Pediatrics – Intensive Care
Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care |
Development of a Near-Real Time Microfluidic Assay Device Reader for Identification of Targetable Cytokines in High-Risk Septic Patients |
$193,962 |
 |
 |
Rodney Daniels, M.D.
Pediatrics – Critical Care
Emergency Medicine
Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care |
Redox POC Platform for Evaluation and Treatment of Sepsis, Septic Shock, and Multiple Organ Dysfunction |
$155,434 |
|
 |
Bogdan Epureanu, M.S., Ph.D.
Mechanical Engineering
Emergency Medicine
Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care |
Therapeutic Vibration Device |
$25,000 |
|
 |
Kate Fitzgerald, M.D.
Psychiatry |
Automated brain “read-outs” for diagnosing anxiety and depression in preschoolers |
$35,000 |
|
 |
Jim Geiger, M.D.
Saja Al-Duhaili, Ph.D.
Surgery – Pediatrics |
BUDDY Button – Low-Profile Gastrostomy Device |
$150,000 |
|
 |
Michael Holinstat, Ph.D.
U-M – Pharmacology |
Analogs of OxyProtect (12-HETrE) for inhibition of platelet function and thrombosis |
$50,000 |
|
 |
Wenjun Ju, M.S., Ph.D.
Nephrology
Raymond Trievel, Ph.D.
Biochemistry |
New drug development for chronic kidney disease |
$50,000 |
|
 |
Helen Kales, M.D.
Psychiatry |
WeCareAdvisor: A Novel Web-Based Tool to Assess and Manage Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia |
$208,457 |
|
 |
Tyson Kim, M.D., Ph.D.
Ophthalmology |
Smartphone-based Retinal Imaging for Screening of Eye Disease |
$132,847 |
|
 |
Michael Lanham, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology |
OnTrack |
$50,000 |
|
 |
Dan Lawrence, Ph.D.
Internal Medicine – Cardiology |
Develop a Preclinical Data Package for a Small Molecule Inhibitor of PAI-1 |
$200,407 |
 |
 |
Yongqing Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Surgery |
Targeting Peptidylarginine Deiminase: A Novel Approach to Treatment of Septic Shock |
$50,000 |
|
 |
David Markovitz, M.D.
Internal Medicine – Infectious Disease |
Treatment of influenza with a New Broad-Spectrum Antiviral Agent |
$259,291 |
 |
 |
Sofia Merajver, M.D., Ph.D.
Public Health |
Targeting RhoC to prevent metastasis |
$25,000 |
|
 |
Kayvan Najarian, Ph.D.
Kenn Oldham, Ph.D.
Emergency Medicine
Mechanical Engineering
Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics
Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care |
Dynamic Arterial Morphology Analysis for Prediction of Intradialytic Hypotension |
$50,000 |
 |
 |
Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska, Ph.D.
Pathology |
Development of MCL-1 inhibitors as a targeted therapy to circumvent drug resistance in human multiple myeloma |
$181,936 |
|
 |
Brent Nowak, Ph.D.
Grand Valley State University – applied Medical Device Institute (aDMI)
John Farris, Ph.D.
Grand Valley State University – Biomedical Engineering
Brent Mulder, Ph.D.
Spectrum Health Innovations |
uCol – A Novel Female Urinary Collection Device For Reducing CAUTIs |
$49,194 |
|
 |
Dipankar Ray, Ph.D.
Mukesh Nyati, Ph.D.
Christopher Whitehead, Ph.D.
Radiation Oncology |
Therapeutic Targeting of mutant KRAS |
$199,795 |
|
 |
Bruce Richardson, M.D., Ph.D.
Internal Medicine – Rheumatology |
Anti-KIR Antibodies in the Treatment of Lupus |
$142,852 |
|
 |
Jeff Sakamoto, Ph.D.
U-M – Mechanical Engineering |
Scaleable Manufacturing of Nerve Guidance Scaffold Technology |
$50,000 |
|
 |
Joshua Stein, M.D., M.S.
Ophthamology & Visual Sciences |
Monitoring Patients with Glaucoma Using a Novel Personalized Forecasting Tool |
$31,000 |
|
 |
Shuichi Takayama, Ph.D.
Biomedical Engineering, Macromolecular Science & Engineering
Jason Knight, M.D.
Rheumatology |
Bioengineered NETs Diagnostic for Lupus Flares |
$50,000 |
|
 |
Ashootosh Tripathi, Ph.D.
Life Sciences Institute |
Ribosome Engineering for Improved Production of Novel Antibiotics against Uropathogenic E. coli |
$49,997 |
|
 |
James Varani, Ph.D.
Pathology |
New Leads for Promyelocytic Leukemia |
$50,000 |
|
 |
J Scott VanEpps M.D., Ph.D.
Emergency Medicine
Michigan Center for Integrative Research in Critical Care |
Chiroplasmonic Nanorod-PCR (NR-PCR) for rapid bacterial identification and antibiotic resistance testing in sepsis |
$52,050 |
|
 |
Chao-Yie Yang, Ph.D.
U-M – Hematology, Oncology |
Development of in vivo chemical inhibitors to target the ST2/IL-33 axis for treating graft-versus-host disease |
$50,000 |
|
 |
Suzanna Zick, N.D., M.P.H.
Public Health |
Development and Feasibility of an Acupressure Application Tailored by Breast Cancer |
$49,676 |
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