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Voucher Program News
Dr. Stephen Davis, UMB ICTR Director, introduces the UMB Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (ICTR)
For more information about the UMB ICTR Voucher Program and the free biostatistical, informatics, and community-engaged research services, visit the UMB ICTR Support and Funding page.
Voucher Recipients
| Name | Academic Rank | UMB School Affiliation (primary) | Project Title |
| Dooley, Helen | Assistant Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Shark-derived nanobodies as an alternative source of cancer diagnostics and therapeutics |
| Frenkel, Victor | Associate Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Pulsed focused ultrasound and tumor-penetrating, Fn14-targeted nanotherapeutics for enhancing concurrent chemoradiotherapy in cisplatin-resistant head and neck squamous cell carcinoma |
| Goldblum, Simeon | Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Changes in Sialidase Expression in Myeloid Cells During Differentiation: Impact on Sialylation and Functional Status |
| Hertzano, Ronna | Associate Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Cell Type-Specific Expression Regulation in the Inner Ear |
| Ng, Vincent | Assistant Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Corollary Studies for NEXIS (Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy / Radiation)Clinical Trial for High Risk Soft Tissue Sarcomas |
| Polster, Brian | Associate Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Reprogramming Proinflammatory Microglia by Restoring Mitochondrial Function |
| Stinchcomb, Audra | Professor | UMB School of Pharmacy | Heat Effect on Over the Counter Sunscreen Products in Healthy Male and Female Adults with Reapplication |
| Pasetti, Marcela | Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Maternal milk-induced gut immune maturation and protective capacity against enteric infection |
| Balenga, Nariman | Assistant Professor | UMB School of Medicine | The role of GPR64 in calcium homeostasis and bone development |
| Zhou, Albert | ICTR Scholar | UMB School of Medicine | The role of RIFINs and their interaction with blood type in vulnerability to severe malaria in Malian children |
| Harrison, Shannon | Associate Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Creation of a data analysis pipeline to conduct genome-wide association studies of Plasmodium falciparum |
| Hanna-Pladdy, Brenda | Associate Professor | UMB School of Medicine | MR Spectroscopy for Monitoring Disease Progression in Parkinson Disease |
| Vujaskovic, Zeljko | Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Mitigating Caveolin-1 mediated radioresistance in Lung cancer. |
| Tettelin, Herve | Associate Professor | UMB School of Medicine | RNA-seq based transcriptomics analysis of host responses to Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection using a novel human cervical tissue explant |
| Chun, Young Wook | Assistant Professor | UMB School of Medicine | The study of congenital dilated cardiomyopathy using induced ploripotent stem cells. |
| Gullapalli, Rao | Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Longitudinal Sub-thalamic Structure and Functional Alterations in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury |
| Olson, John | Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Parathyroid Tumor Clonal Status as a Biomarker in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Unfunded R01 subproject to characterize the transcriptome of monoclonal and polyclonal parathyroid tumors |
| Faculty Name | Academic Rank | School Affiliation (primary) | Project Title |
| Bhalla, Kavita | Assistant Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Metabolic Role of ATM in Development of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma |
| Gartenhaus, Ronald | Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Study of therapeutic Biguanides induced AMPK activation in DLBCL. |
| Gilden, Robyn | Assistant Professor | UMB School of Nursing | Pregnancy Environmental Assessment and Child Health |
| Mahmood, Javed | Assistant Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Elucidation of the effect of hyperthermia with proton beam radiation therapy in chordoma cell lines. |
| Mezghanni, Rosangela | Associate Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Human Intestinal Mucosal Immune and Functional Response to S. Typhi |
| Wang, Yin | Assistant Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Liposomal Echinomycin for Therapy of the Already-Metastasized Breast Cancer Patient |
| Whittaker, Chanel | Associate Professor | UMB School of Pharmacy | Choosing OTC Medications Wisely: Developing and Evaluating an Educational Outreach Program for Community Dwelling Older Adults |
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Assistant Professor |
UMB School of Medicine |
Identifying vaccine-induced antibody responses that correlate with protection from malaria |
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Assistant Professor |
UMB School of Pharmacy |
Evaluation of Switchback Rates as an Indicator for Generic Ineffectiveness in Patients taking Antidepressants |
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Associate Professor |
UMB School of Medicine |
Student Wellness Champions for Change: engaging student leaders in enhancing wellness policy implementation through participation and advocacy |
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Assistant Professor |
UMB School of Medicine |
Investigation of DART Nano-Drug Formulation Strategy for Improved Treatment of Breast Cancer Brain Metastases |
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Professor |
UMB School of Medicine |
Treatment of Periodontitis to Prevent Dementia in Older Adults with Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis and Mild Cognitive Impairment |
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Assistant Professor |
UMB School of Medicine |
Differential Antigen Presenting Cell Programming against Invasive Salmonella Bacteria |
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Associate Professor |
