Medical and Scientific Research Grants FY2013

Organization Location   Grant Description Amount Paid
Iowa State University Ames IA Develop an immuno-based treatment for the parasitic disease, leishmaniasis.
$50,000
Iowa State University Ames IA Study the mosquito-borne infection mechanism of a pathogen that causes the disease filariasis in developing countries.
$80,423
Iowa State University Ames IA To develop a laboratory system for examining cellular migration patterns.
$99,134
Iowa State University Ames IA Conduct a basic research study on a human disease-related biochemical signaling pathway, using a simple marine worm as a laboratory model system.
$131,597
Iowa State University Ames IA To develop a laboratory model for molecular study of certain gastrointestinal disorders.
$122,137
Iowa State University Ames IA To develop a new system for the delivery of existing cancer chemotherapeutic agents that has an added benefit of enhancing the patient\’s natural immune response.
$109,646
Iowa State University Ames IA To support a major initiative in the field of biomolecular structure.
$1,100,000
Iowa State University Ames IA Support the development of a laboratory for research into transcranial magnetic stimulation.
$197,640
University of Illinois Urbana IL Study the molecular basis for a particular form of inherited epilepsy.
$100,000
University of Illinois Urbana IL To study biochemical factors involved in tissue regeneration, using the fruit fly as the laboratory model system.
$144,868
University of Illinois Urbana IL Establish a new research theme in synthetic biology.
$1,500,000
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Support a study whereby multiple myeloma cancer cells develop resistance to conventional therapies.
$127,175
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Support a study investigating the basis for steroid hormone resistance in leukemia treatment.
$115,636
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Study the basis for certain developmental disorders if chromosomal mutations are not the causative factor.
$148,881
University of Iowa Iowa City IA To study a molecular signaling pathway implicated in aberrant intestinal stem cell development and colon cancer formation.
$123,098
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Support a dental health study among Iowa youth.
$112,831
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Research and outreach program to address health issues among Muscatine middle school students.
$250,000
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Support a study on dental malocclusion.
$90,000
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Upgrade instrumentation for solid-state material characterization.
$110,000
University of Iowa  Iowa City IA Support for endowment and capital projects at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.
$3,200,000
Total
$7,913,066