Medical & Scientific Research Grants FY2008

Organization Location Grant Description Amount Paid
Iowa State University Ames IA Develop medicinal compounds for imaging and treating certain forms of cancer $100,000
Iowa State University Ames IA Study on manipulating conformational change in biomolecules to influence function $99,601
Iowa State University Ames IA Develop a high-throughput system for identifying genes involved in tumor formation, using the zebrafish laboratory model $122,219
Iowa State University Ames IA Develop technology for study of cellular signaling in metastatic cancers $117,277
Iowa State University Ames IA Study the immune defense system in response to infection by disease-causing viruses $111,258
Iowa State University Ames IA Study cellular response to infection by a unique group of viruses relevant to human health $81,497
Iowa State University Ames IA Investigate fundamental processes of cell migration and programmed cell death $113,832
Iowa State University Ames IA Investigate genetic regulation in plant cells $103,243
Iowa State University Ames IA Construct a new chemistry building $1,750,000
University of Illinois Urbana IL Establish a center for research on treatments for bleeding $99,713
University of Illinois Urbana IL Characterize cell surface factors that mediate cellular adhesion in tumor formation $97,080
University of Illinois Urbana IL Purchase an experimental optical microscope $330,000
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Study of human embryonic development in the laboratory using an amphibian model system $108,449
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Develop methods of organic synthesis that improve efficiency and generate less waste $98,859
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Study of evolution of genes involved in organismal reproduction $116,015
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Characterize a protein implicated in molecular signaling, cell migration and tumor metastasis $116,613
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Study of molecular components of neuro-transmission in the brain $107,690
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Genomics research center expansion $455,000
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Develop an obesity-reduction program within the Muscatine Community School District $50,000
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Renovation of research laboratories within the chemistry building $1,193,000
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Establish an environmental-hydrologic observatory for river research $900,000
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Acquire a multiphoton microscope $250,000
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Acquire a transmission electron microscope $1,000,000
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Construct a new collegiate facility $1,750,000
University of Iowa Iowa City IA Continuing support for program, endowment and capital needs at the University of Iowa College of Medicine $3,200,000
       Total $12,471,346