UMB School of Dentistry |
In Vivo Salivary Microbiome Diversity in Children at High and Low Caries Risk Status and its relationship with in vitro saliva-derived biofilm |
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Assistant Professor |
UMB School of Medicine |
Integrated use of biomarkers of myocardial fibrosis and myocardial injury predict atrial arrhythmic substrate and outcome after atrial fibrillation |
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Assistant Professor |
UMB School of Medicine |
Metabolic Characterization of Targeted Therapy-Resistant Breast Cancer Cell Lines |
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Associate Professor |
UMB School of Dentistry |
Effect of the treatment of periodontal disease on oral and systemic microbiome-associated inflammation and cognitive function in older adults. |
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Professor |
UMB School of Medicine |
Targeting tumor specific glycoprotein with bispecific antibody and CAR-T for ovarian cancer immunotherapy |
| Faculty Name | Academic Rank | School Affiliation (primary) | Project Title |
| Braun, Robynne | Assistant Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Predicting Rehabilitation Potential for the Upper Extremity after Stroke |
| Cao, Qi | Assistant Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Enhancement of cerebellum neurological dysfunction by an acute low dose of ethanol: proton magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies in vivo in preclinical models with acetaldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency. |
| Colloca, Luana | Associate Professor | UMB School of Nursing | Exploring the role of vasopressin in socially-induced hypoalgesia |
| Dorsey, Susan | Professor | UMB School of Nursing | Specification of chronic pain biomarkers |
| Heil, Emily | Assistant Professor | UMB School of Pharmacy | Evaluating the role of linezolid for the treatment of severe skin and soft tissue infections in obese patients |
| Pearson, Ryan | Assistant Professor | UMB School of Pharmacy | Reprogramming innate immune cells using nanoparticles |
| Ren, Hening | Assistant Professor | UMB School of Dentistry | Anti-HDGF/VEGF Combination Therapy to Overcome Resistance to Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (TKI) in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) |
| Seneviratne, Chamindi | Assistant Professor | UMB School of Medicine | Alcohol Biomarkers |
| Slejko, Julia | Assistant Professor | UMB School of Pharmacy | COPD Medication Adherence and Exacerbations |
| Wagner, Fernando | Professor | UMB School of Social Work | Community-Engaged Translational Research for Smoking Cessation among Pregnant Women in Public Housing |
| Ahmed, Zubair | SOM | Professor | Role of PCDH15 in the maintenance of photoreceptor structure and function after light exposure |
| Antony, Paul | SOM | Assistant Professor | The Role of the HSP90 Inhibition on Enhancing Immunotherapy of Melanoma |
| Barry, Kathryn | SOM | Assistant Professor | Epigenomic markers of multiple myeloma risk in peripheral blood DNA |
| dosReis, Susan | SOP | Professor | Examining the Impact of Community Deprivation on Disparities in State Policy Effects in Reducing Psychotropic Use in US Medicaid Youth |
| Ernst, Robert | SOD | Professor | Characterization of the oral microbiome among pregnant women of rural southern Nepal and association with gestational age at delivery |
| Frost, Douglas | SOM | Professor | Pre-Exposure Antiretroviral Prophylaxis - Effects on the Uninfected Brain and Their Mechanisms |
| Hochberg, Marc | SOM | Professor | Long-term Outcomes on Knee OA in the OAI Cohort |
| Onukwugha, Ebere | SOP | Associate Professor | Medicare Readmissions Policy and Discharges Against Medical Advice |
| Parker, Elizabeth | SOM | Assistant Professor | A feasibility study to assess health-related behaviors in teachers. |
| Ravel, Jacques | SOM | Professor | An accurate, non-invasive discriminatory screening test for rapid detection of elevated intestinal permeability in preterm infants |
| Russell, James | SOM | Professor | Nicotinamide Riboside in Diabetic Polyneuropathy |
| Salimi, Shabnam | SOM | Research Associate | Functional assessment of genetic variants of ANGPT2 encoding endothelial growth factor using CRISPR/Cas9 method |
| Thumbigere Math, Vivek | SOD | Assistant Professor | Epigenetic Regulation of Osteoclast Differentiation and Osteoclast-Specific Super-Enhancers |
| Welling, Paul | SOM | Professor | Metabolic reprogramming in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease |
| Williams, Charles | SOM | Assistant Professor | Natural History of rs61745752 in Amish Complex Genetic Disease Research Program |
| Xu, Huichun | SOM | Assistant Professor | Functional genomics study of the atherogenic effect of postprandial lipemia |
| Beitelshees, Amber | SOM | Assistant Professor | Genetic and Clinical Determinants of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Outcomes |
| Cebotaru, Valeriu | SOM | Assistant Professor | Role of microtubule in ADPKD |
| Hertzano, Ronna | SOM | Associate Professor | Defining the External Auditory Canal Microbiome and the Effect of an Antiseptic Solution (Ear Beer) on its Populations |
| Lillehoj, Erik | SOM | Associate Professor | MUC1 Peptides as Novel Therapeutics for Pseudomonas Lung Infections |
| Mayer, Dirk | SOM | Associate Professor | Hyperpolarized [1-13C]pyruvate metabolic imaging for noninvasive diagnosis and monitoring of glioblastoma |
| O'Connor, Erin | SOM | Assistant Professor | HIV Effects Across Time (HEAT) |
| Riazuddin, Saima | SOM | Professor | Role of MsrB1 protein in auditory neurons development and function |
| Seminowicz, David | SOD | Associate Professor | EEG-fMRI studies of pain and cognition |
| Strome, Scott | SOM | Professor | Development of a 'Precision' vaccine for Fibrolammelar Carcinoma |
| Webb, Tonya | SOM | Associate Professor | Prognostic immune biomarkers in ovarian cancer |
| Wilson, Gerald | SOM | Associate Professor | Tumor suppression by the RNA-binding protein tristetraprolin |
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